Chambers Review
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Litigation Funding - South-East Asia
What the Team is Known For
With offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney and Melbourne, Omni Bridgeway is one of the largest legal finance providers in the region. The firm is particularly well regarded for its expertise in class actions in Australia and has become a recognised funder in the Singapore arbitration and insolvency market.
Strengths
Omni Bridgeway are the leading funder in APAC. They are very hands-on, have good team management and the team is legally trained which is really helpful.
It is a pleasure to work with them. The overall impression is that the quality of the work they do is great. They are top of the class, I would say.
They are incredibly responsive, always provide really helpful feedback. They are very transparent if you're approaching them for potential funding, and quick to provide an initial assessment.
Work Highlights
Omni Bridgeway is funding proposed investment treaty arbitrations against Switzerland by holders of Credit Suisse AT1 bonds. The claimants seek compensation for the writing down of these bonds as part of Switzerland's Government-facilitated merger of Credit Suisse with UBS.
Notable practitioners
Ruth is a great person.
Ruth is brilliant. She is a very good investment manager who works very hard.
Ruth Stackpool-Moore is one of the most intelligent people I have ever worked with. She is driven, exceptionally good and never misses a beat.
Tom Glasgow is an experienced funder with a specialisation in international arbitration. He is based in Singapore and oversees the firm's investments in APAC.
Tom is incredibly confident, very responsive, business savvy and a stand-out guy.
Tom is extremely commercial and very able to take a multi-factorial approach to thinking of problems.
Tom is a good strategic thinker and provides a lot of really creative and practical insights into how to find ways to resolve matters.
Eloise Matsui is a Hong Kong-based investment manager who leads the firm's insolvency and restructuring work in the APAC region.
Eloise is very helpful in guiding clients through the process of seeking funding.
Eloise is commercially savvy, especially in relation to insolvency-related risks.
Eloise is familiar with litigation funding matters and possess technical knowledge in relation to legal proceedings. She also maintains a good relationship with different parties.