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Josh Reed

Senior Vice President, Chicago

Josh Reed is a Senior Vice President at Burford Capital with responsibility for assessing and underwriting legal risk and managing legal finance assets within Burford’s patent portfolio. He draws on extensive experience leading intellectual property and litigation functions across both operating companies and patent-focused businesses.

Prior to joining Burford, Josh was Head of Global Litigation at Sisvel Group. Earlier, he served as Vice President and Chief IP Counsel at Allscripts, was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis and practiced as an associate at Nixon Peabody.

Josh earned his JD from the University of Illinois College of Law and his BS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Experience

  • Sisvel Group

    Head of Global Litigation

  • Allscripts

    Vice President, Chief IP Counsel

  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP

    Partner

  • Nixon Peabody

    Associate

Education

  • University of Illinois College of Law

    JD

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    BS, Electrical Engineering