Tomohiro Sato
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Band 1 : Projects & Energy: Domestic
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About
Provided by Tomohiro Sato
Practice Areas
Project Finance, Infrastructure/PPP, Electricity/Gas, Natural Resources & Energy.
Career
Partner, Nishimura & Asahi; Energy, Natural Resources and Environment Finance Group, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) (2009-2012).
Professional Memberships
Admitted: Japan, 2002; New York, 2008.
Publications
"Corpus Juris Finance - Completely Revised Edition (second volume)" (Shojihomu, 2017); "Syndicated Loans in Asia: Contract terms and practices to secure collateral" (Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs, Inc. , 2016).
Personal
Graduate of the Keio University (LLB, 2000), Boston University School of Law (LL.M. in Banking & Financial Law, 2007) and King's College London (LL.M. in International Financial Law, Distinction, 2008).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Tomohiro Sato offers clients a wealth of experience across a range of different matters, including project finance. He advises a range of impressive lenders on deals relating to the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Tomohiro Sato is a leading figure in project finance for wind farms in Japan."
"He provides project support with a good understanding of the issues peculiar to renewable energy projects."
"Tomohiro Sato is a leading figure in project finance for wind farms in Japan."
"He provides project support with a good understanding of the issues peculiar to renewable energy projects."