Burford Capital marks 15-year anniversary with latest Burford Quarterly, exploring the evolution of legal finance and its business benefits

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Burford Capital, a leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, has released its latest Burford Quarterly to mark its 15th anniversary. This edition explores the evolution of legal finance and its business benefits over the past 15 years.

The Burford Quarterly 4 2024 includes articles on:

• Charting the next chapter of Burford's journey
• Legal finance as a strategic solution for modern business challenges
• Current trends and future directions in IP monetization
• Championing diversity in law through The Equity Project
• Arbitration trends in Latin America
• Implications of a proposed collective redress bill in Spain

Aviva Will, President of Burford Capital, emphasizes the company's commitment to publishing insightful thought leadership and research about commercial legal finance, continuing a 15-year tradition of educating business and legal leaders about the industry.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today releases its latest Burford Quarterly, a journal of legal finance that explores the top trends at the nexus of law and finance. Coinciding with Burford's 15^th anniversary, this Burford Quarterly examines the evolution of the legal finance industry over the last decade-and-a-half and highlights the benefits of legal finance for businesses.

Articles in the Burford Quarterly 4 2024 include:

• Burford at 15: Charting the next chapter
  Since its founding by Chief Executive Officer Christopher Bogart and Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Molot 15 years ago, Burford has invested in research to track awareness and understanding of legal finance. David Perla and Aviva Will delve into what past research on legal finance tells us about its ongoing evolution.

• Legal finance: A strategic solution for modern business challenges
  Businesses with varying financial needs and a range of experience with affirmative litigation use legal finance. Jörn Eschment and Alyx Pattison provide an overview of use scenarios for businesses across the spectrum.

• The IP monetization revolution: Current trends and future directions
  Increasingly, leading businesses with significant patent portfolios are monetizing assets to drive revenue and innovation. Patent experts Katharine Wolanyk and Christopher Freeman explore how businesses are rethinking IP monetization strategies to maximize value. 

• Championing change: Equity Project leaders on diversity in law
  As Burford launches phase three of its award-winning Equity Project, a group of corporate and law firm leaders who serve as Equity Project Champions discuss with Liz Bigham the current state of diversity in the legal industry, particularly in the leadership of commercial litigation and arbitration, and share insights on driving meaningful change within the profession.

• In conversation with Jonathan Hamilton: Arbitration in Latin America  
  In this Spanish-language video interview (with a corresponding English-language transcript), Florencia Villaggi speaks with Paul Hastings Partner Jonathan Hamilton about the latest arbitration trends in Latin America and the emerging challenges and opportunities in the region.

• Spanish experts discuss new proposed collective redress bill
  Legal experts discuss the implications of a newly proposed bill on collective redress in Spain with Philipp Leibfried and Charlie Rooke, examining its potential impact on litigation strategies, its influence on the future of consumer protection and the role of legal finance in relation to the bill.

Aviva Will, President of Burford Capital, says: "Since our founding, Burford has been committed to publishing insightful thought leadership and research about commercial legal finance, and the latest edition of The Burford Quarterly honors that 15-year tradition. In 2009, when Chris Bogart and Jon Molot founded Burford, they knew that legal finance could transform the business of law and that educating business and legal leaders about our industry would be key. This Quarterly brings together a diverse range of expert viewpoints, including perspective on 15 years of legal finance research, the transformation in how large corporations monetize patents, trends in Spain and Latin America, and how to improve the lack of diversity in the business of law. At Burford, we remain just as committed today as we were 15 years ago in leading the charge on the industry's most pressing issues."

About Burford Capital

Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BUR), and it works with companies and law firms around the world from its offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington, DC, Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong.

For more information, please visit www.burfordcapital.com.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any ordinary shares or other securities of Burford.

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FAQ

What is the main focus of Burford Capital's latest Quarterly release?

The latest Burford Quarterly focuses on the evolution of legal finance over the past 15 years and highlights the benefits of legal finance for businesses, coinciding with Burford Capital's 15th anniversary.

What topics are covered in the Burford Quarterly 4 2024?

The Burford Quarterly 4 2024 covers topics such as Burford's 15-year journey, legal finance as a business solution, IP monetization trends, diversity in law, arbitration in Latin America, and a proposed collective redress bill in Spain.

How is Burford Capital (BUR) addressing diversity in the legal industry?

Burford Capital is launching phase three of its award-winning Equity Project, which aims to improve diversity in the leadership of commercial litigation and arbitration. The Quarterly features insights from corporate and law firm leaders on driving meaningful change in the legal profession.

What does Burford Capital's President say about the company's commitment to thought leadership?

Aviva Will, President of Burford Capital, states that the company remains committed to publishing insightful thought leadership and research about commercial legal finance, continuing a 15-year tradition of educating business and legal leaders about the industry.

How is Burford Capital (BUR) exploring IP monetization in its latest Quarterly?

The Burford Quarterly 4 2024 includes an article by patent experts Katharine Wolanyk and Christopher Freeman exploring how businesses are rethinking IP monetization strategies to maximize value, focusing on current trends and future directions in the IP monetization revolution.