About

Provided by Burford Capital LLC

Burford has been active in Asia since 2015 and has helped build the litigation funding industry in Hong Kong and Singapore since the practice was permitted. As more businesses and law firms discover the benefits of litigation funding, Burford stands ready to help. Litigation funding is used by companies and their law firms to cover costs related to insolvency proceedings and international arbitrations in Hong Kong and Singapore. As the only full-service legal finance provider on the ground in Asia, Burford offers considerable value beyond simply providing capital, including identifying and prioritizing opportunities for financing and providing data-backed insights that help our clients maximize the value of their legal assets.


How we add value

  • Our local team has practiced law in both Hong Kong and Singapore and works alongside our global team of lawyers and financial experts
  • Our global team speaks more than 15 languages, including Mandarin and Cantonese
  • We perform all diligence in-house and respond quickly and efficiently
  • We are publicly traded on the NYSE and LSE and have the scale to finance matters of any size through resolution
  • In cost-shifting jurisdictions, we offer adverse costs coverage


Chambers Review

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Litigation Funding - South-East Asia

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Burford Capital is a renowned presence in the global litigation funding market. It has offices in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney. The firm funds significant commercial cases, including arbitrations, and also assists with enforcement and asset recovery.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Emily Tillett
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Emily Tillett
2
Band 2

Emily Tillett is a vice president at Burford Capital and leads its practice in Hong Kong. She is a qualified lawyer in Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia.

Emily can provide insight into other jurisdictions, is pragmatic and really good at understanding the restrictions you are operating in. She is both a dealmaker and internal advocate too.

Emily Tillett has real legal experience and is knowledgeable, which makes things a lot easier.

Emily Tillett is clearly a very able lawyer and litigator and, in the review process, has added value to our analysis of the claim which we brought to Burford.

Quentin Pak
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Quentin Pak
2
Band 2

Quentin Pak is a director who leads Burford Capital's Singapore office, and is responsible for supporting Asia-based clients in both Asian-based legal proceedings and elsewhere.

Quentin Pak is very personable, has a good sense of what is happening in the market, is commercially astute and proactive.

Quentin Pak is practical, knowledge and has real experience given his legal background.

Quentin Pak is great. He is sophisticated and engaging to work with.

Ranked Individuals at
Burford Capital LLC

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Litigation Funding

Emily Tillett
2
Emily Tillett
2
Band 2
Quentin Pak
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Quentin Pak
2
Band 2

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