Legal practices related to digital assets require a unique approach compared to traditional assets. As the digital asset market rapidly expands, legal professionals must stay up-to-date with the nuances of digital assets and the best legal practices to ensure successful outcomes for their clients or internal partners.

Watch the recoding of the ‘Navigating Legal Landscapes in Digital Assets: Best Practices for Legal Professionals’ that took place on 30 May 2023. Alfred Liu, Senior Associate at Forsters LLP led an esteemed panel of speakers that include Grace Chong, Head of Financial Regulatory at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, James Brockhurst, Partner at Forsters LLP, Kyleigh Teo, Managing Partner at Law Firm of Teo, and Joshua Chu, Solicitor, Group Chief Risk Officer at Coinllectibles™, Marvion™ and XBE to discuss the latest trends and best practices for navigating legal landscapes and considerations in digital assets.

Agenda:

• Hong Kong’s recent announcement on its plans to develop into an international virtual asset centre and attract crypto firms to its territory: How will it impact the cryptocurrency market across Asia?
• What are the complex legal issues around crypto-assets, including tax considerations, private client regulation, asset protection, dispute resolutions?
• What are the law and regulations that they/their clients should be aware of when entering the cryptocurrency market?
• Experience sharing from speakers: What are the commonly asked questions from clients/companies and how to advise them?
• How can legal professionals protect their business/client’s local and oversea crypto assets?
• What does the future hold for digital assets across Asia?

Speakers:

• Grace Chong, Head of Financial Regulatory at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• James Brockhurst, Partner, Forsters LLP
• Kyleigh Teo, Managing Partner, Law Firm of Teo
• Joshua Chu, Solicitor, Group Chief Risk Officer, Coinllectibles™, Marvion™ and XBE

Moderator:

• Alfred Liu, Senior Associate, Forsters LLP

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