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Phil Leung

Phil Leung

Head of Legal
Bitget Wallet
Hong Kong

“I’ve focused on building capabilities beyond traditional legal expertise to strengthen my experience in technology adoption, operational leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.”

Bitget Wallet Head of Legal. Built Bitget’s Commercial, Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, and Employment Legal Teams.

Hong Kong and English dual-qualified lawyer. Experienced in the startup, technology, financial services, human resources, insurance, commodities, and transport sectors.

14+ years’ international law firm and in-house experience based out of Hong Kong, Singapore, and United Kingdom. Managed legal matters involving 100+ jurisdictions globally.

Built high-performance teams in 4 global businesses (3 technology startups and a 170-year-old traditional insurer), leading up to 10 reports.

Obtained, on The University of Manchester entrance scholarships, a Mini-MBA, LLM in International Business & Commercial Law, and LLB (Hons).

Recent industry recognitions:
• “Young Lawyer of the Year” 2025 award – Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business
• “40 Under 40 Lawyer” 2025 award – LexisNexis
• “ELITE Legal Team” 2025 award – LexisNexis
• “Fintech Lawyer of the Year” 2025 finalist – Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business
• “Fintech In-House Team of the Year” 2025 finalist – Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business

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