Charmian Aw, CIPP/A, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP
Charmian Aw is a leading practitioner in data, privacy and cybersecurity in the Asia-Pacific region, with extensive technology regulatory and transactional experience. For more than 18 years, Aw has built a track record of representing market-leading global corporations in navigating the increasingly complex, diverse and fast-evolving tech and data legal landscape in the Asia Pacific region.
Aw has acted in dozens of strategic, high-value technology transactions, including the development and deployment of AI solutions, commercialization of data and digital assets, transitioning to electronic platforms, cloud migration and the procurement and integration of IT systems.
Having obtained certifications in information privacy for Asia, Europe and the U.S. (FIP, CIPP/A, CIPP/EU, CIPP/US, CIPM), Aw has counseled hundreds of corporations on multijurisdictional data law compliance and spearheaded projects covering over 130 territories on regulatory compliance, data governance and cross-border transfers.
She provides group-wide cybersecurity readiness support, including incident response planning and training and has successfully resisted sanctions for dozens of companies in semi-contentious data investigations, information disclosure requests, and time-sensitive breach reporting, covering multiple countries across APAC and beyond.
Aw is ranked in leading legal directories including Chambers, Legal 500, Who's Who Legal, Global Data Review, and Best Lawyers.
Contributions by Charmian Aw
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Headwinds from the East: The Now and Future of Data Protection in Asia
Speaker at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025 -
Extending your Company's Privacy Program in India - Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator at IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2024 -
Data Sovereignty: Nebulous and Evolving, But Here to Stay in 2024?
Speaker at IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2024 -
Notes from the Asia-Pacific region, 5 April 2024
Asia-Pacific Dashboard Digest -
Sugar and Spice but Not Everything Nice: Overcoming Privacy Challenges in Asia
Speaker at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2024 -
Outside IN Views on India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act
Speaker at IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2024 -
Notes from the Asia-Pacific region, 23 Feb. 2024
Asia-Pacific Dashboard Digest -
Notes from the Asia-Pacific region, 26 Jan. 2024
Asia-Pacific Dashboard Digest -
Notes from the Asia-Pacific region, 7 Dec. 2023
Asia-Pacific Dashboard Digest -
Preparing Your Organization for India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act
Speaker at IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2023 -
Our Love for PETs: The Role and Promise of Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Moderator at IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2023 -
Heading East: A Global Privacy Leader’s Guide to Success in Asia
Speaker at IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2023 -
Regulating Privacy in Today's Digital World – An Uphill Battle
Moderator at IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2022