Valuable Insights for Legal Professionals/Teams: Navigating IP, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and Beyond

Marcus is the Intellectual Property Manager at Louis Vuitton (Singapore) Pte Ltd., where he leads efforts to safeguard Louis Vuitton’s brand and Intellectual Property Rights across key markets in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and India. In his capacity, he assesses commercial transactions to identify potential brand and IP risks and provide solutions to effectively mitigate these risks.

Before joining Louis Vuitton, he practiced law at a boutique IP firm in Singapore, where he advised clients on both contentious and non-contentious IP matters.

Prior to his legal career, he worked in the commercialisation arm of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, where he evaluated technology disclosures to determine the best mode of IP protection. He also managed patent portfolios, overseeing the filing, prosecution and maintenance of patents, to support commercialisation objectives.

Charmian Aw is a leading practitioner in data, privacy and cybersecurity in the Asia-Pacific region, with extensive technology regulatory and transactional experience. 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. Charmian is ranked in leading legal directories including Chambers, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, Global Data Review, and Best Lawyers.

Gladys Chun leads the Legal and Compliance department of Doctor Anywhere (DA), a leading tech-led healthcare company operating across Southeast Asia. Gladys joined DA in January 2025 bringing with her extensive expertise in regulatory affairs and risk management. Prior to that, she spent over a decade with Lazada, a subsidiary of Alibaba, shaping the regulatory landscape of e-commerce in Southeast Asia.

Gladys started her career in the corporate, commercial and tax practice at Baker McKenzie before moving in-house into retail, franchising, ecommerce and now healthtech. Gladys is responsible for providing strategic legal guidance to support company’s growth and innovation in the healthtech sector.

Over the years, Gladys’ leadership, initiative and legal expertise has earned her an extensive list of regional and global accolades. These include the Financial Times’ Most Innovative General Counsel Asia-Pacific 2019 award, the inaugural Chief Legal Officer award, MNC Category, at SCCA 2017, and In-House Counsel of Distinction at Asia Legal Awards 2017.

Gladys graduated with a Bachelor of Law (LLB) and Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Corporate Finance) from the University of Western Australia. She is also a certified CIPP/E professional, a Senior Accredited Director and a board member of IPOS International.

Pardeep Khosa is a partner in the litigation and arbitration team, and head of the litigation practice in Singapore.

He has a broad practice focusing on commercial and civil litigation, international arbitration, and corporate crime and investigations. He has advised and acted for high-profile clients including governments, statutory boards, listed companies, and high net-worth individuals in high-value, complex, and multijurisdictional disputes relating to construction, engineering, infrastructure, shipping, oil and gas, civil fraud, and intellectual property.

Pardeep also handles corporate and shareholder disputes, including matters involving minority oppression and breaches of directors' duties, and cases involving disputes relating to banking and financial services, financial technologies (crypto-currencies and digital assets), trusts, professional negligence, public and administrative law, and employment law.

Additionally, he has acted for high-profile clients in numerous defamation lawsuits.

Pardeep regularly appears before the Singapore courts and has been involved in international arbitrations under various institutional arbitration regimes, including the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). Pardeep has been consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in global legal directories, reflecting his expertise and standing in litigation and arbitration.

Francis Wan has more than 25 years of internal controls, corporate governance, and business advisory experience specialising in helping clients develop internal control and ERM programs and currently leads the e-GRC / IRMS practice in Singapore.

He has performed numerous GRC projects including the design and implementation of enterprise-wide risk management frameworks, including the development of risk appetite, key risk indicators and continuous monitoring mechanisms.

He is active in the corporate governance scene in Singapore, including conducting seminars on governance, risks and controls such as those organised by the Singapore Institute of Directors.