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Minami Sakaida

Lawyer

minami.sakaida@hhlaw.com.au

Minami graduated from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne and was awarded Swinburne Student Achievement Award for the highest achieving graduate in the Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Business in the 2023 Academic Year. Since joining our firm in 2022, Minami has gained extensive experience across various practice areas including real estate, dispute resolution, employment, wills and estate, and family. She was admitted as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of NSW in 2024 and works in our Commercial & Corporate team and Real Estate team. Having relocated from Japan to Australia over a decade ago, Minami is an important member of our Japan practice advising on matters involving Japanese clients and Japan-related issues, leveraging her bilingual skills and profound understanding of both business cultures.

Experience

  • Advised the Australian branches of major global Japanese companies on employment matters, including the reviewing employee handbooks and handling workforce termination issues.

  • Advised clients on a diverse range of commercial disputes across multiple industries, including cross-jurisdictional matters.

  • Guided the administration of estates for Japanese clients with property in Australia, addressing cross-border legal complexities.

  • Advised Japanese investors on property acquisitions in Australia.


Education

  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law

  • Bachelor of Laws, Swinburne University of Technology

  • Bachelor of Business (International Business), Swinburne University of Technology


Membership

  • Law Society of NSW, Australia

Qualification

  • Lawyer, Supreme Court of NSW


Languages

  • English

  • Japanese