Representative Attorney at Hajime & Sato Law Office. Mr. Sato is admitted to practice law in Japan and New York. He graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law and New York University School of Law. After working at Nishimura & Asahi mainly in the area of finance (securitization, funds, derivatives, etc.), he established his own firm in 2015, specializing in Web3, FinTech, Metaverse, and startups. He is the author of "Textbook of NFT" and "Look Ahead! Metaverse & NFT. He is also an advisor to the Japan Blockchain Association, an auditor of the Japan STO Association, an auditor of Metaverse Japan, a secretary of the Capital Markets Division of the FinTech Association, an auditor of HashPort, and a former outside director of bitFlyer. He is ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific, Best Lawyers rankings, and Legal 500 as a FinTech lawyer in Japan.