Yutaka Sakai is a senior partner of Atsumi & Sakai and practices in the fields of securitization, project finance, ship finance, aircraft leasing, syndicated loans, and environmental law. He is regularly recognized as one of Tokyo’s leading banking and finance lawyers, and is a frequent speaker at seminars on renewable energy, structured finance and other financial topics. (Bengoshi registered at Tokyo 1st Bar Association). He speaks Japanese and English.
Email: Yutaka Sakai
Tel. +81-3-5501-1055
| Admitted | 1985: registered attorney |
| Bar Association | Tokyo 1st Bar Association |
| Education | 1980: Keio-University (LL.B) 1985: completion of legal trainee (member of the 37th graduating class) 1990: Queen Mary, University of London (LL.M.) |
| Background | 1985-1990: Tanaka-Takahashi-legal office 1991-2002: Blakemore-legal office 2002-2006: Asahi-legal office 2007-2010: TMI-legal office Jan.2007-: New Frontier Capital Management AG member director (part-time) Feb.2007-: Anchor Ship Investment AG representative director (part-time) Sep.2010-: Anchor Ship Partners AG representative director (part-time) Sep.2012-: Maritime counselor Sep.2013-: Smart-Energy AG auditor (part-time) |
| Membership | Trust-legal firm JSLA: Japan Syndication and Loan-trading Association SFJ: Securitisation Forum of Japan |
| Practice Area | Securitisation of divirse assets, structrured finance, project finance, Ship-finance, aircraft leasing, syndicated loan, environmental finance, development of new finance products, environmental law |
| Language | Japanese, English |
Recommendation and Awards
- Chambers Global 2019 Leading Individual Banking & Finance: Domestic
- The Best Lawyers in Japan 2020 Asset Finance Law, Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance and Development Practice
- asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020 Elite practitioner; Banking & Finance
- IFLR 1000 Financial and Corporate 2020 Leading Lawyers (Highly regarded): Banking; Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation, Project development, Project finance
