Andrew Blacoe

Andrew is a managing partner based in our Tokyo office. Andrew leads our Projects, Energy, and Mining practice in Japan and also serves as Asia Head of Corporate. Andrew has over 20 years’ experience, including more than 14 years advising on-the-ground in Japan, in the oil & gas, LNG, metals and mining and conventional power sectors. He is valued by clients for being at the forefront of changes in the energy transition sector, including decarbonisation, electrification, sustainable energy and ESG, and his ability to anticipate client needs in the rapidly evolving shift towards sustainable energy solutions. He is a highly experienced transactional lawyer, working primarily on M&A and development projects in these sectors. He regularly represents Japanese trading houses, oil and gas companies and public utilities on world-scale energy projects in many jurisdictions. He graduated with a bachelor of laws from the University of Durham and is admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and in England & Wales. He is also licensed to advise as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (Registered Foreign Lawyer) in Japan.

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