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Original Jurisdiction spotlights how litigation can become a business asset

December 4, 2025

David Lat, author of Original Jurisdiction, highlights the growing shift inside corporations to view litigation not merely as a cost center but as a source of profit.

Burford's Christopher Bogart, David Perla, Aviva Will, Greg McPolin and Charles Griffin are all quoted within the piece, where McPolin reflects on this broader trend and notes that more than half of Burford’s business now comes from corporate clients. “In the final analysis, litigation finance is really just another form of corporate finance,” he says.

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