Dentons has re-elected corporate partner Tomasz Dabrowski as its Europe chief executive, as the firm gears up for yet more expansion throughout the continent.

Dabrowski's second three-year term will begin on 1 January next year. In 2014, he succeeded Dariusz Oleszczuk, who had served three consecutive terms as managing partner of legacy firm Salans, which merged with SNR Denton and Canada's Fraser Milner Casgrain in 2013 to form Dentons.

During Dabrowski's first term in office, Dentons has increased its partner headcount in Europe by more than 50%, fuelled by moves including the acquisition of White & Case's Budapest office, the hire of a Milan team from DLA Piper, and a tie-up with Luxembourg firm OPF Partners.

Dabrowski said: "We have a number of plans for the next three years. We have identified Germany as a top priority for growth, due to the importance of its economy and client base. We want to be bigger in western Europe."

He added that the firm is considering opening a fourth office in Germany alongside its Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin offices, in either Duesseldorf or Hamburg. In addition, it plans to double its partner count in Germany – which currently stands at 40 – by 2019.

In addition, Dentons is actively seeking to enter the Netherlands, and is currently looking at a merger deal. "We are working on that over the next couple of months. We are open to discussions," said Dabrowski.

Dabrowski, who joined Salans in Warsaw as an associate in 1992, has held a number of leadership roles at the firm, including Warsaw managing partner, CEE head, and Europe corporate co-head. He recently took a lead role on an initiative that has seen European partners asked to inject €6m-€7m of additional capital into the business during the next two years. The firm's UK partners are not included in the capital call.

Separately, Dentons has recruited David Dixon, the EMEA general counsel of risk technology company Solera Holdings. Dixon, who also previously spent five years as head of Norton Rose's corporate finance team in Warsaw, will join the firm's European real estate practice as a partner.