Philipp Leibfried to speak at The Lawyer webcast

July 9, 202611:00am BST

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Philipp Leibfried will speak at The Lawyer's upcoming webcast, “Litigation as a Business Asset: How UK GCs and Law Firms Are Rethinking Dispute Risk in 2026.”

Philipp Leibfried, Managing Director at Burford Capital will speak on The Lawyer's upcoming webcast, “Litigation as a Business Asset: How UK GCs and Law Firms Are Rethinking Dispute Risk in 2026.” The session will take place on July 9 at 11:00am BST.

Disputes are no longer viewed solely as a cost of doing business. Increasingly, businesses are recognising litigation and arbitrations claims as strategic assets that can create value and support broader business objectives.

Drawing on exclusive data from The London Disputes Report 2026, produced by Burford Capital in association with The Lawyer, this webinar brings together senior in-house counsel and private practice partners to unpack the real forces shaping litigation and dispute-related decision-making across UK legal teams today.

The survey reveals how UK legal teams are approaching dispute-related decision-making in an increasingly complex environment. Panellists will explore why cost, reputation and case duration continue to dominate settlement decisions, and what it takes to move from a reactive to a strategic approach to disputes.

In this session, you will:

Understand the key factors influencing decisions to pursue or settle disputes, including escalating costs, reputational risk, and time to resolution
Explore why expected case duration is a critical, yet underweighted, variable in dispute strategy
Hear from practitioners on how legal finance is reshaping litigation economics and enabling businesses and law firms to manage risk from the outset
Discuss how law firms can better embed legal finance conversations into early-stage client conversations and strategic case planning
Gain practical insights into how business are increasingly treating disputes as assets rather than liabilities

Mr. Leibfried will be joined by Per Hoffman (Ericsson), Manthi Wickramasooriya (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK LLP) and Richard Lewis (Hogan Lovells). The discussion will be moderated by Christian Smith (The Lawyer).

You can register for the event here.

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Philipp Leibfried to speak at The Lawyer webcast

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