REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Toshiyuki Yoshida
LNG/Oil and Gas/Power/Energy and Infrastructure
Represented a Japanese governmental institution for the development of LNG import terminals in
Bangladesh.
Represented a Japanese governmental institution for the development of methane hydrate test
production in Alaska.
Represented a Japanese company for the refinancing of its invested oil and gas company in the
US.
Represented a Japanese company in the acquisition of shale gas assets in Texas and Louisiana.
Represented a global energy company in the acquisition of shares in an LNG project in West
Africa.
Advised a global energy company on host government contract dispute matters regarding upstream
and LNG development in Africa.
Represented a global energy company in the negotiation of a planned LNG joint marketing and
trading company with a host government in Africa.
Advised international clients on various corporate and regulatory matters relevant to their LNG
export projects in the US.
Represented Petrobras, the Brazilian national oil company, in the acquisition of Nansei Sekiyu
oil refinery in Okinawa, Japan.
Advised Petrobras in various post-acquisition operational matters of Nansei Sekiyu.
Represented a global energy company in the acquisition of US$1.4 billion Marcellus shale gas
asset.
Represented a global energy company in the acquisition of Marcellus shale gas asset with the
value of several hundred million dollars.
Represented a global energy company in the acquisition of Niobrara shale gas asset.
Advised a global energy company on environmental matters associated with Burnett shale gas
development.
Advised a global energy company on environmental matters at the state and federal levels
associated with fracturing operations.
Advised a multinational utility company on due diligence matters in attempted shale gas asset
acquisitions in Texas and Oklahoma.
Advised a multinational utility company on JOA dispute matters regarding shale gas production in
Texas.
Advised a global oil and gas company on JOA and host government contract dispute matters in
Ecuador.
Advised a global oil and gas company on E&P service agreement matters in Mexico.
Advised a global energy company on an attempted oil and gas upstream asset acquisition in
Turkey.
Advised a global oil and gas company on due diligence matters in an attempted asset acquisition
in Vietnam.
Power/Renewables
Assist a Japanese client for the sale process of a power project in the US.
Assist foreign investors for preliminary study of power/renewables asset acquisitions in the US.
Represented a Japanese utility company in the acquisition of 500MW solar project acquisition in
Texas.
Represented a Japanese utility company in the sale of equity interest to tax equity investors.
Represented a Japanese client for a dispute matter with regard to its power project investment
in PJM.
Mergers and Acquisitions (General Industry Sectors)
Represented a Japanese company in the share subscription and financing of a US energy technology
company.
Represented a Japanese electronics company in the acquisition of a radio phone company in Texas.
Represented a Japanese water treatment and technology company in the acquisition of a water
treatment company in Illinois.
Represented a Japanese client in the acquisition of auto parts manufacturing facilities in the
United States.
Represented Japanese institutional investors in the acquisition of glass sheet manufacturing
business in the United States.
Represented a US client in the sale of a chemical sheet manufacturing company to a Japanese
chemical engineering company.
Advised a global energy client on its attempted chemical company acquisition in Texas.
Advised a foreign chemical company on regulatory and environmental permit issues in Texas.
Corporate
Advised a Japanese client on commodity trading regulatory reporting issues.
Advised a Japanese client on delegation of authority matters to its US subsidiaries in
compliance with J-SOX.
Advising Japanese clients on various corporate and compliance matters relevant to their
operations in the United States.
Advised a Japanese trust bank on US security regulation matters in conjunction with issuance of
JDR by a US company.
Advised a Japanese mega bank on oil and gas asset back financing matters in Texas.
Advised Japanese clients for the reorganization of their subsidiaries in the United States.
Advised a Japanese client on capital injection matters to its US subsidiaries.
Advised Japanese clients on various employment matters including disputes at their US
subsidiaries.
