Motoki Saito
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Up and Coming : Capital Markets: Domestic
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Up and Coming
About
Provided by Motoki Saito
Practice Areas
Practices mainly in the field of capital markets, including global securities offerings by Japanese issuers (especially start-up companies) and non-Japanese issuers. Also practices in the field of M&A, especially acquisitions using stock of Japanese corporations as consideration, equity incentive plans and other types of transactions using stocks of Japanese corporations, as well as offering of fund interests in Japan.
Career
Joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu in 2007; became partner in 2018. Worked at Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (currently BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd.) in 2011-2012; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (New York) in 2013-2014.
Professional Memberships
Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association, Japan
Publications
Lexology Getting the Deal Through – Securities Finance 2021-2023 Japan
·”Advanced Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, 3rd Edition” Shojihomu Co., Ltd. (2019)
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Motoki Saito is an up-and-coming practitioner at the firm and works alongside underwriters and issuers on global IPOs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The quality of Motoki Saito's service is high, and he accurately points out potential issues based on his extensive knowledge of Japanese law, providing advice that exceeds our expectations."
"The quality of Motoki Saito's service is high, and he accurately points out potential issues based on his extensive knowledge of Japanese law, providing advice that exceeds our expectations."