


Eiji Sakai
Partner
Tokyo
LEGAL AWARDS
The Best Lawyers in Japan™・Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan™ (2025 Edition)
The Best Lawyers in Japan™ 2024
Best Lawyers 2023
Key Practice Areas
Finance and Financial Institutions
Real Estate
Energy and Natural Resources
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
TEL: 81-3-6775-1164
/FAX: 81-3-6775-2164
Eiji Sakai has advised both domestic and international financial institutions, asset managers, developers and investors, mainly in the areas of finance transactions such as real estate finance, project finance and asset finance, real estate transactions such as purchase and sale, development and construction of real estate, energy related transactions such as development and operation of renewable energy projects.
Recently he has provided many advice to overseas clients on acquisition of Japanese real estate and development of projects in Japan.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Industries
Banks
Securities
Trust
Other Finance Industries
Energy and Natural Resources
Asset Management
Real Estate and REIT
Transportation and Logistics
Telecommunication, Media, and Entertainment
Trading
Construction and Infrastructure
Digital
RELATED INSIGHTS
PUBLICATIONSPublications
CAREER
Mar 2003
Chuo University (LL.B.)
Sep 2007
The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
Oct 2007 - Dec 2014
White & Case LLP/White & Case Law Offices
May 2013
New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
May 2013
New York University Stern School of Business (Advanced Professional Certificate in Law and Business)
Oct 2013 - Sep 2014
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Tokyo Branch/JPMorgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (on secondment)
Jan 2015
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2007)
New York (2014)
ARES Certified Master (The Association for Real Estate Securitization) (2023)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Japan Association for Real Estate Sciences
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
English

Eiji Sakai
TEL: 81-3-6775-1164
/FAX: 81-3-6775-2164
Finance and Financial Institutions
Real Estate
Energy and Natural Resources
Government Investigations and Crisis Management

