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Japanese firm Tokyo International Law Office has continued its growth this year with the hire of two new partners: Makiko Kawamura (L) joins from EY Japan to launch a new tax practice, while construction expert Hojung Jun comes on board from Baker McKenzie.

Prior to joining Tokyo International, Kawamura worked at EY Japan for three and a half years when she was responsible for overseeing international tax cases and cross-border transactions. Kawamura also spent more than 11 years at DLA Piper after stints at O’Melveny & Myers and Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton.

Jun, who was a senior associate at Baker McKenzie, worked at the firm’s Tokyo and Singapore offices. She assists international clients including Japanese and Korean companies with overseas energy and infrastructure project development. Previously, she was an associate at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.

In her new role, Jun will be supporting clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors, with a focus on construction, including disputes.

Tokyo International Law Office has been expanding steadily since its establishment in 2019. In June, the firm added disputes lawyer Victor Sai from Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch in San Diego, and in-house counsel Yuri Aihara from Fujifilm. Long-time Baker corporate partner Jean-Denis Marx also moved to Tokyo International in February. The firm now has 36 lawyers.

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