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Yasufumi SAKURAI, Attorney-at-Law

Background

April 1979	Born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
March 1998	Graduated from Eiko Gakuen Senior High School
March 2003	Graduated from School of Law, Waseda University
March 2007	Completed Masters Program, Graduate School of Law, Chuo University
September 2007	Passed bar examination
December 2008	Completed legal training (61st group of graduates)
December 2008	Admitted to the bar (Tokyo Bar Association)
December 2008	Joined Shuhei Takahashi Law Office
January 2015	Established Harumi Partners Law Firm
March 2018	Appointed outside director (audit and supervisory committee member), TriIs Inc. (until April 2024)
September 2023	Appointed representative director, Organization for Promotion and Education of Sports Compliance
April 2024	Appointed Deputy Secretary-General, Bankruptcy Law Study Group, Legal Research Study Group, Tokyo Bar Association

Main Areas of Practice

Corporate restructuring, insolvency, corporate restructuring (M&A), corporate legal affairs (legal advice on commercial transactions in general, contract review, legal advice on corporate compliance, debt collection, etc.), labor cases, real estate cases, inheritance cases, general civil cases, criminal cases

Affiliated Organizations

Member, Bankruptcy Law Study Group, Legal Research Study Group, Tokyo Bar Association（Deputy Secretary-General, 2024）
Member, National Bankruptcy Proceedings Lawyers Network
Member, Japan Sports Law Association
Organization for Promotion and Education of Sports Compliance

Publications

Q&A: Everything Operators Need to Know About Guarantees (Seibunsha), joint author

Career

I was involved in many corporate restructuring and insolvency cases concerning companies of various sizes in a variety of sectors while working at Shuhei Takahashi Law Office, which mainly handles corporate restructuring cases. I also have experience in a wide range of cases, including corporate restructuring (M&A), corporate legal affairs, commercial disputes, labor issues, real estate disputes, intellectual property, debt collection, inheritance, and divorce. In addition to focusing on corporate restructuring and insolvency cases, we are increasingly being asked for advice on labor issues, corporate compliance and internal controls, and real estate matters.
Each attorney at Harumi Partners Law Firm has a slightly different background. We aim to draw on our collective experience and collaborate with Harumi Partners Tax Accounting Firm to serve as a one-stop shop for our clients.