Hideyuki Sakai > Anderson Mori & Tomotsune > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Otemachi Park Building
1-1-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
TOKYO
100-8136
Japan
Hideyuki Sakai photo

Position

Restructuring/Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Dispute Resolution, M&A, Corporate, Corporate Crisis Management

Career

Admitted in Japan (1976)

Languages

  • Japanese (first language)
  • English

Memberships

Tokyo Bar Association (Japan), International Insolvency Institute(III), INSOL International, American College of Bankruptcy(ACB), International Bar Association(IBA)

Education

University of Tokyo (LLB, 1974), Duke University School of Law (LLM, 1982)

Lawyer Rankings

Japan > Restructuring and insolvency: Independent local firms

The team at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune is well versed in both in-court and out-of-court restructurings of distressed companies, handling large-scale insolvency and restructuring matters in Japan. Led by Hideyuki Sakai, Hiroyasu Ueda, Fujiaki Mimura, and Zentaro Nihei, the team supports global companies with resolution plans and assists Japanese quasi-governmental agencies in legislative research. Ueda acts as liquidator in Japanese bankruptcy matters, while Nihei specialises in insolvency, bankruptcy, and special situation investing. Other key members include Taro Awataguchi, who represents creditors and sponsors in out-of-court debt restructurings, corporate reorganisations, and civil rehabilitation matters, and Satoshi Ogino, who has extensive experience in the insolvency practice area.