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Outside capital has powerful applications for pharma brands, universities and generics manufacturers seeking to de-risk and pursue valuable IP assets, and may spell the difference between success and failure in costly and protracted patent suits.

Parties will continue seeking out accommodating arbitration venues—like the DACH region and Sweden—and increasingly expect innovative cost structures, paving the way for the growth of legal finance in these regions.

In January 2022 Kelly Daly and John Lazar directed questions concerning global trends in antitrust and competition to a respected group of law firm leaders. Their perspectives are gathered and excerpted below.

London’s pre-eminence as a forum for international disputes resolution both in courts and in arbitration is well established. A combination of history, strong rule of law and the city’s status as an international financial center—particularly for banking, insurance, shipping and commodities trade—has contributed to London’s international reputation as an arbitration hub.

Learn what creditors will need to know about enforcement strategies to recover assets from judgment debtors who, in the face of an ongoing economic downturn, will be even more reluctant to pay.

Under Articles 53 and 54 of the ICSID convention, once a tribunal renders a final award, it is binding and enforceable by each contracting state to the convention.

In May 2020, Burford Senior Vice President Elizabeth Fisher and Vice President Rufus Caine III asked a select group of leading law firm lawyers about the challenges corporate legal departments face due to the current economic climate and how those lawyers and their firms advise GCs to adjust. Their answers are excerpted and collected below.

In May 2020, Burford Managing Director Emily Slater and Counsel Robin Ganguly directed questions concerning the impact of Covid-19 and the downturn to a respected group of experts on bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, and their perspectives are gathered below.

Law firms have typically evolved at a glacial speed, but new equity structures allow for greater levels of innovation and better client service.

The construction industry continues to be in flux as it grapples with the effects of Covid-19, global supply chain and labor shortages, drastic inflation and the Russia-Ukraine war. Therefore, it is hardly surprising that the industry accounts for a significant portion of disputes across major global arbitration centers.

In November 2022, Quentin Pak directed questions concerning arbitration trends in Korea to a group of respected experts in the space.

In March, Quentin Pak, Emily Tillett and Matt Lee directed questions concerning key insolvency trends and developments to a respected group of insolvency experts in Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore.