PANews reported on November 17th that Phil Leung, General Counsel of Bitget, was named "Young Lawyer of the Year" at the 2025 Thomson Reuters Asian Legal Business (ALB) Hong Kong Legal Awards and was shortlisted for "Fintech Lawyer of the Year." Bitget's legal team was also shortlisted for "Fintech Team of the Year," and Chief Legal Officer Hon Ng was shortlisted for "Lawyer of the Year."
Furthermore, Bitget's legal team received the LexisNexis 2025 "ELITE Team" award, and Phil Leung was also named one of LexisNexis's 2025 "Elite Lawyers." LexisNexis specifically highlighted Bitget's business growth, global compliance efforts, and transaction volume expansion between 2024 and 2025, documenting its industry-leading performance of serving over 120 million users and achieving a daily transaction volume exceeding $30 billion.
Bitget's Legal, Compliance, and Internal Controls department was officially established in 2024 under the leadership of Chief Legal Officer Hon Ng. The team has since rapidly expanded to over 100 professionals across multiple jurisdictions. As Bitget's global business has grown, this team continues to play a vital role in cross-border regulatory matters, compliance development, and risk management.
