Data Protection & Information Technology

PRACTICE OVERVIEW

Data Protection & Information Technology

According to Gartner:

Only 30% of general counsel believe their departments are equipped to handle technology risk.

This risk is particularly pernicious in jurisdictions such as Thailand where criminal penalties can apply for failure to comply with some Thai related laws and the law is changing quickly – for example, Thailand’s nascent data protection law.

We understand both the local and international risks, and the misalignment that is common between the two. We can assist in engineering risk shifting measures to mitigate the legal risks arising out of new technologies.

We can work hand-in-glove with some of the world’s top IT consulting firms to address your company’s legal information technology needs and risks from the challenging Thai perspective.

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