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DLA Piper‘s TMT practice is led out of Hong Kong by Lauren Hurcombe and advises multinational tech, consumer goods, life sciences and telecom companies on a range of TMT matters. Recently, the team has been advising on AI-related issues as well as assisting with data privacy and cybersecurity matters and TMT transactions. Amanda Ge is based in Beijing and provides on-the-ground support in data protection and regulatory matters.

DLA Piper‘s TMT team focuses on advising international clients on multi-jurisdictional transactional and regulatory TMT matters. The firm stands out for its work in the telecoms sector, where it assists with telecoms licensing, compliance, and operational efficiency for telecom technology such as satellites. In addition to telecoms companies, the practice also acts for tech, fintech, life sciences and e-commerce clients.  Telecoms specialist Lauren Hurcombe leads the practice and advises tech and telecoms clients on TMT and outsourcing transactions, and regulatory and commercial issues. Venus Cheung works closely alongside Hurcombe and concentrates on technology transactions and designing IT infrastructure and data compliance programmes.

DLA Piper showcases demonstrable experience in handling commercial matters, M&A and project finance work, with clients positioned in the public and private sectors. Jointly leading the practice, Trinh Hoang is well versed in financing and restructuring of debt facilities across a multitude of jurisdictions, while Samata Masagee advises on cross-border transactions in the energy sector, instructed by foreign energy companies with a nexus to Vietnam, with the final head of department, Philip Lee, being widely-renowned in capital markets. Noted for her extensive corporate experience, Thananan Sangnuan specialises in domestic, inbound, and outbound M&A, while Lauren Hurcombe specialises in technology and outsourcing transactions, particularly the exploitation of technology-related assets.