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Craig Arnott

Chief Investment Officer – International, London

Craig Arnott is Chief Investment Officer – International. He leads the review and management of Burford’s international portfolio, and as a member of Burford’s Management and Commitments Committees, has broader responsibility across Burford’s business.

Prior to joining Burford, Mr. Arnott advised the company while serving as barrister at Sixth Floor Selborne and Wentworth Chambers in Sydney. Before being called to the Bar, he was a Partner and Head of Competition/Antitrust Law in London at the international law firm Fried Frank. During his time at Fried Frank, Mr. Arnott oversaw many significant transactions, serving as counsel to the pharmaceuticals company Merck in its acquisition of Schering-Plough and as European Counsel to Delta & Pine Land during its acquisition by The Monsanto Company. Before his time at Fried Frank, Mr. Arnott was a litigator at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York, Gilbert + Tobin in Sydney and Ashurst in London.

Experience

  • Sixth Floor Selborne and Wentworth Chambers

    Barrister

  • Fried Frank

    Partner and Head of Competition/Antitrust Law

  • Ashurst

    Solicitor

  • Gilbert & Tobin

    Solicitor

  • Cravath, Swaine & Moore

    Litigation Associate

Education

  • University of Oxford, Balliol College

    DPhil, Rhodes Scholar

  • University of Oxford, Balliol College

    BCL

  • University of Queensland

    LLB, First Class Honours & University Medal

  • University of Queensland

    BA, First Class Honours & University Medal

Clerkships

  • Federal Court of Australia

    Law Clerk to the Honorable W. Pincus

Recognition

Chambers and Partners
Band 2 - UK Litigation Funding
2020-2021