Kunihiro Yokoi advises on a wide range of legal matters in various areas, such as energy and infrastructure, financings, construction, PFI/PPP and other corporate/commercial matters. He has special expertise in energy and infrastructure projects and project finance transactions, ranging from power, renewable energy, natural resources, oil and gas, transportation, ports, other infrastructure and real estate matters, working with domestic and international clients. He has acquired abundant practical experience in advising on a broad and complex array of legal issues, as well as practical issues, throughout his practice career, including his secondments to both domestic and overseas firms. He is able to leverage his expertise to assist clients in achieving their goals in respect to project development and operations, commercial contracts, joint ventures, M&A transactions, financial matters, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution matters.

Keisuke Suzuki provides advice on a wide range of transactions in energy and natural resources, project finance, PFI, and corporate restructuring. In addition, taking advantage of his experience in dispatching to Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), he has provided numerous practical, transaction focused advices to domestic and international clients on renewable energy projects, including onshore and offshore wind, corporate PPAs and VPPAs, and BESS projects.

Ryo Kikuchi is specialized in dispute resolution (litigation, mediation, commercial non-contentious cases and out of court dispute resolution). In particular, he has extensive experience in disputes involving M&A and corporate law matters. He also handles disputes concerning Internet issues, finance transactions, corporate scandals, energy transactions and other commercial transaction issues.

Ken Kobayashi has been involved in a wide range of corporate transactions from structured finance to capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. He has particular expertise in capital market transactions, such as issuance and offering of debt and equity securities in international and domestic markets, securitizations and other structured financing transactions, including Japanese REITs (real estate investment trusts).

Kei Akagawa (Mr.) is a partner who heads the dispute practice group of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. He is specialized in dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration and out of court dispute resolution, including international dispute resolution). He is experienced in the various aspects of dispute resolution that arise in connection with corporate, including consumer related matters. In particular, he constantly engages in disputes concerning M&A transactions, Finance transactions, IT matters, Internet issues, Energy transactions, Real Estate transactions, Product Safety issues, Labor issues and Tax issues in Japan and overseas.

Mr. Aoi Inoue is a partner and the Head of the International Arbitration practice at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune. He specializes in international arbitration and litigation. He represents clients in a wide range of business disputes, including joint venture, distributorship, construction and infrastructure projects, licensing, franchising, complex financial products, labor & employment and product liability. He has acted as counsel in a number of international arbitrations under various rules including the ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, AAA-ICDR, JCAA, CIETAC, VIAC and UNCITRAL. He also serves as arbitrator and has been appointed to the panel of arbitrators of the JCAA, KCAB INTERNATIONAL and Japan Sports Arbitration Agency (JSAA). He has been recognized as a leading arbitration lawyer in Lexology Index Thought Leaders: Arbitration, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500: Asia Pacific, Best Lawyers and Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific. Mr. Inoue also acts for overseas clients seeking to expand into Japan through international franchising. His support includes structuring, negotiating and drafting relevant documents such as international direct franchise agreements, international master franchise agreements and joint venture agreements. He also assists Japanese clients seeking to expand into foreign countries through international franchising. Mr. Inoue has been nominated for inclusion in the list of recognized franchise lawyers of Lexology Index: Franchise.

Masahiro Yano has extensive experience in dispute resolution, mainly for commercial matters, including domestic litigation and mediation as well as international litigation, mediation and arbitration. Mr. Yano also handles an administrative dispute case, drawing on his experience as a governmental official. In addition, Mr. Yano advises various clients in the field of the construction law.

Shunsuke Domon specializes in international arbitration, mediation, and litigation. He has acted as counsel in a number of international arbitration cases under major institutional rules including Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), and Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) as well as in mediation cases (including an online mediation under the JIMC-SIMC Joint Covid-19 Protocol). He has also advised clients in cross-border disputes involving various jurisdictions in Southeast Asia (such as Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia), Hong Kong, India, the United States, Italy, Jordan, and Egypt.

Tatsuhiko Makino is a Partner in our Tokyo office focusing on cross‑border dispute resolution, with particular expertise in (re)insurance and international construction projects. He handles large, multi‑jurisdictional insurance and reinsurance disputes and transactions — including complex claim handling and reinsurance contract negotiations — while also advising on the full lifecycle of overseas construction projects, from FIDIC‑based contract drafting and bid documentation to project‑delay resolution and related disputes. Mr. Makino regularly leads settlement negotiations and arbitration proceedings, and coordinates with overseas counsel with cross‑border litigation. Fluent in English and Japanese, he conducts English‑language negotiations and hearings and adopts practical, business‑minded strategies that bridge Japanese and international corporate cultures.

Mari Shimizu was engaged in a wide range of international trade legal affairs for about 10 years at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, including negotiations of WTO/FTA rules, handling of dispute settlement procedures (drafting submissions, conducting oral arguments etc. ), and providing legal advice under international trade law on various domestic and foreign regulations. She has diverse expertise in international trade law related matters, including government investigations of trade remedies (e.g. anti-dumping measures) and other trade matters, various international economic dispute settlement procedures, legal analysis of trade measures of various countries (United States, EU, China, Southeast Asia etc.) based on international trade law and domestic laws and regulations, economic security-related matters, trade-related aspects of environmental regulations (including climate change measures) and labour regulations.

Hugh Fujimoto delivers exceptional legal services across a variety of fields, including finance, renewable energy, and real estate investment. With extensive expertise in finance projects and M&A involving both inbound and outbound transactions, he provides tailored, timely, and precise support to offer clients effective and practical solutions. In addition, Hugh is well-equipped to address diverse legal needs, ranging from general corporate matters and real estate regulations to compliance with service industry laws such as personal data protection and food safety, as well as advanced legal areas such as space law. With fluency in Japanese, English, and Chinese, supported by deep insights into Japanese business along with a global perspective, he diligently and steadfastly navigates the client to overcome diverse challenges.