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Maurice Burke, formerly the head of the Southeast Asia disputes practice at Hogan Lovells, has joined DLA Piper in Singapore as head of investigations for Asia.

Burke, who has about 25 years of experience, advises multinational and diversified industrial clients on investigations, white-collar fraud, bribery, contentious regulatory and compliance matters.

Prior to joining Hogan Lovells in April 2014, Burke was at Herbert Smith Freehills, where he began his career in 1997.

 

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