Practice Expertise

  • Banking
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • New Energy
  • Project Finance

Areas of Practice

  • Banking
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • New Energy
  • Project Finance

Profile

Bar Admissions
State of New York, the United States of America (1996)
Registered Foreign Lawyer (The laws of the State of New York and the Federal laws of the United States) (2001)

Education
University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1983)
University of Chicago (LL.M., 1987)

Areas of Practice

  • Banking
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • New Energy
  • Project Finance

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2019
- Asset Finance Law
- Energy Law
- Project Finance and Development Practice
- Structured Finance Law
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2018
- Asset Finance Law
- Energy Law
- Project Finance and Development Practice
- Structured Finance Law
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2017
- Asset Finance Law
- Energy Law
- Project Finance and Development Practice
- Structured Finance Law
Asialaw Profiles 2015 Leading Lawyers
- Banking
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2016
- Asset Finance Law
- Energy Law
- Project Finance and Development Practice
- Structured Finance Law
The Best Lawyers in Japan 2014-2015
- Asset Finance Law
- Energy Law
- Project Finance and Development Practice
- Structured Finance Law
Best Lawyers 2013 "Lawyer of the Year"
- Asset Finance
Best Lawyers 2013 "Best Lawyers"
- Structured Finance



Seminars/ Presentation
"General Overview of Legal Structures of LNG Projectsh at a joint seminar gInvesting in Global LNG: Key considerations for Canadian & African LNG projects,h hosted by Atsumi & Sakai in collaboration with Fasken Martineau, October 21, 2014

Professional Activities and Experience
White & Case New York (July 1997-March 2001)
White & Case Tokyo (April 2001-March 2013)

Articles

5000 Legal Countermeasures for Financial Institutions Vol.3: Lending, Management, and Guarantees, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2018) [Co-author]
IFLR Project Finance Report 2017, Japan Chapter, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (2016) [Editor]
IFLR Project Finance Report 2015, Japan Chapter, Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (2015) [Editor]

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