Kunihiro Yokoi
Kunihiro Yokoi

Partner

Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
IFLR1000 2024
asialaw 2024
IFLR1000 2023
Key Practice Areas
Energy and Natural Resources
Project Finance
M&A
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
TEL:81-3-6775-1110
/FAX:81-3-6775-2110
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.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Energy and Natural Resources
Finance and Financial Institutions
Corporate
International Practice
M&A
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
Real Estate
Industries
Energy and Natural Resources
Hospitality and Gaming
Construction and Infrastructure
Real Estate and REIT
Private Equity Fund
Asset Management
RELATED INSIGHTS
CAREER
Mar 2002
Tokyo University (LL.B.)
Apr 2002 - Oct 2003
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
May 2010
Graduate study, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (LL.M.)
Sep 2010 - Dec 2010
Associated with J Sagar Associates, India
Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia
Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
Officer, Power Law Committee (Regional Representative Asia Pacific of the Power Law Committee), International Bar Association
Jan 2021 - Dec 2022
Committee Liaison Officer, Power Law Committee, International Bar Association
Jan 2023 -
Vice Chair, Power Law Committee, International Bar Association
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2003) New York (2011)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
International Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Kunihiro Yokoi
Kunihiro Yokoi
TEL:81-3-6775-1110
/FAX:81-3-6775-2110
Energy and Natural Resources
Project Finance
M&A
Government Investigations and Crisis Management