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Partner in our Corporate, Investment and Finance practice, John works with clients on all aspects of project development, financing, and mergers and acquisitions around the world.\nHe is active in the area of hydrogen and ammonia projects, advising banks as well as sponsors on the development and financing of clean energy projects.\nHe is our Managing Partner, North Asia, with responsibility for our Japan and Korea practices.\nWith project experience across Asia, South America, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, John advises ECA and commercial lenders, sponsors, project companies and contractors on all aspects of infrastructure and energy projects, from bidding through financial close.\nJohn has particular experience with power, floating production storage and offloading (FPSO), clean energy (hydrogen and ammonia), gas and liquefied natural gas, and regasification projects. He also advises clients on acquisition finance, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures.\nJohn is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and is also admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia. He has practiced in Australia for 9 years, London for 4.5 years and in Japan for more than 25 years. He is recognized by Chambers Global and Chambers Asia-Pacific in 2024 as Band 1 for Projects and Energy in Japan (a ranking held for more than 15 years) and was also a Hall of Fame member for Banking and Finance in Japan in the Asia Pacific Legal 500, 2020. John regularly acts for Japanese and Korean clients we well as clients throughout Asia. 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(MODEC), Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni), and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) as sponsors on the USD 205 million sale of the FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills operating offshore Ghana to Tullow Oil.{{ FIELD }}MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 969 million project financing of the FPSO Anita Garibaldi MV33 offshore Brazil and related 25-year charter contract with Petrobras.{{ FIELD }}MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 1.35 billion project financing of the FPSO Almirante Barroso MV32 offshore Brazil and related 21-year charter contract with Petrobras.{{ FIELD }}MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 1.13 billion project financing of the FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27 offshore Brazil and related 20-year charter contact with TotalEnergies.{{ FIELD }}Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) on a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Woodside Energy.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui on the development of the 1 mtpa TA'ZIZ low-carbon ammonia plant with ADNOC in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui in connection with its investment in Project Yuri, a solar PV powered renewable hydrogen to ammonia project in Western Australia with ENGIE.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui in connection with its participation in the 9.6 mmtpa Ruwais LNG Project in Abu Dhabi, the first LNG export facility in the MENA region to run on clean power.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui in connection with its 20% investment in Xurya Ptd. Ltd., a distributed solar power generation operator in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) as sponsor on the development of the Jafurah cogeneration independent steam and power producer (ISPP) project in Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD }}POSCO International Corporation, ONGC Videsh Limited, KOGAS, and Gail (India) Limited on the development of the Shwe Gas Project offshore Myanmar.{{ FIELD }}Summit Oil and Shipping Company on commercial agreements with Petrobangla relating to the development and operation of a floating LNG import terminal in Bangladesh.{{ FIELD }}BW Maritime on commercial agreements with Italy’s Snam Group relating to the development and operation of a floating LNG import terminal in Italy.{{ FIELD }}Chevron in connection with its operations in the Chuandongbei sour gas field in Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality, China.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on the corporate restructuring of its fuels trading business in the US.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on the drafting of its template form Master LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (LNG MSPA).{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on a a long-term LNG SPA with a Korean utility company.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with a Japanese utility company for the sale and purchase of multiple LNG cargoes.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on the negotiation and drafting of an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with QatarEnergy.{{ FIELD }}ENI on its acquisition of Chevron's interests, including operatorship, in the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) gas project from Chevron.{{ FIELD }}Kuwait Petroleum, Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan and PetroVietnam in connection with the development of the USD 9 billion Nghi Son Refinery \u0026amp; Petrochemical Project in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, including construction, procurement, and product offtake arrangements relating to the project.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO) and PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) on the USD 10 billion Block B gas project in Vietnam encompassing the development of an offshore gas field and pipeline linking the field to a gas-fired power plant complex.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy Oil) in connection with its acquisition of a 40% participating interest and operatorship in offshore Block 15-1/05 in Vietnam from PetroVietnam and SK.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with the sale of a 30% stake in all of its offshore Malaysia oil and gas assets to PT Pertamina for USD 2 billion.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with the acquisition of a 20% participating interest in offshore Block 13/03 PSC in Vietnam from Santos.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its acquisition of a 40% participating interest and operatorship in Deepwater Block 2A PSC in Malaysia from BHP.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its farm-in to a 50% participating interest and operatorship in the Deepwater Block 2C PSC in Malaysia from SapuraKencana, Mitsubishi Corporation and PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its operations and pre-emption rights in the CA-1 and CA-2 Production Sharing Agreements in Brunei.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with the 50% sale of its participating interest in Block 48 offshore oil \u0026amp; gas exploration block in Suriname to PETRONAS Carigali and the corresponding Joint Operating Agreement entered into between Murphy Oil and PETRONAS Carigali.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its divestment of three offshore oil \u0026amp; gas exploration blocks in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil on the negotiation and drafting of two Joint Operating Agreements with Mitsui E\u0026amp;P Australia in connection with two offshore Australia oil and gas exploration permits.{{ FIELD }}Michael is an international energy lawyer based in King \u0026amp; Spalding's Tokyo office, where he advises Japanese trading houses, Korean utility companies, and international oil companies on a range of commercial transactions across the global energy sector. His practice spans the full spectrum of conventional and new energy -- from upstream oil \u0026amp; gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to hydrogen, carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), and sustainable aviation fuel. \nMichael regularly advises on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), vessel charter, operational and product offtake matters for energy infrastructure projects, and has worked on a wide range of LNG and gas sale and purchase, terminal use, and pipeline transportation agreements. Michael also has extensive experience in project finance, having advised on numerous large-scale financing transactions for crude oil floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel projects located offshore Brazil, Mexico, and Ghana. \nWhile at King \u0026amp; Spalding, Michael also completed an 18-month secondment to the energy legal department of a major Japanese trading company in Tokyo, where he advised on LNG trading, renewable hydrogen, blue ammonia, biofuels, and distributed solar matters. Prior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, he spent several years working in-house for an American upstream oil \u0026amp; gas company, in Houston and Kuala Lumpur, where he advised on upstream M\u0026amp;A transactions and joint venture matters across Southeast Asia.\nMichael is admitted to practice law in Texas and is qualified as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association).\nMichael is fluent in Japanese and holds JLPT N1 certification (Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1) as of July 2025. Michael Meade lawyer Senior Associate Randolph-Macon College  Keio University Keio University University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Law Center Texas Japan Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi Association of International Energy Negotiators Japan – Gaikokuhojimubengoshi (Admitted 12/25/2025; Reg. #G1387) MODEC, Inc. (MODEC), Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni), and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. 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BW Maritime on commercial agreements with Italy’s Snam Group relating to the development and operation of a floating LNG import terminal in Italy. Chevron in connection with its operations in the Chuandongbei sour gas field in Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality, China. A Japanese trading house on the corporate restructuring of its fuels trading business in the US. A Japanese trading house on the drafting of its template form Master LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (LNG MSPA). A Japanese trading house on a a long-term LNG SPA with a Korean utility company. A Japanese trading house on an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with a Japanese utility company for the sale and purchase of multiple LNG cargoes. A Japanese trading house on the negotiation and drafting of an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with QatarEnergy. ENI on its acquisition of Chevron's interests, including operatorship, in the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) gas project from Chevron. 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