09 Mar 2026
Greenberg Traurig hires Reiko Saito as Of Counsel in Tokyo Real Estate Finance
"Reiko Saito joins Greenberg Traurig in Tokyo as of counsel in its Asia Real Estate Practice, focusing on real estate finance, securitization, structured finance and real estate aspects of energy and infrastructure."
A Japanese law-qualified bengoshi, Saito advises Japanese and international investors, owners and managers on a full range of real estate transactions across all major asset classes. Her practice spans acquisitions and dispositions, complex joint ventures, fund structures, development projects and property operations, and she brings significant experience in asset-based lending, structured finance and securitization.
Saito also handles both asset-level and corporate-level energy and infrastructure transactions, leveraging her real estate experience to guide clients through the property-related components critical to data center projects. She represents lenders, borrowers and underwriters in TMK bond financings, mortgage-backed financings, real estate and consumer loan securitizations, asset-backed securities transactions and trust-based investment structures. Saito joins Greenberg Traurig from Morrison & Foerster. She holds an LL.M. from Northwestern University and an LL.B. from Waseda University.