Mr Cooper has advised Standard Chartered, the Noble Group and Macquarie, among others. Although based at Linklaters in London, he has specialised in M&A, private equity and other transactions in south east Asia. David Gibbons, head of the Hogan Lovells corporate practice, said: 'The region is of considerable interest for international clients as the growing wealth of the populations across Indonesia and the other emerging economies is now creating a major wave of investment, and the region continues to attract significant inflows of foreign capital.' Source: Legal Business Online