So & Sato Law Offices

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Biography

Yuki Sato is an attorney admitted in Japan and New York.

Her focus is M&A and financial matters including funds, private equity and financial regulatory.

After working at Tokyo and Singapore office of global law firms where she has providing legal advice to funds in their investments in Japan, as well as assisting international client in cross-border transactions, she has represented both domestic and foreign companies in their M&A transactions, cross-border investments, joint venture and many strategic projects. She also brings her deep knowledge to bear on start-ups for their future success including IPOs.

She is fluent in English and has extensive experience assisting foreign companies with their operations in Japan, advising on company formation, regulatory and competition matters as well as employment issues.

So & Sato Law Offices

2 Best Lawyers awards

So & Sato Law Offices logo

Overview

  • English
  • Japanese

  • University of Southern California, graduated 2011

  • Japan, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
  • Japan, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
  • New York, New York State Bar Association

  • So and Sato Innovative Lawyers - Partner
  • English
  • Japanese
  • Japan, Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association
  • Japan, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • So and Sato Innovative Lawyers - Partner
  • University of Southern California, graduated 2011

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Additional Information

  • Areas of Concentration

Corporate and M&A

Funds and Private Equity

IPO and Capital Markets

Financial Regulatory

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