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
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Herbert Smith Freehills, Hong Kong
Senior Associate
Registered Foreign Lawyer -
Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich
Senior Associate
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The Boston Consulting Group, Stuttgart
Visiting Associate
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Foreign Relations Office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Berlin
Policy Research Intern
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German Parliament, Berlin
Policy Research Intern
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Supreme Court, Zurich
Rechtsanwalt - Admission to the Swiss Bar (all Swiss courts)
Education
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University of Marburg
PhD
Adenauer Scholar -
Universities of Freiburg, Marburg & Passau
JD, Staatsexamen
Adenauer Scholar -
King’s College London
MA
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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
Lexology
Client Choice Award and Global Elite Thought Leader – Third Party Funding
2025
Lexology
Thought Leaders – Third-Party Funding
2020-2024
