William Panlilio joins Litigation Capital Management (LCM) in Singapore
Litigation Capital Management Limited, a global provider of disputes funding, publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market, is pleased to announce the hire of William Panlilio as an Investment Manager based in Singapore. With extensive experience in international arbitration and cross-border disputes, William joins LCM after more than five years with King & Spalding where he was part of that firm’s Trial and Global Disputes practice, operating in the energy, infrastructure, construction, technology and mining sectors, and conducting arbitrations involving States and State-owned or affiliated entities. Prior to that, William was an Assistant Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, The Netherlands for close to two years. While at the court, he assisted arbitral tribunals in treaty and commercial arbitrations involving various combinations of States, State entities, international organisations and private parties. William is a US qualified lawyer who started his career Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in New York, specialising in complex commercial litigation, financial institutions litigation, and cases involving U.S. foreign relations law, including the Alien Tort Statute. Commenting on William’s hire, LCM’s Head of Investments (APAC), Susanna Taylor said: “We are very pleased to welcome William to the LCM team. He is a highly experienced practitioner with an impressive track record of commercial and treaty arbitrations as well as broader corporate and commercial expertise. We are experiencing a significant uptick in funding applications in the APAC region, particularly those originated from Singapore, and William is well placed to assist LCM to take advantage of the recent changes in Singapore to allow litigation funding for domestic arbitration and International Commercial Court claims. William is a valuable addition to our global team of high-performing investment managers”. Litigation Capital Management (LCM) is a leading international provider of dispute financing solutions. This includes single-cases and corporate and law firm portfolios across international arbitration, commercial claims, class actions and claims arising out of insolvency, including assignments. LCM has an unparalleled track record, driven by effective project selection and robust risk management. Headquartered in Sydney, with offices in London, Singapore, Brisbane and Melbourne, LCM listed on AIM in December 2018, trading under the ticker LIT.
