Philip Lee > DLA Piper > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

With a multidisciplinary team based across Southeast Asia, DLA Piper’s Malaysia offering consists of a broad range of corporate and finance mandates, including M&A, joint ventures, and fund establishments, provided to local, regional, and international clients. Notable industries the firm features within are energy, financial services, and technology. Leading the practice is Heng Loong Cheong, who advises on public and private M&A, complex corporate organisations, and equity and debt capital markets deals. Vincent Seah is an expert adviser on major projects and infrastructure mandates, assisting sponsors, developers, and government authorities, while Philip Lee heads the firm’s Asia Pacific capital markets practice and is the regional head for financial services, with a particular focus on advising issuers, sponsors and investment banks on a variety of debt, equity, and equity-linked capital markets transactions.

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.

DLA Piper has a sizeable presence in the market thanks to the seniority of its partners and their longstanding commitment to Singapore and Southeast Asia. Joe Bauerschmidt is one of the most experienced practitioners in the market and a genuine authority in high-yield debt and SPAC transactions. The team is also noted for its work in the oil and gas, technology and manufacturing sectors; amongst a number of headline deals it advised Apeiron Agrocommodities on a high-yield green bond, which is backed by a CGIF Guarantee. The team’s US law expertise and strong connections to colleagues in California have provided a platform for growth in cryptocurrency, venture capital and fintech-related deals. Philip Lee (‘stands out for his expertise, dedication, and unique approach’) is English and New York-qualified and heads the Asia Pacific capital markets practice. David Kuo has left the firm.