Practice Expertise

  • Energy
  • Energy M&A
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Asia Pacific

Areas of Practice

  • Asia Pacific
  • Energy
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Energy M&A
  • Africa
  • Energy M&A
  • Energy Transition
  • Hydrogen
  • Middle East
  • North America
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Oil, Gas and LNG
  • Project Finance and Development
  • View More

Profile

Soichi focuses his practice on international energy and infrastructure projects, particularly in the USA and the Asia Pacific region. Soichi has experience advising on a variety of matters and transactions in the energy sector, including projects, mergers and acquisitions (M&As), and LNG sales. As he previously worked for a major Japanese trading house as an in-house lawyer where he mainly supported its energy business team, he is business-focused and well understands crucial negotiation points of energy related transactions.

Bar Admissions

    Education
    LLM, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, with honors, 2019

    Legal Apprentice, Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan, 2015

    JD, Sophia University, 2013

    LLB, Sophia University, 2011

    Areas of Practice

    • Asia Pacific
    • Energy
    • Energy and Infrastructure
    • Energy M&A
    • Africa
    • Energy M&A
    • Energy Transition
    • Hydrogen
    • Middle East
    • North America
    • Nuclear Energy
    • Oil, Gas and LNG
    • Project Finance and Development

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