Akira Takahashi
Counsel
Tokyo
Akira Takahashi
Counsel
Tokyo
Contact details
Akira is in the Banking and Projects Group.
He has advised on a variety of major energy and infrastructure projects globally for lenders and sponsors. He has an in-depth understanding of project documents and finance documents in relation to major overseas projects.
Akira is qualified in Japan and New York and is fluent in Japanese and English.
Qualifications
Professional
Attorney-at-law, New York, 2008
Attorney-at-law (bengoshi), Japan, 2002 (Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association)
Academic
LLM, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007
LLB, The University of Tokyo, 1999
Related articles
Publications: 09 June 2021
Japan’s NEDO to unlock the Green Innovation Fund for hydrogen investors
Japan’s Green Innovation Fund has set up a 2 trillion yen (USD 18 billion equivalent) fund to support projects promoting decarbonisation.
Qualifications
Professional
Attorney-at-law, New York, 2008
Attorney-at-law (bengoshi), Japan, 2002 (Dai-Ni Tokyo Bar Association)
Academic
LLM, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007
LLB, The University of Tokyo, 1999
Other noteworthy experience:
Advising:
- JERA on the financing from JBIC and the commercial lenders for its acquisition of a 12.5% stake in the Barossa/Caldita gas field in Australia.
- Mitsubishi Materials Corporation on the financing in relation to its acquisition of a 30% stake in the Mantoverde cooper mine in Chile.
- JBIC, ADB, 14 international banks and 4 Indonesian banks on the US$3,745 million financing of an expansion of LNG Train (Train 3) of Tangguh LNG Project in Papua Barat province, Indonesia, under a Trustee Borrower Scheme. Awarded Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Deal of the Year, IJGlobal Award 2016, and Best Project Financing, Finance Asia Awards 2016.
- The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. on the development and financing of the Nam Ngiep 1 hydropower project in Laos.
Published work
- Co Author, 9 July 2021 "Japan's NEDO to unlock the Green Innovation Fund for hydrogen investors" (Allen & Overy Publication)
Rising Star: Banking and Finance (Bengoshi) (Japan: International Firms)
Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Associate to Watch: Projects & Energy (Japan: International Firms)
Chambers Asia Pacific 2022, 2023
