Chambers Review
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Litigation Finance Deal Counsel - UK-wide
What the Team is Known For
Macfarlanes is a top law firm specialising in litigation funding and legal assets finance. It advises on complex transactions like single cases, class actions, and law firm funding, offering tailored solutions for funders, investors, and law firms.
Strengths
Macfarlanes has excellent attention to detail, is protective and has experience working with complex structures. It is extremely capable of handling esoteric questions across a large number of topics.
The team has great experience of both litigation and finance work, which helps receiving good technical as well as practical advice.
The lawyers at Macfarlanes are incredibly user-friendly and on top of the market dynamics and trends.
Notable practitioners
Malcolm Hitching advises funders on all aspects of litigation and legal assets funding, including class actions and law firm financing. He has particular expertise in Competition Appeals Tribunal funding and cross-border matters.
Malcolm Hitching is a skilled lawyer across many topics, maintaining excellent connections that provide significant comfort while minimising the need for expensive and time-consuming legal work.
Malcolm's ability to drive a complex deal is second to none. He is thorough and fast.
James Popperwell is a litigation partner at Macfarlanes with significant experience in litigation funding. Popperwell advises funders and claimants on funding arrangements.
James is a skilled lawyer with an impressive mastery of UK competition law, offering a great deal of expertise across topics in a fashion that is easily digested and understood by the client.
James is a fantastic counsel, and offers great insight into the deals. He is extremely thorough and great to work with.
James is a trusted adviser at the heart of the funding world.
Finlay Leggat is a senior finance lawyer specialising in litigation funding. He advises funders on cases, class actions, portfolio deals, and complex cross-border structures.
Finlay is brilliant. He is a rising star and hard-working.