Yoshitaka Sakamoto is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and practises principally in the fields of M&A transactions and corporate matters, including corporate governance. His experience includes participation in the legislative revision of the Companies Act of Japan on secondment with the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice from 2017 to 2019. Yoshitaka was admitted to the Japanese Bar in 2009 and the California Bar in 2019. His recent publications include: [SDGs/ESG] No Area of Business is Irrelevant to SDGs. Best Practice based on the Recent Discussion; Lawyers Guide Compliance × New World (2022); and Q&A on Practical Responses to the Revised Companies Act (2021).

Yoshitaka Sakamoto is a partner at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and practises principally in the fields of M&A transactions and corporate matters, including corporate governance. His experience includes participation in the legislative revision of the Companies Act of Japan on secondment with the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Justice from 2017 to 2019. Yoshitaka was admitted to the Japanese Bar in 2009 and the California Bar in 2019. His recent publications include: [SDGs/ESG] No Area of Business is Irrelevant to SDGs. Best Practice based on the Recent Discussion; Lawyers Guide Complian...

Publications

Corporate Governance Law Guide

Co-author of the Japan - Market Insights chapter in the Corporate Governance Law Guide , published 25 August 2026 , alongside Tsunemichi Nakano , Hiroyuki Saga and Hiroshi Ogura .