The global law firm is has made a senior energy partner hire in Hong Kong.
DLA Piper has appointed Russell Wilkinson as a partner in its Finance, Projects, and Restructuring (FP&R) practice, based in Hong Kong, the firm announced on Thursday.
Wilkinson joins the firm from Baker Botts in Hong Kong, where he has been a senior energy partner since 2006. He focuses his practice on the development, acquisition/divestment, and financing of energy businesses and infrastructure, and the commercialization of energy resources. He has extensive experience in upstream and midstream petroleum projects, power generation, and transmission projects.
He is widely recognized as an authority in the energy, oil, and gas markets, with rare expertise in liquefied natural gas, making him one of only a handful of specialist energy practitioners in Asia. He regularly advises national oil companies, oil majors, regional energy players companies, and energy traders across the region.
Wilkinson’s arrival closely follows that of capital markets partner George Wu, announced earlier this week. The firm has been growing its corporate practice in Hong Kong, with Kristi Swartz joining in November as a partner in its Intellectual Property and Technology (IPT) practice, and the addition of capital markets partner Arthur Tso in March 2021.
Over the past couple of years, DLA Piper has also welcomed partners Philip Lee and David Kuo in Singapore, and Samata Masagee in Bangkok.