Cooley LLP

Fund Investments in Companies; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance and Strategy; Seed, Venture and Growth Financings

David is a partner focused on start-ups and venture capital.

David works closely with VC and PE funds, startups and technology companies on a variety of matters, including cross-border equity and debt financings, buy-side and sell-side acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, and general corporate governance. He has advised on hundreds of venture-backed deals and has led negotiations involving parties based in the U.S., India, China, Middle East, Africa, UK/EU, Australia and all across Southeast Asia.

David has been recognized by The Legal 500 as a “Next Generation Partner” in the Start-Up and Venture Capital - Foreign Firms in Singapore category. He is recognized by Chambers and Partners and named by the India Business Law Journal’s A-List as one of the top 100 India-focused lawyers at international law firms. David was also listed as one of Asia’s 40 Under 40 Lawyers for 2022 by Asian Legal Business, a Thomson Reuters publication, which recognizes the top young lawyers from international and domestic firms across Greater China, South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia and India. Most recently, David spoke at the 2025 Harvard Asia Business Conference and was invited back on the BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech Podcast to share insights on key developments in the region’s tech ecosystem.

David regularly advises numerous venture-backed startups throughout the world in their corporate and transactional matters, including: abillion (Singapore), Ascenda Loyalty (Philippines), Agridence (Indonesia), Alerzo (Nigeria), Appsmith (India), AyoConnect (Indonesia), Believe Beauty (Saudi Arabia), Brik.id (Indonesia), Cinch (Singapore), Dachin (Indonesia), DurianPay (Indonesia), EPOS (Singapore), Gallabox (India), Gear inc. (Singapore), Imperative Global (Singapore), Inshorts Media (India), Jago Coffee (Indonesia), Kast (HK/Cayman Islands), Kargo (Indonesia), Khatabook (India), Koppiku (Malaysia), Loop Health (India), Lucence Technologies (Singapore), Mamame (Indonesia), MobiusCarbon (UK), Multiplier (Singapore), Pavo.ai (India), PayMongo (Philippines), PickUp Coffee (Philippines), RevSure.ai (India), SaaS Labs (India), Salmon (Philippines/UAE), SirionLabs (India), Skuad (Singapore), Terminal Africa (Nigeria), Terrascope (Singapore), TurtleTree Labs (Singapore), Volopay (India) and watchTowr (Singapore).

David also regularly acts as counsel to venture capital and growth equity investors based all over the world, including: Addition, Asia Partners, Beenext, EDBI, Goodwater Capital, Granite Asia, Greenoaks Capital, Lightrock, Lightspeed, Lone Pine Capital, Matrix Partners, Monk’s Hill Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Peak XV, Prime Venture Partners, Prosus Ventures, SIG, Softbank Ventures Asia, StepStone Group, Tanglin Venture Partners, Tiger Global, TNB Aura, Valar Ventures, Vertex Ventures and Wavemaker.

Previously, David practiced in the Silicon Valley office of Fenwick & West and the New York office of Davis Polk & Wardwell. David received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he served as the Chief Articles Editor of the Columbia Business Law Review. He received his B.S. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.

David has passed the Level I examination of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program. He is a fluent Mandarin speaker and is a member of the State Bars of California and New York.