Full Name
Phil Leung
Job Title
Legal Director - Commercial, Dispute Resolution and Employment
Company
Bitget
Speaker Bio
Phil is a senior Hong Kong and English dual-qualified lawyer. He built Bitget’s Commercial, Intellectual Property, Dispute Resolution, and Employment Legal Teams.
He is the only lawyer to have headed both disputes and employment legal functions at 2 of the top 5 global crypto exchanges – in addition to a top 3 global employer-of-record – successfully navigating business risks, people issues, and sensitive regulatory developments impacting operations. His Commercial Team spearheads Bitget’s trial and adoption of AI within Legal.
Phil has 14+ years’ international law firm and in-house experience based out of Hong Kong, Singapore, and United Kingdom, having handled legal matters involving 100+ jurisdictions. He built high-performance teams in 3 fast-scaling technology startups and a 170-year-old traditional insurer.
In 2025, Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business crowned him “Young Lawyer of the Year”, and LexisNexis named him as a top “40 UNDER 40” lawyer. His Bitget Legal Team also won LexisNexis’ “ELITE Team” award recognising contributions to innovation and technology.
He is the only lawyer to have headed both disputes and employment legal functions at 2 of the top 5 global crypto exchanges – in addition to a top 3 global employer-of-record – successfully navigating business risks, people issues, and sensitive regulatory developments impacting operations. His Commercial Team spearheads Bitget’s trial and adoption of AI within Legal.
Phil has 14+ years’ international law firm and in-house experience based out of Hong Kong, Singapore, and United Kingdom, having handled legal matters involving 100+ jurisdictions. He built high-performance teams in 3 fast-scaling technology startups and a 170-year-old traditional insurer.
In 2025, Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business crowned him “Young Lawyer of the Year”, and LexisNexis named him as a top “40 UNDER 40” lawyer. His Bitget Legal Team also won LexisNexis’ “ELITE Team” award recognising contributions to innovation and technology.
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