Hideyuki Sakai

Practice Areas

Hideyuki Sakai is one of Japan’s leading authorities in insolvency and financial restructuring. He has frequently represented prominent financial institutions and large creditor groups in complex debt restructurings and international insolvency matters. He has also served as court-appointed trustee in high-profile cases and mediator in out-of-court ADR proceedings. Additionally, he has extensive experience in cross-border M&A, complex commercial litigation and crisis management.

Career

Admitted in Japan (1976)

Professional Memberships

International Insolvency Institute (III); American College of Bankruptcy (ACB); INSOL International; International Bar Association (IBA); Tokyo Bar Association

Publications

“Guide on Conducting an Out-of-Court Workout in Asia” (Co-author) (Asian Business Law Institute, International Insolvency Institute, 2023)

“Guide on the Treatment of Insolvent Micro and Small Enterprises in Asia” (Co-author)

(Asian Business Law Institute, International Insolvency Institute, 2022)

“Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency in Asia 2020” (co-author) (Asian Business Law Institute, International Insolvency Institute, 2020)

"Mediation meditations-Understanding the mediation culture of Chapter 11" (Translation, Hon. James M. Peck) (NBL No.1138, 2019)

“Reflections on a Revolution in Japanese Business Restructuring Proceedings: An Insolvency Practitioner's Perspective of the Early 21st Century and Future of Japanese Insolvency Law” (The American Bankruptcy Law Journal (vol.92, issue 3), 2018)

Personal

University of Tokyo (LLB, 1974); Duke University School of Law (LLM, 1982)