Miyoko is a member in the firm's Boston office, where she practices in the Public Law Section. She has practiced in Mintz Levin's Boston office since 1998. Her practice primarily involves representation of mutual fund companies, investment advisory firms, insurance companies, and other institutional investors in connection with their investments in tax-exempt securities. Miyoko's particular focus is in the area of high-yield, tax-exempt securities, in both new money and workout transactions. She has extensive experience in all areas of public finance, including general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, tax increment financings, securitizations of tax-exempt bonds, and project financings. Miyoko has represented institutional investors, bond insurers, and indenture trustees in workouts, restructurings, capital recoveries, and bankruptcies. She has served as bond counsel and underwriters' counsel, and has counseled clients on derivative products.
Before joining the firm, Miyoko served as a law clerk for the Massachusetts Superior Court, where she prepared memoranda and draft decisions on a broad spectrum of both civil and criminal law issues.
Miyoko is admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and is a member of the National Association of Bond Lawyers and the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations. She received her B.A. in Spanish from Earlham College (1991) and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law (1997).