Takashi Akahane
Partner / Managing Partner
Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
The Best Lawyers in Japan™・Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 Edition)
The A-List: Japan’s Top 100 Lawyers 2024
IFLR1000 2024
Key Practice Areas
Finance and Financial Institutions
Energy and Natural Resources
PPP/PFI/Concession
Project Finance
Real Estate Finance
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.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Finance and Financial Institutions
Energy and Natural Resources
International Practice
Industries
Banks
Sports
Other Finance Industries
Energy and Natural Resources
Construction and Infrastructure
Government and Public Sector
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CAREER
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
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (1989)
New York (1995)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Japan Society of Monetary Economics
Japan Association of the Law of Finance
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
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Takashi Akahane
Finance and Financial Institutions
Energy and Natural Resources
PPP/PFI/Concession
Project Finance
Real Estate Finance
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