Practice Areas
Akihiko (Aki) Takamatsu is a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright and a Japanese-qualified banking and finance lawyer.
As a fully bilingual lawyer, Aki has more than 17 years' experience across a broad range of cross-border and Japan domestic banking and finance practices, in particular, asset finance, projects, financial regulations and other general banking matters as well as insolvency and restructuring.
He regularly advises banks, other types of financiers, ECAs, operating lessors and investors in all aspects of asset finance and leasing in relation to aviation and maritime transactions in the Japan market (including Japanese operating leases). He advises creditors on major airline restructurings as well.
Career
University of Tokyo (LLB) 2004
University of Tokyo, School of Law (JD) 2006
Admitted as a bengoshi in Japan 2007
Joined Clifford Chance, Tokyo 2008
Clifford Chance, Hong Kong 2012
Clifford Chance, London 2013
Norton Rose Fulbright, Tokyo 2023