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Chambers Review

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Data Protection - Asia-Pacific Region

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Baker McKenzie has impressive regional coverage across Asia, including Australia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Japan and mainland China. The firm boasts of a prominent regulatory practice, advising multinational companies on compliance with various governments' data protection and cyber security legislation. The team are also adept at risk management, internal privacy policies, including managing employee personal data, and cyber security. It has an impressive clientele, advising companies in the technology, life sciences, hotels and financial services space.

Notable practitioners

Isabella Liu in Hong Kong and Andy Leck in Singapore are key contacts of the firm.

Work Highlights

Provided by Baker McKenzie

  • Baker McKenzie assisted Porsche on conducting a full scale and in-depth China cybersecurity law and data protection compliance review of its operations and longer term data governance plans to keep up with changing law requirements.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"For Asia, I'd say that Bakers is in a class of their own as I haven’t come across others who have their range of coverage. They are practical, not theoretical and applied to business. They make it work."

Data Protection respondent
Global

"The analysis provided is practical, solution-oriented, and appropriately risk-based. The team is well versed across geographies and subject matter."

Data Protection respondent
Global