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Akin Advises Sumitomo Corporation of Americas on its Strategic Investment in Independence Hydrogen

July 22, 2025

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(Houston and New York) – Akin advised Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, on its strategic investment in Independence Hydrogen, a manufacturer and distributor of gaseous hydrogen in a decentralized hydrogen business throughout the United States.   

The Akin team was led by mergers & acquisitions partner W. Robert Shearer and corporate associate Rebecca Hill, and included private equity partner Sergio Urias, projects & energy transition partner Hayden Harms, and corporate counsel Taha Qureshi; tax partners Alison Chen, Julia Pashin and associate Samir Halawi; and international trade partner Christian Davis, counsel Julie Choi and associates Laura Driscoll and Alison Trimble.   

For further information on the transaction, please click here. 

Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. 

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