Litigation Funding
Litigation Support Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
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About
Provided by Burford Capital
Burford is the largest legal finance provider in the Americas, with offices in three cities and staff on the ground in nine states and the capacity to finance significant commercial litigation and arbitration. Businesses and law firms use legal finance to remove the cost and risk of pursuing complex commercial litigation and arbitration—and, increasingly, to generate value for the business. Burford has earned a reputation for excellence and innovation in legal finance, having pioneered financing solutions that have since become the industry standard.
How we add value
- Our team has worked at AmLaw 100, Global 100 law firms and Fortune 100 companies
- We perform all diligence in-house and respond quickly and efficiently
- We are publicly traded on the NYSE and have the scale to finance matters of any size through resolution
- We draw on proprietary data to build legal budgets, develop damages theories, define damages theories and more
- We don’t require exclusivity until a term sheet is issued
Chambers Review
Burford Capital is the largest legal finance company in the world. The firm assists clients involved in a broad range of disputes, including insolvency, securities and intellectual property matters, as well as international arbitrations. Its financing options include claims monetisation and portfolio finance arrangements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Burford are a true business partner, building cases which synergise their funding and relationships. They are really cutting-edge, and we have a very profitable and fulfilling relationship."
"I was very impressed by their powers of analysis with respect to legal and factual issues and also their procedural knowledge of international arbitration."
"Burford has a specialised team for IP who know the lay of the land for US patent and trade secret litigation quite well. Communications are easy and nothing gets lost in translation."
"Burford are a true business partner, building cases which synergise their funding and relationships. They are really cutting-edge, and we have a very profitable and fulfilling relationship."
"I was very impressed by their powers of analysis with respect to legal and factual issues and also their procedural knowledge of international arbitration."
"Burford has a specialised team for IP who know the lay of the land for US patent and trade secret litigation quite well. Communications are easy and nothing gets lost in translation."
Notable Practitioners
Aviva Will is co-chief operating officer at Burford Capital and one of the leading figures in the litigation funding industry. At Burford she launched the Equity Project, an initiative designed to address gender imbalances in law by providing a USD100 million fund for financing matters led by women.
"Aviva Will is best-in-class. She is incredibly impressive, knows the industry inside and out, and understands the sensitivities and needs of law firms better than anyone."
Christopher Bogart is a co-founder and chief executive officer of Burford Capital, and is one of the pioneers of the litigation funding industry in the USA. As part of the commitment committee, Bogart has a hand in all cases that Burford funds.
"Chris is the doyen of litigation funders. His intellect, legal experience and ability combined with his multi-jurisdictional experience and business acumen make him one of the best."
"He is a very sharp person and a stalwart of the industry."
Phoenix-basedKatharine Wolanykis highly esteemed in the intellectual property market, and leads Burford’s intellectual property and patent litigation finance operations.
"Katharine is a real pro. She has really steered the industry in many ways and has a really good view on macro trends in the IP market. She is a real thought leader in US IP litigation generally."
"She is just absolutely terrific at what she does: very informed, with terrific customer service as well as being all over the details and having good wisdom."
"She is the best in class. She is personable, she is decisive and she is knowledgeable. She is simply the best partner on any complex matter."
Christopher Freeman is a director based in Burford Capital's Chicago office. Freeman is well regarded for drawing upon his experience as a former litigator to assess and underwrite patent litigation matters.
"Christopher knows the nuts and bolts of patent litigation really well. He is a pleasure to deal with: smart and a quick study. He is a real asset within the litigation."
"He brings deep experience in patent monetisation. He was successful on the plaintiff side of monetisation before joining Burford, and brings a depth of experience and expertise to any project."
Eric Carlson is a managing director at Burford Capital and is well regarded for his funding work in patent litigation.
"Eric is a pleasure to work with and very smart.It’s great to work with a funder who will dig into the weeds of a case as deeply as Eric will."
"Eric has been great to work with on litigation funding projects. He is extremely knowledgeable and a pleasure to collaborate with."
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