Profile

Advocate Puneet Bhasin is an Internationally Recognised Cyber Law & Privacy/ Data Protection Expert along with being a Pioneer in Cyber Laws in India and Awarded the Best Cyber Lawyer in India multiple times. She is an Honorary Advisor to United Nations, representing India in DPG Alliance.This initiative is in alignment with the UN General Secretary’s Roadmap for Global Digital Cooperation. Noteworthy board members of the Digital Public Goods Alliance include the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), EkStep Foundation, the Government of Sierra Leone, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), UNDP, and UNICEF.

She is an advisor to the Rajya Sabha Committees on Internet laws and Recipient of 15 National Awards for contribution in Cyber laws one of them being “Best Cyber Lawyer in India”.
She has presented as Expert in Cyber Laws before:

  1. Amendments to the Information Technology Act & drafting of New Legislations
  2. Rajya Sabha Committee on Online Pornography Regulation in India
  3. Recommendations for formulation of the Indian Data Protection Law
  4. Recommendations for Crypocurrency regulation & Online Gambling Laws
  5. Recommendations to National Commission for Women on “Cyber Crimes against Women”

Ms. Puneet is a well known Author in Cyber laws and her articles are published routinely in News Papers and Online portals whereby she shares her views on issues and latest updates in the digital crimes and privacy space. She is also routinely featured on leading news channels like BBC, CNBC, Zee News, DD News etc for her views and recommendations. Her Books “Practical Guide to Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023- Law & Compliance” and “Law Relating to Social Media Crimes, Intermediaries, Digital Media & OTT Platforms” published by Oakbridge Publication are Best sellers and sought after books for her expertise in these areas of law.

Ms. Puneet launched Cyberjure Academy in 2018 to develop Industry skill sets in EU GDPR Compliance, Cyber laws, Cyber Crime Investigation and Data Protection Compliances and till date has trained over 500 CXOs and Professionals. She is a mentor to over 4000 aspiring professionals and law students all over the globe whom she guides.

With over 400+ Clients globally she is among the most sought after and trusted lawyer in the Cyber laws and privacy matters.

Specialising in Technology laws, Blockchain Laws, Cyber Crime Cases, GDPR Legal Compliance, Artificial Intelligence & IoT Laws, E-commerce Laws, Fintech Laws , Smart City Laws and Digital Healthcare Laws and its application in the Indian scenario and in the International perspective.

Most Nationalised Banks, Multi-National Corporations and Companies are her clients for Cyber Crime cases along with Information TechnologyLaw Audits, GDPR Compliance Audits and Cyber Security Audits. She is a pioneer of Blockchain Laws in India and the only advocate practicing in Smart Contracts Legal Compliance and legal compliance of Blockchain Applications.

She holds a Post Graduation in Cyber Laws (B.L.S. LL.B. Ll.M.) and is a Certified Cyber Crime Investigator and also a Certified Privacy Professional. She is a Harvard University Alumni and learned Cyber Risk Mitigation form this prestigious University. Her Alma mater consists of prestigious Institutes like Government Law College (GLC), Indian School of Business (Hyderabad) and Harvard University.

Qualifications

  • B.L.S.LL.B.-Government Law College (Mumbai)
  • LL.M. Mumbai University Specializing in E-commerce Laws and Cyber Crimes
  • Harvard UniversityCourse in Managing Cyber security Risk in the Information Age
  • Global CIO Certification from Indian School Business (ISB), Hyderabad.
  • DSCI Certified Privacy Professional (DCPP)
  • P.G. in Cyber Laws
  • Certified Cyber Crime Investigator
  • Certified in Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security
  • Diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws from NUJS (West Bengal)
  • Diploma in Business and Management from Symbiosis University (Pune)