Yoshiaki Otsuki
Yoshiaki Otsuki

Special Counsel

Tokyo
Key Practice Areas
Corporate
M&A
Energy and Natural Resources
Sustainability
International Practice
TEL:81-3-6775-1725
/FAX:81-3-6775-2725
Yoshiaki Otsuki is a legal expert in the area of Energy and Natural Resources. He has vast experience in representing several Japanese utility companies in respect of their import business of LNGs and biomass fuels, as well as other corporate deals involving such utility companies. He also has substantial expertise in Japanese Mining Law and the practices prevalent in Japan thereunder, in respect of which, he represents many foreign mining companies for their mining projects in Japan. He was seconded to JOGMEC, where he was involved in many upstream projects of oil and natural gas, as well as metal and minerals. He has additional experience in capital markets transactions and advised clients on several IPOs and issue of Samurai Bonds. He has recently been focusing on developing his expertise in solar power generation projects in Japan.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Finance and Financial Institutions
Real Estate
Energy and Natural Resources
Dispute Resolution
Sustainability
International Practice
Industries
Energy and Natural Resources
CAREER
Mar 2004
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
2003 - 2004
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Oct 2004 - Mar 2022
Nishimura & Asahi
2011
University of Southern California Gould School of Law (LL.M.)
2011 - 2012
Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, London office
2012
Woo Kwan Lee & Lo, Hong Kong office
2012 - 2014
Seconded to Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2004)
New York (2012)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Yoshiaki Otsuki
Yoshiaki Otsuki
TEL:81-3-6775-1725
/FAX:81-3-6775-2725
Corporate
M&A
Energy and Natural Resources
Sustainability
International Practice