DLA Piper appoints Project Finance partner Vincent Seah to co-lead Singapore office

DLA Piper has appointed Vincent Seah as Co-Country Managing Partner of its Singapore office. Vincent will share joint responsibilities for managing the Singapore office and developing the business, alongside current Country Managing Partner, Joe Bauerschmidt.

Vincent joined DLA Piper’s Singapore office in 2019 and is a key member of the firm’s leading Finance, Projects and Restructuring practice in Asia. Vincent focuses on the development and financing of projects in the energy and infrastructure sector, with a particular focus on renewable and energy transition projects across Southeast Asia and South Asia, and has advised on some of the most significant, first of its kind projects in recent years. He is dual-qualified in Singapore and England, and is recognised as a leading lawyer by several independent legal publications.

Commenting on the appointment, Satpal Gobindpuri, Regional Managing Partner for Asia said “I am pleased to announce Vincent’s new role as Co-Country Managing Partner for Singapore. Since joining the firm, Vincent has become an integral member of our Singapore office, and I have the utmost confidence in his ability to drive our business forward, together with Joe. Singapore is a key office in our Asia network and it plays a critical role in our regional strategy to grow our DLA Piper footprint in Southeast Asia. I am excited to see the Singapore office develop under Vincent and Joe’s joint leadership.”