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Provided by Shigeki Okatani
Shigeki Okatani leads the firm’s energy and infrastructure practice. He has extensive experience representing developers, investors and lenders in renewable energy projects, battery storage projects and hydrogen projects. His practice encompasses project development, project finance, transactions involving electricity, gas, environmental attributes, and carbon credits, as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and dispute resolution. He also advises clients in the electricity and gas, chemical, semiconductor, and semiconductor equipment industries.
Background
The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2002); assigned to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan (2005-2006); University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M., 2009); Clayton Utz, Brisbane, Australia (2009-2010); Seconded to IB Products Group, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (2010-2011)
admitted in Japan, 2003; New York, 2011
Provided by Chambers
Provided by Chambers
With a high level of experience and knowledge of our business area, he has a deep understanding of our purpose and the content of the consultations.
Okatani takes an approach that stays close to the client without being constrained by preconceived notions, while operating within permissible boundaries.
With a high level of experience and knowledge of our business area, he has a deep understanding of our purpose and the content of the consultations.
Okatani takes an approach that stays close to the client without being constrained by preconceived notions, while operating within permissible boundaries.