So & Sato Law Offices' group provides comprehensive support to investment funds across their entire lifecycle, including the structuring and formation of private equity, venture capital, mezzanine and hedge funds, as well as guidance on investments and exit strategies. The team is led by Yuki Sato who advises on all stages of fund activity and regularly counsels both domestic and international funds on Japanese capital markets regulations. Chiho Saito is particularly noted for her extensive experience with real estate investment funds, while Changsoo Ahn is a key figure for his strong grasp of transactional law.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Yuki Sato is not only highly knowledgeable in the law and procedures related to investment funds and asset managers, but she also has the same level of insight, expertise and experience as investment professionals.'
- 'We regard Sato's team is one-of-a-kind, providing business support with the level of speed and quality that major firms cannot match.’
- ‘So Sato Law Office is a highly specialised firm in financial legal matters, founded by two distinguished attorneys.'
- 'I can confidently say that the Sato team is the most trusted group for private asset managers such as private equity, VC, and private credit.’
- 'Yuki Sato provides us as practitioners with a wide range of advice. In addition, her team members deliver legal counsel of equally high calibre.'
- 'This law firm stood out from others for the breadth of matters it can handle and the speed of its responses.'
Key clients
- Academia Industry Alliance Capital
- All Kochi Alliance Capital
- Asahi Media Lab Ventures, Inc.
- Dawn Capital No.1 Investment Limited Partnership
- Emoote Pte. Ltd.
- Fujiwara Capital Advisors Pte. Ltd.
- GLIN Impact Capital Investment Limited Partnership
- Idaten Ventures
- Miyabi Ventures Co., Ltd.
- MUFG Innovation Partners
- Shochiku Ventures Fund
- Social Innovation and Investment Foundation
Lawyers
Leading partners: Bengoshi
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners: Bengoshi
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Yuki Sato
Other key lawyers
Chiho Saito; Changsoo Ahn; Taiki Hashimoto