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Spend five minutes with Matthew Toma as he discusses how Burford’s asset recovery team works with legal teams, as well as how Burford is leveraging technology and data analytics in an asset recovery context.

Spend five minutes with Emily Tillett as she discusses how legal finance is evolving in Asia, especially when it comes to funding proactive claims and insolvency-related litigation.

Burford’s James MacKinnon and Solomonic’s Edward Bird explore how data-driven valuation and analysis can help clients and counsel navigate the psychology of settlement and make smarter, more informed litigation decisions.

Burford’s Philipp Liebfried breaks down how GCs can apply economic discipline and legal finance tools to make smarter litigation decisions.

Hannah Howlett explains her move to Dubai as a strategic decision that reflects the city’s growing role in global business, arbitration, and dispute resolution.

In this video, Philipp Leibfried explains how legal finance transforms litigation from a traditional cost center into a strategic asset that unlocks capital, manages risk and supports business growth.

Valuation disputes rarely start in arbitration—they start at deal stage. As use of the 2025 IPEV Valuation Guidelines grows in contentious settings, investors are increasingly confronting how reporting frameworks can later shape dispute outcomes.

As a former first-chair commercial and IP litigator who went on to evaluate and structure legal finance investments, Stephanie brings a rare dual perspective to Burford Capital. She discusses what prompted her move from the courtroom to funding, why legal finance is a strategic capital allocation tool rather than a last resort, and what companies, boards and law firms should understand about positioning cases for successful financing.

2020 has just begun, and the cost and duration of IP litigation is at an all-time high. Research published last year by Morrison & Foerster revealed that annual spending on IP litigation reached $3.3 billion, up from $1.7 billion in 2005. While total spending has grown, however, the average number of patent disputes per company has decreased—signaling a sharp rise in the average cost of IP matters.

To help asset management companies’ legal teams work efficiently with a finance provider to establish affirmative recovery programs, we share three factors in-house lawyers should consider before participating in funded European securities group actions.

Greater litigation budget certainty can minimize the risk of pursuing valuable affirmative litigation and arbitration cases. For legal departments whose dockets include affirmative matters, legal finance helps increase budget confident, reduce risk and boost working capital