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Yuji Sato

Foreign Associate
Corporate / M&A

Professional Summary

Yuji Sato is a member of the Corporate/M&A Group at Baker McKenzie’s Tokyo office. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked at a major law firm in Singapore.
He is a native speaker of both English and Japanese.

Practice Focus

Yuji counsels clients on a variety of corporate and transactional matters, including corporate and commercial advisory work and cross-border M&A.

Representative Clients, Cases or Matters

In foreign jurisdictions:

  • Acted for a listed healthcare company in its management buyout and privatization via an investment vehicle by way of a voluntary conditional offer.
  • Assisted in acting for a listed regional electronic components distributor in its takeover by a semiconductor component distributor.
  • Assisted in acting for a global venture capital firm focused on interactive entertainment startups in its cross-border investments.
  • Assisted in acting for a global game publisher in its investment in a game studio.

Admissions

  • England & Wales (Solicitor)〜United Kingdom (2023)
  • Singapore (2022)

Professional Association and Memberships

Law Society of England and Wales – Member

Education

  • Singapore Management University  (Yong Pung How School of Law, LLB) (2021)

Languages

English

Japanese

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