RPC Bolsters Asia Cyber Practice with Partner Hire Sumyutha Sivamani
The International law firm, RPC has appointed Sumyutha Sivamani as a Partner in its Singapore office, where it operates through its joint law venture RPC Premier Law. The move further strengthens the firm’s insurance capabilities across Asia and accelerates the expansion of its cyber and data practice.
Sivamani joins RPC from Clyde & Co, bringing over 14 years of experience in insurance with a strong focus on cyber risk, incident response, and data privacy matters. She has advised insurers, reinsurers, and multinational clients across Asia on complex, multi-jurisdictional cyber incidents, coverage disputes, and regulatory investigations. In her new role, she will play a key part in driving the growth of RPC’s cyber insurance platform in Singapore and across the region.
Beyond cyber, she brings extensive experience in financial lines and property & casualty insurance, advising on coverage, regulatory, and defence matters, further strengthening RPC’s broader insurance offering in Singapore.
At RPC, Sivamani will focus on expanding the firm’s cyber insurance practice and enhancing its data privacy and cybersecurity advisory capabilities across Asia, while also contributing to the continued growth of its wider insurance business.
Partner Carmel Green, who heads RPC’s Asia Insurance team, said,
“Sumyutha’s arrival marks an exciting moment for our Asia Insurance practice. Cyber insurance remains one of the fastest growing and most dynamic lines of business in the Asian market, and clients rightly expect sophisticated services and advice. Just as importantly, Sumyutha’s broader insurance expertise strengthens our bench across key lines of business. Her wealth of experience perfectly aligns with our ambitions, positioning us to drive the next phase of our growth for our insurance practice in Singapore, and across the region.”
Partner Jonathan Crompton, who leads RPC’s Cyber Response practice in Asia, added,
“Sumyutha is known as being one of the best cyber breach counsel in Asia. Sumyutha’s arrival is a tremendous boost to our regional cyber practice, and our mission to be the best cyber response firm in Asia. As cyber incident preparedness, response and data privacy issues become more complex and cross-border in nature, more clients need the seamless support across Asia that our team can offer. With her deep cyber experience, Sumyutha will work hand in hand with our existing cyber team across Hong Kong and Singapore to deliver truly integrated, end-to-end incident response and advisory capabilities to clients with cyber issues across the region.”
Commenting on her appointment, Sivamani said,
“I’m delighted to be returning to RPC at a time of strong momentum for both the firm and the cyber insurance market in Asia. The cyber threat landscape, legal and regulatory landscape and the cyber insurance market continues to evolve at a rapid pace across Asia, and RPC’s commitment to continuing to expand its cyber offering – combined with its strong insurance platform – creates a fantastic opportunity to solidify our position as truly market-leading. I look forward to working with the team to further strengthen RPC’s cyber offering and to contributing to the continued growth and success of the wider insurance practice across Asia.”
Sivamani’s appointment underscores RPC’s strategic focus on scaling its cyber insurance and data privacy capabilities across Asia, reinforcing its position in a rapidly evolving and high-growth risk landscape.
RPC, operating as RPC Premier Law in Singapore through a Joint Law Venture, has appointed Ankit Goyal as a Partner in the Singapore office to lead the firm’s India Desk. This strategic move aims to strengthen the firm’s presence in South Asia, leveraging Singapore’s role as a key hub for international arbitration and targeting sectors like Insurance and Technology within the India- Singapore corridor. You can find more information about RPC’s services and strategy on the RPC website.
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