Chambers Review
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Litigation Funding: Brokers - UK-wide
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Exton Advisors is able to draw on broad experience across the funding market to be responsive and sensitive to client requirements. It understands the client's needs and the commercial context.
Exton has great industry knowledge with a consistency of quality across the team. It knows the sector well: knowledge of the past, predictions for the future, and the market in other jurisdictions.
Exton clearly has an enhanced understanding of the subject matter of the environment that it operates in. It also leads the brokerage pack when it comes to written commentary.
Exton Advisors is our go-to consultant to help us understand the offers we get from funders. They are very helpful: they see the market and are talking to the market, so it's a very valuable service.
Exton Advisers' strengths are its in-depth knowledge of the market and very commercial, practical advice.
Notable practitioners
John Astill is a co-founder of Exton Advisors and an expert in litigation finance. Astill is particularly involved in arranging litigation funding for collective action claims before the Competition Appeals Tribunal.
John Astill is definitely really good. He understands the market trends really well. He is really fantastic: he understands the dynamics of the legal and funding world.
John Astill is very experienced and a safe pair of hands.
John Astill is the leader in his field in the London market: a very effective professional who is good fun to work with.
Tom is fantastic. He is very innovative and takes initiative between funders and clients. He explains things really well and he understands what is good and what is not.
Tom is super-smart and proactive. I respect him hugely and he is a really valuable part of our network and community.
Tom Steindler is a class act. Combining deep industry knowledge with a genuine passion and interest, he has a strong sense of what will be required to get the job done.
Matthew Lo is a former disputes lawyer with expertise in litigation funding. Lo advises on due diligence, pricing and portfolio structures across a range of complex cases.
Matthew is able to connect you quickly to funders he thinks will be interested. He's a safe pair of hands.
Matthew has a standout reputation in this space. He's known as one of the key brokers. He is measured and able to give you a quick view of whether he thinks there will be appetite from funders.