Reiji Takahashi
Partner- 81-3-6888-1068
- 81-3-6888-3068
Practice Areas
Key Practice Areas
Project Finance/PFI Structured Finance Banking Energy and Natural Resources
Related Practice Areas
Corporate and Commercial Law Financial Regulation Derivatives Real Estate Transactions Real Estate Investment/Securitization
Project Finance/PFI Structured Finance Banking Energy and Natural Resources
Corporate and Commercial Law Financial Regulation Derivatives Real Estate Transactions Real Estate Investment/Securitization
Practice
Reiji Takahashi specializes in financial transaction, in particular, project finance and Private Finance Initiatives (PFI).
Mr. Takahashi represented national government, local governments, private companies or banks in many PFI projects including all prison projects initiated by Ministry of Justice, Haneda air terminal project, which is the largest PFI project in Japan, satellite project, etc.
Mr. Takahashi also has extensive experience advising on renewable energy projects, IPP project, resource development and water sector business.
Mr. Takahashi represented national government, local governments, private companies or banks in many PFI projects including all prison projects initiated by Ministry of Justice, Haneda air terminal project, which is the largest PFI project in Japan, satellite project, etc.
Mr. Takahashi also has extensive experience advising on renewable energy projects, IPP project, resource development and water sector business.
Practice Groups
・Structured Finance
・Corporate Transactions
・Energy Practice
・Corporate Transactions
・Energy Practice
Publications/Lectures
Publications:
Lectures:
| ・ | "Management of Infrastructure in Depopulating Society," (University of Tokyo Press, 2013) (co-author) |
| ・ | "The Energy Regulation and Markets Review," (Law Business Research Ltd, 2013) (co-author) |
| ・ | "The International Comparative Legal Guide to:Public Procurement 2013, (Japan Chapter)," (Global Legal Group, 2013) (co-author) |
| ・ | "The Projects and Construction Review, (Japan Chapter)," (Law Business Research Ltd., 2012) (co-author) |
| ・ | "Points regarding mega solar project finance under the The Act on Special Measures concerning the Procurement of Renewable Electric Energy," The Turnaround & Credit Management, No. 138 (October, 2012) (co-author) |
| ・ | "New amendment to the PFI Act and Finance Practice - Purpose and Point of Argument regarding establishment of Concession System," Ginko Homu 21, No. 736 (October, 2011) |
| ・ | "Civil law Case Studies," (Yuhikaku Publishers, 2011) (co-author) |
| ・ | "Law Issues regarding the Public-Private Partnership of Water Projects," The University of Tokyo Law Review, Vol. 3 (September 2008) |
| ・ | "The Essence of Private Finance Initiative," (Yuhikaku Publishers, 2004) (co-author) |
| ・ | "Japan, Land of the Rising PFI Projects," PFI Intelligence Bulletin |
| ・ | "Considerations Concerning PFI Business and Legal Discussion Points," PFI News, No. 48 (September 25, 2002) |
| ・ | "Business Problems and Developments in PFI Contracts in the Future," Shoji Homu, No. 1633 (July 5, 2002); No. 1634 (July 15, 2002) |
| ・ | "Finance Schemes and Legal Issues of Mega-Solar Project under the FIT scheme of the Renewable Energy Act," lectured at a seminar organized by The Japan Knowledge center (July 2012) |
| ・ | "Amended PFI and Infrastructure Business - based on Cabinet Office Ordinance," lectured at a seminar organized by the Financial Management Forums, Inc. (December 2011) |
| ・ | "PFI under the Great Earthquake - what happened and how we overcome the situation," lectured at a seminar organized by Kokudo Seisaku Kenkyukai, Private Finance Initiative As, Crisis Management Conference (December 2011) |
| ・ | "Current situation of Japanese Construction Manager Services and International Construction Contracts - From an International Construction Law Practitioner's point of view," lectured at a seminar orgainzed by the Japan Civil engineering Consultants Association (November 2011) |
| ・ | "Recent trends and legal issues regarding domestic infrastructure investments ~Considering the usage of Amended PFI Act and Concession skeme," lectured at a seminar orgainzed by Stock Research (July 2011) |
| ・ | "Legal Issues and Main points regarding Amended PFI," lectured at a seminar organized by The Japan Knowledge center (June 2011) |
| ・ | "Visions for PFI/PPP ~following a regime change~," lectured at a seminar organized by The Japan Civil Engineering Consultants Association (November 2010) |
Education
・Tokyo University (LL.B., 1995)
・University of Virginia (LL.M., 2001)
・University of Virginia (LL.M., 2001)
Professional Admissions
・Japan (1997)
・New York (2002)
・New York (2002)
Professional and Academic Associations
・Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
・New York State Bar Association
・Assistant Professor (Civil practice, Civil case study and Financial laws), The University of Tokyo School of Law (April 2007 - March 2010)
・Adjunct Lecturer (Financial laws), The University of Tokyo School of Law (April 2010 - present)
・Member of Study Group of Contract Management, Ministry of Defence （June 2010 - present)
・Member of the Evaluation Review Committee of Procurement Methods, Japan Sewage Works Agency (September 2012 - present)
・Member of Review Committee for Management of PPP/PFI Utilization of Sewage Facility, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (December 2012 - present)
・New York State Bar Association
・Assistant Professor (Civil practice, Civil case study and Financial laws), The University of Tokyo School of Law (April 2007 - March 2010)
・Adjunct Lecturer (Financial laws), The University of Tokyo School of Law (April 2010 - present)
・Member of Study Group of Contract Management, Ministry of Defence （June 2010 - present)
・Member of the Evaluation Review Committee of Procurement Methods, Japan Sewage Works Agency (September 2012 - present)
・Member of Review Committee for Management of PPP/PFI Utilization of Sewage Facility, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (December 2012 - present)
Languages
・Japanese (first language)
・English
・English
