Haryati Deepak : The Technology Lawyers

Deepak C. Pillai

Partner
Tel: +603 20950330
Fax: +603 20950110
E-Mail: deepak@hdlaw.com.my

Deepak is the managing partner of the firm.

Deepak advises a wide array of international, private and public sector clientele in addressing the commercial, regulatory and policy issues relating to information and communications technology law, ranging from negotiating complex information technology contracts to advising public sector agencies on proposed technology related legislation and policies.

With over a decade of experience in the area and having advised on a broad range of cutting edge technology related matters in that time, Deepak is acknowledged as a leading Information and Communications Technology lawyer in Malaysia. The Asia Pacific Legal 500 (2005 - 2006) describes him as “the most recognised IT specialist in Malaysia”.

Deepak is a panellist of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration for hearing Malaysian domain name disputes and has also served on the National ICT Security and Emergency Response Centre’s Panel of Experts. He is also active in a range of information technology related associations including the Society of Computers and Law (UK) and the International Technology Law Association. He has also been a member of the IT & Cyberlaws Committee of the Malaysian Bar since 1997.

Deepak speaks frequently on information and communications technology legal issues at local and international conferences including the MSC International Cyberlaw Conference and the Computer Law Association Asia Conference, amongst others. He is a repeat speaker for the Malaysian Judicial & Legal Training Institute, the Academy of the Royal Malaysian Police and the National ICT Security and Emergency Response Centre. He is also a visiting lecturer at the Centre for Advanced Software Engineering (CASE) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Deepak qualified as an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in 1994, after having graduated from the University of Durham (1990) and working in the IT industry. He was one of the founding partners of the firm Rajes Hisham Pillai & Gopal (1997) and led its IT and IP practice group prior to establishing Haryati Deepak together with Intan Haryati.