David He has joined Cooley LLP as an emerging companies and venture capital partner in the firm’s Singapore office. David He brings more than a decade of experience advising venture capital and private equity funds, as well as startups and technology companies across the world. During this time, he was based in New York, Silicon Valley and Asia.
David He’s practice covers the life cycle of high-growth emerging companies, from pre-seed through pre-initial public offering (IPO), along with traditional and corporate venture capital funds, private equity funds and growth equity funds making private investments. His experience spans cross-border equity and debt financings, buy-side and sell-side acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, board advisory and general corporate governance. He arrives at Cooley from Gunderson Dettmer’s Singapore office.
“David is an excellent addition to our emerging companies and venture capital team and brings a wealth of experience and a strong base of connections in Singapore and across Asia,” said Cooley partner Matthew Bartus, co-chair of the firm’s emerging companies and venture capital practice group and a founding partner of the Singapore office. “We are delighted to welcome him to Cooley.”
“We are constantly on the lookout for rising star talent, like David, with exceptional reputations and deep client relationships in our core sectors providing life cycle representation of fast-growing, disruptive companies, as well as venture capital and private equity funds,” said Patrick Loofbourrow, Cooley partner and co-chair of the firm’s China corporate practice. “David’s experience will strengthen our capabilities in our growing practice in Singapore and across South and Southeast Asia, as well as more broadly across the Asia region, as we have seen significant client demand across the region.”
He has advised on hundreds of successful venture-backed transactions and led negotiations involving institutional investors and management teams based in the US, India, China, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Australia and across Southeast Asia. He regularly represents emerging companies incorporated in Singapore, the US, the Cayman Islands and various other jurisdictions, with operating entities around the world.
David is recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” in the Startup and Venture Capital – Foreign Firms in Singapore category by The Legal 500. He also was named one of the top 100 India-focused lawyers at international law firms on the India Business Law Journal’s 2025 International A-List and was included on Asian Legal Business’ list of Asia’s 40 Under 40 Lawyers in 2022. He is recognized in Chambers and Partners’ Asia-Pacific Guide 2025 for Startups & Emerging Companies.
“Cooley’s global platform and deep technical bench align perfectly with the needs of my clients as they continue to raise domestic and foreign capital and scale their businesses across borders,” said He. “I am thrilled to join this talented and collaborative team and contribute to the firm’s growth in India and Asia.”
