Practice Expertise

  • Energy
  • Energy M&A
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Asia Pacific

Areas of Practice

  • Asia Pacific
  • Energy
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Energy M&A
  • Hydrogen
  • Oil, Gas and LNG
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Profile

Soichi’s practice focuses on international energy and infrastructure sector projects covering the entire Asia Pacific region.

Soichi is an associate in the energy and infrastructure team. Having worked for a major Japanese trading house as an in-house lawyer where he mainly supported its energy business team, he is business-focused and has experience advising on a variety of transactions in the energy sector including projects, M&As and LNG sales.

Relevant Experience

  • Representing a developer in connection with the capital raise and development of a green hydrogen and ammonia production facility in Tunisia designed for the export to European markets through existing and planned infrastructure, including negotiating the Shareholders Agreement and Joint Development Agreement.
  • Representing a company based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in connection with a hydro-power project in Saudi Arabia.
  • Representing a State Authority in the MENA region on the development and financing of a nuclear project.
  • Representing a project company based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in connection with its development and financing of one of the largest petrochemical facilities in the world.
  • Representing a Japanese nuclear company for its variety of international activities.

The following represents experience prior to joining the firm:

  • Advised on the development of a LNG terminal project in Matabari, Bangladesh.
  • Advised on a private bid M&A transaction for acquiring shares of a local gas company in Lagos, Nigeria.
  • Advised on a number of master sales and purchase agreements for LNG sales transactions in the Asia Pacific region.
  • Advised on a gas industrial park project involving one of the biggest Japanese energy utility companies in Dong Nai, Vietnam.
  • Advised on the development of an asset purchase transaction of a gathering pipeline system in Ohio, United States.
  • Advised on a dispute relating to decommissioning costs arising out of a natural gas field in Louisiana, United States.
  • Advised on a litigation matter over an explosion involving a chemical plant in Houston, United States.

Education
LLB, Sophia University, 2011

Areas of Practice

  • Asia Pacific
  • Energy
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Energy M&A
  • Hydrogen
  • Oil, Gas and LNG

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