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Charmian Aw
Partner Global Regulatory
Languages
English, Mandarin
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Overview
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Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025"Charmian Aw is a real problem solver, proactively identifying and addressing potential issues before they become significant problems. She is adept at managing complex cases and streamlining legal processes to ensure issues are resolved quickly and effectively."
Charmian Aw is a leading practitioner in data, privacy and cybersecurity in the Asia-Pacific region, with extensive technology regulatory and transactional experience. For more than 18 years, Charmian has built a track record of representing market-leading global corporations in navigating the increasingly complex, diverse and fast-evolving tech and data legal landscape in the Asia Pacific region.
Charmian has acted in dozens of strategic, high-value technology transactions, including the development and deployment of AI solutions, commercialization of data and digital assets, transitioning to electronic platforms, cloud migration and the procurement and integration of IT systems.
Having obtained certifications in information privacy for Asia, Europe and the U.S. (FIP, CIPP/A, CIPP/EU, CIPP/US, CIPM), Charmian has counselled hundreds of corporations on multijurisdictional data law compliance and spearheaded projects (covering over 130 territories) on regulatory compliance, data governance and cross-border transfers.
She provides group-wide cybersecurity readiness support, including incident response planning and training and has successfully resisted sanctions for over a hundred companies in semi-contentious data investigations, information disclosure requests, and time-sensitive breach reporting, covering multiple countries across APAC and beyond.
Charmian is ranked in leading legal directories including Chambers, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, Global Data Review, and Best Lawyers.
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025"Charmian Aw provides succinct, extremely prompt and practical advice in relation to data protection. She knows the data protection legislation inside out, making her a reliable adviser."
Representative experience
Advising one of the world’s largest technology conglomerates in data privacy surveys, some covering up to 82 jurisdictions each. *
Advising an international technology company/developer of apps on biometrics, minors, content, consumer, AI, privacy, export controls and trade.*
Advising a publicly listed technology multinational corporation to conduct a data protection and cybersecurity impact assessment for Asia, starting with Vietnam, Singapore and Japan.*
Advising a publicly listed multinational technology company headquartered in China on data protection obligations regarding its e-commerce, retail, internet and technology businesses in the region.*
Advising a tech conglomerate on a scoping questionnaire for a prospective delivery/courier product involving the use of AI.*
Advising a multinational corporation on its procurement of AI-enabled software for use in its recruitment efforts, including reviewing the terms of use and licence agreement.*
Advising a social media conglomerate on regulatory requirements applicable social media influencer marketing in over a dozen jurisdictions in Asia Pacific.*
Advising a global gaming company on an Asia Pacific-wide project for its marketing and promotions activities.*
Advising a global medical device manufacturer on its digital marketing campaign spanning a dozen jurisdictions in Asia.*
Advising an advertising company in the rollout of a presence and online advertising initiative for all the major internet service providers in Singapore.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
Education
- LL.B., National University of Singapore, with honors, 2005
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Singapore
- Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), IAPP
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/Asia), IAPP
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/Europe), IAPP
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/U.S. Private Sector), IAPP
- Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), IAPP
Memberships
- International Association of Privacy Professional (IAPP)