Q&A: Hakim Effiom-Dauw of Mitsubishi

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One year ago, Mitsubishi Corporation entered into a joint venture agreement with two other energy giants — Sempra Infrastructure and TotalEnergies — to develop and build a project that captures, transports and stores carbon dioxide to help produce cleaner liquefied natural gas for Mitsubishi’s business partner Cameron LNG.

A whole new line of business, executives want to be kept updated on progress and processes, potential risks and conflicts, and simple explanations on roles and responsibilities. And lawyers involved in the monumental multibillion-dollar initiative say Mitsubishi’s point person for all things legal and compliance has been the company’s rising star corporate counsel Hakim Effiom-Dauw.