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Nishimura & Asahi Named “Local Legal Adviser of the Year” at IJGlobal APAC Awards 2023
Mikiko has extensive expertise in project finance for various power projects and other infrastructure projects, including PPP/PFI projects.
Mikiko has extensive expertise in project finance for various power projects and other infrastructure projects, including PPP/PFI projects. She has advised on award-winning projects, including the Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport expansion project, awarded “Asia Pacific Airports” at IJGlobal 2017, and the Osaka and New Kansai International Airports privatization project, awarded “Asia Pacific Airports” at IJGlobal 2016. Mikiko also has advised on numerous renewable energy projects in Japan since the early 2000s, and has served as an expert member of several government committees established by the Japanese Government’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of the Environment, and Agency for Natural Resources with respect to the electricity market in Japan. Mikiko was commended as an “Innovative Practitioner” at the FT Innovative Lawyers Asia-Pacific Awards 2022 for her sustainability efforts, including in relation to diversity and inclusion, pro bono, and renewable energy.
Representative Work
Awards & Rankings
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Nishimura & Asahi receives top rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
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27 nominations at the Women in Business Law Awards Asia-Pacific 2023
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Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023: Top rankings for Nishimura & Asahi
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Most Nominations at Women in Business Law Awards Asia-Pacific 2022
Seminars
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Family Friendly Symposium
Online
External Seminars
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Vietnam: Capacity Building Program for Promoting Private Sector Participation in Water and Solid Waste Sector
Tokyo
External Seminars
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Points for consideration of renewable energy businesses and finance
Tokyo
External Seminars
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Points for consideration of renewable energy businesses and finance
Tokyo
External Seminars
Publications
News
- Media
- Mikiko Soga was interviewed for an article entitled “Japan’s Big Law Firms Are Nurturing Female Talent. But What If the Talent Pool Dries Up?,” which appeared in Law.com
- Notices
- On-site class and roundtable discussion on the legal profession at Ochanomizu University Senior High School
- Media
- Contributing to Society Using Legal Skills and Expanding Pro Bono Work
- Appointment
- Notice of our new partners and a foreign law partner
Education
- 2006
- Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.)
- 1998
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Professional Experience
- Member of the Safety Committee on Hydrogen, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Member of the Working Group for the Efficient Decommission of Nuclear Power Plants, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Member of the Study Group on the Operation of Target Projects in the Environmental Impact Assessment System for Renewable Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Environment
- Member of the Working Group on Reviewing Coal and Thermal Power, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Member of the Working Group on Electrical Safety Systems, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Member of the Electric Power Safety Subcommittee, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Member of the Working Group on Accident Response for New and Renewable Energy Facilities and Enhancing their Structure, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Member of the Safety Committee on Consumer Products, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Member of the Working Group on Power Resilience, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Member of the Committee on Reviewing the System of Basic Policies for the Electricity and Gas Basic Policy Subcommittee, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Mizuho Bank, Ltd.