Department profile
Rajah & Tann Asia

Data Protection

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Asia-Pacific Region


Rajah & Tann Asia

About

Provided by Rajah & Tann Asia

Rajah & Tann Asia has a dedicated and longstanding data protection and privacy practice within its Regional Technology, Media & Telecommunications Practice Group that understands the importance of skillfully navigating the complex environment of today, where companies in almost every industry collect, transfer, and share sensitive data across various means and applications and legal requirements surrounding data protection and privacy become increasingly sophisticated.


Widely recognised as a leader in the region, the network's experience in this area includes the provision of advice on a broad range of data / cybersecurity issues, drafting of data /cyber breach readiness and response plans and policies, and the provision of training in relation to the same, including cyber breach simulation exercises. The team regularly advises on a host of data protection matters in Asia Pacific throughout a diverse selection of industries, such as tech firms, financial institutions and insurance companies, among others.

Chambers Review

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Data Protection - Asia-Pacific Region

Band 4

Band 4


What the Team is Known For

Rajah & Tann Asia is a renowned Singapore firm with coverage of China and South-East Asia. The teams assists with a broad range of regulatory issues including multinational compliance programmes, data governance and data transfer. It is also adept at handling data breaches and investigations. The firm regularly advises clients from the financial services, insurance, manufacturing, healthcare and life sciences, retail and real estate sectors.

Notable practitioners

Steve Tan in Singapore is a key point of contact for clients.

Work Highlights

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  • Rajah & Tann Singapore acted for a Malaysian digital bank on data protection and regulatory aspects of a comprehensive host-to-host contract with a capital markets intermediary.

Strengths

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  • They have a very good understanding of our business needs and are commercially savvy.

    Data Protection respondentAsia-Pacific
  • R&T has a very strong team. Not just the partners but the associates there are very capable too.

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Members

Provided by Rajah & Tann Asia

  • Rajesh Sreenivasan

    Head of Department

  • Steve Tan

  • Benjamin Cheong

  • Lionel Tan

  • Tanya Tang

  • Justin Lee

  • Glen Chiang

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