1999 The University of Law (PGCE; LPC)
1998 Waseda University (MBA)
1996 University of Tokyo (Monbukagakusho Fellowship)
1993 The University of Sheffield (B.A.)

Adrian is an English-law qualified Partner specializing in energy, infrastructure and transportation matters. He advises on the development, acquisition and financing of energy, infra’ and maritime projects.

Adrian has considerable experience advising developers, sponsors, funds, lenders, DFIs  and ECAs on projects, investments and acquisitions in APAC, Europe, the Amercias and the Middle East.

His experience includes advising clients on:

• the acquisition of interests in European renewables projects including onshore wind, solar and transmission assets;
• the acquisition, development and financing of offshore and onshore wind, biomass and solar projects in Japan;
• the development of various renewables projects in SE Asia including waste-to-energy and solar in Vietnam and geothermal and rooftop solar in the Phillippines;
• digitial infrastructure including the development of and sale of rights in subsea cables;
• the financing of downstream offshore oil and gas projects in Latin America, Africa and SE Asia; and
• the construction, chartering and financing of numerous LNG carriers, FSRUs and other vessel types.

Adrian is recognized as a market leader in Chambers Global and Chambers APAC for “Projects & Energy: International” and “Banking & Finance: International Asset Finance”, as a “Leading Individual” by The Legal 500 for "Projects and Finance”, “Shipping” and “Banking and Finance” and as a Notable Practitioner for project finance in Japan by by IFLR1000.

Adrian is admitted in England and Wales and is registered as a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi.