Takefumi Sato
Partner
Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
The Best Lawyers in Japan™・Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 Edition)
Key Practice Areas
Civil and Commercial Disputes (General)
International Litigation and Cross-Border Disputes
Labor and Employment Disputes
Labor Unions
Severance Matters
TEL:81-3-6775-1073
/FAX:81-3-6775-2073
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.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution
Real Estate
Labor and Employment
Industries
Banks
Securities
Energy and Natural Resources
Telecommunication, Media, and Entertainment
IT, Internet and Security
Medical, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Life Science and Biotechnology
Automotive, Ship and Machinery
Chemical
Food and Beverage
Brand and Apparel
Consumer Product and Retail
Consumer Product and Retail
RELATED INSIGHTS
CAREER
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
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2000)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
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Takefumi Sato
TEL:81-3-6775-1073
/FAX:81-3-6775-2073
Civil and Commercial Disputes (General)
International Litigation and Cross-Border Disputes
Labor and Employment Disputes
Labor Unions
Severance Matters
Sato Takefumi
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