Nishimura & Asahi

Project / Energy practice

Partner, Tokyo

Alexander Woody advises clients on energy and natural resources project investments, development and financing. He has over 20 years' experience in Japan, with a focus on cross-border LNG investments, tolling and purchase agreements and transportation arrangements.

Alex has worked extensively with arbitration specialists to provide strategic advice and assist clients to resolve disputes arising during the course of these long-term projects. He has also advised clients on solar, battery and wind power investments, as well as early stage hydrogen projects.

Alex is ranked by Chambers Global 2022 and Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 as a Leading Lawyer for Projects & Energy: International - Japan. He is also ranked by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 as a Leading Individual: Gaiben for Projects and Energy: International Firms and Joint Ventures - Japan.

English

2001 | Registered as a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi (Primary Jurisdiction: Hawaii)(2001)

1996 | Hawaii State Bar

1994 | Texas State Bar

1992 | Harvard Law School (J.D.) 1989 | University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts)