Kiyoshi Honda

Practice Areas

Energy, Infrastructure and Environment, Project Development, Project Finance, Real Estate and J-REITs and General Corporate

Career

Admitted to Bar and joined Ushijima & Partners in 2001. Joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 2004. Promoted to a partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 2015.

Professional Memberships

Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Publications

• “Japanese Offshore Wind – Status and Recent Developments” (co-author with Watson Farley & Williams (WFW))

• “Chambers Global Practice Guides ESG 2023 Japan – Law & Practice” (Chambers)

• “Legal Guide to Environment, Social & Governance Law 2023 - Japan” (The International Comparative Legal Guide)

• “Offshore Wind Fact Sheet – Japan” (co-author with WFW)

• “Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2019” (Publisher: World Bank Group) (as a contributor)

• “Environment & Climate Regulation 2018” (Getting the Deal Through)

• “Major projects: environmental risks in Japan: overview” (Environmental Risks Global Guide)

• “The introduction of a feed-in-tariff for renewable power in Japan” (Energy Exchange - Issue 43, Autumn 2012).

Work Highlights

(1) Energy and Infrastructure and Project Finance

• Development/construction/acquisition deals of numerous renewable energy projects (incl. offshore/onshore wind, mega solar, solar portfolio and biomass projects) representing foreign companies/funds (US and Asian) and Japanese companies

• Acquisition of UK renewable energy company and investment in offshore wind power projects in UK representing Japanese companies

• Largest M&A deal of acquiring Japanese renewable energy company

(2) Environmental Law and ESG (incl. decarbonization)

• Climate change litigation in Japan (litigation against coal fired power plant project) and legal advice on ESG litigations (incl. climate change litigations)

• Legal advice to many foreign companies and Japanese companies on carbon credits and emission allowances transactions

• Legal advice on variety of environmental law related matters, incl. regulations on land/water contamination, chemical (incl. asbestos), industrial waste and noise

(3) Real Estate Securitization and Real Estate Finance

• Acquisition/disposition deals of real estate in Japan representing foreign funds (e.g., funds based in Hong Kong/Singapore) and Japanese companies (incl. J-REIT)

• Hotel development projects representing one of the most famous Japanese hotel operation companies

• Large sized and complex real estate development projects in Japan representing large Japanese real estate companies

Languages Spoken

Japanese and English

Education