Vincent Seah > DLA Piper > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile

DLA Piper is often called upon for work at the intersection of local employment regulations and international human rights law, but the group’s expertise extends to private and public sector investments in a range of industries. Practice head Vincent Seah stands out for his precedent setting work in the renewable energy space, specifically advising on the development and financing of renewable energy projects, a core part of the wider group’s work. Senior associate Wei Hong Wo is key for the group’s restructuring mandates.

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’s finance team often advises on all segments of the energy, natural resources, projects, and infrastructure sectors. Notably, market leader Vincent Seah leads work for sponsors, developers, lenders and government authorities on the development, financing and acquisition of energy and infrastructure projects, with particular expertise on the development of renewable and energy transition power projects across Asia. Matthias Schemuth recently relocated to Singapore stands out for his work in relation to the renewables energy, infrastructure, and mining and metals sectors.

DLA Piper bolstered its banking and finance standing in Singapore with the relocation of the experienced Matthias Schemuth from Hong Kong to the state in January 2024. Schemuth brings extensive connections to major banks, funds and multilateral agencies, joining a team that has a fine record in Singapore, Southeast Asia and South Asia. Structured trade and commodity finance is a forte for the Singapore team, which is also noted for clean energy, renewables, ESG and sustainability-linked financings and transition financings. It has additional experience in telecoms and media with a developing reputation in fintech. Country managing partner Vincent Seah provides further expertise in project finance and is ‘a top-notch energy lawyer’. Soumitro Mukerji who joined from Mayer Brown in November 2024, is an emerging name in fund finance and subscription line financings.