Tanvi Mehta Krensel joins Squire Patton Boggs in Sydney
26 June 2025
Tanvi Mehta Krensel has joined Squire Patton Boggs in Sydney as a partner in the firm’s data privacy, cybersecurity and digital assets practice group. Before joining the firm, she was product privacy lead for APAC and emerging markets at TikTok in Sydney, and previously a lawyer at Allens.
“Ongoing efforts at significant privacy law reforms in Australia mean that expertise in this area is highly sought after,” said Alan L. Friel, chair of the firm’s data privacy, cybersecurity and digital assets practice. “Having spent several years working in the UK and also having advised on key Asian-Pacific jurisdictions during her time at TikTok, Tanvi has a genuinely cross-border perspective on data protection and regulatory requirements in the UK, EU, APAC and Australia. Her experience not only in data privacy and cybersecurity, but AI, IT transactions and digital transformation will fit well with the scope of our data practice and will serve our clients’ needs throughout the APAC region.”
Mehta Krensel’s practice focuses on data protection and commercialization, cybersecurity, tech-led innovation and procurement and other regulatory matters. In her role at TikTok, she advised on privacy, e-marketing, child safety and AI laws in countries like Australia, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Vietnam and has in-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements across the Asia Pacific region. While based in the UK, her work included advising UK and Australian clients on the GDPR’s application to their business. She also has substantial experience in IT contracting matters and TMT, as well as data security incident response.
Sydney office managing partner Graeme Slattery added: “Tanvi’s experience and connections will be valuable to the development of our offering in Australia in areas of privacy and cybersecurity, as well as extending our services to corporate clients looking for support with transactions and asset management.”
