- Awards
North East Asia Legal Adviser of the Year: IJGlobal APAC Awards 2022
We are pleased to announce that Nishimura & Asahi was named “North East Asia Legal Adviser of the Year”, a new category specifically created to recognize our pioneering work, at the IJGlobal APAC Awards 2022, hosted by IJGlobal - Project Finance & Infrastructure Journal on March 23, 2023. This is the first time a Japanese law firm has received this honor.
In addition, Nishimura & Asahi advised on the following award-winning transactions:
Asia-Pacific Renewables Deal of the Year – Offshore Wind
GPI Ishikari Bay Offshore Wind Farm and BESS, Japan
Tomohiro Sato, Daiki Akashika
Asia-Pacific Renewables Deal of the Year – Solar
Yatsubo Solar PV Plant, Japan
Maya Ito, Nathan Schmidt
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.