Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Yoshitaka Sakamoto

Partner

Tokyo
Key Practice Areas
M&A/Business Restructuring
Shareholders' Meetings and Relationships with Shareholders
Corporate Governance
Shareholder Activism
Unsolicited Offers
TEL:81-3-6775-1215
/FAX:81-3-6775-2215
Yoshitaka Sakamoto has engaged principally in the fields of M&A and general corporate matters, and regularly advises both Japanese and non-Japanese clients in this regard. In addition to his professional experience at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Mr. Sakamoto worked for the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, where he was in charge of the legislative project to revise Japanese corporate laws (2017-2019). He also worked for Reed Smith LLP in Los Angeles as a foreign secondee (2016-2017).
SERVICES
Industries
Securities
Private Equity Fund
Sports
Automotive, Ship and Machinery
Chemical
Food and Beverage
Electronics and Equipment
Consumer Product and Retail
CAREER
2006
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
2008
The University of Tokyo School of Law (J.D.)
2008 - 2009
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
2012 - 2013
Adjunct Lecturer, The University of Tokyo School of Law
2016
Graduate study, University of Southern California (LL.M.)
Aug 2016 - Jul 2017
Associated with Reed Smith LLP, Los Angels
Sep 2017 - Dec 2019
Seconded to the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice (in charge of the legislative project to revise the Companies Act)
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2009)
California (2019)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
TEL:81-3-6775-1215
/FAX:81-3-6775-2215
M&A/Business Restructuring
Shareholders' Meetings and Relationships with Shareholders
Corporate Governance
Shareholder Activism
Unsolicited Offers