Skrine‘s technology, media, and telecommunications practice handles a range of regulatory, corporate, and dispute resolution matters for clients in the sector. The team has extensive experience providing regulatory advice on telecommunications issues such as 5G, over-the-top service offerings, and the establishment of data centres. The practice is led by Charmayne Ong, who heads the TMT and intellectual property groups and has a strong focus on data protection, including advising on data breach incidents. The team’s data protection capabilities are bolstered by Jilian Chia, who leads the privacy and data protection practice. The firm’s deep regulatory expertise is also demonstrated by Natalie Lim Yen Kuan, who advises on complex matters relating to telecommunications, artificial intelligence, and cloud services, and was previously appointed to the national 5G Task Force.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Charmayne Ong has a wealth of industry knowledge and insight spanning decades - this makes her ideal for getting a quick view on directions of laws and policies in Malaysia.'
- 'Natalie Lim is very thorough and meticulous in her approach of advising clients, especially in the fields of telecoms and data privacy. Jillian Chia is very experienced in data privacy laws and consistently gives sound and practical advice.’
- ‘Charmayne Ong, Teh Hong Koon and Tan Wei Xian are leaders in their fields, and we lean on them regularly for our Malaysia TMT and other related regulatory guidance. We know their public speaking and legal association work as well.’
- ‘Skrine's TMT and DP teams are top-notch. They are responsive, commercial and very reliable, both in terms of turnaround time and advice sought.’
- ‘Jillian Chia and Charmayne Ong are excellent, true experts, and provide timely, commercial and clear advice.’
- ‘Skrine are highly respected and well known for a number of their practice areas, particularly TMT.’
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Charmayne Ong
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