Gilbert Leong is a Senior Partner and Head of Dentons Rodyk's Intellectual Property and Technology practice department. He is also Co-Head of the Patents, Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Licensing, Data Privacy & Protection and Cybersecurity practices.
Gilbert has been very active in the field of data privacy/protection matters and is a pioneer in this field. As a member of the Legal Sub-Committee of the National Internet Advisory Committee, Gilbert participated in the drafting of the "Model Data Protection Code for the Private Sector" years before the legislation was enacted in Singapore to protect personal data. Gilbert has helped large financial institutions / investment funds, healthcare providers, industrial companies, institutions of higher learning and infrastructure providers to navigate data protection laws both at home and abroad. He has also written and spoken widely on the area and is regularly sought for his comments and insights.
Gilbert has experience advising on high impact cyber breach incidents including those affecting major organisations in the insurance, higher education, social media, e-commerce, hotels, financial services, transportation/logistics, IT and telecommunications sectors. He was co-lead counsel to one of the parties involved in proceedings of the Committee of Inquiry which was set up by the Singapore Government to investigate the nation’s highest profile cyber breach.
Gilbert is recognised as a leading lawyer for his expertise in many notable publications, including Best Lawyers, Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Lexology Index. He has been called upon to participate in committees and think tanks which focus on technology related matters and emerging legal issues.
- Intellectual property
- LL.M., (Merit), University College London, 1991
- LLB (Hons), National University of Singapore, 1989
- Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore, 1990