Ms Sayaka Aizawa > Atsumi & Sakai > Tokyo, Japan > Lawyer Profile

Atsumi & Sakai
FUKOKU SEIMEI BUILDING
2-2-2 UCHISAIWAICHO
CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-0011
Japan

Work Department

Banking, Syndicated Loans, Securitization, Structured Finance, M&A (including Entire Legal DD), General Corporate Law

Position

Partner

Career

Atsumi & Partners (Currently Atsumi & Sakai, September 2007-January 2011)
Davis & Takahashi (January 2011-June 2015) 
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (June 2015-November 2015)

Languages

Japanese and English

Memberships

Daini Tokyo Bar Associatin

Education

Ochanomizu University (2003)
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Queen Mary College, University of London (LL.M. in Banking and Finance Law, Distinction, 2018)

Lawyer Rankings

Japan > Capital markets: Independent local firms

Atsumi & Sakai‘s practice is recommended for its expertise in structured finance matters and securitisations. The firm acts for its diverse client base of institutional investors, banks, trustees, and insurance companies. The practice is jointly led by Fumiko Oikawa, Madoka Hashimoto, and Shintaro Hamasu. Other key contacts include Hiroo Atsumi, Bonnie Dixon for asset finance transactions for aircraft and ships, and Sayaka Aizawa for syndicated loans and structured finance mandates.