John R. Aube

John R. Aube is Of Counsel at Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP and has a practice centered on banking and real estate matters. He has represented major Hawaii financial institutions and works on financing and loan-documentation issues connected to commercial transactions and property. His experience supports clients that need careful documentation and legal review of lending and real-estate arrangements.

Aube graduated from Stanford Law School in 1977. Before law school, he earned a bachelor’s degree in government and Japanese language and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. His academic background supports the careful legal analysis and documentation required in sophisticated banking, finance, and real-estate transactions. This background supports Aube’s ability to analyze legal and factual issues carefully, communicate options clearly, and approach client matters with practical judgment.

His work for financial institutions has involved the legal structures and documentation used in lending and real-estate transactions. These matters require attention to contractual rights, collateral, property interests, and the practical steps needed to document and close financing arrangements while protecting the parties’ legal positions. Across these matters, Aube focuses on understanding the record, identifying the legal issues that matter most, and helping clients move through the relevant legal process with a clear strategy.

John R. Aube brings longstanding banking and real-estate experience to his Of Counsel role at KSG. His practice emphasizes careful documentation, transaction structure, and legal analysis for lenders and other clients involved in financing and property matters in Hawaii. The practice reflects a practical approach to legal service, with attention to the facts, applicable law, and the decisions clients must make as a matter progresses.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, LLP
• Member, Hawaii State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Hawaii

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