Litigation Finance Deal Counsel - UK-wide
Band 1
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 a strong team that understands litigation, litigation funding and how to structure financial transactions.
Macfarlanes has all the necessary experience and expertise to deal with, and solve, all the issues arising from a multi-jurisdictional transaction.
Macfarlanes get it right away and are efficient partners to brainstorm with.
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 is always willing to jump on a call to offer helpful advice.
Malcolm was pretty perfect on the transaction - all that you would hope the transaction leader to be, giving clear advice to his client and clear instructions to his team, outlining the issues to be addressed/solved and co-ordinating the work and advice, including with the overseas lawyers and advisers. He exudes calmness and confidence.
Malcolm is extremely savvy and knowledgeable.
Malcolm is the real leader for UK-related financing.
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 star lawyer. He's an expert in his field, including in relation to litigation funding disputes.
James is a very smooth operator. He is very good with clients and he's a true dispute resolution lawyer.
Pinar Celebi is a partner specialising in debt finance, with a focus on litigation funding and legal assets. She advises investors across the full deal cycle and is known for her work with international clients in the UK market.
Pinar is detail-oriented and thorough.
Whatever the issue, Pinar will find a solution or the adequate team within Macfarlanes to support you.
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 Leggat is detail-oriented, thoughtful, thorough and reliable.
Finlay is very efficient and commercial.
Finlay has a great eye for detail and he turns documents around accurately and quickly.
