- Languages
- JapaneseEnglish
Contact Information
- TEL
- +81-3-5223-7726
- FAX
- +81-3-5223-7626
Practice Areas
- Finance
- Infrastructure/Energy
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Regulatory/Regulated Transactions
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Sustainability
Work Highlights
- Represented Accordia Golf Co. in connection with PGM Holdings' hostile tender offer for the shares of Accordia Golf (November 2012)
Masanori Sato：Awards
- Awards
- Sixteen of our lawyers selected as Japan’s Top 100 Lawyers 2024 in Asia Business Law Journal
- Awards
- The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 edition)
- Awards
- Top rankings received from Chambers Global 2024
Masanori Sato：News
- Public Service
- Report released on an investigation commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, in which the firm's lawyers were involved, and titled "Investigation Report on Operating Expenses for Green Transformation League (Investigation of Legal Issu
- Public Service
- Masanori Sato becomes a member of Study Group on "Ownership and Trust in Digital Era: Examination Based on Economical and Comparative Analysis," organized by Trust Forum Foundation
- Works
- MHM advised on financing for a biotech venture company utilizing a value securitization scheme
Masanori Sato：Legal Topics
Masanori Sato：Newsletters
Masanori Sato：Seminars
- Jul. 4, 2017External Seminars
- "Comparative Analysis of the Legal Framework and Market Practice for Infrastructure／PPP in Australia／UK and in Japan"
Masanori Sato：Publications
- Magazine Article
- "Outlook for Finance Secured by Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets: Considering Recent Discussions on Enterprise Mortgages"
- Magazine Article
- "Mycal Supermarkets Securitization – True Sale Character Protected despite Attack by Receiver under Corporate Reorganization"
- Magazine Article
- "Carbon Credits - Regulatory and Practical Issues for Financial Institutions"
Masanori Sato：Research Reports
Masanori Sato：Other
Background
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1988)
- University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 1993)
- with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York (1993-1994)
- with Linklaters, London (1994-1995)
Major Activities
- Director of Securitization Forum of Japan (July 2007-)
- Member of the Study Group on the Listed Infrastructure Market, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (2012-2013)
- Member of Study Group on Providing Welfare Facilities Using Private Investment Funds (organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government) (2016-2017)
- Financial Law Board
- Board Member of Japan Association of the Law of Finance
- Board Member of the Financial Lawyer Forum
- Member of the Japan Branch Council of the International Project Finance Association
- Professor at The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Law and Politics (April 2019-March 2022)
- Member of the Trading Legislation Study Group, The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (December 2019-March 2021)
- Member of Study Group on "Ownership and Trust in Digital Era: Examination Based on Economical and Comparative Analysis," organized by Trust Forum Foundation (2023-)
Bar Admissions
admitted in Japan, 1990; New York, 1994
Daini Tokyo Bar Association