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Alston is an associate in the Hong Kong litigation team. He has assisted with several complex arbitration and litigation matters involving the crypto industry, as well as investor-state arbitration.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Representing a major centralised crypto exchange in UK court proceedings involving an alleged user scam and tracing of cryptoassets.
Assisting in a complex, ongoing investor-state arbitration, representing a supplier of consumer and agricultural commodities in a dispute with an ECOWAS state over a dispute that has persisted for two decades, with a claim size of US$300 million.
Advised in an employment dispute involving a major centralised crypto exchange before the Hong Kong Courts, in relation to restrictive covenants and confidential trade secrets.
Representative Experience
Representing a major centralised crypto exchange in UK court proceedings involving an alleged user scam and tracing of cryptoassets.
Assisting in a complex, ongoing investor-state arbitration, representing a supplier of consumer and agricultural commodities in a dispute with an ECOWAS state over a dispute that has persisted for two decades, with a claim size of US$300 million.
Advised in an employment dispute involving a major centralised crypto exchange before the Hong Kong Courts, in relation to restrictive covenants and confidential trade secrets.
Hong Kong-seated HKIAC arbitration – advised in a highly contested liquidation dispute involving a major centralised crypto exchange, arising out of an alleged platform outage.
Advising the audit committee of a China-based property management company focusing on smart city service on its investigation on transactions with its controlling shareholder of approximately RMB 1.8 billion.
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of Hong Kong , 2022, PCLL
- University of Hong Kong , 2021, LL.B.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Hong Kong
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