Joe Durkin

Senior Vice President, Dubai

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Joe Durkin is a Senior Vice President at Burford Capital with responsibility for originating and evaluating legal finance opportunities across the Middle East and broader international business. Based in Dubai for over 20 years, he works with corporations, law firms and other dispute stakeholders to develop legal risk management and financing solutions, supporting clients involved in disputes across the region and globally.

Prior to joining Burford, Joe was an investment manager at LCM Finance, where he led the firm’s origination strategy across the MENA region. He has participated in more than 150 arbitrations and disputes, acting in a range of capacities including as counsel, arbitrator and adviser. He began his career at Maples and Calder, where he was a member of the firm’s capital markets team.

Joe holds a BA from University College Dublin and is a member of the INSOL MENA Advisory Council.

He is admitted as a solicitor in Ireland and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).

Experience

LCM Finance

Investment Manager
Falcon Partners Limited

Managing Partner
Maples and Calder

Solicitor

Education

University College Dublin

BA
Incorporated Law Society of Ireland

Professional solicitor’s course

Recognition

Chambers and Partners

Band 1 - Middle East Litigation Funding

2026

Notable news and publications

Blog Follow the money: Six takeaways on cross-border insolvency and asset recovery

Video Webcast: Legal finance in cross-border insolvency and asset recovery

Blog Energy, derivatives and construction disputes: Managing risk from supply disruption

Blog SIAC: Caseload trends and the early engagement of third-party capital

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Experience

LCM Finance

Falcon Partners Limited

Maples and Calder

Education

University College Dublin

Incorporated Law Society of Ireland

Recognition

Notable news and publications

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