Dentons announced today the appointment of a new Corporate partner in Warsaw. Takura Kawai joins from CMS Cameron McKenna, where he was responsible for the firm's Japan Practice in the CEE region. He will join Dentons' Global Corporate Group and will strengthen the firm’s Japan Desk.

Takura specializes in FDI and state aid (investment incentives and EU structural funds) and corporate matters. He has advised on high profile projects in the automotive, electronics and chemicals industries throughout the CEE region, advising among others Hitachi group companies, Sumitomo Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Fujitsu General, Toyota, and Mitsui & Co.

“Takura will work together with the partners in the Japan Desk in London, Germany, Russia, Turkey on the development of the Japanese client base across Europe, Russia and CIS countries. We already have a very active Japan Desk and Takura's addition will further develop our long term relationships with Japanese clients across Europe, enabling Dentons to position itself as the go-to firm for Japanese clients in Europe,” said Tomasz Dąbrowski, Chief Executive Officer, Dentons Europe.

“The arrival of Takura who is an experienced and recognized lawyer is aligned with our long-term growth strategy of offering clients premium counsel in all of their sectors and practice areas. Takura brings a great value by expanding our current corporate offer” – said Arkadiusz Krasnodębski, Dentons’ Warsaw Managing Partner.