Tatsuaki Tomiyama
Tatsuaki is an associate in the Tokyo Corporate team.
Tatsuaki has advised international and Japanese clients on mergers & acquisitions, joint venture and various commercial contracts in resources, defence, industrial, infrastructure, energy, healthcare and telecommunications sectors.
Prior to joining Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Tatsuaki worked in Washington DC, the Middle East, South Asia and Africa. He also worked at a United Nations agency to improve governance and security in conflict areas.
Tatsuaki is qualified to practice in New South Wales, Australia, where he also spent five years at our Sydney office. Tatsuaki is a native Japanese speaker and speaks fluent English.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- Nippon Sanso Holding on a A$770 million acquisition of 100% interests in the Coregas Group in Australia and New Zealand
- Sumitomo Metals Mining on an acquisition of a US$430.4 million interest in the Winu Copper Mine Project in Western Australia and formation of the relevant joint venture with Rio Tinto
- InfraBridge and Resolution Life Australia, a British and an Australian private equity funds, for sale of their 50% interests in a A$2 billion healthcare business in Australia
- Babcock International on formation of a joint venture in relation to an AUKUS nuclear submarine business
- A Japanese consortium on negotiation of off-take, Carbon Capture and Storage and various commercial contracts in relation to commercialisation of a blue hydrogen supply chain
- IFM on its exit from its investment in Genie Solutions by proposed IPO and ultimate sale to PEP owned The Citadel Group
- A global Japanese telecommunications group on a proposed acquisition of a major Australia-based cloud-native startup
- Macnica, Inc. on their acquisition of a minority interest in Australian listed company iCetana
Background
Tatsuaki was admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales in April 2021. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the Sydney Law School and a Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) from Soka University of America.
