Atty. Jon T. Yamamura
Jon Yamamura is a Partner in the firm's Honolulu office and is the Chair of the Transactional Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on real estate, mergers and acquisitions, buying and selling businesses and business interests, and business planning and reorganization.
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Jon T. Yamamura is a business and real estate attorney based in Honolulu, Hawaii, practicing at Carlsmith Ball LLP. Admitted to practice in Hawaii, Hawaii State Bar. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law (2026). Serands clients in Honolulu, HI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
Jon Yamamura is a Partner in the firm's Honolulu office and is the Chair of the Transactional Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on real estate, mergers and acquisitions, buying and selling businesses and business interests, and business planning and reorganization. Mr. Yamamura also works on a wide range of complex corporate and finance projects and cases. In addition, having served over two years as a foreign attorney on staff at the Anderson Mori law firm in Tokyo, Japan, he has broad experience with Japanese and other foreign clients.
Purchase and Sale of Real Property
The purchase and sale of both commercial and residential real property throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes drafting of purchase and sale documentation, negotiating deal terms, and assisting clients with post-closing issues
Hotel and Resort
The purchase and sale of hotel and resort properties, including golf courses. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of transaction documentation.
Commercial Leasing
Represents both landlords and tenants in commercial lease transactions, including ground leases and office leases. Work includes negotiating lease terms and drafting lease documents.
Purchase and Sale of Businesses
The purchase and sale of a wide range of ongoing businesses and business interests (e.g., medical and dental practices, restaurants, etc.). Projects include both stock/partnership/LLC transactions and asset transactions. Work includes due diligence review, negotiating business points, drafting acquisition documents and helping clients with post-closing transition issues.
Business Structuring and Formation
Advises clients on the commencement, maintenance, expansion, and reorganization of business operations throughout the State of Hawaii. Work includes mergers involving foreign and domestic companies (both profit and nonprofit), corporate, partnership and LLC documentation, and structuring and reorganizing business operations.
Business Operations
Handles general business concerns, including contract needs, licensing/permitting, and day-to-day operational matters.
Banking and Finance
Assists clients with loans, loan refinancing, loan workouts, debt restructuring and other finance-related issues and concerns. Work includes the negotiation, review and preparation of all phases of loan documentation.
Affiliations
- Hawaii State Bar Association
- Japan American Society of Hawaii
- American Bar Association
Distinctions
- ?Best Lawyers in America 2018 - Banking and Finance Law
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Jon T. Yamamura's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Jon T. Yamamura handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Hawaii
Practicing law in Hawaii. Legal matters in Hawaii are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Honolulu are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Hawaii state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Hawaii brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Hawaii courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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