DLA Piper adds corporate partner to Singapore office

DLA Piper has strengthened its Singapore office with a new corporate partner.

Philip Lee joins the firm from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), where he served as head of the debt capital markets practice for Asia.

Lee focuses on debt capital markets, structured finance and general securities transactions in Southeast Asia. He also handles matters involving syndicated and secured bank lending, project finance and acquisition finance. Prior to joining HSF, Lee worked for firms such as Allen & Overy, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and the legacy Freehills.

DLA Piper has been focused on expanding its corporate and finance practice in Asia, and recently hired capital markets attorney Yang Ge in Beijing and corporate partner Henry Cheng in Hong Kong.