Kok Leong Tham

Practice Areas

Corporate & Commercial; Cybersecurity & Data Protection; FinTech; Intellectual Property; Technology & Corporate Intellectual Property; Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Career

Kok Leong is Head of the Technology & Corporate Intellectual Property Practice, and his area of expertise spans technology, Artificial Intelligence & emerging technologies, electronic transactions, online platforms, intellectual property, data protection, cybersecurity, franchising, e-commerce and outsourcing transactions and projects as well as contractual collaborations.

He has over 30 years' experience in advising on, negotiating and drafting a wide range of commercial agreements related to the procurement, commercialisation and/or deployment of various artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, intellectual property and IT, data protection and data privacy, cybersecurity, e-commerce, Financial Technology (FinTech), outsourcing, franchising, licensing, merchandising, contractual collaborations and joint ventures, telecommunications, consultancy services, hotels and hospitality, distributorships, agency, supply and service arrangements, contract manufacturing, technology transfers, research and development, sports, online gaming, media and publishing, entertainment, on-line gaming, cloud services and streaming services.

Professional Memberships

Board of Director, Home Team Science and Technology Agency

Publications

The Singapore chapter of Confidentiality Consideration: Overview, Practical Law

The Singapore chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Telecommunication Laws & Regulations, Global Legal Group

The Singapore chapter of International Encyclopedia of Agency Distribution Agreements, Kluwer Law International

The Singapore chapter of Public Mergers & Acquisitions (Practice Note), Practical Law

Languages Spoken

English

Education