Tran Bao Trung

Trung is a qualified lawyer in Vietnam and a Certified International Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He has deep expertise in the Technology, Media, and Telecoms (TMT) sectors, with a strong focus on data protection and cybersecurity. His work covers various aspects of digital transformation, including telecoms, intermediary payments, OTT platforms, and intellectual property. Trung handles a broad range of legal matters, from market entry, transaction to regulatory compliance, dispute resolution, and government ex officio actions. He collaborates closely with multinational and local companies, providing technology-driven legal advisory services and conducting privacy gap assessments and remediation efforts.

Professional and Industry Experience

· Provide market access, regulatory compliance and transaction advice on products and services in the fields of technology/media/telecoms (“TMT”), including Internet connection, VPN, virtual call platform, cloud computing and data center, encryption products, intermediary payment services, OTT streaming platform, etc., on a regular basis.

· Offer extensive support to a major insurance company during the Ministry of Public Security's review of their privacy compliance, including helping to prepare a gap analysis, updating documents, and compiling a privacy audit report.

· Perform a data privacy compliance audit for a leading Singapore-based bank based in Vietnam.

· Provide legal ad hoc support for a Japanese MNC for the handling of their data breach incident

· Providing comprehensive legal advice on data privacy and cybersecurity for an Indian bank based in Vietnam.

· Perform privacy gap analysis and documentation for an international hotel chain with over 20 properties in Vietnam and a complex cross-border data processing system.

· Providing a full PDP review and advice package for a finance leasing multinational company based in Korea pursuant to Vietnamese laws.

· Designing privacy policy and consent mechanism for a convenience store brand to assist them in launching their online sales and recruitment platform.

· Perform a privacy gap remediation project for a luxury MNC, with the work streams ranging from consent mechanisms, data subject rights, CCTV, filings, network security, etc.

· Complete an advisory and training project for a credit scoring company on the PDPD and its impact on their business models, with practical advice on compliance strategies.

· Provide legal advice and conduct due diligence for a M&A project to acquire an e-wallet company.

· Provide guidance on cybersecurity and data localization for a global cloud company.

· Provide advice on a number of privacy issues (including data subject rights, data caching via local points of presence, etc.) for a global social networking platform.

· Defend a major OTT streaming platform’s compliance position from the Government’s actions and the risk of service blockage in Vietnam.

· Conduct data privacy trainings for a number of companies, delivering content to audience coming from diverse backgrounds like legal, retail, IT, office operation, etc.

Education and Qualifications

· Bachelor of Laws; Hanoi Law University

· Master of Laws; University of Turin, Italy

Accreditation

· Admitted Lawyer, Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association

· Certified International Privacy Professional/ Europe (CIPP/E)