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Clifford Chance handles a broad range of matters concerning technology and digitalisation, including artificial intelligence, digital assets, green technologies, data protection, and cybersecurity, in addition to big-ticket technology-related transactions. The practice recently bolstered its capabilities with the arrival of practice leader Stella Cramer and ‘standout’ counsel David Olds from Norton Rose Fulbright in April 2023. Cramer boasts an impressive track record advising on digital and transformational technology transactions, as well as data protection, cybersecurity, and fintech matters, while Olds focuses on telecommunications regulation, IT contracting, and outsourcing mandates. Paul Landless is another key contact in the group.

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  • ‘David Olds is a standout lawyer.’

Key clients

  • Citi
  • Contour
  • Digix
  • HSBC
  • Livi
  • MOX
  • Partior
  • R3
  • Standard Chartered Bank / SC Ventures
  • Yoma Group

Work highlights

  • Advised a consortium of investors on the establishment of the Partior blockchain payments platform, which will leverage blockchain technology and digitise commercial bank money.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Stella Cramer

Stella Cramer

Hall of fameClifford Chance LLP

Stella Cramer is the APAC Head of Clifford Chance Tech Group and a technology and data lawyer based in Singapore. Stella advises on technology matters across the Asia Pacific region. She specialises in complex digital and transformational technology projects, platform collaborations, and technology transactions, often involving disruptive technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence. She has deep experience advising clients on global data compliance programmes, the commercialisation of data and high-profile cyber incidents. She leads high profile cyberbreach response for clients, coordinating the management of an incident and leading the regulatory investigations across multiple jurisdictions, working closely with senior management. She also advises on significant Fintech projects and was involved in the establishment of industry sandboxes in Singapore.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stella Cramer

Other key lawyers

Paul Landless, David Olds, Lena Ng