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October 18, 2023
At its first European conference on June 27 in London, the International Legal Finance Association (ILFA) gathered a group of senior in-house lawyers to talk about how GCs think about litigation strategy and legal finance.
Video
October 25, 2023
Burford Vice President Charlie Rooke spoke with David Wingfield, a barrister at Fountain Court Chambers to discuss the economics of competition litigation and the role of legal finance. Below is a transcript of their conversation.
Video
November 2, 2023
Burford Vice President Charlie Rooke spoke with David Wingfield, a barrister at Fountain Court Chambers to discuss hot topics in global competition litigation. Below is a transcript of their conversation.
Video
November 30, 2023
Burford’s Chief Marketing Officer Liz Bigham spoke with Senior Vice President Suzanne Grosso about Burford's expertise in the different types of portfolio financing in this insights video. An edited transcript can be found below.
Blog
December 12, 2023
Legal finance is uniquely capable of enabling the integration of lateral lawyers or practice groups into firms, and even entire firm mergers, by allowing lawyers to meld a firm’s risk appetite with the client and case profiles new lawyers can bring to the party. For the same reasons, it’s also uniquely suited to bridging emerging rifts in existing firms.
Blog
January 3, 2024
The mining industry is no stranger to litigation and arbitration, with companies often facing significant costs and challenges in resolving disputes.
Blog
January 25, 2024
Disputes are a fact of life in the construction industry, as are their hefty associated costs. In 2022, 58% of in-house lawyers at construction businesses reported spending more than $5 million on litigation and arbitration
Blog
February 8, 2024
In an article originally published in GRR, Burford's Emily Slater and Charles Griffin discuss the recent Chapter 11 restructuring of oil producer Cox Operating, which included a novel section 363 auction to monetize a pre-filing litigation.
Blog
January 31, 2024
Champerty and maintenance are doctrines in common law jurisdictions that aim to preclude frivolous litigation, but they are largely obsolete for modern day legal finance.
Research
February 20, 2024
How will businesses address cost management and value generation within the legal department in the years ahead? Read insights from 400 GCs, heads of litigation, senior in-house lawyers, CFOs and other finance leaders.
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February 27, 2024
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February 28, 2024
Meet Director and patent expert Christopher Freeman as he talks patent mega-verdicts, divestitures and top five things to do in Chiacgo.