Morrison Foerster‘s team regularly advises on financings and investments related to conventional power, LNG and petrochemicals. Dale Caldwell leads the team alongside Michael Graffagna; Caldwell is adept at advising on renewable energy projects, while Graffagna is a key name for sponsors and developers involved in projects across Asia Pacific and globally. Masahiro Shiga specialises in advising on the Japanese law aspects of renewable energy mandates.
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Testimonials
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- 'Mike Graffagna understands both our counterpart as well as ourselves, what we value, our internal process and other details.’
- ‘The partner understands our nature, and gives good advice on how to negotiate, what to say and what not to, and such advice was very helpful in planning our negotiation tactics. Also, their work is very quick.’
- 'They have highest quality standards, which is consistent throughout all offices, out of all the firms we engage. They also provide seamless support across multiple offices to provide the efficient services required.’
- ‘We have been working primarily with Mike Graffagna for many years. He has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the energy sector and provides not only legal advice but also commercially sensible proposals, helping clients throughout their evaluation processes.’
- ‘We have had the team engaged in our project for more than five years, and we are fortunate to have the same partner.'
- ‘In international business, they skilfully organise lawyers from offices across multiple countries and provide extremely high-quality output promptly. Regardless of which country's office is involved, the quality is consistently high.’
Key clients
- Enfinity Global Inc.
- First Solar, Inc.
- GSSG Solar
- JERA Co., Inc.
- PAG
- PAG Renewables
- SoftBank Group Corp.
- SB Energy
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
- X-Elio Energy
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Practice head
Dale Caldwell; Michael Graffagna
Other key lawyers
Masahiro Shiga