The 2024 Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance
By Katrina Dewey | March 28, 2024 | Guides, News & Features
Brandon Deme (Factor Risk Management), Ellora MacPherson (Harbour) and Angela Ni (Parabellum Capital)
We’re delighted to introduce The 2024 Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance.
This is our fifth annual guide dedicated to the leaders of this fascinating – and necessary – avenue of the legal profession. They are founders of enterprising litigation finance firms, specialists in origination, underwriting and investment structure, patent and insolvency aficionados. Increasingly, they represent the emerging role that insurance plays in litigation finance, and include as well a few specialists in secondary markets and brokering deals.
After a few years in which it seemed everyone wanted in on the litigation finance market, it tightened up in the past year with significant players downsizing and otherwise shuffling the deck. Some players exited the industry, while others started their own fledgling firms. A number of litigation finance veterans predict a further shakeout in the year ahead, as the economy and competition continue to present challenges.
Still, don’t cry too much for the litigation financiers, because – as Burford showed with its Argentinian windfall – when played well, the rewards can be stupendous.
Our guide is global and reflects the permutations of different jurisdictions, from Sydney to London and New York to Paris. We created this guide through our proprietary methodology that includes journalistic research, vetting by peers and clients and an ever-growing number of submissions. Also included here, designated with an asterisk, are esteemed members of the Lawdragon Hall of Fame.
We appreciate everyone who took the time to submit nominations and help us create what we hope is the best guide to the litigation funding world.
| First Name | Last Name | Firm | Location | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart | Ackerly | Statera Capital | Washington, D.C. | Origination, Commercial Disputes |
| Charles | Agee | Westfleet Advisors | Nashville | Litigation Finance Broker |
| Cindy | Ahn | Longford Capital | Chicago | IP, Patent, Portfolio |
| Craig | Arnott | Burford Capital | London | CIO |
| John | Astill | Exton Advisors | London | Founder |
| Hasan Tahsin | Azizagaoglu | Bench Walk Advisors | London | Litigation Finance |
| Brandon | Baer | Contingency Capital | New York | Founder |
| Jonathan | Barnes | Woodsford | London | Co-Founder |
| Jim | Batson | Omni Bridgeway | New York | Co-CIO |
| Gavin | Beardsell | Omni Bridgeway | Sydney | Investment, Australia, New Zealand |
| Isabelle | Berger | Nivalion | Steinhausen, Switzerland | CIO |
| Rebecca | Berrebi | Avenue 33 | New York | Broker |
| Matthew | Blumenstein | Statera Capital | Chicago | Investment, Underwriting |
| Christopher | Bogart | Burford Capital | New York | Co-Founder |
| Stephen | Bolster | Litica | London | Insurance, Law Firm Finance |
| Olivier | Bonavero | Woodsford | London | Co-Founder |
| Anastasia | Bondarenko | Fortress Investment Group | Paris | International Arbitration |
| Régis | Bonnan | Profile Investment | Paris | Litigation Finance |
| Clive | Bowman | Omni Bridgeway | Sydney | CIO |
| Fred | Bowman | Therium Capital | London | Investment |
| Lisa | Brentnall | CASL | Sydney | Insolvency, Commercial, Class Actions |
| Jarvis | Buckman | Leste Determinant Capital | New York | Investment |
| Simon | Burnett | Balance Legal Capital | Sydney | Litigation Finance |
| John | Byrne | Therium Capital | London | Co-Founder |
| Matthew | Cantor | Pretium | New York | Distressed, Insolvency, Large Cap |
| Marc | Cavan | Longford Capital | Chicago | IP, Patent, Portfolio |
| Wendie | Childress | Westfleet Advisors | Houston | Litigation Finance Broker |
| Dai Wai | Chin Feman | Parabellum Capital | New York | Commercial Litigation, Public Policy |
| Allison | Chock | Omni Bridgeway | Los Angeles | Litigation Finance |
| Adrian | Chopin | Bench Walk Advisors | London | Co-Founder |
| Heather | Collins | Omni Bridgeway | Sydney | Investment |
| Jeffery | Commission | Burford Capital | Washington, D.C. | Investor-State, International Commercial Arbitration |
| Tom | Conlon | Harbour | London | Investor Relations |
| Mike | Cumming-Bruce | Bench Walk Advisors | London | Litigation Finance |
| Andrew | Curtis | The Litigation Fund | Mill Valley, Calif. | Post-Judgment Financing |
| Owen | Cyrulnik | Curiam Capital | New York | Co-Founder |
| Tom | Davey | Factor Risk Management | London | Co-Founder |
| Marla | Decker | Lake Whillans | New York | Litigation Finance |
| James | Delaney | Erso Capital | London | Co-Founder |
| Christopher | DeLise | Delta Capital Partners | Chicago | Founder |
| Brandon | Deme | Factor Risk Management | London | After The Event (ATE ) Insurance Broker |
| Patrick | Dempsey | Burford Capital | New York | U.S. Business Origination |
| Christiane | Deniger | Burford Capital | London | Investor-State, International Commercial Arbitration |
| Simon | Dluzniak | Therium Capital | Melbourne | Class Action, Antitrust, Insolvency |
| Kirstin | Dodge | Nivalion | Steinhausen, Switzerland | North America, Southern Europe, Latin America |
| Lee | Drucker | Lake Whillans | New York | Co-Founder |
| Susan | Dunn | Harbour | London | Founder |
| Joseph | Dunn | Fortress Investment Group | New York | Litigation Finance |
| Timothy | Farrell | Longford Capital | Chicago | Co-Founder |
| William | Farrell | Longford Capital | Chicago | Co-Founder |
| James | Foster | LCM | London | Investment |
| Steven | Friel | Woodsford | London | Litigation Finance, ESG |
| David | Gallagher | The Litigation Fund | Los Angeles | Co-Founder |
| John | Garda | Longford Capital | Dallas | Commercial Disputes |
| Alexander | Garnier | NorthWall Capital | London | Founder |
| Ian | Garrard | Innsworth Advisors | London | Class Action, Large Cap |
| Russell | Genet | Longford Capital | Chicago | IP, Patent |
| Adam | Gerchen | Gerchen Capital Partners | Chicago | Founder |
| Adam | Gill | GLS Capital | Chicago | Patent Litigation |
| Tom | Glasgow | Omni Bridgeway | Singapore | Asia Pacific, International Arbitration |
| Stuart | Grant* | Bench Walk Advisors | Wilmington | Co-Founder |
| Lauren | Harrison | Law Finance Group | Houston | Investment Counselor, Legal Counsel |
| Oliver | Hayes | Balance Legal Capital | London | Deal Origination, Litigation |
| Jeff | Healy | TRGP Capital | Stamford, Conn. | Deal Sourcing, Portfolio Selection |
| Louise | Hird | Therium Capital | Melbourne | Competition, Bankruptcy, Litigation |
| Chip | Hodgkins | Statera Capital | Chicago | Co-Founder, Financing |
| David | Icikson | Parabellum Capital | New York | Investor Relations |
| Rosemary 'Rosie' | Ioannou | Fortress Investment Group | London | Managing Director |
| Tets | Ishikawa | LionFish | London | Litigation Finance |
| Charles | Jeffery | Harbour | London | Insolvency, Dispute Resolution |
| Sarah | Johnson | The D.E. Shaw Group | New York | Litigation, Insolvency |
| Aaron | Katz | Parabellum Capital | New York | Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer |
| David | Killalea | TRGP Capital | New York | Litigation Finance |
| Mark | King | Harbour | London | Litigation Finance |
| Stefan | Kirsten | KRD Kirsten. Risk & Disputes | Düsseldorf | Founder, Dispute Resolution & Legal Finance Advice |
| Lina | Kolomoitseva | LCM | Brisbane | Litigation Finance, inc. Insolvency, IP |
| Zachary | Krug | NorthWall Capital | London | Litigation Finance |
| Christoph | Kuzaj | Therium Capital | Düsseldorf | Complex Corporate Litigation Finance |
| Tanya | Lansky | LionFish | London | Litigation Finance |
| John | Lazar | Burford Capital | London | Investment Structure, Global Arbitration |
| Matt | Lee | Burford Capital | Sydney | Litigation Finance, Australia |
| Chris | Leonardo | Gilbert | Washington, D.C. | Lawyer, Legal Finance Structure |
| Matthew | Lo | Exton Advisors | London | Litigation Finance, esp. Law Firm Portfolio |
| Jeffery | Lula | GLS Capital | Chicago | Commercial, Arbitration, Portfolio |
| Andy | Lundberg* | Burford Capital | New York | Insurance in Litigation Finance |
| Jamison | Lynch | GLS Capital | Chicago | Life Sciences, inc. Patent |
| Ellora | MacPherson | Harbour | London | Managing Director, CIO |
| Ian | Madej | Asertis | London | Founder |
| Justin | Maleson | Longford Capital | Chicago | Portfolio Investments |
| William | Marra | Certum Group | New York | Litigation Finance, Academic |
| Hugo | Marshall | LCM | London | Energy, Insolvency |
| Jeremy | Marshall | Winward | London | Founder |
| Kim | May | CASL | Sydney | Commercial, Insolvency, Human Rights |
| Timothy | Mayer | LCM | London | International Arbitration, Insolvency, Commercial |
| Kevin | McCaffrey | Law Finance Group | New York | Finance |
| Ewen | McNee | Omni Bridgeway | Sydney | Single Party, Portfolio, Class Actions |
| Lara | Melrose | Orchard Global Asset Management | London | Litigation Finance |
| Joel | Merkin | GLS Capital | Chicago | Patent Investment |
| Yasmin | Mohammad | Fortress Investment Group | Paris | Arbitration, Enforcement, Legal Finance |
| Patrick | Moloney | LCM | London | Litigation Finance |
| Jonathan | Molot | Burford Capital | Washington, D.C. | Co-Founder, Academic |
| Siobhan | Moore | CASL | Sydney | Indemnity, Professional Negligence |
| Charlie | Morris | Woodsford | London | ESG, Securities, Class Actions |
| Hassan | Murphy | TRGP Capital | New York | Founder |
| Philippa | Murphy | The Association of Litigation Funders of Australia | Sydney | Litigation Funding |
| Rosie | Murray | Orchard Global Asset Management | London | Litigation Finance |
| Jack | Naylor | Aristata Capital | London | Impact Litigation Finance |
| Jack | Neumark | Fortress Investment Group | New York | Specialty Finance, Legal Assets |
| Angela | Ni | Parabellum Capital | New York | Risk Management, Data Strategy |
| Michael | Nicolas | Longford Capital | Chicago | Co-Founder |
| Elizabeth | O'Connell | Burford Capital | New York | Strategy, Investment |
| Stephen | O'Dowd | Harbour | London | Class Action, Competition, Australia |
| Akram | Ojjeh | Swiss Legal Finance | Geneva | Switzerland, International Disputes |
| Quentin | Pak | Burford Capital | Singapore | Asia Litigation Finance |
| Kory | Parkhurst | Harbour | Wichita | U.S. Litigation Finance |
| Mohsin | Patel | Factor Risk Management | London | Co-Founder, International Arbitration, Insurance |
| Molly | Pease | Curiam Capital | New York | Litigation, Portfolio Finance |
| Michael | Perich | Lockton | Chicago | Insurance in Litigation Finance |
| David | Perla | Burford Capital | New York | Litigation Finance, Technology |
| W. Tyler | Perry | Certum Group | Austin | Litigation Finance |
| Rein | Philips | Redbreast Litigation Finance | The Hague | Dutch Claims |
| Rocco | Pirozzolo | Harbour Underwriting | London | Underwriting, Insurance |
| Charline | Plessis | TRGP Capital | London | Deal Sourcing, Portfolio Selection |
| Ben | Preziosi | TRGP Capital | New York | Deal Sourcing, Portfolio Selection |
| Stuart | Price | CASL | Sydney | Litigation Finance, inc. Impact |
| Neil | Purslow | Therium Capital | London | Co-Founder |
| Robert | Rothkopf | Balance Legal Capital | London | Founder |
| Michael | Rozen | TRGP Capital | New York | Founder |
| Rob | Ryan | Aristata Capital | London | Impact Litigation Finance |
| Nick | Sage | Bench Walk Advisors | New York | U.S. Litigation Finance |
| Charles 'Chad' | Schmerler | Pretium | New York | Large Cap, Patent Litigation Finance |
| Grant | Schrader | Law Finance Group | San Francisco | Litigation Finance, Underwriting |
| Moshe | Schwartz | Parabellum Capital | New York | Investment Structuring, Pricing |
| Howard | Shams | Parabellum Capital | New York | Co-Founder |
| Ajit | Singh | The Litigation Fund | San Francisco | Co-Founder |
| Emily | Slater | Burford Capital | New York | Litigation Finance, Underwriting |
| Kristen | Smith | Omni Bridgeway | Melbourne | Australian Litigation Finance |
| Mick | Smith | Burford Capital | London | European Litigation Finance |
| Ben | Smyth | Therium Capital | London | Secondary Investment |
| Cristina | Soler | Ramco Litigation Funding | Barcelona | Litigation Finance, International Arbitration |
| David | Spiegel | GLS Capital | Chicago | Founder, Commercial Litigation, Arbitration |
| Ruth | Stackpool-Moore | Omni Bridgeway | Singapore | Cross-Border Litigation Finance, Asia |
| Tom | Steindler | Exton Advisors | London | Litigation Finance |
| Susanna | Taylor | LCM | Sydney | APAC Litigation Finance |
| Harshiv | Thakerar | Asertis | London | Investment |
| Sean | Thompson | Parabellum Capital | New York | IP Investment |
| Emily | Tillett | Burford Capital | Hong Kong | Insolvency, APAC |
| Marjolein | van den Bosch-Broeren | Omni Bridgeway | Singapore | Cross-Border Litigation APAC |
| Raymond | van Hulst | Omni Bridgeway | Geneva | Global Litigation Finance |
| John | Walker | CASL | Sydney | Impact Litigation Finance |
| Ross | Wallin | Curiam Capital | New York | Co-Founder |
| Justin | Ward | LCM | Sydney | Insolvency Claims Funding |
| Oliver | Way | Harbour | London | Cross-Border Litigation, Australia, Brazil, Canada |
| Marcel | Wegmüller | Nivalion | Steinhausen, Switzerland | Co-Founder |
| Boaz | Weinstein | Lake Whillans | New York | Co-Founder |
| Wieger | Wielinga | Omni Bridgeway | Amsterdam | Sovereign Award Enforcement, EMEA, UK |
| Aviva | Will | Burford Capital | New York | Litigation Finance, Equity |
| Chris | Williams | Bench Walk Advisors | London | Investment |
| Katharine | Wolanyk | Burford Capital | Phoenix | IP, Patent Litigation |
| Andrew | Woltman | Statera Capital | Chicago | Co-Founder |
| Ayse | Yazir | Bench Walk Advisors | London | Origination |
| Louis | Young* | Augusta Ventures | London | Co-Founder |
| William | Zerhouni | TRGP Capital | Stamford, Conn. | Deal Sourcing, Portfolio Selection |
| Ella | Zimmermann | Swiss Legal Finance | Geneva | Litigation Finance |
