The Energy Regulation and Markets Review - Stikeman Elliott

Atsutoshi Maeda
About the Authors
Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune
Atsutoshi Maeda is a partner at Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune. He studied at the
University of Tokyo (LLB) and University College London (LLM) and is a member of
the Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association.
Neeraj Menon
Trilegal
Neeraj Menon is a counsel in the energy, projects and Infrastructure team of Trilegal. His
primary areas of practice are energy and infrastructure projects and project financing. In
the energy sector, he has experience in advising conventional power generators on tariff
based competitive bid projects, power purchase agreements, fuel supply and transport
arrangements, EPC and O&M contracts and mine developer and operator contracts. He
has acted as lenders legal counsel in financing of various thermal and transmission power
projects. In the renewable energy sector, Mr Menon has extensive experience in advising
clients on all aspects of developing wind and solar power projects. He also advises clients
on regulatory issues concerning coal linkages and captive mining arrangements, land
acquisition and labour welfare legislations. He has also advised clients on development
of mass rapid transport systems, airport development projects and mega-residential
township projects.
Simone Monesi
Latham & Watkins LLP
Simone Monesi is a partner in the Milan office. His practice focuses primarily on mergers
and acquisitions (particularly in the real estate and energy sectors) and fund formation.
Prior to joining Latham & Watkins in 2008, Mr Monesi was a partner of Bonelli
Erede Pappalardo. He graduated magna cum laude from Milan State University.
ANTONIO MORALES
Latham & Watkins LLP
Antonio Morales is the responsible partner for the regulatory and litigation practice in
the Spanish offices of Latham & Watkins, as well as being part of the environmental,
land and resources practice group. Mr Morales’ practice focuses on projects and
transactions relating to public and administrative law, including the energy, utility, water
and telecommunications sectors.
In 1997, Mr. Morales became a state attorney. During his time in the public
administration, he worked at the government delegation in Madrid from 1998 to 1999
and from 1999 to 2002 at the Tribunal Superior de Justicia of Madrid. From 2002 and
2005 he served as Secretary General of the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council. Prior to
joining Latham & Watkins, Mr Morales was a partner at Lovells. In 2008, Mr Morales
obtained his PhD at the Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona. He currently sits on the
Legal Commission of the Spanish Olympic Committee.
Mr Morales has been recognised as a leader in administrative and public law by
Chambers Global for the past four years and in the energy sector by Chambers Europe
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