Attorney Yoshiyuki Sato and Attorney Yoshihiko Hari have joined our firm as partner and counsel as of May 1.

Attorney Yoshiyuki Sato has handled a wide range of corporate legal matters for clients, with a focus on information and communications technology, and the medical and digital contents industries. Additionally, in providing support to start-ups, he has actively coordinated venture finance, IPO support, M&A and IP transactions, labor issues and dispute resolution, etc. for both investors and start-ups.

Attorney Yoshihiko Hari has coordinated multiple insolvency cases for both small and medium-sized enterprises and listed companies in various sectors, such as corporate reorganization, civil rehabilitation, bankruptcy, special liquidation and voluntary liquidation (including ADR), and has extensive experience regarding M&A, labor issues and dispute resolution, etc.

The addition of Attorneys Yoshiyuki Sato and Yoshihiko Hari will enable us to further strengthen our expertise in supporting start-ups and insolvency proceedings and improve our service in order to better respond to our clients’ needs.