Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
S

Senior Statespeople

Restructuring/Insolvency

Japan

18 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Hideyuki Sakai

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

Hideyuki Sakai is one of Japan’s leading authorities in insolvency and financial restructuring. He has frequently represented prominent financial institutions and large creditor groups in complex debt restructurings and international insolvency matters. He has also served as court-appointed trustee in high-profile cases and mediator in out-of-court ADR proceedings. Additionally, he has extensive experience in cross-border M&A, complex commercial litigation and crisis management.

Career

Admitted in Japan (1976)

Professional Memberships

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

Publications

“Guide on Conducting an Out-of-Court Workout in Asia” (Co-author) (Asian Business Law Institute, International Insolvency Institute, 2023)

“Guide on the Treatment of Insolvent Micro and Small Enterprises in Asia” (Co-author)

(Asian Business Law Institute, International Insolvency Institute, 2022)

“Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency in Asia 2020” (co-author) (Asian Business Law Institute, International Insolvency Institute, 2020)

"Mediation meditations-Understanding the mediation culture of Chapter 11" (Translation, Hon. James M. Peck) (NBL No.1138, 2019)

“Reflections on a Revolution in Japanese Business Restructuring Proceedings: An Insolvency Practitioner's Perspective of the Early 21st Century and Future of Japanese Insolvency Law” (The American Bankruptcy Law Journal (vol.92, issue 3), 2018)

Personal

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

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Asia & Pacific

Restructuring/Insolvency - Japan

S
Senior Statespeople
Individual Editorial
Hideyuki Sakai is the team's most senior lawyer and has a wealth of experience in high-profile insolvency matters in Japan. He has expertise in matters involving Chapter 11 proceedings.

Discover other Lawyers at
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

Asia-Pacific Region

Gaming & Gambling

3
Hitoshi Ishihara
3
Band 3

Japan

Banking & Finance: Domestic

1
Satoshi Inoue
1
Band 1
U
Kenta Umaba
U
Up and Coming
Banking & Finance: Domestic Firms: Financial Services Regulation

1
Isao Shindo
1
Band 1
1
Kunihiko Morishita
1
Band 1
Capital Markets: Domestic

1
Hironori Shibata
1
Band 1
2
Kagayaki Funakoshi
2
Band 2
4
Tomoyuki Oka
4
Band 4
Capital Markets: Domestic: J-REITs

1
Minoru Kobayashi
1
Band 1
3
Takehisa Sato
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: Domestic: Securitisation & Derivatives

3
Daisuke Tanimoto
3
Band 3
Competition/Antitrust

S
Hideto Ishida
S
Senior Statespeople
1
Yusuke Nakano
1
Band 1
3
Atsushi Yamada
3
Band 3
3
Vassili Moussis
3
Band 3
4
Etsuko Hara
4
Band 4
U
Takeshi Suzuki
U
Up and Coming
Corporate/M&A: Domestic

2
Hiroki Kodate
2
Band 2
5
Keita Tokura
5
Band 5
5
Ko Wakabayashi
5
Band 5
20 of 57 results