Data Protection - Asia-Pacific Region
What the team is known for
Clyde & Co has significant experience handling data and cyber security breaches, including assisting clients with breach response plans, crisis management, data breach notifications and investigations. The firm has notable APAC-wide coverage, particularly in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong, and is skilled at coordinating responses across multiple jurisdictions. Its teams also advise clients on compliance strategy and internal policy reviews. In addition, the firm can draw on its highly-regarded insurance practice to handle cyber and financial insurance matters.
Strengths
"They are the pre-eminent incident response group in APAC. They manage more than anyone else and have the biggest team, so they can triage a fair bit more than average."
"Clyde & Co can leverage previous experience to assist with developing a successful communication strategy and determine a clear crisis response. They provided helpful information regarding potential data breach notification regimes that may apply to a global data breach."
Work highlights
Clyde & Co provided Qualitas Property Partners with pre-breach advice, including a tailored data breach response plan, preparing a cyber incident communications playbook and assisting with vendor onboarding to ensure they are adopting best practice solutions.
Notable practitioners
John Moran in Sydney is a key point of contact.
