Yusuke Murakami

Practice Areas

Energy, Renewables, Electricity/Gas

Infrastructure, Public Private Partnership

Project Finance, Banking, Structured Finance

Mergers and Acquisitions

Disputes/Dispute Resolution

Career

Qualified in Japan (2007) and in New York (2013)

Joined Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (2007)

Seconded to Allen & Overy LLP, London (2012-2013)

Member of EPC Contract Committee at ENAA (Engineering Advancement Association of Japan) (2019-)

Lecturer of Offshore Wind at Nagasaki Ocean Academy (2020-)

Member of FIDIC Translation Committee at ECFA (Engineering and Consulting Firms Association) (2022-)

Professional Memberships

Daini Tokyo Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Publications

"Chambers Global Practice Guide Alternative Energy & Power 2023 - Japan Trends and Developments"

"Practical Guide to Contracts for Power Plant Projects [2nd ed.]" (Shojihomu, 2023, co-editor and author)

"Project Finance 2022 – Japan Chapter"(International Comparative Legal Guide 2022)

"Race for gaming – the integrated resorts business in Japan" (IFLR Dec/Jan 2020)

"Offshore Wind in Japan – Race for Offshore Wind"(IFLR June/July 2019)

"Infrastructure Investments by the Private Sector" (Nikkei BP, 2019, co-author)

"Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Investment Risks" (Infrastructure Business JAPAN Serials, 2019)

"Legal Issues on Security Arrangements for Power Projects: Bridging the Gap Between Civil Law Theory and Practice" (SFJ Journal Vol.12, 2016, co-author)

"Reconsidering Step-in Rights in Project Finance - Based on Anglo-American Direct Agreement Practice" (NBL No.1052)

"The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review: Japan Chapter" (Law Business Research Ltd, 2016)

"Law and Practice of Syndicated Loan" (Kinzai, 2015)

Personal

University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2004)

University of Tokyo, School of Law (J.D., 2006)

Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2012)