News and Events

12 November 2018 Julia Charlton was a panelist at the BAML LEAD (women network) navigation series panel discussion on the topic of Artificial Intelligence and D&I hosted by BAML’s LEAD Hong Kong leadership team with Julia Lay, COO, Asia Pacific Technology &...

On 9 November 2018, Gabrielle Chaikin, a registered foreign lawyer at Charltons, was a panelist at the “Blockchain, Fintech and Cryptocurrencies: Business, Policy and Legal Perspectives” conference at the University of Sydney, Australia. Gabrielle spoke alongside legal practitioners from PwC Legal and IBM on a panel on “Cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings: Comparative Perspectives”. Other speakers at the Sydney Fintech conference included major regulators in Australia (ASIC, APRA and AUSTRAC) and representatives from the FinTech and RegTech industries, as well as legal, financial and tech experts.

On 26 October 2018, Julia Charlton and Anastasia Gordeeva of Charltons, Hong Kong participated at the International Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Expo in Singapore. Julia Charlton has delivered a speech on “ICO and Cryptocurrency Regulation in Hong Kong”. Among participants were traders, investors, financial advisors, law firms and brokers from Forex, stock and futures markets.

Julia Charlton shares thoughts with Sputnik news on digitalization of Russia’s Far East at the Eastern Economic Forum 2018. The video was taken during the Eastern Economic Forum 2018 in Vladivostok, Russia.

On 12 September 2018, Charltons’ senior partner, Julia Charlton, participated at the Eastern Economic Forum 2018 in Vladivostok, Russia, as a panelist on the “Digitalization of economy: possibilities and perspectives for Russia’s Far East” panel. Julia Charlton spoke about current trends in cryptocurrencies trading and ICOs in Hong Kong and ICO regulation in various jurisdictions, and participated in discussions on globalization of business in the era of digitalization and potential areas of development for Russia’s Far East.

On 30 June 2018, Charltons attended the first official World Blockchain Organization summit and press conference. WBO’s mission is to guide and promote comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology across industries by engaging with policymakers, regulators, technology innovators and market participants. Over 8,000 people attended the summit.