2021 Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Legal Finance
By Katrina Dewey | June 23, 2021 | News & Features, Guides
We’re proud to introduce the 2021 Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Legal Finance.
The 100 professionals recognized in this year’s guide are at the forefront of an industry that is expanding in ever more creative ways to help lawyers finance underdog cases, lengthy appeals, insolvency matters, patent portfolios and even entire litigation department dockets. This year’s honorees include longtime industry veterans from some of the world’s most established funds, as well as upstart financiers with an eye on opportunity and the financial rewards clever wagering can bring.
The evolution of litigation finance was never more apparent than in the research and selection of this year’s guide. As ever, we rely on original research, submissions and vetting from peers and clients. New players are making their presence known as some stalwarts are shifting positions. Bubbling just below the surface are some of the most innovative legal finance thinkers on the planet who are creating new approaches sure to push the market further still.
The guide is 30 percent female and 13 percent inclusive.
| First Name | Last Name | Firm | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy | Ahn | Longford Capital | Chicago |
| Maximillian | Amster | Veridis | Tampa |
| Christine | Azar | Burford Capital | New York |
| Jonathan | Barnes | Woodsford Litigation Funding | London |
| Isabelle | Berger | Nivalion | Steinhausen/Zug, Switzerland |
| Eric | Blinderman | Therium Capital | New York |
| Christopher | Bogart | Burford Capital | New York |
| Erik | Bomans | Deminor | Luxembourg |
| Anastasia | Bondarenko | Vannin Capital | Paris |
| Clive | Bowman | Omni Bridgeway | Sydney |
| Simon | Burnett | Balance Legal Capital | London |
| John | Byrne | Therium Capital | London |
| Jiamie | Chen | Parabellum Capital | New York |
| Dai Wai | Chin Feman | Parabellum Capital | New York |
| Allison | Chock | Omni Bridgeway | Los Angeles |
| Adrian | Chopin | Bench Walk Advisors | London |
| Heather | Collins | Omni Bridgeway | Sydney |
| Owen | Cyrulnik | Curiam Capital | New York |
| Robin | Davis | Woodsford Litigation Funding | New York |
| Marla | Decker | Lake Whillans | New York |
| Christopher | DeLise | Delta Capital Partners | Chicago |
| Patrick | Dempsey | Therium Capital | New York |
| Matthew | Denney | Litigation Capital Management | London |
| David | Desser | Juris Capital | Chicago |
| Kirstin | Dodge | Nivalion | Steinhausen/Zug, Switzerland |
| Lee | Drucker | Lake Whillans | New York |
| Joseph | Dunn | Fortress Investment Group | New York |
| Susan | Dunn | Harbour | London |
| Timothy | Farrell | Longford Capital | Chicago |
| William | Farrell | Longford Capital | Chicago |
| James | Foster | Litigation Capital Management | London |
| Steven | Friel | Woodsford Litigation Funding | London |
| David | Gallagher | The D.E. Shaw Group | New York |
| John | Garda | Longford Capital | Dallas |
| Oliver | Gayner | Omni Bridgeway | Sydney |
| Julia | Gewolb | Validity Finance | New York |
| Adam | Gill | GLS Capital | Chicago |
| Tom | Glasgow | Omni Bridgeway | Singapore |
| Stuart | Grant | Bench Walk Advisors | Wilmington, Del. |
| Chris | Hagale | Lake Whillans | New York |
| Laina | Hammond | Validity Finance | Houston |
| Oliver | Hayes | Balance Legal Capital | London |
| Rosemary | Ioannou | Vannin Capital | London |
| Sarah | Johnson | The D.E. Shaw Group | New York |
| Aaron | Katz | Parabellum Capital | New York |
| Jim | Kearney | Lake Whillans | New York |
| David | Kerstein | Validity Finance | New York |
| Mark | King | Harbour | London |
| Thomas | Kohlmeier | Nivalion | Munich |
| Elizabeth | Korchin | Therium Capital | New York |
| Zachary | Krug | Woodsford Litigation Funding | London |
| Christoph | Kuzaj | Therium Capital | Duesseldorf |
| John | Lazar | Burford Capital | New York |
| Alex | Lempiner | Woodsford Litigation Funding | Spring House, Pa. |
| Cayse | Llorens | LexShares | Boston |
| Andy | Lundberg | Burford Capital | New York |
| Jamison | Lynch | GLS Capital | Chicago |
| Dana | MacGrath | Omni Bridgeway | New York |
| Ellora | MacPherson | Harbour | London |
| William | Marra | Validity Finance | New York |
| Jeremy | Marshall | Omni Bridgeway | London |
| Timothy | Mayer | Therium Capital | London |
| Hugh | McLernon | Omni Bridgeway | Perth, Australia |
| Yasmin | Mohammad | Vannin Capital | Paris |
| Jonathan | Molot | Burford Capital | Washington, D.C. |
| Charlie | Morris | Woodsford Litigation Funding | London |
| Hassan | Murphy | TRGP Capital | New York |
| Jack | Neumark | Fortress Investment Group | New York |
| Angela | Ni | Parabellum Capital | New York |
| Michael | Nicolas | Longford Capital | Chicago |
| Stephen | O'Dowd | Harbour | London |
| Emily | O'Neill | Deminor | London |
| Molly | Pease | Curiam Capital | New York |
| David | Perla | Burford Capital | New York |
| Rein | Philips | Redbreast Litigation Finance | The Hague |
| Neil | Purslow | Therium Capital | London |
| Robert | Rothkopf | Balance Legal Capital | London |
| Nick | Rowles-Davies | Litigation Capital Management | London |
| Andrew | Saker | Omni Bridgeway | New York |
| Howard | Shams | Parabellum Capital | New York |
| Emily | Slater | Burford Capital | New York |
| David | Spiegel | GLS Capital | Chicago |
| Ruth | Stackpool-Moore | Omni Bridgeway | Singapore |
| Tom | Steindler | Exton Advisors | London |
| Tania | Sulan | Omni Bridgeway | Adelaide, Australia |
| Ralph | Sutton | Validity Finance | New York |
| Susanna | Taylor | Litigation Capital Management | Sydney |
| Raymond | Tellini | Delta Capital Partners | Chicago |
| Sean | Thompson | Parabellum Capital | New York |
| Marjolein | van den Bosch-Broeren | Omni Bridgeway | Singapore |
| Raymond | van Hulst | Omni Bridgeway | Geneva |
| Ross | Wallin | Curiam Capital | New York |
| Marcel | Wegmüller | Nivalion | Steinhausen/Zug, Switzerland |
| Boaz | Weinstein | Lake Whillans | New York |
| Wieger | Wielinga | Omni Bridgeway | Amsterdam |
| Aviva | Will | Burford Capital | New York |
| Katharine | Wolanyk | Burford Capital | Chicago |
| Andrew | Woltman | Statera Capital | Chicago |
| Allen | Yancy | LexShares | New York |
| Louis | Young | Augusta Ventures | London |
