Australian litigation finance company Litigation Capital Management (LCM) has become the latest third-party funder to open an office in Singapore after hiring Roger Milburn as an investment manager from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. 

LCM’s opening comes some two years after Singapore passed two-bills clearing the way for third party funding in disputes. IMF Bentham was the first funder to arrive, opening an office in March 2017 followed by New York-headquartered Burford Capital and the UK’s Woodsford Litigation Funding.

Milburn, who was with BCLP and the legacy Berwin Leighton Paisner for more than 12 years, has significant experience in the Asia-Pacific arbitration space. At LCM, he will be looking after the offerings in both Singapore and Hong Kong.

 

To contact the editorial team, please email ALBEditor@thomsonreuters.com

Related Articles

HK: GPS co-founder exits to launch new disputes-focused firm

by Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

Philip Georgiou, an international arbitration and litigation expert who co-founded Hong Kong law firm Georgiou Payne Stewien (GPS Legal), has left to launch his own firm, Georgiou Partnership.

Offshore firm Appleby announces another HK partner hire

by Charlie Wu 吴卓言 |

Offshore law firm Appleby has added litigation and insolvency expert John McCarroll SC as a partner in Hong Kong, from the BVI office of rival Harneys. The hire is subject to regulatory approvals.

Simmons grows SG, HK offices with laterals, relocation

by Mari Iwata |

UK law firm Simmons & Simmons has beefed up its partner strength in Asia by hiring Terence Seah in Singapore from Stephenson Harwood and Jeffrey Friedenberg as the head of its private funds practice in Hong Kong, and also relocating disputes partner Steven Kaye to Singapore from London.