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Provided by Masanori Sato

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Practice Areas

Structured Finance / Banking (Securitization, Real Estate Financing, Project Finance, LBO Finance, Derivatives, Banking); Sustainability / Environmental Law (Sustainability, Emissions Trading / Carbon Credits, Decarbonization / Green Transformation); Energy / Infrastructure (Power Generation / Battery Storage, Renewable Energy / Environmental Attributes, Infrastructure / PPP, Infrastructure Funds); Financial Regulation (Banking, Trusts, Financial Instruments Business); M&A (M&A / Reorganizations / Capital and Business Alliances, Private Equity); Asset Management / Funds (REITs, Infrastructure Funds); Real Estate / REITs (Real Estate Financing, REITs)

Career

Background

The University of Tokyo (LL.B., 1988); University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 1993); Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York (1993-1994); Linklaters, London (1994-1995)

Major Activities

Member of the Financial Law Board; Member of the Japan Branch Council of the International Project Finance Association; Professor at The University of Tokyo⁠, Graduate School of Law and Politics (⁠April 2019-March 2022⁠); Member of Study Group on “⁠New Security Legislation and Trusts⁠,⁠” organized by Trust Forum Foundation (⁠2025-⁠)

Professional Memberships

admitted in Japan, 1990; New York, 1994

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Chambers Global Guide

Capital Markets: Domestic: Securitisation & Derivatives - Japan

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Masanori Sato is sought after for his knowledge of transaction structuring and documentation. His work includes advice on derivatives transactions, regulatory issues and securitisation deals, including margin loans and receivables.


Banking & Finance: Domestic - Japan

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Band 1
Individual Editorial

Masanori Sato heads the Mori Hamada banking and finance practice group and is widely recognised in the market for his structured finance practice.

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