The Tokyo law firm affiliated with Big Four accounting firm Deloitte has hired two former Jones Day partners, helping it to recover from a four-lawyer departure to Withers last year.

Takashi Tanazawa and Hirokazu Ina join DT Legal Japan as partners after a combined 27 years with the U.S. firm.

Tanazawa, who also leads DT Legal's dispute resolution practice, specialises in disputes related to product liability, general tort, contract, labour, unfair competition and consumer matters in the information technology, construction, engineering, life science, automobile and consumer products industries.