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曽我 美紀子
曽我 美紀子

Mikiko SOGA

  • Partner
  • Tokyo

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.

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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.