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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

Companies work with experts to secure litigation favorable judgments only to face obstacles to enforcement. By learning how to “think like a bad debtor,” creditors can work with specialists to pursue multimillion judgments and uncollected awards.

Companies and law firms can monetize pending claims to remove downside risk and accelerate the timing and flow of cash awards.

Intellectual property and patents shape corporate growth, credibility and profitability, but the litigation associated with IP and patents is known for its high cost, complexity and duration. In 2021, IP and patent litigation stakes were heightened by disputes related to Covid vaccine development and a spate of nine-figure mega-verdicts across industries.  While it’s not news that patent litigation can result in very sizeable monetary damages, the uptick in activity nonetheless drew headlines.

Over the last decade, law firms have developed a more commercially driven business model to meet growing competition and changing client demands. While this shift has been progressing incrementally for years, the disruption of the last year accelerated progress as firms were quick to reevaluate their technology, operating models and management.