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Contact Information
- TEL
- +81-3-6212-8357
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- +81-3-6212-8257
Practice Areas
Work Highlights
- MBO transaction of Benesse by its founders and EQT (November 2023)
- Represented AB Volvo in connection with its sale of UD Trucks to Isuzu Motors from the Volvo group (2021)
- Sale of Hitachi Chemical to Showa Denko by Hitachi (November 2019)
Makoto Sakai：Awards
- Awards
- Top rankings received from Chambers High Net Worth 2024
- Awards
- The Best Lawyers in Japan™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 edition)
- Awards
- Top rankings received from The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024
Makoto Sakai：News
- Public Service
- Firm's lawyers submit a report for "Research on Securing Human Resources for Start-ups" commissioned by METI for FY 2023
- Public Service
- Firm's lawyers involved in the Revision of the “Guidebook for Introducing Incentive Plans for Sustainable Corporate Growth as Board Members’ Compensation to Encourage Companies to Promote Proactive Business Management”
- Public Service
- Firm's lawyers involved in the Revision of the “Guidebook for Introducing Incentive Plans for Sustainable Corporate Growth as Board Members’ Compensation to Encourage Companies to Promote Proactive Business Management”
Makoto Sakai：Publications
- Article
- "Chambers Global Practice Guides Private Wealth 2024 - Japan Chapter"
- Article
- "Chambers Global Practice Guides Aviation Finance & Leasing 2024 - Japan Chapter"
- Article
- "International Comparative Legal Guide to: Aviation Finance & Leasing Japan 2024"
Makoto Sakai：Research Reports
Report Concerning Research on Preferential Tax Systems in Asian Countries, Commissioned by the Ministry of Finance (March 2017)
Report Concerning Research on the Mandatory Disclosure Rules for Tax Planning in Foreign Countries, Commissioned by the Ministry of Finance (September 2017)
Makoto Sakai：Other
Background
- The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2003)
- Cornell University Law School (LL.M., 2009)
- Gibson, Dunn&Crutcher, Century City office (2009-2010)
- Review Officer (International Examination), Review Division (Large Enterprise Examination Department), Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau (2011-2013)
Practice Group
- Taxation Practice Group
- M&A Practice Group
Bar Admissions
admitted in Japan, 2004; New York, 2010
Daini-Tokyo Bar Association
Other Qualifications
Japan-Licensed Tax Accountant, 2015
Tokyo Certified Public Tax Accountants' Association