Joshua Chu

Group Chief Risk Officer at Coinllectibles™, Marvion™ and XBE, Senior Consultant at Prosynergy, of Counsel at Hauzen LLP

Joshua Chu is a qualified lawyer practising in Hong Kong. He is currently Of Counsel with Hauzen and is part of the Blockchain, Tokenization and Web3 (“BT3”) Practice Group.

Aside from his role as Of Counsel in Hauzen, Joshua is also currently serving as the Group Chief Risk Officer at Coinllectibles™, Marvion™ and XBE (the first publicly traded blockchain DOT™ technology conglomerate in the US) and a Senior Consultant at Prosynergy (a regulatory consulting firm founded and led by ex-SFC Regulators).

Before becoming a lawyer, Joshua worked in the healthcare industry serving as the IT department head at a private hospital as well as overseeing their procurement operations. Since embarking upon his legal career, Joshua has conducted a number of novel cases (many of which resulted in landmark decisions). These included Hong Kong’s first crypto litigation in 2015, Hong Kong’s first court order for service via data room in 2020, and Hong Kong’s first DOT standard STO in 2023.

The following is a short-list of selected accolades:

  • Acting for one of the world’s largest & longest running crypto-exchanges in Hong Kong’s first crypto-litigation Bitmain Technologies Limited v. iFinix Inc. & Anor (HCA 1980 of 2015);
  • Obtaining Hong Kong’s first order for alternative service by data rooms in Hwang Joon Sang & Anor v. Golden Electronics Inc. & Ors [2020] HKCFI 1084;
  • Obtaining Hong Kong’s first order for digital disclosure orders in Hwang Joon Sang & Anor v. Golden Electronics Inc. & Ors [2020] HKCFI 1233;
  • Appearing before the Review Body on Bid Challenges under WTO Government Procurement Agreement regarding a healthcare tender dispute;
  • Advising the Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau on the sale and purchase of the Shouson Hill Property transaction;
  • Conducting cybersecurity audit and PCI accreditation application for one of Asia’s largest payment gateway; and
  • Advising various tokenization projects, including Initial Coin Offering (ICO), Initial Exchange Offering (IEO), and Security Token Offering (STO) projects (including Hong Kong’s first DOT standard STO project).

Today, Joshua’s legal practice is primarily focused in the fields of Dispute Resolution, Cybersecurity, and Technology Law.

In addition to his professional roles, Joshua is also the current serving as the Co-Chair of The Hong Kong Web3 Association, a non-profit dedicated to the promoting education for responsible blockchain and web3 tech integration in traditional businesses.

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