The 2022 Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Litigation Finance

Cindy Ahn of Longford Capital.

We’re proud to introduce the 2022 Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Litigation Finance.

Litigation funding is growing by leaps and bounds, providing an ever-expanding universe of fascinating professionals with backgrounds in business and law. The firms represented in this year’s 100 hail from London to Luxembourg, Sydney to Singapore and Chicago to New York. Those included represent the old guard - who are deeply entrenched in the professional organizations that have brought legal finance into the mainstream – alongside dozens of savvy entrants attracted by the profession’s huge opportunities. They provide access to justice for claimants who might otherwise not be able to pursue their cases alongside access to the potential for handsome returns for those who pick well.

We selected the members of this guide through our time-homed procedure of independent research, submissions and evaluation by peers. In particular, we’ve had the opportunity to spend time meeting with new candidates to assess their achievements and longtime members of the 100 to get their take on the evolution of the field. We appreciate the many submissions as well as the time spent educating us on individual firms’ focus with perhaps a sidecar of industry gossip.

This guide is 31 percent female and 16 percent inclusive. Members of the Lawdragon Hall of Fame are noted with an asterisk.

First Name	Last Name	Firm	Location
Cindy	Ahn	Longford Capital	Chicago
Maximillian	Amster	Veridis	Tampa
Jonathan	Barnes	Woodsford	London
Jonathan	Barnett	Nivalion	Wien, Austria
Isabelle	Berger	Nivalion	Steinhausen/Zug, Switzerland
Eric	Blinderman	Therium Capital	New York
Matthew	Blumenstein	Statera Capital	Chicago
Christopher	Bogart	Burford Capital	New York
Erik	Bomans	Deminor	Luxembourg
Anastasia	Bondarenko	Fortress Investment Group	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	New York
Marla	Decker	Lake Whillans	New York
James	Delaney	Erso Capital	London
Christopher	DeLise	Delta Capital Partners	Chicago
Brandon	Deme	Factor Risk Management	London
Patrick	Dempsey	Burford Capital	New York
Matthew	Denney	LCM	London
Simon	Dluzniak	Therium Capital	Melbourne
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	LCM	London
Steven	Friel	Woodsford	London
John	Garda	Longford Capital	Dallas
Oliver	Gayner	Omni Bridgeway	Sydney
Adam	Gerchen	Gerchen Capital Partners	Chicago
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
Louise	Hird	Therium Capital	Melbourne
Rosemary	Ioannou	Fortress Investment Group	London
Charles	Jeffery	Harbour	London
Nick	Johnson	Locke	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
Zachary	Krug	Signal Capital Partners	London
Christoph	Kuzaj	Therium Capital	Dusseldorf
John	Lazar	Burford Capital	New York
Alex	Lempiner	Woodsford	Spring House, Pa.
Cayse	Llorens	LexShares	Boston
Ayse	Lowe	Bench Walk Advisors	London
Andy	Lundberg*	Burford Capital	New York
Jamison	Lynch	GLS Capital	Chicago
Ellora	MacPherson	Harbour	London
William	Marra	Validity Finance	New York
Timothy	Mayer	Therium Capital	London
Kevin	McCaffrey	Law Finance Group	New York
Hugh	McLernon*	Omni Bridgeway	Perth, Australia
Yasmin	Mohammad	Fortress Investment Group	Paris
Jonathan	Molot	Burford Capital	Washington, D.C.
Charlie	Morris	Woodsford	London
Hassan	Murphy	TRGP Capital	New York
Rosie	Murray	Orchard Global Asset Management	London
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
Kory	Parkhurst	Harbour	Wichita
Molly	Pease	Curiam Capital	New York
David	Perla	Burford Capital	New York
Rein	Philips	Redbreast Litigation Finance	The Hague
Nick	Pontt	Locke	London
Neil	Purslow	Therium Capital	London
Robert	Rothkopf	Balance Legal Capital	London
Michael	Rozen	TRGP Capital	New York
Nick	Sage	Bench Walk Advisors	New York
Andrew	Saker	Omni Bridgeway	New York
Charles 'Chad'	Schmerler	Pretium	New York
Grant	Schrader	Law Finance Group	San Francisco
Howard	Shams	Parabellum Capital	New York
Eva	Shang	Legalist	San Francisco
Ajit	Singh	Law Finance Group	San Francisco
Emily	Slater	Burford Capital	New York
Cristina	Soler	Ramco Litigation Funding	Barcelona, Spain
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
Raymond	Tellini	Delta Capital Partners	Chicago
Harshiv	Thakerar	Asertis	London
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