Yusuke Murakami

Practice Areas

Energy, Renewables, Hydrogen/Ammonia, Infrastructure, Construction/EPC, Project Finance, M&A/Corporate, Joint Venture, Dispute Resolution

Career

Admitted in Japan in 2007; Joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto in 2007; Admitted in New York in 2013; Seconded to Allen & Overy, London in 2012-2013; Became a partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto in 2018

Professional Memberships

Daini Tokyo Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Lecturer at the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (2010-2011, 2015-2016)

Member of EPC Contract Committee at ENAA (Engineering Advancement Association of Japan) (2019-)

Lecturer of Offshore Wind at Nagasaki Ocean Academy (2020-)

Member of FIDIC Translation Committee at ECFA (Engineering and Consulting Firms Association) (2022-)

Publications

"Chambers Global Practice Guide: Renewable Energy 2024, Japan - Law and Practice"

"Chambers Global Practice Guide: Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution 2024, Japan - Trends and Developments"

"Chambers Global Practice Guide: Alternative Energy & Power 2023, Japan - Trends and Developments"

"Practical Guide to Contracts for Power Plant Projects [2nd ed.]" (Shojihomu, 2023, co-editor and author)

"Project Finance 2022 – Japan Chapter"(International Comparative Legal Guide 2022)

"Race for gaming – the integrated resorts business in Japan" (IFLR Dec/Jan 2020)

"Offshore Wind in Japan – Race for Offshore Wind"(IFLR June/July 2019)

"Infrastructure Investments by the Private Sector" (Nikkei BP, 2019, co-author)

"Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Investment Risks" (Infrastructure Business JAPAN Serials, 2019)

"Legal Issues on Security Arrangements for Power Projects: Bridging the Gap Between Civil Law Theory and Practice" (SFJ Journal Vol.12, 2016, co-author)

"Reconsidering Step-in Rights in Project Finance - Based on Anglo-American Direct Agreement Practice" (NBL No.1052)

"The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review: Japan Chapter" (Law Business Research Ltd, 2016)

"Law and Practice of Syndicated Loan" (Kinzai, 2015)

Personal

University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2004)

University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D., 2006)

Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2012)

Languages Spoken

Japanese, English

Experience

Yusuke Murakami has advised major investors, developers and contractors in a wide range of energy and infrastructure projects with respect to the full spectrum of project stages - development, construction (EPC), financing, M&A, joint venture, and dispute resolution. Also, he has extensive knowledge and experience in advising both Japanese and non-Japanese companies in cross-border transactions.