Lawyers

Deepak Pillai

Deepak Pillai

Position

Partner, Christopher & Lee Ong, Malaysia

Technology, Media & Telecommunications Data Protection & Privacy

Career

Deepak heads Christopher & Lee Ong’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications, and Data Privacy & Protection Practice Group. He has been practising exclusively in the areas of Technology & Telecommunications law and Data Protection since 1997 and is acknowledged as a leading Technology & Telecommunications lawyer in Malaysia.

Deepak advises clients on matters relating to IT contracts, electronic commerce, online financial services, outsourcing, telecommunications, IT security, data protection and digital media.

He advises a wide array of international, private and public sector clientele in addressing the commercial, regulatory and policy issues relating to information and communications technology law, ranging from negotiating complex information technology contracts to advising public sector agencies on proposed technology related legislation and policies.

Memberships

Chairman, Ad-hoc Committee on Data Protection, Bar Council, Malaysia Member, IT and Cyberlaw Committee, Bar Council, Malaysia Panellist for Domain Name Disputes, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) Associate member, The National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM) Member, the Society of Computers and Law (UK) Member, International Technology Law Association (USA)

Education

BA (Law), University of Durham, UK Advocate & Solicitor, High Court of Malaya

Mentions

Malaysia

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