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Celebrating 15 Years As The Leader In Legal Finance

We help businesses and law firms use legal finance to transform how they approach commercial disputes.

Burford is the institutional quality finance firm focused on law. Publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with a $7 billion portfolio, we have the capacity and experience to address virtually any litigation finance need.

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Research
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The global energy transition is expected to drive an increase in commercial disputes, reshaping the legal landscape and impacting businesses worldwide. This report delves into the key challenges and implications of this shift.
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Blog 15 years of legal finance: Industry firsts and cases that transformed the industry Liz Bigham
Video Celebrating 15 years of innovation: Burford's founders share their journey Christopher Bogart, Jonathan Molot
Burford Quarterly Visualizing 15 years of legal finance
Research Legal finance at 15: Global law firm professionals on the state of the industry
Burford Quarterly 15 years of legal finance insights showcase exponential growth David Perla, Aviva Will
Press Release Burford Capital marks 15-year anniversary with latest Burford Quarterly, exploring the evolution of legal finance and its business benefits
What We Do

We finance the business of law.

We fund commercial litigation and arbitration from pre-filing to enforcement, with comprehensive in-house capabilities to help clients shift the cost and risk of their high-value legal disputes.

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Blog Pricing risk, structuring agreements and the cost of legal finance capital
Burford Quarterly Visualizing 15 years of legal finance
Press Release New Burford Capital Research Reveals how Businesses are Preparing for Likely Rise in Global Energy Transition Disputes
Event Christiane Deniger to chair a TL4 Circle event
News Burford’s latest research on the list of Law360’s “Hottest Corporate News of the Week”
Publication Introducing the Equity Project
Who We Work With

Leading businesses and law firms trust Burford.

Fortune 500 companies and top law firms choose Burford to fund and monetize their commercial litigation and arbitration.

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What we do for businesses

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Antitrust & competition Accelerating Fortune 100 company’s claim value for immediate working capital International arbitration Preserving OPEX while pursuing bet-the-company litigation

What we do for law firms

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Fees & expenses Bridging the gap between a firm’s billing model and its client’s budget Antitrust & competition Fueling a law firm’s expansion of its plaintiff practice
Why Burford?

Clients choose Burford because we have the capital, experience and insight they need to navigate complex litigation.

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Publication
2024 Legal Finance Outlook
The latest report on Burford's business and trends in 2024 draws on 15 years of insights from financing leading businesses and law firms, illustrates how Fortune 500s are unlocking value and reducing risk in their legal departments and shows how law firms can build and sustain high value practice areas to fuel growth.
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