Michael Titus
Senior Legal Counsel at First Digital
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Michael Titus is currently a practicing solicitor in Hong Kong and the principal of Titus Solicitors, a Hong Kong law firm specializing in corporate, commercial and intellectual property law. Prior to establishing Titus, Michael practiced in Singapore and specialized in Merger & Acquisitions and cross-border private equity. At Titus, Michael works with token issuers, exchanges, wallet providers and payment providers, and other companies working on distributed ledger technology, providing them with legal advice on money transmission and securities laws, AML regulations and other applicable regulations. Born and educated in the United States, Michael received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Lehigh University and his Juris Doctor degree from the City University of Hong Kong.
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