New Burford Quarterly Highlights Strategic Shift: Litigation as a Driver of Corporate Value and Capital Efficiency

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Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) has released its latest Burford Quarterly (Issue No. 3, 2025), highlighting the transformation of litigation finance from a cost center to a strategic business asset. The publication features key insights on how legal departments are leveraging litigation to drive enterprise value and capital efficiency.

Notable findings include that 73% of in-house lawyers report increased revenue from patent monetization over the past decade. The journal explores how legal finance is enabling General Counsels to become strategic value creators, with articles focusing on affirmative recovery programs, patent monetization opportunities, and London's role as a global disputes hub.

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• 73% of in-house lawyers report increased patent monetization revenue over the past decade
• Strategic transformation of legal departments from cost centers to value creators
• Expansion of affirmative recovery programs to enhance liquidity
• Growing opportunities in patent portfolio monetization and enforcement

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• Rising financial pressures affecting corporate litigation strategies

NEW YORK, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today releases its latest Burford Quarterly, a journal that explores the top trends at the nexus of law and finance. As legal finance increasingly serves as a transformative tool for corporations and law firms alike, this edition offers data-driven insights, in-depth analysis and expert commentary on key industry developments.

Issue No. 3 of the Burford Quarterly explores how legal finance is transforming litigation from a cost burden into a strategic business tool. In-house and law firm attorneys, alongside Burford's senior leaders, offer expert insights on how legal finance is unlocking hidden value, empowering GCs to act as strategic value creators and helping businesses leverage patents and litigation recoveries to drive capital efficiency and growth. As legal finance continues to shape the future of commercial disputes, Burford remains at the forefront of this industry-defining shift.

Articles in the Burford Quarterly No.3 2025 include:

• The strategic GC: Turning legal from cost center to value creator
  Burford's own General Counsel Mark Klein explores the evolving role of GCs—from legal advisors to strategic partners tasked with boosting liquidity and driving enterprise value. Writing for his peers, he highlights how this shift is reshaping approaches to litigation.

• Litigation is a strategic asset—not just a defensive necessity
  With rising financial pressures, affirmative recovery programs—programs that enhance liquidity by pursuing recoveries through meritorious plaintiff-side litigation—are emerging as strategic initiatives to align legal claims with business goals and unlock hidden value. Insights from Steven Greenspan, former chief litigation counsel at RTX Corporation and Andrew Johnstone, former interim GC for US Foods, shed light on this evolving corporate strategy.

• New patent monetization data shows increased opportunities for law firm-funder collaboration
  New data shows that 73% of in-house lawyers report increased revenue from patent monetization over the past decade. To capitalize on this trend, businesses are increasingly turning to legal finance to unlock portfolio value through direct enforcement or through divestitures, in which businesses sell patents that may be redundant or no longer core to the business to a third party who may hold, license or enforce them.

• At the table with leading lawyers: Key themes from discussions on the future of London disputes
  London remains a global hub for commercial disputes, with legal finance playing an increasingly central role. At a recent Burford Capital roundtable, prominent legal practitioners explored key trends in the market and takeaways for law firms to consider when engaging with commercial litigants.

"At Burford, we continue to see a fundamental redefinition of how businesses think about litigation—from a sunk cost to a strategic asset, said David Perla, Vice Chair of Burford Capital. "Legal assets—often overlooked—represent a significant and underutilized financial lever, and legal departments are no longer just defending the enterprise but are driving financial outcomes. This Burford Quarterly shares perspectives from leaders from the business of law that demonstrate how Burford works with GCs and CFOs to unlock the latent value within their litigation portfolios to fuel broader business goals."

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.

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

This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any ordinary shares or other securities of Burford Capital or any of its affiliates.

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FAQ

What are the key findings in Burford Capital's (BUR) Q3 2025 Quarterly report?

The report highlights that 73% of in-house lawyers reported increased patent monetization revenue over the past decade, and demonstrates how legal departments are transforming from cost centers to strategic value creators through litigation finance.

How is Burford Capital (BUR) transforming corporate litigation strategy?

Burford is helping transform litigation from a cost burden into a strategic business tool through affirmative recovery programs and legal finance solutions that enable companies to unlock hidden value from their litigation portfolios.

What trends in patent monetization did Burford Capital's (BUR) Q3 2025 report reveal?

The report revealed that 73% of in-house lawyers have seen increased revenue from patent monetization in the past decade, with businesses increasingly using legal finance to unlock portfolio value through direct enforcement or divestitures.

How is Burford Capital (BUR) helping General Counsels create value?

Burford is enabling GCs to transition from legal advisors to strategic partners by providing financial tools to boost liquidity and drive enterprise value through litigation asset management and recovery programs.

What is the significance of London in Burford Capital's (BUR) litigation finance strategy?

London remains a global hub for commercial disputes, with legal finance playing an increasingly central role in facilitating commercial litigation, as discussed in Burford's recent roundtable with prominent legal practitioners.