Cooley has hired a new partner for its global fund formation practice. Sean Murphy joins the firm's Singapore office, launched earlier last year, from Shearman & Sterling, where he was counsel based in Hong Kong.

Murphy advises on private fund structuring and formation, limited partner investments in private funds, and investments in private equity sponsors across Asia and the U.S. He regularly acts for sponsors and investors and advises clients on venture capital, growth capital, private equity, infrastructure, credit and hedge strategies.