Takefumi Sato

Takefumi Sato is a partner specializing primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, arbitration, mediation and other dispute resolution proceedings. His experience covers a broad range of disputes, such as, securities litigations, M&A and Joint Venture related disputes, franchise business lawsuits, disputes over control of a company, and defective products lawsuits. He also has a broad experience in the areas of labor and employment, including, advising revision of company rules, strategic advice in a pre-dispute phase, negotiation with protesting employees, handling lawsuits, preliminary injunction and labor tribunal, and advising on collective bargaining with labor unions.

Professional Admissions

• Japan (2000)

Professional and Academic Associations

• Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Background

• Mar 1994 – Musashi High School
• Mar 1999 – The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
• Oct 2000 – The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
• Apr 2011 – Mar 2014 – Worked as an Adjunct Lecturer at The University of Tokyo
• Sep 2016 – Working as an Adjunct Lecturer at The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics

Languages

• Japanese (first language)
• English