Andrew Lundberg of Burford Capital reports that of the more than 400 Covid insurance cases that US trial courts have issued merit rulings on to date, approximately 85% of the cases have favoured the insurers. Read more.
Andrew Lundberg of Burford Capital reports that of the more than 400 Covid insurance cases that US trial courts have issued merit rulings on to date, approximately 85% of the cases have favoured the insurers. Read more.
UK-based Exton Advisors, a specialist litigation finance and insurance advisor business, welcomes Lucy Glyn as a Director starting this new year. Formerly a private equity transactional lawyer from the ‘Magic Circle’, she has held senior strategy roles within the legal market and, latterly, in litigation finance, where she led on European corporate strategy at Burford Capital.
Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, announced that arbitration expert and legal finance industry veteran Mick Smith has joined as Principal in its London office. He will join over 40 colleagues in London, and more than 140 globally. Smith will focus predominantly on the continued expansion of Burford’s business in Europe and especially its industry-leading role in global arbitration matters.
Burford Capital and Longford Capital Management executives say that Arizona’s loosening of legal industry regulations opens the door for them to co-own law firms. They predict that with Arizona no longer requiring lawyers to own firms—and other states considering similar steps—law partners will increasingly consider the benefits of non-attorney ownership stakes.
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