Professionals
Partner
Masamichi Sakamoto
- Admitted
- 2000, Japan; 2006, New York
- masamichi.sakamoto@city-yuwa.com
- Languages
- Japanese/English
Practices
Masamichi Sakamoto has extensive experience counseling global clients of all sizes from emerging companies to major public companies across many industries. His practice encompasses all aspects of finance, real estate, and corporate law with a strong emphasis on cross-border transactions. Mr. Sakamoto also regularly counsels corporate clients on a wide variety of domestic and international transactions, among others, real estate investments, structured finance, asset financing involving aircraft, ships, and containers, renewable energy projects and cross border mergers and acquisitions.
- General Corporate
- Corporate Governance / Shareholders Meetings
- Banking and Other Financial Transactions
- Capital Markets
- Structured Finance, Acquisition Finance and Securitization
- Asset Management, Funds, Investment Trusts, J-REIT and Private Placement REIT
- Asset Finance
- Project Finance
- Derivative Transactions
- Financial Services Regulations
- Dispute Resolution in Financial Transaction and ADR
- M&A
- Real Estate Fund and REIT
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Transactions
- Real Estate Dispute
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Foreign Direct Investment
- Overseas Listings
- Asia Practice
- Renewable Energy
- Hotels and Leisure
Professional Background / Education
Professional Background
- 2000-2005
- Hashidate Law Office
- 2005 to Present
- City-Yuwa Partners
- 2005-2006
- Parr Brown Gee & Loveless (Salt Lake City, USA)
Education
- 1998
- Keio University (LL.B.)
- 2000
- Legal Training and Research Institute
- 2005
- Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M.)
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Articles“JAPAN: An Introduction to Banking & Finance: Domestic – Sustainable Finance in Japan”Masamichi Sakamoto Masumi WatanabeDecember 2023Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Structured Finance, Acquisition Finance and Securitization Asset Management, Funds, Investment Trusts, J-REIT and Private Placement REIT Asset Finance Project Finance ...
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Articles“Real Estate Considerations in Corporate Transactions”Masamichi Sakamoto Masumi Watanabe Arisa MioNovember 2023Practices : M&A Real Estate Transactions
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Articles“Foreign Companies Leasing Office Space in Japan”Masamichi Sakamoto Masumi Watanabe Arisa MioAugust 2023Practices : Real Estate Transactions
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Articles“Getting the Deal Through – Private Banking & Wealth Management 2024 (Japan Chapter)”Masamichi Sakamoto Kentaro SawataJuly 2023Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Financial Services Regulations
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Articles“JAPAN: An Introduction to Banking & Finance: Domestic”Masamichi Sakamoto Masumi WatanabeJanuary 2023Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Financial Services Regulations Fintech Crypto Assets/NFTs
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Articles“Japan: Real Estate Comparative Guide”Masamichi Sakamoto Masumi WatanabeOctober 2022Practices : Real Estate Fund and REIT Real Estate Finance Real Estate Transactions Real Estate Dispute
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Articles“World Law Group 2021 Global Venture Capital Guide”Masamichi Sakamoto Naoki Matsuo Kiyoshi NakayamaJanuary 2021Practices : General Corporate Emerging Companies Practice Law Banking and Other Financial Transactions Capital Markets Venture Capital / Private Equity ...
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Articles“Establishing a financial institution in Japan”Masamichi Sakamoto Kentaro SawataSeptember 2019Practices : Banking and Other Financial Transactions Insurance Financial Services Regulations
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Seminars“Understanding the ISDA Master Agreements Conference”Masamichi SakamotoJune 2016Practices : Derivative Transactions
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Seminars“How to Handle Cross Border Transaction for Beginner”Masamichi Sakamoto2016Practices : Cross-Border Transactions Foreign Direct Investment International Litigation International Arbitration Asia Practice ...
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SeminarsPractical issues regarding Real Property TransactionsKeisuke Ide Noriyuki Katayama Izuru Goto Ken Takii Masamichi Sakamoto ...May 26, 2008Practices : Real Estate Fund and REIT
- Masamichi Sakamoto was included in Asia Business Law Journal’s the A-List: Japan’s Top 100 Lawyers 2024. （July 26, 2024）
- Fifteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for The Best Lawyers in Japan 2025. （April 22, 2024）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in the Chambers Global 2024. （February 26, 2024）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2024. （January 19, 2024）
- City-Yuwa Partners received high evaluation in 6 areas and 4 of our lawyers were recommended in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2024. （January 11, 2024）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in IFLR1000’s 33rd (2023) edition. （August 17, 2023）
- City-Yuwa Partners was honored with an award at the ALB Japan Law Awards 2023. （June 8, 2023）
- Seventeen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for The Best Lawyers in Japan 2024. （April 20, 2023）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in the Chambers Global 2023. （February 17, 2023）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023. （January 11, 2023）
- Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023 recommends City-Yuwa Partners in 5 areas and further recommends our 3 lawyers. （December 21, 2022）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in IFLR1000’s 32nd edition. （August 26, 2022）
- Sixteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for the 13th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan. （April 19, 2022）
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 recommends City-Yuwa Partners in 10 areas and further recommends our 7 lawyers. （January 14, 2022）
- Chambers Asia-Pacific 2022 recommends City-Yuwa Partners in 2 areas and further recommends our 4 lawyers. （December 16, 2021）
- City-Yuwa Partners and our lawyers are recommended in IFLR1000’s 31st edition. （August 25, 2021）
- Sixteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for the 12th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan. （April 15, 2021）
- City-Yuwa Partners has received high evaluation in the following categories in Chambers Global 2021 and Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021, published by Chambers & Partners. （February 18, 2021）
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2021 has recommended City-Yuwa Partners in the 8 areas, and further recommended our 6 lawyers. （January 18, 2021）
- Fifteen lawyers of City-Yuwa Partners were chosen for the 11th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Japan. （April 9, 2020）
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 has recommended City-Yuwa Partners in the 9 areas, and further recommended our 4 lawyers. （January 17, 2020）