Julian So leads the Blockchain, Tokenization and Web3 (“BT3”) Practice Group at Hauzen LLP.
Julian graduated from the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore and was placed on the Dean’s graduated list for academic excellence. He proceeded to obtain legal qualifications in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom. He practiced finance law in Singapore at Allen & Gledhill, and subsequently joined Simmons & Simmons in Hong Kong specialising in securitisation, derivatives and structured finance.
Apart from legal private practice, Julian also has more than 15 year’s experience in the finance industry in all of the three leading Asian financial centres (Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo). During this time, he held senior positions in UBS AG, Royal Bank of Scotland and Morgan Stanley and was Head of Asia Fixed Income at Mizuho Securities.
Julian is also the Group CEO of XBE, a technology group that focuses on Blockchain, AI and 3D technologies, and adhering to ESG principles.
Education
National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law, LL.B (Hons.)
Qualifications
- Solicitor of the High Court, Hong Kong SAR
- Solicitor, England & Wales
- Solicitor, Singapore
Experience
- Bilateral and Syndicated, Secured and Unsecured, Loans
- Structured Loans and Notes (Equity-linked, Credit-linked, FX-linked, Interest Rate-linked and Hybrids)
- Private Placement Bonds and Notes
- Structured Trade Finance Facilities
- Securitizations
- Synthetic and Non-synthetic ABS (Asset-Backed Securities)
- Synthetic and Non-synthetic CDOs (Collateralized Debt Obligations)
- CDSes (Credit Default Swaps)
- Synthetic and Non-synthetic CDOs squared (Securitization of CDOs and CDSes)
- ISDA Definitions (FX, Interest Rate, Equity, Credit) and documentation
- Blockchain
- Tokenization of tangible and intangible assets
- Fractionalization of tangible and intangible assets
- Web3
- Decentralized exchanges (DEX)
- Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)