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About
Provided by Yusuke Abe
Practice Areas
Yusuke Abe specialises in project finance, ECA finance, acquisition finance and other banking transactions, asset finance, real estate finance, derivatives and regulatory matters.
Yusuke has worked in London and Hong Kong and is a member of Clifford Chance’s Worldwide Projects Group.
Career
Waseda University (LLB) 2002
Admitted as a bengoshi in Japan 2003
Joined Clifford Chance 2003
Secondment to a major Japanese bank 2005-2006
Duke University (LLM) 2008
Clifford Chance, Hong Kong 2008-2009
Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2009
Secondment to a major Japanese trading company, London 2009
Partner since 2016
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Yusuke Abe is a partner in Tokyo and a popular choice of legal counsel in project financing matters, advising a range of multinational and domestic clients. He frequently advises on the development and financing of renewable energy projects.
Yusuke Abe acts across a range of issues, such as aviation and acquisition finance, syndicated lending and corporate finance. He is also well known for his expertise in export and real estate finance.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I have very high regard for Yusuke Abe. He is among the best cross-border advisers in Japan. He is very perceptive and has a great deal of common sense."
"His knowledge, advice and leadership is tremendously strong and recommendable."
"With his wealth of experience and knowledge, he was able to provide appropriate legal services even in complex cases."
"He has the clarity to assemble the overall picture and proceed as expected, even at the stage where there is only fragmentary information."
"I have very high regard for Yusuke Abe. He is among the best cross-border advisers in Japan. He is very perceptive and has a great deal of common sense."
"His knowledge, advice and leadership is tremendously strong and recommendable."
"With his wealth of experience and knowledge, he was able to provide appropriate legal services even in complex cases."
"He has the clarity to assemble the overall picture and proceed as expected, even at the stage where there is only fragmentary information."