Charmian Aw, CIPP/A, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP

Hogan Lovells

Partner

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.

 

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