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Asia-Pacific Guide 2023

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Tax: Bengoshi
6 Years Ranked
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Provided by Makoto Sakai

Asia-Pacific

Practice Areas

M&A, tax, Private Client / Wealth Management

Career

- with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Los Angeles (2009-2010)

- Review Officer (International Examination), Review Division (Large Enterprise Examination Department), Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau (2011-2013)

Professional Memberships

Admitted in Japan, 2004; New York, 2010. Daini-Tokyo Bar Association; Registered as Licensed Tax Accountant, 2015.

Publications

“Q&A Anti-Tax Haven Rules in Practice” Zeimu Keiri Kyokai, 2019; "The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Private Client 2022 Japan Chapter" The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Private Client 2022, 2022; "Comprehensive Analysis of M& A Laws of Japan" Yuhikaku Publishing, 2015.

Personal

Graduated from the University of Tokyo (LL.B., 2003); Cornell University Law School (LL.M., 2009).

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Tax: Bengoshi - Japan
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Band 3

Makoto Sakai handles a broad range of tax mandates, including defending audits and challenging assessments by the National Tax Agency. He also advises on the taxation elements of large-scale M&A deals.

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1 Contribution provided by Mori Hamada & Matsumoto

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