The Burford Quarterly
A legal finance review
Issue 04 | 2023
The data analytics issue
The latest issue of the Burford Quarterly analyses the numbers behind key litigation and arbitration trends, presents new data from GCs, explains how Burford worked with the SEC to revolutionize legal finance accounting practices and examines how AI will (and won’t) change the economics of law.
In this issue
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Data analytics and litigation: How AI will (and won’t) change the economics of law
Past issues
2023
No. 04
The data analytics issue
The latest issue of the Burford Quarterly analyses the numbers behind key litigation and arbitration trends, presents new data from GCs, explains how Burford worked with the SEC to revolutionize legal finance accounting practices and examines how AI will (and won’t) change the economics of law.
In this issue
- Data analytics and litigation: How AI will (and won’t) change the economics of law
- As US bankruptcy filings increase, legal finance is set to play an important role
- Arbitration finance in the mainstream: 208 funded arbitrations in 2023
- Expert insights: Best practices in expanding risk-based law firm practices
- Data show GCs seeking to enhance litigation value—particularly given economic uncertainty
- New data shows judgment and award enforcement remains a problem
- Building—and financing—an affirmative recovery program
- Setting a new standard for legal finance reporting and transparency
No. 03
Innovation and the business of law
This issue of the Burford Quarterly looks at how businesses and law firms are innovating, from best practices for contingency committees to advancing diversity, monetizing patents, and contributing value in the mining sector, along with an update on legal finance case law.
In this issue
- How legal finance facilitates litigation budgeting
- Best practices for building contingency fee practices: A conversation with Philip Iovieno
- The rise of claim and award monetizations and assignments in Europe
- An interview with Laura Durrant: Diversity, equity and inclusion in the business of law.
- Expert insights: Monetization of corporate patents and patent divestitures
- Mining sector trends: A roundtable on related disputes
- An update on case law developments affecting commercial legal finance
No. 02
Litigation finance strategy for businesses
The latest issue of the Quarterly features an interview with the head of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Veta T. Richardson, and articles and roundtables that explore the practical applications of legal finance for businesses across a broad spectrum—from institutional investors, healthcare insurers, medical device companies and banks to law firms.
In this issue
- Veta T. Richardson, President & CEO, ACC speaks with David Perla about challenges for in-house lawyers and diversity in law
- For law firms, legal finance can help offset a downturn
- Colibri Heart Valve: Legal finance helps medical device company to protect its patent rights
- Perspectives from securities litigation experts and asset managers
- How health insurance companies used legal finance to manage risk: A case study
- Expert insights: Insolvency trends in Asia Pacific
- Expert insights: Recovering non-performing bank loans
No. 01
Dispute trends: Navigating volatility in 2023 and beyond
The latest issue of the Quarterly features an interview with intellectual property expert Hon. Andrei Iancu, roundtables on litigation arising from the energy transition and arbitration trends in Korea and articles on how CFOs can create certainty in uncertain times, collective redress developments across Europe and more.
In this issue
- Three hidden value sources for CFOs in 2023
- A conversation with Andrei Iancu: IP protections are key to US innovation
- Offshore insolvency trends
- The global energy transition: A roundtable on related disputes
- Trends in collective redress across Europe: Legal finance as a tool for institutional investors and commercial claimants
- New GC research, translated by two former in-house lawyers
- Expert insights: A roundtable on arbitration trends in Korea
- Trends in PRC enforcement: A rise in defaults signals a future influx in claims involving Chinese entities
2022
No. 04
Increasing certainty in uncertain times
The latest issue of the Quarterly features an expert roundtable on trends in cryptocurrency and insolvency litigation and articles on law firm equity in the UK and Australia, the future of affirmative litigation recovery programs in corporate legal departments, a roadmap for monetizing patents and more.
In this issue
- The future of law firm equity in the UK and Australia
- Litigation in the cryptosphere: A roundtable on trends in cryptocurrency and insolvency
- Focused affirmative recovery practices have changed the landscape of corporate legal departments
- Construction disputes soar, along with use of arbitration finance
- Why companies opt out of class actions and what they stand to gain: Key takeaways from new research
- A roadmap for monetizing underutilized patents
No. 03
State of the industry issue
As the use of legal finance flourishes, we examine the drivers behind the boom as well as recent case law developments. Learn how legal finance solutions continue to evolve to meet market demand.
In this issue
- The state of the legal finance industry post-Covid
- Launching a law firm “from scratch”: Natasha Harrison speaks with Aviva Will
- An update on commercial legal finance case law
- Legal finance providers and data-driven decision-making
- How corporate litigants can unlock value from tariff reimbursement claims
No. 02
The innovation issue
Innovation is Burford’s hallmark—from our founding to our growing capital solutions. Learn how legal finance continues to drive innovation in litigation.
In this issue
- How to bring certainty to litigation budgets
- Innovation in the business of law: John B. Quinn speaks with Christopher P. Bogart
- How legal finance capital facilities power law firm growth and innovation
- How to enforce that judgment: Think like a bad debtor
- How US corporate claimants can maximize recoveries by opting out of class actions
- Understanding the appeal of monetization for companies and law firms
No. 01
In this issue
- Bridging the legal/finance knowledge gap: Essentials to building an effective affirmative recovery program
- Equity Project Q&A: Diversity, equity and inclusion and the path forward for companies and law firms
- Expert insights: Global opportunities in antitrust & competition
- Trends in asset recovery
- Trends in IP and patent litigation
- Trends in bankruptcy and insolvency
2021
No. 04
In this issue
- Expert insights: Diversity in intellectual property
- The Equity Project: An award-winning initiative to promote diversity in law
- Legal finance and affirmative recovery insurance working together
- The consultative potential of legal finance in maximizing the value of corporate litigation portfolios
- Navigating unfamiliar territory: Legal finance as a guide to plaintiff-side commercial litigation
- International arbitration funding trends in Australia and APAC and the new ACICA Rules
No. 03
In this issue
- Expert insights: Trends in the oil and gas industry
- The new wave law firm CFO
- Asset recovery roundtable: Post-pandemic trends in offshore markets
- Covid business interruption insurance: What do the numbers tell us?
- Despite Brexit, London retains its appeal as a leading global disputes hub
- Key developments in insolvency funding in Hong Kong and Singapore
No. 02
In this issue
- Health care roundtable: Navigating opportunity after a year of upheaval
- How the food industry at large is using their invisible assets to power a rebound
- The biopharmaceutical industry’s Covid-influenced evolution
- The future of mining post-pandemic
- How companies use external capital to manage costs, enhance liquidity and reduce risk
No. 01
In this issue
- Managing legal risk in 2021
- CFO insights: Leveraging "invisible" legal assets
- Law firm leadership perspective
- Trends in international arbitration
- Roundtable: Trends in insolvency litigation
- Trends in IP & patent litigation
- Trends in antitrust & competition litigation
- Trends in securities litigation
- Trends in asset recovery
2020
No. 04
In this issue
- Leading an evolving industry
- Decisions on stays of enforcement in international arbitration
- Insolvency experts review trends in offshore jurisdictions
- Equity investments and legal finance
- Championing women lawyers: Two years of The Equity Project
- Law firm practicum: Considerations for emerging contingency practices
- A case study on legal finance valuation
No. 03
In this issue
- A time for bold ideas
- Law firm roundtable: Helping GCs adjust to new economic pressures
- Restructuring roundtable: Unlocking liquidity with legal assets
- Law firm risk sharing and revenue generation
- Securities litigation in Australia
- Reexamining the role of security for costs
- US IP litigation for Asia-based companies
No. 02
No. 01
In this issue
- 2020: Setting a new ambition for legal finance
- Top questions about legal finance: Conversations with GCs
- 2020 Legal finance trends: Antitrust
- Legal finance trends: International arbitration
- Regional focus: APAC
- Legal finance trends: Bankruptcy
- Legal finance trends: IP & patent
- Legal finance trends: Securities litigation
- Trends in asset recovery
- Legal finance policy update