Legal Finance in Practice: Expert Perspectives on Managing Legal Risk, Cost and Uncertainty
Burford Capital has released its latest Burford Quarterly, focusing on trends in legal finance and asset management. The Q2 2025 edition features expert insights on managing litigation costs and risks through financial tools.
Key articles examine:
- Evolution of US contingency fee practices and their intersection with legal tech and AI
- First-year data analysis from the United Patent Court (UPC)
- Enforcement outcomes in sovereign arbitration cases
- Strategic partnership between private equity and legal finance
- Five-year review of Dutch WAMCA mass claims system
The publication combines data analysis with expert commentary to showcase how legal finance is transforming both corporate and law firm operations. Vice Chair David Perla emphasizes the journal's role in demonstrating how legal finance serves as a strategic tool for cash flow optimization and risk management.
Burford Capital ha pubblicato l'ultimo numero del Burford Quarterly, dedicato alle tendenze nella finanza legale e nella gestione degli asset. L'edizione del secondo trimestre 2025 offre approfondimenti di esperti su come gestire i costi e i rischi legati alle controversie tramite strumenti finanziari.
Gli articoli principali analizzano:
- L'evoluzione delle pratiche di pagamento a percentuale negli Stati Uniti e il loro rapporto con la tecnologia legale e l'intelligenza artificiale
- Analisi dei dati del primo anno della Corte Unificata dei Brevetti (UPC)
- Risultati dell'applicazione delle decisioni nei casi di arbitrato sovrano
- Partnership strategica tra private equity e finanza legale
- Revisione quinquennale del sistema olandese WAMCA per le azioni collettive
La pubblicazione unisce analisi dei dati e commenti di esperti per mostrare come la finanza legale stia trasformando le operazioni sia delle aziende che degli studi legali. Il Vicepresidente David Perla sottolinea il ruolo della rivista nel dimostrare come la finanza legale rappresenti uno strumento strategico per ottimizzare il flusso di cassa e la gestione del rischio.
Burford Capital ha publicado su último número del Burford Quarterly, centrado en las tendencias en financiación legal y gestión de activos. La edición del segundo trimestre de 2025 ofrece perspectivas expertas sobre cómo manejar los costos y riesgos de litigios mediante herramientas financieras.
Los artículos clave examinan:
- La evolución de las prácticas de honorarios contingentes en EE.UU. y su relación con la tecnología legal y la inteligencia artificial
- Análisis de datos del primer año del Tribunal Unificado de Patentes (UPC)
- Resultados de la ejecución en casos de arbitraje soberano
- Alianza estratégica entre capital privado y financiación legal
- Revisión de cinco años del sistema holandés WAMCA para reclamaciones masivas
La publicación combina análisis de datos con comentarios de expertos para mostrar cómo la financiación legal está transformando las operaciones tanto de empresas como de despachos de abogados. El vicepresidente David Perla destaca el papel de la revista para demostrar cómo la financiación legal sirve como una herramienta estratégica para optimizar el flujo de caja y la gestión de riesgos.
Burford Capital는 최신 Burford Quarterly를 발행했으며, 이번 호는 법률 금융과 자산 관리의 동향에 초점을 맞추고 있습니다. 2025년 2분기 판에서는 소송 비용과 위험을 금융 도구를 통해 관리하는 방법에 대한 전문가의 통찰을 제공합니다.
주요 기사들은 다음을 다룹니다:
- 미국의 성공보수 관행 진화와 법률 기술 및 인공지능과의 교차점
- 통합 특허 법원(UPC) 첫 해 데이터 분석
- 주권 중재 사건의 집행 결과
- 사모펀드와 법률 금융 간 전략적 파트너십
- 네덜란드 WAMCA 대규모 청구 시스템 5년 검토
이 출판물은 데이터 분석과 전문가 해설을 결합하여 법률 금융이 기업과 법률 사무소 운영 방식을 어떻게 변화시키고 있는지 보여줍니다. 부회장 데이비드 펄라는 이 저널이 법률 금융이 현금 흐름 최적화와 위험 관리에 전략적 도구로서 역할을 한다는 점을 입증하는 데 중요한 역할을 한다고 강조합니다.
Burford Capital a publié son dernier numéro du Burford Quarterly, mettant l'accent sur les tendances en financement juridique et gestion d'actifs. L'édition du deuxième trimestre 2025 propose des analyses d'experts sur la gestion des coûts et risques liés aux litiges via des outils financiers.
Les articles clés examinent :
- L'évolution des pratiques de frais conditionnels aux États-Unis et leur lien avec la legal tech et l'intelligence artificielle
- Analyse des données de la première année de la Cour unifiée des brevets (UPC)
- Résultats d'exécution dans les arbitrages souverains
- Partenariat stratégique entre capital-investissement et financement juridique
- Revue sur cinq ans du système néerlandais WAMCA pour les actions de masse
La publication combine analyse de données et commentaires d'experts pour montrer comment le financement juridique transforme les opérations des entreprises et des cabinets d'avocats. Le vice-président David Perla souligne le rôle de la revue pour démontrer que le financement juridique est un outil stratégique d'optimisation des flux de trésorerie et de gestion des risques.
Burford Capital hat die neueste Ausgabe des Burford Quarterly veröffentlicht, die sich auf Trends in der Rechtsfinanzierung und Vermögensverwaltung konzentriert. Die Ausgabe für das zweite Quartal 2025 bietet Experteneinsichten zur Verwaltung von Prozesskosten und -risiken durch finanzielle Instrumente.
Wichtige Artikel behandeln:
- Die Entwicklung der US-amerikanischen Erfolgshonorare und deren Schnittstellen mit Legal Tech und KI
- Datenanalyse des ersten Jahres des Einheitlichen Patentgerichts (UPC)
- Durchsetzungsergebnisse in Staats-Schiedsverfahren
- Strategische Partnerschaft zwischen Private Equity und Rechtsfinanzierung
- Fünfjahresrückblick auf das niederländische WAMCA-Massenklagesystem
Die Publikation kombiniert Datenanalyse mit Expertenkommentaren, um zu zeigen, wie Rechtsfinanzierung die Abläufe sowohl in Unternehmen als auch in Anwaltskanzleien verändert. Vizevorsitzender David Perla betont die Rolle der Zeitschrift darin, aufzuzeigen, wie Rechtsfinanzierung als strategisches Instrument zur Optimierung des Cashflows und Risikomanagements dient.
- Burford demonstrates market leadership as the leading global finance firm in legal sector
- Company expanding service offerings across multiple legal finance areas including contingency fees, patent litigation, and sovereign arbitrations
- Strategic expansion into private equity partnerships creates new revenue opportunities
- Growing geographical presence with operations in US and Netherlands (WAMCA) markets
- No specific financial metrics or growth figures provided
- Heavy reliance on legal sector performance which can be cyclical
- Sovereign arbitration enforcement challenges could affect recovery rates
New edition of The Burford Quarterly explores how GCs, law firm leaders and private equity professionals are using finance tools to manage high-stakes litigation
In this edition, leading law firm attorneys explain how legal finance is reshaping traditional contingency fee models, patent lawyers discuss the first year of data from the United Patent Court (UPC) and Burford experts present new data-driven findings on the enforcement of judgments, as well as a timely analysis of the synergies between private equity and legal finance.
Articles in the Burford Quarterly No.2 2025 include:
- Contingency fee practices in the US: Insights from top litigators
A discussion among US trial lawyers on the evolving use of contingency fee arrangements. The roundtable explores the advantages and challenges of contingency models, the impact of AI and legal tech and how legal finance increasingly complements traditional contingency structures. - The UPC in focus: Patent lawyers on the first year of data
Leading patent lawyers dissect the first year of data from the UPC, analyzing the most impactful rulings to date, lessons learned and future expected trends. - Enforcement in arbitrations against sovereigns: What the data tell us
Sovereign arbitration awards often face unique enforcement challenges. This article examines empirical data on enforcement outcomes and the role legal finance plays in helping claimants enforce and monetize awards. - Private equity and legal finance: A strategic partnership
Portfolio companies may have significant value locked in disputes that could generate cash and enhance equity value when an exit strategy is sought. - Five years of WAMCA (Dutch Act on the Resolution of Mass Damages in Collective Action) claims: Trends and takeaways
A look at the first five years ofthe Netherlands' WAMCA regime, analyzing key trends in collective actions and the role of legal finance in supporting large-scale claims.
"With every edition, the Burford Quarterly aims to provide a lens into how legal finance is shaping the business of law," said David Perla, Vice Chair of Burford Capital. "This issue combines robust data with real-world outcomes to illustrate how legal finance has become a sophisticated financial strategy for optimizing cash flow, managing legal risk and unlocking capital across geographies and sectors. By combining data with expert commentary and case-specific insights, we demonstrate the tangible impact legal finance has on today's most sophisticated legal and business decisions."
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 works with companies and law firms around the world from its global network of offices.
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