Pádraig Walsh

07Aug2019

Padraig Walsh appears on prominent Data Privacy Detective podcast

Corporate Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh recently had the pleasure of appearing as a guest on prominent privacy podcast Data Privacy Detective. This is the second podcast that Padraig has recently recorded with regards to data privacy: to listen to the first one where Padraig discusses…Read More

05Aug2019

Legal update: Privacy, Politics and Protests: Perspectives on privacy issues in Hong Kong

Personal data privacy is often seen as one of the lesser legal rights in this part of the world. You are in a coffee shop, and click through the free wifi Terms of Use. You’re using a new site to buy an experience holiday, and…Read More

17Jul2019

Legal update: What you need to know about convertible loan notes

This article was originally published on Zegal.com as “Everything You Need To Know About Convertible Loan Notes”. My present favourite startup financing document is the convertible loan note. Ask me next week, and it will be something else. The convertible loan note has enough good…Read More

15Jul2019

Padraig Walsh and Tara Chan attend RISE Conference 2019

Corporate Commercial Partner Padraig Walsh and Solicitor Tara Chan were in attendance at this year’s RISE Conference, which was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 9 to 11 July. Known as “the largest tech conference in Asia”, this year’s conference gathered…Read More

05Jul2019

Pádraig Walsh records Meet the Member podcast with PrivacyRules

Corporate Commercial Partner Pádraig Walsh recently joined PrivacyRules, the only worldwide alliance with a holistic tech & legal approach to privacy matters. To celebrate his membership, Padraig recorded a ‘Meet the Member’ podcast with PrivacyRules’ Alessandro Di Mattia. In the podcast, Pádraig and Alessandro  explore…Read More

27May2019

Tanner De Witt to host CanCham panel on The Future of the Workplace

We are delighted to announce that an upcoming panel by The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong will be held at our office. Titled ‘The Future of the Workplace: Trends and Impact on Work and Lifestyles’, the panel will feature four speakers with varying…Read More

30Apr2019

Tim Drew and Pádraig Walsh attend 29th IPBA Annual Meeting and Conference in Singapore

Corporate Commercial Group Partners Tim Drew and Pádraig Walsh were in Singapore earlier this month to attend the Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s 29th Annual Meeting and Conference. Themed “Technology, Business and Law – Global Perspectives”, the conference examined the legal challenges arising from global regulatory and…Read More

24Apr2019

Tanner De Witt hosts two-part Tech Talk series on Security Token Offerings

A select group of industry insiders gathered at the Tanner De Witt office over two Wednesdays (10 and 17 April) to attend our two-part TDW Tech Talk event series “A toolkit for conducting a Security Token Offering”. The first part of the event series saw…Read More

25Feb2019

Tanner De Witt to host Hodl A Drink: the Blockchain Week Edition

We are delighted to announce that we are hosting the Blockchain Week edition of Hodl A Drink, a monthly networking meetup organised by Crypto IB. The meetup will be held at our office from 7pm on Tuesday 5 March; it is an official side event…Read More

25Jan2019

Padraig Walsh speaks on panel at Italian Chamber of Commerce New Year Gathering

Corporate and Commercial Partner Padraig Walsh recently had the pleasure of speaking on a panel about the Asian startup ecosystem at a New Year’s Afterwork Gathering. Co-hosted by the Italian Chamber of Commerce, the Bocconi Alumni Association of Hong Kong and Hawksford, the event was held…Read More

15Jan2019

Press release: Tanner De Witt advises on grant of Hong Kong’s first virtual insurance company licence to Bowtie

PRESS RELEASE Tuesday 15 January 2019 For immediate release Tanner De Witt has advised insurer Bowtie Life Insurance Company Limited on its Series A investment round. The investment round was closely connected with its successful application to the Hong Kong Insurance Authority for authorisation as…Read More

28Nov2018

Tanner De Witt Tech Talks: Lessons from the Gig Economy: Its Rise, Fall… and Rise?

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE It started as the technological utopia of the sharing economy. Now, we have the gig economy business platform designed to enable freelance work for hire. Is the vision tarnished, or has reality set in? In this TDW…Read More