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Michael Meade is a senior associate in the Corporate, Finance and Investments Group in the Tokyo office.
Michael advises clients on international energy projects, including in the areas of liquified natural gas (LNG), petrochemicals, hydrogen, ammonia, and renewable energy. In connection with such projects, he often advises on corporate, M&A, financing, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), operational and offtake matters. In particular, he has advised extensively on the downstream, midstream and upstream sectors of the oil and gas industry and spent several years working in-house for an American upstream oil and gas company, in Houston and Kuala Lumpur. He also has considerable experience working on the development and financing of crude oil floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units, as well as the commercialization of large offshore natural gas discoveries in Southeast Asia, including the development of associated offshore gas pipelines.
Michael was recently seconded for 18 months to a Japanese trading company in Tokyo where he focused on various cross-border hydrogen, biofuels, solar, coal and LNG projects, including in particular the drafting and negotiation of various LNG marketing agreements for the long-term supply of LNG to Japan and South Korea.
J.D./M.B.A., University of Oklahoma Law Center
Certificate in Japanese Language Studies, Keio University
B.A. Economics, Randolph-Macon College, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Texas
Association of International Energy Negotiators
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January 17, 2024
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024 Recognizes King & Spalding Among Region’s Top Law Firms
Mitsui & Co., Ltd., MODEC, Inc., Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation on the development and project financing of the MV32 BUZIOS5 FPSO transaction, including JBIC finance, in Brazil.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd., MODEC, Inc., Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation on the development and project financing of the MV33 MARLIM1 FPSO transaction, including JBIC finance, in Brazil.
Korea Electric Power Corp as sponsors on the development of the Jafurah cogeneration independent steam and power producer (ISPP) project in Saudi Arabia, including related EPC matters.
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June 13, 2024
Price-Gap Subsidy Program – Japan Enacts Act on Promotion of Hydrogen Society
December 21, 2023
Japan Proposes New Hydrogen Price-Gap Subsidy
April 19, 2023
Indonesia Introduces CCS/CCUS Regulation
January 17, 2024
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024 Recognizes King & Spalding Among Region’s Top Law Firms
Mitsui & Co., Ltd., MODEC, Inc., Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation on the development and project financing of the MV32 BUZIOS5 FPSO transaction, including JBIC finance, in Brazil.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd., MODEC, Inc., Mitsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd. and Marubeni Corporation on the development and project financing of the MV33 MARLIM1 FPSO transaction, including JBIC finance, in Brazil.
Korea Electric Power Corp as sponsors on the development of the Jafurah cogeneration independent steam and power producer (ISPP) project in Saudi Arabia, including related EPC matters.
See more
June 13, 2024
Price-Gap Subsidy Program – Japan Enacts Act on Promotion of Hydrogen Society
December 21, 2023
Japan Proposes New Hydrogen Price-Gap Subsidy
April 19, 2023
Indonesia Introduces CCS/CCUS Regulation
January 17, 2024
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024 Recognizes King & Spalding Among Region’s Top Law Firms
J.D./M.B.A., University of Oklahoma Law Center
Certificate in Japanese Language Studies, Keio University
B.A. Economics, Randolph-Macon College, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Texas
Association of International Energy Negotiators
English
Japanese