Chambers Review
Founded by former Gerchen Keller executives, GLS Capital is a notable funder of single-matter and portfolio arrangements and provides funding for commercial litigation, arbitrations and complex intellectual property cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are a top-notch firm because the three leaders all had extensive experience at Gerchen Keller, the largest funder in the world before Burford acquired it. They have been doing this for a long time."
"They bring not just business experience, but also legal and industry experience. Most, if not all of them, have served time in-house, so they understand how product development and commercialisation works from a company's perspective."
"It is one of the most efficient teams that our company has dealt with. From initial interest to due diligence to closing arrangements, they are very, very efficient."
"They are a top-notch firm because the three leaders all had extensive experience at Gerchen Keller, the largest funder in the world before Burford acquired it. They have been doing this for a long time."
"They bring not just business experience, but also legal and industry experience. Most, if not all of them, have served time in-house, so they understand how product development and commercialisation works from a company's perspective."
"It is one of the most efficient teams that our company has dealt with. From initial interest to due diligence to closing arrangements, they are very, very efficient."
Notable Practitioners
Adam Gill is the founder and managing director at GLS Capital. Gill draws on substantial experience from his former positions at Gerchen Keller and Burford Capital in his role at GLS Capital, and is an acknowledged expert on intellectual property matters.
An impressed source says: "I learn something new about litigation finance every time I talk to Adam. He can immediately grasp the details of insanely complicated litigation and determine whether it is fundable." Another source states: "Having been a litigator himself, he understands the struggles of the people he is funding. He is creative in how he solves problems and is generous with his time which is a real value add."
David Spiegel is a managing director and co-founder of GLS Capital who previously worked as a litigator at Kirkland & Ellis. Sources praise his litigation finance and underwriting expertise.
"David Spiegel's knowledge of the litigation finance space is unmatched," according to an attorney, and another market commentator says that "David is an extremely thorough and vocal underwriter."