Regulatory Ramblings

Crypto Fraud Knows No Borders (Part 2)

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Regulatory Ramblings podcast host Ajay Shamdasani continues the conversation with Dorothy Siron (Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm) on crypto-related compliance and legislation needed after the FTX fallout, public's standard of information to make the right investments, Dubai's success story and more!

Dorothy Siron, is the Co-Managing partner of Zhong Lun Law Firm’s Hong Kong office. She heads the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. Being born and raised in the territory, where she trained as a solicitor, before recertifying in Canada. Dorothy is also a veteran litigator.

Her expertise encompasses white collar and financial crime in HK and overseas, crime, cyber fraud, enforcement of foreign judgments as well as trust and probate disputes, and family law matters. In her worldwide pursuit of wrongfully obtained assets 

As crypto-related frauds, such as those involving cryptocurrency theft, initial coin offerings (ICOs) and ransomware attacks, become more pervasive and sophisticated, lawyers, Internet security experts, regulators and law enforcement are under greater pressure to respond swiftly and effectively to a relatively new field they are still struggling to understand. Ultimately, it will require a multidisciplinary and multi-party approach to provide the victims of fraud with appropriate redress and make them whole.

(Episode 11 - Part 2 of 2)


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