Lawyers

Hiroyuki Sato

Hiroyuki Sato

Work Department

Position

Director/ General corporate and M&A, restructuring and reorganisation, wealth management, litigation and crisis management, information-related legal support

Career

Hiroyuki Sato specialises in corporate transactions with a focus on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. He previously worked for Nishimura & Asahi, a leading Japanese law firm, and for HSBC as an in-house counsel. He joined PwC Legal Japan in 2022. Hiroyuki received an LL.B. from Hitotsubashi University in 2009 and an LL.M. in Corporate Law from University College London in 2020. He is admitted to practice law in Japan and in England and Wales.

PwC Legal Japan(2022-Present)

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited(2021-2022 )

Nishimura & Asahi(2010-2021 )

Languages

Japanese / English

Memberships

Japan, Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association (2010), England and Wales (2020)

Education

University College London (LL.M. in Corporate Law)(2020)

Hitotsubashi University (B.A.)(2009 )