About
Tokyo-based Partner at Nishimura & Asahi, English-law qualified, specialising in energy, infrastructure, transportation and project/asset finance and advising lenders, sponsors and ECAs on the development and financing of domestic and cross-border projects. Recognised in Chambers and The Legal 500 for Projects & Energy, Banking & Finance (Asset Finance) and Shipping.
Practice areas
Banking & FinanceProject FinanceAsset FinanceProjects & EnergyEnergyInfrastructureShippingTransportation
Office
Expertise
LNG vessel financingsSubsea cable financingsRenewables (solar, wind, waste-to-energy)Shipping and aviation financeECA-backed financingsJOLCOs and ESG-linked financingsCross-border energy and infrastructure projects
Education
- University of Law — PGCE/LPC (1999)
- Waseda University — MBA (1998)
- University of Sheffield — BA (1993)
Admissions
- Registered as a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi (Primary Jurisdiction: U.K.), 2014
- Admitted in England and Wales, 2003
Languages
EnglishJapanese