P. Miyoko Sato
Member / Chair, Bankruptcy, Health Law, Public Finance, Real Estate, and TechComm Division
+1.617.348.1896
Institutional investors seeking high-level guidance on investments in tax-exempt and taxable securities rely on Miyoko’s counsel — particularly on matters involving high-yield securities in both distressed debt and new money transactions. She represents indenture trustees, mutual fund companies, investment advisory firms, asset management companies, insurance companies, and other institutional investors with respect to defaults, workouts, restructurings, capital recoveries, and bankruptcies.
Miyoko’s experience encompasses corporate debt and project financings for higher education institutions, multifamily housing, student housing, military housing, health care, charter schools, private schools, tribal gaming, hotels, museums, and solid waste disposal facilities. She is a frequent speaker on distressed debt topics and high-yield investments.
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Chambers USA has recognized 43 of Mintz’s practices and 88 of its attorneys in its 2025 guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those featured in the guide, 17 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm expanded its rankings this year with three new practice area listings and 17 attorneys recognized for the first time or in additional categories.
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.