Sho Tsuzuki | Atsumi & Sakai

Overview

Publications & Seminars

Awards

Admitted

Japan (2014) and New York (2023)

Bar Association

Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Education

Osaka University (LL.B, 2010)

Hitotsubashi University, School of Law (J.D., 2012)

The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan

Cornell Law School (LL.M., 2022)

- General Editor, Cornell International Law Journal

Background

Hitotsubashi University, School of Law, Academic Adviser for Graduate Students (2018-2020)

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP(September 2022-May 2023)

Member

Auditor of The Japan Asset Management Forum

Standing Member, Daini Tokyo Bar Association

Publications

6500 Legal Countermeasures for Financial Institutions, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2026) [Co-author]
“Survey Report on Foreign Systems that May Affect the Proper Handling of Specified User Information,” Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (2024) [Co-author]
“Report on Research on Currency Law Systems in the US and Europe,” Ministry of Finance (2023) [Co-author]
6000 Legal Countermeasures for Financial Institutions Vol.4: Money Lending & Collection, Kinzai Institute for Financial Affairs (2022) [Co-author]

Web Articles

The Legal 500: Capital Markets Country Comparative Guide, Japan chapter, Legalease Ltd. (2025) [Co-author]
“Will Tokyo’s new MBO rules protect minority shareholders?,” Asia Business Law Journal (July, 2025)
“Japan’s unsolicited offers after METI 2023 guidelines,” Asia Business Law Journal (March, 2025)
“A conversation with Atsumi & Sakai,” Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia Edition (July, 2024)

Newsletters

“Overview of Recent Policies and Measures to Attract Foreign Direct Investment into Japan” (June, 2024）[Co-author]

Seminars

Moderator at a panel discussion entitled “Legal Issues in International Trade and Economic Security - Regulatory Framework and Corporate Responses,” at a seminar entitled “Frontlines of Corporate Legal Affairs: Regulatory Framework and Practical Responses Concerning Economic Security, Business and Human Rights,” hosted by Committee on International Relations of Japan Federation of Bar Associations and co-hosted by International Bar Association (IBA), October 6, 2025
Presentation “Impact Venture Fundraising,” at an event entitled “Impact Future Weekend,” hosted by We Are The Impact LLC, September 20, 2025
Facilitator in a forum entitled “The 3rd Global Youth Forum for a Culture of Lawfulness,” co-hosted by the Ministry of Justice, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), February 16, 2025
“Essay on the Use of Alternative Data in Investment Decisions and the Legal Risks for Investment Managers and Data Providers,” hosted by Japan Alternative Data Accelerator Association, October 4, 2024
Panelist at a panel discussion entitled “Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Existing Legal Framework – Life Sciences and Financial Sectors,” at a seminar entitled “Legal Challenges of AI and AI’s Influence on Existing Legal Framework,” co-hosted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and the International Bar Association, July 26, 2024
“Achieving ‘Proactive Governance and Preparing a Corporate Governance Code That Factors in a Stewardship Code,” hosted by Keiei Chousa Kenkyukai, March 3, 2016

ALB Japan Law Awards 2026
- Finalist - Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm)
Asian Legal Business (ALB) Asia 40 Under 40 2025