Arbitration caseloads continue to rise, as do the cost and expense to pursue them. As a result, claimants and their law firms are increasingly seeking financing solutions.
We help clients engaged in metals & mining arbitration fund fees and expenses and unlock the value of pending claims and unenforced awards—and manage the variety of unique challenges and risk management needs associated with these matters.
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An international minerals and mining company had been operating a mine for over a decade. The company’s exploration and exploitation licenses relating to the developments of its mines were expropriated following a political transition. The company immediately initiated arbitration proceedings, which were likely to take many years to complete and place a significant burden on the business. Burford provided $20 million in legal finance to offset the cost and risk of pursuing the lengthy matter.
Businesses have significant value hidden in their legal departments. Legal finance can offer holistic solutions for business across different sectors, reflecting their unique needs, risks and priorities when it comes to managing costs and generating value.
The simple but profound truth is this: Business leaders know how to make money by investing in their own businesses. Thus, spending on the business is unquestionably more impactful than spending on non-core litigation events with binary outcomes. When Burford funds a company’s disputes, that company conserves capital to invest in revenue generating activities. When we monetize a business’s expected entitlement from a pending litigation or arbitration, we unlock significant capital that becomes immediately available to invest in revenue generating activities.
Now in our 15th year, we look forward to helping more businesses use legal finance capital to unlock the value in their legal departments and reframe them from overhead to capital source.
Burford routinely works with Fortune 500 and FTSE 350 legal and finance teams to fund and monetize high value litigation and arbitration, enforce judgments and maximize corporate returns.
As the world’s largest legal finance provider, Burford has ample permanent capital to fund clients’ commercial litigation, arbitration and enforcement needs.
Top ranked in the industry with more than 160 staff, including 60 lawyers.
With litigation finance as well as enforcement expertise entirely inhouse, Burford can respond quickly and comprehensively to clients’ needs.
Burford is the gold standard for legal finance—dual-listed in New York and London (NYSE: BUR, LON: BUR).
Burford's experts can help businesses find value hidden in their legal departments. Reach out to our team to learn more or to discuss a potential financing opportunity.
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Emily Tillett
