Awards
Kiyoshi Honda is the Head of London Office (Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu UK Limited).
He specializes in the areas of energy related transaction (especially, renewables), real estate transaction and environmental law related matters (incl. ESG/SDGs and emission trading) and represents a number of reputable international and domestic corporations.
He has broad experience in energy related transactions, with a strong focus on acquisition and development of renewable energy projects, such as mega solar, wind farm (incl. offshore wind farm) and biomass projects. Also, he has lots of experience in developing gas/coal fired power plant projects. In such transactions, he provides legal advice on project financing as well as matters relating to acquisition/development of power plants. Furthermore, in recent years, after the full liberalization of Japanese electricity retail market, he has also been active in transactions relating to electricity retail business, including M&A deal of electricity retail company and legal advice on electricity retail business.
Practice Areas
Education/Professional Experience
- 1999
- Keio University (LL.B.)
- 2001 - 2004
- Ushijima & Partners, Attorneys - at - Law
- 2004 -
- Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- 2007
- Lewis & Clark Law School (LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law)
- 2008
- University College London Faculty of Laws (LL.M. in International Business Law)
- 2015 - present
- Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
- 2018 -
- Visiting Professor, Musashino University, Graduate School of Law (2018-2021: Visiting Associate Professor)
- 2025 - present
- Representative of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu UK Limited
Awards
Seminars
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February 26, 2026 (Thu) 15:00 - 17:30Sustainability and Environmental Regulations in the UK and EU: Regulatory Developments and Future Outlook from Practical Case Studies
- Kiyoshi Honda
Lighthouse King’s Cross
- Infrastructure/Energy/Environment
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May 22, 2025 (Thu) 15:00 - 18:00NO&T Europe Week – Day3: Compliance, Digital and Tax in Europe
- Kiyoshi Honda
- Shigeki Minami
- Keiji Tonomura
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Tokyo Office
- Dispute Resolution
- Disputes in Foreign Jurisdictions
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May 21, 2025 (Wed) 15:00 - 18:00NO&T Europe Week – Day2: Investments in Europe – Introduction to UK Law, M&A in Europe, Regulatory Environment
- Kiyoshi Honda
- Satoshi Ogawa
- Makoto Ohnuma
Tokyo Kaikan
- M&A
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions
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May 20, 2025 (Tue) 15:00 - 18:00NO&T Europe Week – Day1: Recent Trends in Energy, Environment and Sustainability in Europe
- Junichi Ikeda
- Kiyoshi Honda
- Ayumi Fukuhara
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Tokyo Office
- Infrastructure/Energy/Environment
Publications
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Newsletters
National Security and Investment Act 2021: what Japanese investors need to know about the current landscape of the UK’s FDI regime
Kiyoshi Honda, Tak Matsuda, Kennosuke Muro, Will Widdess (TLT LLP), Calum Ross (TLT LLP) (Co-author)
- M&A
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions
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Newsletters
Acquiring Japanese private companies: key points for European dealmakers
Kiyoshi Honda, Tak Matsuda, Kennosuke Muro (Co-author)
- M&A
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity/Venture Capital and Startups
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Newsletters
Be prepared for the new EU foreign investment screening regulation
Kiyoshi Honda, Tak Matsuda, Kennosuke Muro (Co-author)
- M&A
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- International Trade and Commerce, and Economic Sanctions
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Newsletters
European floating offshore wind – moving up to large scale
Kiyoshi Honda, Tak Matsuda (Co-author)
- Infrastructure/Energy/Environment
- Power Generation/Renewable Energy
