Allen & Gledhill LLP
The ‘prompt, efficient and responsive’ team at Allen & Gledhill LLP handles a broad range of data protection and cyber security mandates, from regulatory investigations and compliance projects to data breaches and cyber security incidents, among others. Stanley Lai jointly leads the team alongside Eugene Ho, who focuses on the commercialisation of data, pre- and post-cyber-attack cases, in addition to the data aspects of corporate transactions. Praised as a ’knowledgeable partner with great experience’, Alexander Yap handles privacy compliance matters and data breach management issues, while Tham Kok Leong advises on a range of commercial agreements related to data protection, privacy and cyber security.
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Testimonials
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‘The A&G data protection team is very prompt, efficient and responsive.’
‘Alexander Yap is a knowledgeable partner with great experience.’
‘They cover all the relevant areas of privacy and personal data protection regulations, from daily operations (updating privacy policy) to urgent situations (e.g. cyberattack and data breach).’
‘Eugene Ho is responsive and always helpful.’
Work highlights
- Acted as lead counsel for IP Investment (an international real estate private investment fund) and its client in a landmark case in personal data litigation.
- Advised DBS, as transaction counsel, on its acquisition of Citigroup’s consumer banking business in Taiwan, for an aggregate consideration equal to the business net asset value plus a premium of S$956 million.
- Advising the Government Technology Agency on Singapore’s national digital identity project and Singpass.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Stanley Lai, Eugene Ho