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TOKYO, Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

George Borovas, a leading international nuclear power projects attorney who

advises governments, sponsors and lenders on the development of civilian

nuclear power programs and the financing and construction of nuclear power

plants, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as a partner.

Borovas, who will be the Chair of the firm's Nuclear Energy practice and

the Managing Partner of the Tokyo office, brings to the firm two decades of

experience advising on nuclear projects and transactions in the U.K., the U.S.,

Russia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Japan, South Korea, Southeast

Asia, China, Australia and South Africa. Borovas joins the firm from Shearman &

Sterling LLP.

    "George played a central role in the development and financing of some of

the largest nuclear power projects and programs in the world," said Jeffrey

Schroeder, head of Hunton Andrews Kurth's energy and infrastructure team. "His

significant experience and reputation as one of the top nuclear energy project

lawyers are a welcome addition to the firm."

Borovas is a board member of the World Nuclear Association (WNA) and has

been recognized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the

International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC), as well as by

the U.S. government as an appointee to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce's

Civilian Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC). Borovas is also recognized

as a Leading Lawyer in Projects & Energy: International in Japan by Chambers

Asia-Pacific (2017-2020).

    Borovas earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin

and his law degree from George Washington University Law School.

About Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

With 1,000 lawyers in the United States, Asia, Europe and the Middle East,

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP serves clients across a broad range of complex

transactional, litigation and regulatory matters. We are known for our strength

in the energy, financial services, real estate, and retail and consumer

products industries, as well as our considerable experience in more than 100

distinct areas of practice, including privacy and cybersecurity, intellectual

property, environmental, and mergers and acquisitions. Our full-service

litigation practice is one of the largest in the country, with particular depth

in key litigation markets such as Texas, California, Florida and the Mid-Atlantic.

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