Takashi Akahane

Partner

Managing Partner

Takashi Akahane is a partner, whose practice includes Project Finance, Private Finance Initiatives and various financial transactions. Mr. Akahane also advises various Japanese ministries, municipalities, and multinationals regarding PPP (public private partnership) and social and economic infrastructure projects.

Practice Areas Practice Groups Background Publications Lectures Achievements Professional Admissions Professional and Academic Associations Languages

Practice Areas

Finance and Financial Institutions

PPP/PFI/Concession Project Finance Asset Management and Investment Funds Structured Finance Real Estate Finance

Energy and Natural Resources

International Practice

United States EU Other ASEAN countries

Topics

Achievements

Sep 27, 2024

Who's Who Legal: Japan 2024

Books

Sep 2024

Theory of Urban and Infrastructure Management in the Era of Declining Population

Achievements

Sep 12, 2024

asialaw 2024

Practice Groups

Asia and Emerging Countries Practice Group
Energy Practice Group

Background

Mar 1987	Tokyo University (LL.B.)
Jun 1994	Georgetown University (LL.M.)
Sep 1994 - May 1995	Trained at a law firm in the United States
Aug 1997	Counsel at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Oct 1999	Partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Nov 2001	Member of Council of Industry Structure, The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Aug 2002	Member of PFI Financial and Legal Platform Committee
Nov 2002 - May 2007	Vice Chairman of the International Exchange Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Nov 2002 - Mar 2007	Adjunct Professor of Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Tokyo University
May 2003 - Mar 2004	Vice Chairman of Bankruptcy Law Review Committee, Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Apr 2004 - Mar 2010	Waseda Law School Lecturer (corporate governance and corporate finance)
Jun 2004	Member of PPP Review Committee of the Tokyo Metropolitan
Dec 2004 - May 2005	Member of Council of Industry Structure, METI
Jun 2005 - Jul 2006	Expert Advisor of Council on the Promotion of Regulatory Reform and Opening Up to the Private Sector, Cabinet Office (CAO)
Dec 2005 - Jul 2006	Member of Advisory Panel for the Reutilization of Public Officers` Housing, Ministry of Finance (MOF)
Jan 2006	Member of the Business Revitalizing Subcommittee of the New Development Policy Committee, Council of Industry Structure, METI
Jun 2006	Member of the Review Committee of Procurement Methods, Japan Sewage Works Agency
Aug 2006	Member of the Advisory Panel for Follow Up for Effective Utilization of Government Property, MOF
Aug 2006 - Dec 2006	Member of Study Group on New Municipality Finance Revitalization Policy, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Dec 2008	Member of the Asian PPP Study Group, METI
Jul 2009	Member of Task Force of PPP Policy, METI
Dec 2009	Expert Member of the PFI Promotion Committee in the Prime Minister's Office, CAO
Feb 2010	Member of Research Committee on Utilization of Private Fund(PPP) for Railway Projects, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT)
Nov 2010	Member of Review Committee for Airport Operations, MLIT
Feb 2011	Member of Committee for Foreign Investment and Loan, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Oct 2013 - Jun 2016	Outside director of Private Finance Initiative Promotion Corporation of Japan
Jul 2014	External member of operational review for Personal information Protection Commission of Japan
Apr 2016	Member of Review Committee for the Implementation of Concession for Educational Facilities Etc., Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Jul 2016	Council for Public-Private Cooperation in Stadium-Arenas, Sports Agency
Oct 2016	Member of Review Committee for PFI Management Method for Prisons, Ministry of Justice
Jun 2018	External Member of Procurement Monitoring Committee, Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited
Feb 2019	Member of Advisory Committee for Foreign Investment and Loan Risk, JICA
Nov 2019	Member of Research Committee for Various PPP/PFI Project of Educational Facilities etc, MEXT
Apr 2021	Advisor, Office of the President, the University of Tokyo and Senior Advisor, the University of Tokyo Foundation
Dec 2022	Auditor, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Apr 2023 -	Managing Partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Publications

Theory of Urban and Infrastructure Management in the Era of Declining Population University of Tokyo Press

Sep 2024

Energy Practice Legal Update - Blueprint of “CCS Business Act” by Japanese Government AMT Newsletters

Nov 2023

Energy Practice Legal Update - Outline of the Fourth Master Plan on Ocean Policy AMT Newsletters

Jul 2023

Energy Practice Legal Update - Various Issues Concerning Law of the Sea and Maritime Law in Relation to Offshore Wind Power Generation in Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone AMT Newsletters

Apr 2023

Guidance to introduce comprehensive outsourcing to the private sector of the educational institutions MEXT, Research Committee for Various PPP/PFI Project of Educational

Mar 2022

Energy Practice Legal Update - Reorganization of the Non-Fossil Fuel Energy Certificates Trading Market AMT Newsletters

Jan 2022

From the perspective of risk allocation by contracts Horitsu-no-hiroba [November 2016 issue] featured on: Trends in PPP/PFI

May 2020

Feb 2020

Round-table talk: 20 years of PPP/PFI Jurist No. 1533 [June 2019 issue]

Jun 2019

Prior confirmation of force majeure risk Nikkei Sangyo Shinbun

Jun 2016

Acts relating to regional revitalization and role expected of financial institutions Ginko Homu 21, No.801

Jun 2016

Seek the role of civil engineering in encouraging vitality of the private sector to infrastructure projects Civil Engineering Vol.99 No.12

Dec 2014

Present and future for promotion of PFI Ginko Homu 21, No.775

Aug 2014

Possibilities of the concession arrangements in water business in Japan KINZAI Institute for Financial Affairs

Oct 2013

The Practical Meaning of the Azumino Supreme Court decision The Financial and Business Law Precedents No.1380

Dec 2011

New amendment to the PFI Act and Finance Practice - Purpose and Point of Argument regarding establishment of Concession System Ginko Homu 21, No. 736

Oct 2011

New amendments to the PFI Act Chiho-zaimu, No.687

Sep 2011

Commentary on Amendments to PFI Act Toyo Keizai, Inc.

Sep 2011

Enforcement of Financial Strengthening Law of Local Governments Ginko Homu 21, No. 698

Feb 2009

Q&A of Law and Financial Practices regarding the Financial Act for Local Municipalities Ginko Homu 21, No.676

Jul 2007

A Point of Contention in the Market Test Act- Focusing on Contracts Jichitaigaku Kenkyu, No.93

Oct 2006

An Overview of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act Ginko Homu 21, No.662

Jul 2006

An Overview of the Public Service Reform Bill Kikan Servicer, No.9, Loan Servicers Association of Japan

May 2006

Observations on the Characteristic of Mezzanine Finance Ginko Homu21, No.655

Jan 2006

New Corporation Law and Financial Transactions Economic Legal Research Institute

Sep 2005

How To Read the New Corporations Act - Points of the New Company System from a Perspective of Articles KINZAI Institute for Financial Affairs Inc.

Aug 2005

Guide to Japan's New Corporation Law: An analysis of the new corporate system based upon a review of the new provisions

Aug 2005

The 2nd Financial Legal Work and Practice Group - Issues regarding the Collective Personal Security Collateral Loan and the New Law Ginko Homu 21, No.648

Jul 2005

Procurement of PFI Business funds with Project Bonds（Ｉ and II） Shojihomu, No.1734

Jan 2005

The Essence of PFI Practice Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd

Dec 2004

International Legal Activities of the Japan Federation Bar Association-The Front Line of International Legal Assistance Jiyu To Segi, Vol.55

Sep 2004

(Serial) Points of the Practice of Business Turnaround Assistance, [The 3rd] Practice of Turnaround Funds and DIF Finance and etc., Kinyu Homu Jijo, No. 1698

Feb 2004

(Serial) Points of the Practice of Business Turnaround Assistance [The 2nd] the Issues regarding Sponsors Kinyu Homu Jijo, No. 1696

Jan 2004

Legal Issues and Practice of PFI (23) Ginko Homu 21, No. 627

Jan 2004

Issues on Contracts of Business Turnaround Finance - Basic Structure and Points of DIP Finance Ginko Homu 21, No. 627

Jan 2004

Issues of Business Turnaround Finance Bonds - Basic Structure and Points of DIP Finance Ginko Homu21, No.627

Jan 2004

Basic Structure and Issues of DIP Finance Ginko Homu 21, No. 627

Jan 2004

Various Issues Surrounding Business Rehabilitation Financing Agreements Ginko Homu 21, No. 627

Jan 2004

Current and Future State of PFI - Practical Points from an Institutional Banking Perspective Kinyu Homu Jijo, No. 1693

Dec 2003

Developing PFI and Financial Practice - PFI Business Contracts and Contemporary Issues Kinyu Homu Jijo, No. 1693

Dec 2003

Community Credit - A New Financing Technique to Small and Medium Enterprises Ginko Homu 21, No. 621

Aug 2003

University-launched Ventures and Financing Utilizing Intellectual Properties Active Review No. 3, Advanced Technology Business Center, RCAST, Tokyo University

May 2003

Legal Issues on the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law Kinyu Homu Jijo, No. 1674,1675

May 2003

Present Condition and Legal Problems of Corporate Reconstruction Finance Saiken Kanri, Autumn Issue

Oct 2002

Practical Issues and Future Development Concerning PFI Related Agreements (Vol. I and II) Vol. 1633 (July 5, 2002) and Vol. 1634 (July 15, 2002)

Jul 2002

Practical Problems and Future Development of PFI Contracts (I and II) Shoji Homu, No.1633,1634

Jul 2002

Law and Practice of Corporate Restructuring - DIP Finance Scheme Saiken Kanri, Autumn Issue

Oct 2001

Introduction and Interpretation of Model Security Law Drafted by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (I and II) NBL No. 695, 696

Aug 2000

Law in Transition Telecommunications, Autumn

Sep 1998

New Development of EBRD Model Law on Secured Transactions Law in Transition

Sep 1997

Recent Trend of Lenders' Liability under US Federal Environmental Law (Super Fund Law) Kokusai Shoji Homu

Jan 1996

Lectures

Nikkei Regional Revitalization Forum Future-oriented public-private partnership for future regional revitalization – Turning point to a new stage at 20 year anniversary of enforcement of PFI Act - Organizer: Nikkei Inc. Co-organizer: Development Bank of Japan Inc., Japan Economic Research Institute Inc., The Japan Economic Research Institute, Value Management Institute, Inc., North East Think Tank of Japan

December 17, 2019

For further deepening of PFI/PPP – Contractual challenges from case studies – Ministry of Justice of Japan, International Civil and Commercial Law Centre Foundation and National Development and Reform Commission of China

November 4, 2016

Analysis from framework of PPP Act Tsinghua University CIDEG

March 21-22, 2016

Points to be improved in PPP projects, including PFI in Japan JICA

February 15, 2016

Explaining and introducing examples of the right to operate public facilities Local Government PPP/PFI Promotion Center

January 18, 2016

The future role of PFI/PPP - Concession Kyushu PPP Center

Feb 9, 2015

Japan's growth strategy through Concession Nikkei Adnet

Dec 13, 2014

Essential points of PFI Act and Concession the Ministry of Justice, ICCLC (International Civil and Commercial Law Centre Foundation), National Development and Reform Commission PRC

Mar 8, 2013

Panelist re Infrastructure　Finance Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Japan Branch

Feb 21, 2013

Sustaining Development in Low-Income Asia: Infrastructure Investment and Financial Sector Development IMF,JICA

Oct 12, 2011

Essential points of the Amendment of PFI Act and Concession Sogo Unicom

Jul 11, 2011

Amendment to the PFI Act and its effect to PPP market in Japan Nikkei Adnet

Jun 2011

Recent Developments in Japanese Procurement Laws - Focusing on PPP (Public Private Partnership) National Taiwan University and Formosan Brothers

Oct 31, 2008