Saori Takahashi
Associate
Norton Rose Fulbright Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo
Biography
Saori is a banking and finance, and corporate M&A lawyer based in Tokyo.
Saori first joined the Norton Rose Fulbright Tokyo office in 2016 as a paralegal and has since been supporting the team in advising clients in relation to many cross-border transactions primarily in the maritime and energy sectors.
Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright, Saori worked as a member of a legal affairs team in the e-commerce sector and as a paralegal/translator in a Japanese law firm specialising in providing services to IT and start-up businesses.
After completing her legal studies in the UK and her training contract with the Norton Rose Fulbright London office, Saori has re-joined the Tokyo office as associate.
She is a native Japanese speaker and has native English proficiency.
Professional experience
Collapse all- Economics and Criminal Justice (double major, magna cum laude), San Francisco State University, California, U.S.A
- Graduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School, London
- Accelerated Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, London
- England and Wales
- Assisting in advising leading Japanese and international banks (including JBIC) on various FSO and FPSO financings for Japanese sponsors including Mitsui, Marubeni and MOL and Modec, Inc., to be chartered on a long-term charter.
- Assisting in advising various Japanese and international banks in relation to JBIC and NNEXI supported ship financings.
- Assisting in advising leading Japanese banks on a variety of new build cross-border financing and refinancing projects.
- Assisting in advising various Japanese corporations (including a leading Japanese bank and a leading Japanese trading house) in relation to the sale and leaseback of vessels.
- Assisting in advising a leading Japanese leasing house on a variety of refinancing, new build financing and leasing of dry bulk carrier vessels.
- Advising financial institutions including ORIX Corporation in relation to the acquisition of shipping loan facilities.
- English
- Japanese