Projects & Energy: Domestic
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 : Japan
Band 2
Contact number
+81 3 5561 6600Chambers Review
Clifford Chance's legal team in Japan regularly represents high-profile clients in a range of domestic and cross-border project development, finance and operation matters. Its team of international lawyers works closely with domestic bengoshi to provide clients with a one-stop-shop service. The team represents significant corporate and financial clients in infrastructure, mining, power and renewable energy matters, including the financing and development of onshore and overseas wind farm projects.
Work Highlights
- Clifford Chance advised JBIC on acquiring USD110 million of preferred shares in NuScale Power.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Clifford Chance has multiple experts focusing on different matters in project financing transactions, which immensely helped the project lenders."
"The Clifford Chance team have a very strong understanding of both the legal and commercial aspects of the kinds of complex projects on which we engage them."
"Clifford Chance has multiple experts focusing on different matters in project financing transactions, which immensely helped the project lenders."
"The Clifford Chance team have a very strong understanding of both the legal and commercial aspects of the kinds of complex projects on which we engage them."
Notable Practitioners
Yusuke Abe is a partner in Tokyo and a popular choice of legal counsel on project financing matters, advising a range of multinational and domestic clients. He frequently advises on the development and financing of renewable energy projects.
"He is very responsive, supportive, easy to talk to about a wide range of subjects and very reliable."
"Yusuke has top-tier commercial knowledge and is eager to share it with clients."
Hans Menski is an established figure in the Japanese projects market. He regularly assists clients with project finance matters, acting for a range of domestic and multinational clients.
"Hans is able to strike a good balance between stakeholders, and he acts commercially while explaining the legal implications."
"Hans is responsive and provides constructive advice to lenders. Irrespective of how difficult and demanding the client is, he understands the commercial objective to progress the transaction."