Philipp Leibfried

Managing Director, London

+44 20 3530 2000

Philipp Leibfried is a Managing Director at Burford Capital, where he leads Burford’s legal finance business across the United Kingdom and continental Europe. He works with companies and law firms to assess and underwrite the legal risk in high-value litigation and arbitration, and oversees Burford’s international legal finance business and insurance activities.

Experience

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Associate
Solicitor admitted to practice in England & Wales

Education

University of Oxford

BCL
University College London

LLB (Law with German Law), First Class Honours

Notable news and publications

Burford Quarterly The economics of disputes: What UK GCs and law firms told us about litigation in 2026

Blog Litigation as a business asset: Six reflections from a webcast with The Lawyer

Video What makes Burford different?

Burford Quarterly The new reality of litigation: Higher fees, tighter budgets

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Experience

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Solicitor admitted to practice in England & Wales

Education

University of Oxford

University College London

Notable news and publications

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