Yuki Sako advises clients on federal and state bank regulatory issues under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, the International Banking Act of 1978, the National Bank Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and state banking laws. Yuki assists global and domestic banking institutions with respect to their investment fund-related activities, fiduciary activities, and collaborations with technology companies. She also counsels clients on issues relating to deposit and investment products including deposit sweep programs. She represents clients before federal and state banking agencies with respect to de novo charters and charter conversions.
Yuki represents global institutional investors including public pension funds, banks, fund-of-funds and foundations in their investments in alternative investments including private equity, infrastructure and real estate funds. She assists clients in setting up their investment programs and issues relating to risk management in relation to alternative investments.
She advises clients on a wide range of Japanese financial regulatory issues, and counsels clients on Japanese LPS formation, offering and structuring various investment products and services in Japan, business collaborations and use of alternative data.
She assists clients with respect to federal policy monitoring and advocacy activities and advises political ethics compliance issues.
- Court Secretary at Kyoto District Court (2004 - 2007)
- Dai-ni Tokyo Bar Association
- Trustee, Japan-America Society of Washington, January 2023 – Present
- Chair, AIMA Japan Regulatory & Tax Committee, January 2021 – Present
- Board Member, Kyodai Collaborative, September 2020 – Present
- Trustee, JCAW Foundation, Inc., May 2020 – December 2023
- Director, Japan Commerce Association of Washington, DC, Inc., June 2018 – January 2022
Yuki regularly speaks at industry association meetings and conferences. Recent representative engagements include:
- Panelist, “Private Markets Panel: Are They Flavor of the Month? - Current Thoughts and Trends,” AIMA Japan Annual Forum 2024, May 2024
- Moderator, “Are We Making Progress - Insights and Updates on Latest Regulatory and Tax Matters,” AIMA Japan Annual Forum 2023, May 2023
- Speaker, “Cash Management In the Post-SVB World,” K&L Gates Webinar, March 2023
- Panelist, “Post-COVID Asset Management Policy Update: A Conversation with the FSA,” AIMA Japan Annual Forum 2022, October 2022
- Panelist, “Japan Reg & Tax: What You Must Know & Do,” AIMA Japan Annual Forum 2021, November 2021
- Speaker, "AIMA APAC Webinar: Personal Data Protection in Japan - An Overview and Practical Considerations,” The Alternative Investment Management Association Limited, 17 June 2021
- Panelist, “The Essential Legal Toolbox: Preparing Today For Tomorrow’s Success,” AIMA Acorns of APAC – Emerging Manager Outreach 2021, April 2021
- Panelist, “Latest Update on the Regulatory and Tax Landscape in Japan,” AIMA Japan Annual Forum 2020, September 2020
- Panelist, “Update on Changes to Regulation of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Japan,” AIMA APAC Webinar, March 2020
- Panelist, “Big Data and AI - Is It Creating the Alpha?,” 14th AIMA Japan Annual Forum 2019, Tokyo, May 2019
- “Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Proposes Changes to Merger Review Process,” The Banking Law Journal, July-August 2024
- “Private Target Deal Points Market Trends in the U.S. - Insights for Japanese Buyers,” NBL Nos. 1238, 1240, March-April 2023
- “Japan As a Financial Center: How Its International Financial City Initiative Could Benefit PE Managers,” Private Equity Law Report, 17 May 2022
- “Deference and Comity: CFTC Approves Cross-Border Swaps Final Rule,” K&L Gates Publication, October 2020
- “COVID-19: Japanese New Foreign Investment Review Goes Effective as National Security Concerns Grow Amid COVID-19 Pandemic – Impacts on the Asset Management Industry,” K&L Gates Publication, May 2020
- “Volcker Revamp Viewed Vividly: What You Need to Know About the Agencies’ Proposal to Modify Restrictions on Covered Funds,” K&L Gates Publication, March 2020
- Contributing Author, “Securities Practice Guide,” Lexis Nexis
- “Rapid Enactment of the Amendment Bill of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act,” NBL No. 1160, December 2019
- “New Japanese Foreign Investment Regulation Could Impact the Financial Services Industry and Undermine Japan’s Corporate Governance Reform,” K&L Gates Publication, December 2019
- “Japan Restricts Foreign Investments in Technologies amid National Security Concerns,” K&L Gates Publication, September 2019
- “New Japanese Securitization Risk Retention Rule and Its Impact on CLO Investors in Japan,” K&L Gates Publication, May 2019
- “CFIUS Reform: Impacts on Japanese Businesses’ Investments in the U.S. - Legislative Background, Key Changes and Issues to Consider in Analyzing Risks,” NBL No. 1138, January 2019
- “Japan and the EU Create a Free Flow of Data,” InfoSecurity.com, January 2019
- “New Japanese Fund Regulatory Framework: FSA's Proposed Rules and Public Consultation,” K&L Gates Publication, December 2015
- “The Impacts of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940 on Businesses of Japanese Operating Companies – in light of various capital-raising and borrowing activities in the U.S.,” Jyunkan Shoji Homu No.2069, June 2015
- “Proposed Amendments to Japan’s Fund Regulatory Framework Include Dramatic Changes for Non-Japanese Funds,” Bloomberg BNA World Securities Law Report, Vol. 21, No.5, May 2015
- “Japanese Law License Requirements for Fund Securities Issued Overseas,” Jyunkan Shoji Homu No.1989, February 2013
