Drew & Napier LLC's team fields an ‘exceptional team with real depth', which is well-placed to handle the full span of regulatory and commercial matters pertinent to data protection and cyber security. A distinguishing feature of the practice is the firm’s in-house expertise in cyber security engineering. The offering is jointly overseen by Lim Chong Kin, who is ’authoritative and respected in his advice and insights‘, and David Alfred who regularly drives policy change and development in the data protection sphere through his work with government clients. Data protection compliance programmes, data breach management and cross-border data transfers all make up part of the group’s regular workload.
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Work Department
Corporate & Finance
Position
Co-Head, Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice;
Co-Head and Programme Director, Drew Data Protection & Cybersecurity Academy
Career
David is a senior data protection, cybersecurity and technology lawyer with over 20 years’ experience advising on a broad range of matters relating to digital technology, telecommunications and the Internet. He has significant experience advising on data protection, public policy, legislation, regulatory enforcement and international relations. His experience includes working in General Counsel or equivalent positions for over 10 years’ and he is familiar with corporate governance, legal risk management and development and management of the in-house legal function.
Languages
English
Memberships
- Member, Singapore Academy of Law
- Member, Law Society of Singapore
- Member, Cybersecurity and Data Protection Committee, Law Society of Singapore
- Member, Law Society of England and Wales
- Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
Education
- LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore
- LLM in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, National University of Singapore
- MBA, University of Chicago
- Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore
- Solicitor, England and Wales (non-practising)
- Fellow of Information Privacy, International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Certified Information Privacy Professional / Asia (CIPP/A)
- Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)
- Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)
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Testimonials
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‘A capable team with experience, domain expertise, and deep bench strength.’
‘Lim Chong Kin is a standout leader in his field who is authoritative and respected in his advice and insights.'
'No other local firms have individuals who have comparable experience with the Singapore data protection regulator. This allows the Drew lawyers to have a very good handle on how the regulator thinks and what their priorities are.'
- 'Anastasia Su-Anne Chen comes with deep experience, domain expertise, and provides advice that is relevant, useful, and solutions-oriented.'
‘Drew & Napier are the firm I consistently recommend to clients when they need support on data protection and cybersecurity.'
'Very experienced in international work. Exceptional team with real depth. You know you are putting clients in safe hands.’
Key clients
- Personal Data Protection Commission (Singapore)
- Info-communications Media Development Authority
- Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam
- Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd
- Lazada South East Asia Pte. Ltd.
- Singapore Telecommunications Limited
- PayPal Holdings, Inc.
- L'Oréal Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Nestlé Singapore (Pte) Ltd
- Mitsubishi Corporation (Singapore Branch)
Work highlights
Assisting the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry (AITI) of Brunei with the development and implementation of Brunei’s personal data protection law and regulatory framework for the private sector.