Litigation Funding - Nationwide - Canada
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Woodsford Litigation Funding houses a team of experienced litigators and financiers who are well versed in tailoring financial solutions to meet the specialist needs of law firms and their clients.
Strengths
Woodsford demonstrates a strong ability to assess complex and sophisticated matters, combining legal analysis with a practical understanding of litigation funding.
Woodsford has former plaintiff-side litigators among its team. This adds a level of judgment and sophistication to its case evaluation process. Woodsford also has exposure to multiple complementary jurisdictions with similar legal frameworks, meaning it can explore related litigation across those jurisdictions.
Woodsford has an excellent, experienced and thoughtful team which understands complex class actions and commercial litigation. They approach litigation financing from a practical, business-minded perspective.
Work Highlights
Woodsford continues to fund an opt-out class action in the Canadian courts on behalf of consumers who purchased Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with the EcoBoost Engine.
Notable practitioners
Muhammad Arayne is an investment officer based in Woodsford's London office. Arayne is responsible for managing various actions funded by the firm, with considerable experience managing class actions in Canada.
Muhammad Arayne is a superb operator in his space.
Muhammad Arayne is extremely intelligent and analytical. He supplements his excellent understanding of complex litigation with emotional intelligence and business practicality.
I have been very impressed with Muhammad. He is sophisticated in his thinking about funding and brings a problem-solving approach to the table. His experience as a class action lawyer is very helpful.
