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Nishimura & Asahi Achieves Global Expansion and Highest Japan Rankings at IFLR1000 2024
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Tomohiro SATO
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.
Awards & Rankings
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15 Lawyers Selected for Asia Business Law Journal’s The A-List: Japan’s Top 100 Lawyers 2024
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Nishimura & Asahi Shortlisted in More Categories Than any Other Japanese Law Firm at The Asia Legal Awards 2024
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Outstanding Results for Nishimura & Asahi at the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
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Nishimura & Asahi Highly Recognized by Who's Who Legal in 2023
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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.)
Professional Experience
- Energy, Natural Resources and Environment Finance Group, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)