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Rocky Lee is Head of the Asia Venture & Private Equity Practice. As our top venture private equity and M&A lawyer in Asia, he has received numerous awards and accolades. His accolades and recognitions include the following:

Asia Law & Practice: Asia Law and Practice is a leading guide for business lawyers and Rocky has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer Venture Capital and Private Equity for four consecutive years (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008) and in 2005, he was a Leading Lawyer in IT and Telecommunications in China.

Chambers Asia: Chambers Asia, a renowned directory providing independent rankings and editorial commentary, ranks Rocky a Band 1 Leading Individual in Asia (the highest possible ranking) and his venture and private equity practice in China is also ranked in Band 1 for 2007, 2008 and 2009 (highest possible ranking).

The Legal 500: The Legal 500 ranks law firms and lawyers in Asia - based on merit alone. In 2007 and again in 2008, Rocky was recognized as the top VC/PE Lawyer in Asia.

Top Capital: For two consecutive years (2006 to 2009), Rocky's China team won the Venture and Private Equity Counsellor of the Year award from Top Capital, a leading Chinese venture and private equity publication.

Zero2ipo: In 2006 and 2007, DLA Piper was recognized as the "Leading Venture Law Firm by Zero2ipo, China's leading independent venture and private equity research firm. The prestigious award was given to DLA Piper and Rocky Lee based on total deal volume, dollars invested as measured by deal size and overall market reputation.

Rocky represents many start-ups, venture backed companies and emerging growth companies in the technology sectors as well and traditional businesses sectors. He regularly advises founders, CEOs and company boards on business and legal issues. He was also recently elected to the Board of Governors for China Entrepreneurs and is a top-rated advisor to Chinese CEOs in financing and capital markets matters.

His active involvement in the China venture and private equity community has led to numerous accolades and recognitions, including his appointment to the international investment division of China's Ministry of Foreign Commerce (aka MOFCOM) as the exclusive international lawyer commenting on draft Chinese rules and regulations in connection with venture capital, private equity, fund formation and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Most recently he was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the China Council for International Investment Promotion (aka CCIIP).

Rocky is an established China private equity and venture industry speaker and has published numerous articles on China legal and business issues.

As a leading expert in China’s emerging growth sectors and Internet, wireless, new media, telecommunication and software businesses, he is often examining cutting edge technology and legal issues in China.

Rocky graduated from the University of California Berkeley with High Honors and Academic Distinction. He received his law degree, specializing in Business Law from the University of California Los Angeles. He is fluent in English and Mandarin.

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Professional Qualification

• Attorney-at-law, registered with the State Bar of California

Publications

Rocky's work in the areas of media, telecommunications, e-commerce, wireless applications, outsourcing, venture financing, foreign exchange regulations, cross-border transaction structuring has been recognized in a number of publications including:

• Asian FN
• Caijing Magazine
• China Internet Weekly
• China New Economy Weekly
• China Top Capital Magazine
• Financial Times
• Private Equity Weekly
• The Asian Venture Capital Journal
• The Red Herring
• The Southern China Morning Post
• The Wall Street Journal Asia
• Thomson Financial
• Venture Capital Journal