Video: What makes Burford different?

January 13, 2026

Craig Arnott & Philipp Leibfried & Travis Lenkner

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In this video, Craig Arnott, Philipp Leibfried and Travis Lenkner explain why Burford Capital’s scale, expertise and team set the standard as the market-leading legal finance partner in the UK.

Craig Arnott: In more than 15 years in business, Burford Capital has gained a deep understanding of the challenges that UK companies face managing the costs of high value litigation and arbitration, especially in London, which still leads the world and is certainly one of the world's busiest hubs for commercial disputes.

Philipp Leibfried: We've built deep expertise in helping UK businesses from FTSE 200 to nearly 90% of the UK's largest law firms leverage legal finance as a strategic tool to remove the cost of pursuing claims, accelerate entitlements and create liquidity.

Travis Lenkner: Burford is the market leader chosen by hundreds of clients because of our scale and stature, our experience and expertise, and our exceptional team.

Craig Arnott: We're the premiere UK legal finance partner with more than 50 staff who are London based, providing local market fluency and top tier legal talent across UK legal practice areas, including competition, law, commercial litigation, arbitration and judgment and award enforcement.

Travis Lenkner: Burford is multiples larger than the competition. We have the largest pool of legal finance capital in the world. We are publicly listed in London and New York with a diversified portfolio worth billions, so clients can count on us as a long-term partner with our own permanent capital and no pressure to settle early.

Craig Arnott: We lead the industry with innovative market-first deals, including a passive equity stake in a Band 1 legal boutique, and a minority stake in Kindleworth, a services company that works with entrepreneurial lawyers to build and launch new firms.

Philipp Leibfried: We help clients budget and forecast with accuracy, with proprietary data from thousands of matters, including major London seated arbitrations.

Travis Lenkner: Clients return because of our people. Our Chambers ranked London team includes top tier talent from firms such as Freshfields, Fried Frank, Herbert Smith Freehills and DLA Piper, all backed by Burford's global resources.

Philipp Leibfried: We run our entire investment process in-house, enabling quick, precise decisions.

Craig Arnott: Our collaborative culture unites litigators and arbitration lawyers, finance professionals, enforcement experts, and risk managers to deliver the right solutions for clients.

Travis Lenkner: We are transparent, creative, and committed to long-term relationships.

Philipp Leibfried: Clients tell us they choose Burford because we offer so much more than capital.

Craig Arnott: They get the confidence of working with simply the best legal finance team around.

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