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Provided by Kei Shirakawa

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Structured Finance / Banking (LBO Finance, Project Finance, Derivatives, Banking, Securitization, Rescue Financing); Energy / Infrastructure (Hydrogen & Ammonia / CCUS, Renewable Energy / Environmental Attributes, Infrastructure / PPP, Infrastructure Funds)

Career

Background

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2007); The University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D., 2009); Seconded to Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Investment Banking Division) (2014-2015); Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2016); Sidley Austin LLP (New York) (2016-)

Major Activities

Project Researcher of National Institute of Informatics (2009); Lecturer at the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (Civil Law) (2024-)

Professional Memberships

admitted in Japan, 2010; New York, 2019

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance: Domestic - Japan

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Kei Shirakawa is an experienced practitioner whose expertise in leveraged finance is particularly valued by national and international lenders and borrowers.

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Latest contributions provided by Kei Shirakawa

Global Practice Guide
Kei Shirakawa
Yusuke Murakami
Hiroto Hayashi
Yoshitaro Tominaga
Authored by
Kei Shirakawa, Yusuke Murakami, Hiroto Hayashi, Yoshitaro Tominaga
Article • Oct 2025
Global Practice Guide
Kei Shirakawa
Takahiro Kobayashi
Yusuke Murakami
Hiroto Hayashi
Authored by
Kei Shirakawa, Takahiro Kobayashi, Yusuke Murakami, Hiroto Hayashi
Article • Sep 2025

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