| Practice Areas |
| Securitization, PFI (private finance initiatives), Project Finance, DIP (debtor-in-possession) Finance, Corporate Reorganization, MBO (management buy-outs) and TLO (technology licensing organizations). |
| Practice |
| Takashi Akahane is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, whose practice includes Project Finance, Private Finance Initiatives and various financial transactions. Mr. Akahane also advises various Japanese ministries, municipalities, and multinationals on procurement laws. |
| In addition to his experience at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, he has served as counsel from 1997-1998 in the Office of the General Counsel of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (London Headquarters), where he assisted in the modernization of the commercial laws of transitional countries. |
| Practice Groups |
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Structured Finance |
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| Publications/Lectures |
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"Recent Developments in Japanese Procurement Laws - Focusing on PPP (Public Private Partnership)," presented at the Symposium on Engineering and Law in Asia (October 2008)
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"Community Credit - A New Financing Technique to Small and Medium Enterprises," Ginko Homu 21, No. 621 (August 2003) |
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"Legal Issues on the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law," Kinyu Homu Jijo, No. 1674 (May 5-15, 2003) and No. 1675 (May 25, 2003) |
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"University-launched Ventures and Financing Utilizing Intellectual Properties," Active Review No. 3, Advanced Technology Business Center, RCAST, Tokyo University |
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"Present Condition and Legal Problems of Corporate Reconstruction Finance," Saiken Kanri, Autumn Issue (October 5, 2002) (co-author) |
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"Practical Problems and Future Development of PFI Contracts (I and II)," Shoji Homu, No.1633 (July 5, 2002) and No. 1634 (July 15, 2002) |
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"Law and Practice of Corporate Restructuring - DIP Finance Scheme," Saiken Kanri, Autumn Issue (October 5, 2001) (co-author) |
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"Introduction and Interpretation of Model Security Law Drafted by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (I and II)," NBL No. 695 and 696 (2002) |
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"Recent Trend of Lenders' Liability under US Federal Environmental Law (Super Fund Law)," Kokusai Shoji Homu (January 1996) |
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"Law in Transition," Telecommunications, Autumn (1998) (contributing editor) |
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"New Development of EBRD Model Law on Secured Transactions," Law in Transition (Autumn 1997) |
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| Education |
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Tokyo University (LL.B., 1987) |
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Georgetown University (LL.M., 1994) |
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Trained at a law firm in the United States |
| Professional Admissions |
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Japan (1989) |
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New York (1995) |
| Professional and Academic Associations |
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Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association |
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Adjunct Professor of Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Tokyo University |
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Member of PFI Financial and Legal Platform Committee |
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Member of Council of Industry Structure, The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
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Vice Chairman of Insolvency Law Review Committee, Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association |
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Vice Chairman of International Relations Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
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New York State Bar Association |
| Languages |
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Japanese (first language) |
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English |
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