Overview
Nan Sato is head of Fisher Phillips’ Tokyo office and the co-chair of the firm's International Practice Group. She advises international companies on employment matters around the globe. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe and Canada (CIPP/E & CIPP/C), and also has extensive experience in the labor and employment law aspect of sports.
Nan regularly represents U.S. companies operating abroad as well as foreign companies who are looking to expand into the U.S. market. Clients see Nan as a partner in strategically setting up borderless workforces and navigating legal issues arising out of their global operations. She has extensive experience in analyzing and minimizing the risks of international remote working arrangements.
She frequently advises employers on their international employment issues in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Canada, and Latin America. She counsels clients globally on establishment of new international operations, M&A-related employment and data privacy issues, termination processes, international labor relations, global pay equity audits, as well as cross-border employment disputes.
Nan’s clients are from a variety of industries including manufacturing, finance, trading, biotech, technology, entertainment, fashion, and education. In the sports industry, Nan has worked with governing bodies, clubs, sponsors, and promotional agencies in their contract negotiations and dispute resolution. She has represented clients in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sports and the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber in various employment disputes.
Nan is a frequent speaker on cross-border legal issues and regularly writes on internationalemployment topics. Additionally, Nan lectures on employment issues in eSports at the Spain-based Higher institute of Law and Economics (ISDE) and serves on the editorial board of LawInSport. She is experienced in internal whistleblower investigations both in a sports context and a traditional corporate context.
*Nan is a Registered Foreign Lawyer licensed to practice law in Japan.