Legal Beagle

Julian Lim is a Managing Director at Alpha Calibration, and is one of our expert speakers speaking on the topic of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. Tell us about yourself:  What is your expertise, and how did you become an expert in the area? I have worked as a lawyer in global financial organizations for nearly 20 years. In 2013 I was approached to help launch a quantitative hedge fund as Chief Operating Officer which set me down the technology path. I am now a Managing Director at Alpha Calibration. Alpha Calibration helps fund managers, advisors and brokers manage their regulatory obligations and middle and back offices. Online training in the legal industry is relatively new in Hong Kong – why did you take a chance and become a speaker for Legal Beagle? I set up my own firm about 5 years ago which kept me very busy but now that it is able to run on its own steam; I am able to dedicate more time to share my knowledge and views and will do so through different f...

Nadia Lazareva is a qualified lawyer with a background in risk management, Anti-Money Laundering, compliance, sanctions and reputational risk prevention. She has lived and worked in Hong Kong and Mainland China since 2009 and has trained extensively in the areas noted above across Asia Pacific. She is one of our expert speakers who instructs Sanctions Evasion Risks for Law Firms and AML – The use of agents (including law firms) for facilitation of money laundering. Legal Beagle Expert Speaker Nadia Lazareva Tell us about yourself: What is your expertise, and how did you become an expert in the area? A lawyer by background, I have been working in the risk management industry for over 10 years. Throughout my career, I’ve worked for corporate service providers, a magic circle law firm, and currently I’m looking after financial crime risk in a large international financial institution. Online training in the legal industry is relatively new in Hong Kong – why di...