Maurice Burke > DLA Piper > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper has offices in Japan, Thailand and Singapore and its lawyers offer expertise in corporate and M&A matters, projects and energy mandates, as well as disputes in Vietnam. Tokyo-based partner Lance Miller leads the firm’s Vietnam-focused practice and has assisted clients with their investment and expansion into Vietnam, in addition to supporting companies on outbound investments. Waranon Vanichprapa in Bangkok is notable in the banking and finance arena, and Samata Masagee, also based in Bangkok, is a key name to note in the corporate space, especially regarding both public and private M&A. Singapore-based David Kuo is a US and Hong Kong qualified lawyer handling corporate financing transactions, and Singapore-based Maurice Burke heads the investigations practice since joining the firm from Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee in April 2021.

Commended for its ‘wealth of knowledge and experience’, the Indonesia team at DLA Piper advises domestic and international clients on capital markets transactions, M&As, energy and infrastructure projects, banking and finance matters, as well as disputes and competition law issues. Managing partner Joe Bauerschmidt co-leads the practice and has considerable experience advising on M&A and capital markets transactions in Indonesia, across the technology, financial services and energy sectors. Bauerschmidt is supported by Timothy Tan, who handles high-value acquisition financings and leveraged buyouts, as well as special situations financings, and corporate finance expert Philip Lee, who is English and New York qualified. Vincent Seah is praised for his ‘stellar experience’ in the development and financing of power projects, and Maurice Burke heads the investigations practice.

One of the first ports of call for bet-the-company investigations in Asia Pacific, DLA Piper garners praise from clients for its ‘knowledge of compliance, sanctions, and antitrust laws in the region‘. The team fields first-class expertise in the full array of contentious regulatory and investigative processes, be it fraud, corruption, money laundering or trade issues, and particularly excels in crisis and media management, including internal compliance and employment law matters. The arrival of Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee‘s former practice head Maurice Burke, a leading dispute practitioner in this field, further reinforced the team’s capabilities in the investigations and white-collar crime space. Regulatory litigator Nathan Bush is the other key point of contact in the team; despite primarily focusing on antitrust law and competition, he has a wealth of experience in anti-corruption mandates, most notably matters involving China and the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).