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