Deepak Pillai
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Band 1 : Technology, Media, Telecoms (TMT)
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About
Provided by Deepak Pillai
Practice Areas
Deepak heads Christopher & Lee Ong’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications, and Data Privacy & Protection Practice Group. He has been practising exclusively in the areas of Technology & Telecommunications law and Data Protection since 1997 and is acknowledged as a leading Technology & Telecommunications lawyer in Malaysia.
Prior to the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act coming into force back in 2010, Deepak was one of the first practitioners to provide feedback and input in relation to the drafting of the PDPA Bill in 1999. He has been active in Data Protection since then and apart from conducting full scale PDPA audits and compliance exercises for many listed institutions, he has also played a leading role in formulating the Codes of Practice for Data Protection for the Banking, Insurance and Communication sectors.
Deepak is currently the appointed Chairman of the Personal Data Protection Committee of the Malaysian Bar and was also appointed in 2021 as a member of the Personal Data Protection Appeal Tribunal by the Minister of Communications and Multimedia.
Deepak has been consecutively listed by the established legal directories as a leading individual in the area of IT and Telecommunications since 2001. He is listed by Chambers Asia Pacific as a Band 1 Leading Lawyer for Technology, Media & Telecoms, and is also ranked as a Tier 1 Leading Individual for TMT by Asia Pacific Legal 500. Deepak is listed on Asia Business Law Journal’s Top 100 Malaysian Lawyers to Watch, and is also featured in the Asian Legal Business’ listing of the Top 15 TMT lawyers in Asia, which spotlights the region’s standout TMT practitioners.
Professional Memberships
Chairman, Ad-hoc Committee on Data Protection, Bar Council, Malaysia
Member, IT and Cyberlaw Committee, Bar Council, Malaysia
Panellist for Domain Name Disputes, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA)
Associate member, The National ICT Association of Malaysia (PIKOM)
Member, the Society of Computers and Law (UK)
Member, International Technology Law Association (USA)
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Deepak Pillai is a pre-eminent lawyer for technology matters in Malaysia, with strong expertise in data protection and cybersecurity matters. He is also skilled at navigating clients around IT contracts and fintech regulations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Deepak needs no introduction in the Malaysian legal privacy and technology landscape. Think TMT, think Deepak. He is the person to look for on non-vanilla, non run-of-the-mill issues."
"Deepak enjoys a high reputation and, naturally, we are pleased with his work due to its depth and his strategic approach. He has evident passion for data protection."
"Deepak needs no introduction in the Malaysian legal privacy and technology landscape. Think TMT, think Deepak. He is the person to look for on non-vanilla, non run-of-the-mill issues."
"Deepak enjoys a high reputation and, naturally, we are pleased with his work due to its depth and his strategic approach. He has evident passion for data protection."
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