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Ciara O'Leary
Associate Global Regulatory
Languages
English
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2026"The team is exceptionally strong in their knowledge of the Asia Pacific and all the individual regulatory environments, their ability to translate this into a global solution is unparalleled in the market."
Ciara O’Leary is an Associate in the Global Regulatory team at Hogan Lovells’ Singapore office, where her practice focuses on data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity.
With a legal background spanning Europe and Asia, and experience advising on international privacy regimes, Ciara helps clients navigate complex regulatory landscapes with confidence and precision.
She is dual-qualified in Ireland and England & Wales, equipping her to effectively counsel multinational clients on complex regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions.
Ciara holds an LLM focussed on technology law from the National University of Singapore, a qualification that sparked her move to Asia and deepened her expertise in emerging digital regulations.
Based in Singapore, she supports clients across sectors, including technology, healthcare, and financial services, helping them operationalize privacy compliance, manage cross-border data flows, and respond to regulatory scrutiny.
Her ability to translate legal requirements into actionable business strategies makes her a trusted advisor to clients.
Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2026"The team is exceptionally strong in their knowledge of the Asia Pacific and all the individual regulatory environments, their ability to translate this into a global solution is unparalleled in the market."
Representative experience
Advising an iconic integrated resort in Singapore on a broad portfolio of data privacy and cybersecurity issues across its Singapore, Macau and United States entities.*
Counseling a social media and tech platform on its EU GDPR compliance posture across its user engagement functions, with emphasis on transparency and accountability mechanisms.*
Advising a private hospital on regulatory compliance for cross-border telemedicine services delivered to patients in Singapore, including licensing requirements and data privacy obligations.*
Developed a multijurisdictional privacy policy and intra-group data sharing agreement for a global urban infrastructure and managed services consultancy operating across APAC, EMEA and North America.*
Advising a UK public sector entity on a multi-jurisdictional legal review concerning investment markets and investment services in Singapore.*
Representing a global web-platform in a high-stakes regulatory data privacy investigation, coordinating responses to formal inquiries by APAC data protection authorities and sectoral regulators.*
Negotiating complex contractual frameworks involving hyperscale cloud providers, AI vendors, and data analytics platforms, with emphasis on regulatory compliance and data sovereignty.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., National University of Singapore, 2024
- LL.B., Trinity College Dublin, 2019
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Solicitor, Republic of Ireland
- Registered Foreign Lawyer (Singapore)