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‘The team has knowledge of compliance, sanctions, and antitrust laws in the region. They understand when to dive deep into an issue and when to provide practical answers that will solve the problem at hand.’

‘They are able to take very complex matters and distil them down into the key points that are easy to understand and communicate internally with stakeholders.’

‘They understand what is the aim & intention of their appointment and are proactive to suggest follow ups instead of just sitting back and waiting for the next instruction (on a matter).’

‘John Goulios – responds promptly no matter how busy and gives due consideration to the client’s considerations and thoughts before providing his advice. Andrew Robinson – makes the effort to understand the underlying issue and provide insightful analysis.’

‘Responsive, pragmatic advice on reasonable costs.’

‘Philip Lee has guided us through a number of delicate transactions with a deft hand, holding his own when up against firms/partners of more fearsome reputations.’

‘DLA Singapore has a large number of offices worldwide and it makes them lead counsel with a wide international transactional reach. A one stop shop!’

‘Philip Lee impressed with his commercial handling of files with a sound grasp of legal principles working across the nuances of various different legal jurisdictions.’

‘The team has an extremely good grasp of commercial issues and concerns to be factored into consideration. Prompt attention and turnaround time.’

‘Katherine Chew was commercially savvy and possesses great attention to detail.’

‘Cross-border M&A requires lawyers to be qualified in different jurisdictions in addition to being seriously competent in the domain area. DLA Piper Singapore is beautifully positioned in APAC in that its partners are US qualified (which looks after US funding and DD issues) and versatile with the APAC and India markets providing the best deal team for global M&A and private equity deals emanating from the region.’

‘David Kuo is an exceptional and brilliant lawyer and leads a dream deal team. His knowledge and acumen and experience in M&A makes him a sought after Partner to lead a deal. His collaboration, clarity in thought and expression, ability to influence, problem solve and weigh in at difficult points raises the bar for all M&A lawyers.

‘David Kuo has been a great new hire. I have used him for a number of projects and he is able to pull in the firm’s resources.’

‘We are a global investment firm that is new to Asia. We mainly invest in small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and partner heavily with DLA globally. What we need is a firm that can provide good quality M&A advisory support while at the same time keeping fees manageable (as each deal size is relatively small). DLA is able to deliver on this, supported by Katherine Chew who takes a strong personal interest and ownership in building the long term relationship with us.’

‘I have been working mainly with Katherine Chew of DLA on M&A transactions. Katherine and team do high quality M&A work in terms of Legal due diligence and negotiating the key documents. As we are a global investment firm but new to the Singapore/Asian market, I think what stands out is that Katherine takes a long-term relationship oriented view, supporting and advising us continuously on many different legal matters, rather than a transaction deal-by-deal approach.’

‘DLA Piper has an extensive network of offices globally, wide range of expertise and varied experience advising on many projects across all sectors. They have built up a wealth of knowledge and experience across the whole firm and are able to draw on that collective experience to advise clients on all kinds of issues, which we have found to be very useful in supporting our activities. Vincent Seah is the head of the team in Singapore and he has built a very strong team that offers high quality legal advice. They are responsive and available all the time which is particularly important when facing challenging timelines on transactions.

‘We are currently working with DLA Piper on a couple of renewable and energy transition projects and this is where they really excel. Vincent and his team are very well-versed with renewable corporate PPA structures, having advised on many of them, and they bring invaluable advice to the table as they share insights on how first of its kind projects are structured and financed in other parts of the world.’

‘Vincent Seah is my key contact at DLA Piper. I have known Vincent for many years and he has advised on many of our projects. He is well known in the project finance industry and has a stellar reputation amongst client and peers alike. He is a very skilled negotiator and is adept at finding good commercial solutions to the most difficult issues, which is his key strength and what draws clients to him. He is also a very likeable person and very easy to work with and is able to explain complex issues in a way that is clear and easy for clients to understand. I put this down to the wealth of experience he has which makes him very familiar with all the issues, from the simplest of them to the most complex.’

‘Vincent is very energetic, knowledgeable and always keen to support his client. He is reliable and always available for us. On difficult transactions (on which we have worked on a few with us), he has been instrumental in engaging with all the project participants and he is extremely diplomatic.’

‘DLA team is exceptionally resourceful and fund to work with.’

‘I’ve worked with Vincent Seah and he is very communicative, smart, understand what the client’s needs and overall great person to work with.’

‘Vincent is an expert in energy and infrastructure projects with many years of experience advising on projects throughout Asia, including many first-of-its-kind projects such as past projects in Mongolia and in Indonesia.’

‘DLA Piper’s reputation in the projects space has strengthened rapidly over the last 3 years since Vincent Seah arrived to head the team. They have a strong reputation, a great network of clients and are very responsive. Their global network is also second to none. They are now considered to be one of the leading firms for energy and infrastructure projects in many frontier markets, particularly Indonesia, Bangladesh and Myanmar where they have advised developers and lenders on many of the projects in those countries.’

‘Timothy Tan, is very hands on and able to deliver practical and commercial solutions.’

‘The team members are approachable, knowledgeable and prompt in responses.’

‘Wong Wei Hong and Timothy Tan are very responsive to clients’ queries and knowledgeable.’

‘They have built a wealth of knowledge and experience and are able to draw on that collective experience to advise clients on all kinds of issues.’

‘Vincent and his team are well-versed with renewable corporate PPA structures and they bring invaluable advice to the table as they share insights on how first of its kind projects are structured and financed in other parts of the world.’

‘Vincent Seah is my key contact at DLA Piper. He is well known in the project finance space and has stellar experience. He is a very skilled negotiator and is adept at finding good commercial solutions to the most difficult issues.’

‘Maurice Burke is a resourceful lawyer who has been practicing law in Indonesia for a long time.’

‘Vincent is very energetic, knowledgeable and always keen to support his client. He has extensive experience and knowledge of the industry and is a very skilled operator.’

‘Vincent is our trusted adviser. He understands us and we have built a level of trust over the years that is irreplaceable. Because of his pedigree, he has really strengthened the DLA Piper offering significantly and put them right up there with the best.’

‘DLA partners are responsive and know Indonesia’s legal environment very well.’

‘I worked with Heng Loong Cheong and his team on a number of deals together in the last few years. He always offers practical solutions to the clients taking into account compliance legal requirements.’

‘The litigation and regulatory team of DLA Piper is a fully-integrated team that can tap on Global network as well as local solutions.’

‘Sammy Fang’s team helped us handle our company’s internal investigation cases. The team is quite professional and experienced in handling compliance cases.’

‘Sammy Fang has tremendous experience navigating complex regulatory and compliance environment between China and the US.’