2022 ILFA Conference: GCs on assessing which affirmative matters to pursue, and how legal finance partners can help
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At its inaugural annual conference on October 24 in New York, the International Legal Finance Association (ILFA) gathered a group of senior in-house lawyers to talk about how GCs think about the economics of litigation and the role of legal finance.
Chief Legal Officer of one of the largest supermarket chains in the US, Grimm reinforces how professional legal finance providers like Burford can add value for companies beyond capital by sharing their significant expertise in assessing commercial litigation.
Having reviewed hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of commercial litigation and arbitration since its founding in 2009, Burford has a significant body of data about commercial disputes that can be extremely valuable to clients. In 2021, Burford predicted returns on concluded commercial matters in its portfolio with 96% accuracy.
The panel was moderated by Aviva Will, Co-COO of Burford Capital, the panel included Steven Greenspan, Corporate Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel, Raytheon Technologies; Sandy Grimm, Chief Legal Officer, Southeastern Grocers; Nicholas Trutanich, Executive Vice President of Litigation, Fox Corporation; and Rishi Varma, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Hewlett Packard Enterprise.