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Data, privacy & cyber

Data is essential for innovation, trust and competitive advantage; our expertise helps you protect it.

We provide holistic management of your data, privacy and cyber opportunities and challenges. With a focus on practical solutions and innovation, we ensure you are compliant and can manage risk across Hong Kong, APAC and internationally.

Information flows internationally in today’s world – so it’s essential that the legal advice you receive comes with a global perspective.

No matter where your organisation processes data, personal or otherwise, our team can advise you across the full spectrum of data, privacy and cyber needs - from the workplace to the marketplace, and everything in between.

As well as helping you to protect your data, we work with you to understand how your proprietary data can be lawfully leveraged to bring tailored products and services to the market, boost brand loyalty and grow market share.

Our experienced team can help you use innovative technologies such as AI to push the boundaries of customer service, workplace efficiencies and cyber resilience. After fully understanding the ecosystem you operate in, we can support the development and deployment of new technologies both in the market and within your workplace.

We know that errors – and resulting data breaches – do occur. In these situations, we will guide you through the challenges of a breach or any other data emergency, restoring your business quickly and effectively.

Our services

Artificial intelligence

In the context of a legal and regulatory environment that is constantly changing, our team has extensive experience in advising on all aspects of AI governance and the relevant data privacy requirements.

We advise on governance structures and developing, procuring, and deploying high-risk technologies, including:

  • Workplace decision-making systems
  • Facial recognition and other types of image recognition
  • Sentiment analysis in customer interactions
  • Semantic analysis in insider threat monitoring
  • Integrating open-source LLMs for content creation

Our focus is on providing pragmatic, risk-based advice on all elements of the AI lifecycle. This includes advice on collecting and deploying personal data to train the new models you develop. We can also provide support on everything from identifying and mitigating risk – whether you are developing your own solution or procuring off-the-shelf tools – through to developing governance frameworks to facilitate your organisation’s AI strategy.

Drawing on experts from across the firm, we ensure that all your AI legal and regulatory obligations are managed effectively and efficiently.