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Jörn Eschment

Director, Switzerland

Dr. Jörn Eschment is a Director with responsibility for assessing and underwriting legal risk and leads Burford’s investment arm in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Experience

  • Herbert Smith Freehills, Hong Kong

    Senior Associate
    Registered Foreign Lawyer

  • Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich

    Senior Associate

  • The Boston Consulting Group, Stuttgart

    Visiting Associate

  • Foreign Relations Office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Berlin

    Policy Research Intern

  • German Parliament, Berlin

    Policy Research Intern

  • Supreme Court, Zurich

    Rechtsanwalt - Admission to the Swiss Bar (all Swiss courts)

Education

  • University of Marburg

    PhD
    Adenauer Scholar

  • Universities of Freiburg, Marburg & Passau

    JD, Staatsexamen
    Adenauer Scholar

  • King’s College London

    MA

  • University of Liverpool

    LLM
    Adenauer and Dean's Prize Scholar

Recognition

Chambers and Partners
Band 1 - Europe-wide Litigation Funding, Chambers and Partners
2023-2024
WWL
WWL Thought Leaders - Third-Party Funding
2020-2023
Chambers and Partners
Notable practitioner- Litigation Funding Europe-wide, Chambers & Partners
2022