Dr Alexander Ressos

Managing Director

Dr Alexander Ressos is an international finance lawyer with extensive experience in advising clients from the U.S., South Korea, Thailand, Japan, China, Russia, Europe, and Latin America.

His diverse, global client base has included growth-stage tech companies, startups, founders and investors, but also listed corporations and medium-sized companies, family-owned businesses and wealthy families, financial institutions, asset managers and family offices. Dr Alexander Ressos has also advised government authorities on legislative projects in the area of financial market regulation.

Dr Ressos has been living in Asia since 2006 and has a deep understanding of the legal and business environment of the region. He combines legal excellence with a pragmatic, commercial approach and a deep understanding of technology. Alexander is a frequent speaker at the leading blockchain and crypto related conferences globally.

Prior to founding Ressos, Dr Alexander Ressos worked for Clifford Chance and other firms in Frankfurt, Dubai, Jersey and Singapore. He studied in Bonn, Lausanne, Cologne, London and Paris, and holds a Ph.D. in capital markets and insurance law.

Qualifications
  • Attorney at law (Germany)
  • Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP)
Areas of Specialisation 
  • Blockchain and cryptocurrency 
  • Venture Capital  
Background
  • Corporate/M&A lawyer at Clifford Chance and other firms, equity partner at two international law firms in Singapore
Languages
  • English
  • German
Memberships
  • Member of the Anti-Money Laundering Committee of the Singapore Law Society, 2017-2022
  • German Bar Association
  • Rotary Club of Singapore