Takefumi Sato is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions and general corporate practice groups at Nishimura & Asahi. He has represented clients in various M&A transactions and other kinds of domestic and cross-border commercial transactions, including distributorship agreements and licensing arrangements. His broad M&A experience includes business mergers involving listed companies and going private transactions via cash-out schemes and joint ventures, and covers a wide range of industries such as manufacturing and financial services. He has also advised companies on defending against unsolicited bids and hostile takeover attempts.
In addition, he has extensive knowledge of the Companies Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and has frequently counseled clients on corporate governance matters, including advice on shareholders meetings and support for business judgments. He also lectures and publishes on these areas.
Moreover, he has recently expanded his practice to advise a number of companies on emerging legal issues in situations requiring difficult business judgments, including corporate crisis management.

Recent activities

2/2019

Corpus Juris M&A - Completely Revised Edition (first volume) (second volume)

Books

2/2018

Practical Law Global Guide 2018 Public Mergers and Acquisitions (Japan Chapter)

Articles

12/2006

Shareholders' Interests in M&A Transactions: A Case for Further Improvement of M&A Transactions

Seminars

Education

2002

Columbia University School of Law (LL.M.)

1993

The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)

Professional experience

2016 -

Lecturer, University of Tsukuba Law School

2015 - 2017

Advisory Committee member, Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.

2006 -

Lecturer, Hitotsubashi University School of Law

2005 - 2009

Outside Director, kabu.com Securities Co., Ltd.

2002 - 2003

Debevoise & Plimpton, New York