As part of our long standing commitment to offer support to Dentons' many Japanese clients globally, we have a Japan desk located in various Dentons' offices: Almaty, Dubai, London, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and Washington DC. Each of our Japan desks is led by a partner who is engaged day-to-day in supporting our Japanese clients in these regions. These clients include the business and legal departments of many leading Japanese manufacturers, trading houses and financial institutions and also many medium- and small-sized Japanese companies. We also often work with Japanese law firms and other professionals. All Dentons' Japan desk partners are frequent visitors to Japan; several of them have worked for extended periods in Tokyo; they have extensive experience in supporting Japanese companies in their dealings with counterparties, transactions, projects, regulations and legal processes outside Japan These partners are, therefore, familiar with Japanese business customs, procedures and protocol and the need for a consensus-based approach. The contact partner for our Japan desk in Toronto is Vivek Bakshi.