Japan
Nishimura & Asahi
Lawyers
Tomohiro Sato
Nishimura & Asahi, Japan
- Phone+81-3-6250-6254
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.nishimura.com
Work Department
Project Finance practice
Position
Partner, Tokyo
Career
Tomohiro is a partner in the Tokyo office and leads the project finance practice. He has been practicing for more than 20 years and his practice focuses on project finance and project development.
Tomohiro regularly serves as legal counsel to major financial institutions, trading companies, and energy companies on various projects and project finance transactions. His extensive experience with domestic projects covers a wide variety of sectors including renewable energy, IPP, grid connections, airports, water, and social infrastructure. He also has broad experience with international project financing transactions, including financing for LNG projects, mining projects, and refineries. Tomohiro is recognized as a leading project finance lawyer by Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, Best Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal. He was also named “Energy and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year” at The Asia Legal Awards 2021.
Languages
Japanese, English
Memberships
2008 | Admitted in New York 2002 | Admitted in Japan
Education
2008 | King's College London (LL.M. in International Financial Law, Distinction) 2007 | Boston University School of Law (LL.M. in Banking & Financial Law) 2000 | Keio University (LL.B.)