The 2025 Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance
By Katrina Dewey | April 11, 2025 | Guides, News & Features
Tom Glasgow of Omni Bridgeway, Hassan Murphy of TRGP Capital and Dr. Isabelle Berger of Nivalion.
We’re honored to introduce The 2025 Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance.
This is our 6th guide dedicated to the art and hustle of litigation finance – honoring the entrepreneurs who enable litigators and law firms to extend their reach in the types of matters they take on, their strategic pathways, and the enhanced access to justice they provide.
The fascinating field has grown enormously during that time (and more still in the 10 years we’ve been covering this industry, which was first charted among Legal Consultants & Strategists beginning in 2016). We’ve seen the emergence of power players including Hassan Murphy and TRGP Capital in New York, the advancement of stalwarts including Tom Glasgow of Omni Bridgeway, in Singapore, and the excitement of new approaches and markets, including that of Nivalion and Dr. Isabelle Berger.
They, of course, are part of a dazzling array of talent featured here, whose heart remains in London – home of the most concentrated collection of brilliant financiers, underwriters and insurers, led by Harbour, Bench Walk, Therium and Burford. If London is its heart, New York and the U.S. it certainly its motion, offering up juggernauts like Fortress in a landscape where fresh players emerge in new markets from Texas to California seeking a perch to engage millions of lawyers.
The impact of litigation finance on the face of global litigation is undeniable. Firms have been launched and pursue meaningful cases because of litigation finance. Worthy claims can be brought, and sustained, because financiers and insurers build the bridge to win and sustain judgments against a storm of appeals. Consumers and businesses in numerous countries have emerging viable pathways to compensation because of the wherewithal litigation finance brings to the industry, when wisely managed.
We created this guide through our proprietary process of journalistic research, vetting with peers and experts and an increasing number of submissions through our simple online portal. We are deeply appreciative of everyone who took the time to share their thoughts.
| First | Last | Organization | 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 |
| Chris | Baildon | Lex Ferenda Litigation Funding | New York | Litigation Finance |
| Corey | Banks | Therium Capital | New York | Litigation Finance |
| Bryce | Barcelo | Certum Group | Houston | IP Litigation Finance |
| Jonathan | Barnes | Woodsford | London | Co-Founder |
| Jim | Batson | Westfleet Advisors | New York | Co-CIO |
| Cesar | Bello | Corbin Capital Partners | New York | Litigation Finance |
| Isabelle | Berger | Nivalion | Steinhausen, Switzerland | CIO |
| Mick | Biehl | GLS Capital | Chicago | Litigation & Arbitration Finance |
| 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 Davis | Bondarenko | Fortress Investment Group | Paris | International Arbitration |
| Régis | Bonnan | Profile Investment | Paris | Litigation Finance |
| Fred | Bowman | Therium Capital | London | Investment |
| Lisa | Brentnall | CASL | Sydney | Insolvency, Commercial, Class Actions |
| Simon | Burnett | Balance Legal Capital | Sydney | Litigation Finance |
| John | Byrne | Therium Capital | London | Co-Founder |
| Matthew | Cantor | Pretium | New York | Distressed, Insolvency, Large Cap |
| Joshua | Card | Therium Capital | New York | Litigation Finance |
| 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 |
| Chad | Clamage | Victory Park Capital | Chicago | Litigation Finance |
| Ronit | Cohen | Arcadia Finance | New York | Founder, Legal Finance Underwriting |
| Heather | Collins | Courthouse Capital | 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 |
| Tom | Davey | Factor Risk Management | London | Co-Founder |
| Justin | David | Pine Valley Capital Partners | Austin | Deal Origination, Investment Management |
| 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 | Certum Group | 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 |
| Joseph | Dunn | Fortress Investment Group | New York | Litigation Finance |
| Susan | Dunn | Harbour | London | Founder |
| Ola | Eriksson | Fortress Investment Group | London | Legal Finance, Europe and Australia |
| Adam | Erusalimsky | LCM | London | Litigation Finance, EMEA |
| Jason | Ethridge | Gerchen Capital Partners | Chicago | Litigation Finance |
| Timothy | Farrell | Longford Capital | Chicago | Co-Founder |
| William | Farrell | Longford Capital | Chicago | Co-Founder |
| James | Foster | LCM | London | Disputes Finance |
| 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 |
| Russell | Genet | Longford Capital | Chicago | IP, Patent |
| Adam | Gerchen | Gerchen Capital Partners | Chicago | Founder |
| Michael | German | Lex Ferenda Litigation Funding | New York | Litigation Finance |
| Adam | Gill | GLS Capital | Chicago | Patent Litigation |
| Tom | Glasgow | Omni Bridgeway | Singapore | Asia Pacific, International Arbitration |
| Stuart | Grant* | Bench Walk Advisors | Wilmington, Del. | Co-Founder |
| Dean | Gresham | Certum Group | Plano, Texas | Affirmative Asset Recovery, Litigation Buyout |
| 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 |
| Fiona | Heyes | LCM | London | Underwriting, EMEA |
| Louise | Hird | Therium Capital | Melbourne | Competition, Bankruptcy, Litigation |
| Chip | Hodgkins | Statera Capital | Chicago | Co-Founder, Financing |
| Garrett | Holmes | NorthWall Capital | Boston | Legal Investment, Finance |
| David | Icikson | Parabellum Capital | New York | Investor Relations |
| Rosemary 'Rosie' | Ioannou | Fortress Investment Group | London | Managing Director |
| Tets | Ishikawa | LionFish | London | Litigation Finance |
| Sarah | Johnson | The D.E. Shaw Group | New York | Litigation, Insolvency |
| Aaron | Katz | Parabellum Capital | New York | Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer |
| David | Kerstein | Arcadia Finance | New York | Founder, Litigation Finance |
| 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 |
| Travis | Lenkner | Burford Capital | London | Litigation Finance, Strategic Direction |
| Joshua | Libling | Arcadia Finance | New York | Founder, Risk Analysis |
| 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 |
| Justin | Maleson | Victory Park Capital | Chicago | Portfolio Investments |
| William | Marra | Certum Group | New York | Litigation Finance, Academic |
| Jeremy | Marshall | Winward | London | Founder |
| Kim | May | CASL | Sydney | Commercial, Insolvency, Human Rights |
| Timothy | Mayer | Exton Advisors | 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 |
| Roger | Milburn | LCM | Singapore | Disputes Finance, Asia |
| Yasmin | Mohammad | Fortress Investment Group | Paris | Arbitration, Enforcement, Legal Finance |
| Patrick | Moloney | LCM | Sydney | 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 |
| Philippa | Murphy | The Association of Litigation Funders of Australia | Sydney | Litigation Funding |
| Hassan | Murphy | TRGP Capital | New York | Founder |
| 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 |
| Mohsin | Patel | Factor Risk Management | London | Co-Founder, International Arbitration, Insurance |
| Molly | Pease | Curiam Capital | New York | Litigation, Portfolio 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 |
| Kirstine | Rogers | Certum Group | Dallas | Litigation Buyout, Judgment Preservation |
| Helene | Roins | LCM | Sydney | Litigation Finance, APAC |
| 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 |
| Ryan | Schultz | Pine Valley Capital Partners | Austin | Litigation Finance, Origination, Underwriting |
| Moshe | Schwartz | Parabellum Capital | New York | Investment Structuring, Pricing |
| Howard | Shams | Parabellum Capital | New York | Co-Founder |
| Nicole | Silver | Ignite Specialty Risk | Washington, D.C. | Risk Assessment, Underwriting |
| Michelle | Silvers | Courthouse Capital | Sydney | Litigation Funding |
| 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 |
| Ben | Smyth | Therium Capital | London | Secondary Investment |
| Jaime | Sneider | Fortress Investment Group | New York | Litigation Finance |
| 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 |
| Ryan | Stephen | Pine Valley Capital Partners | Austin | Litigation Finance, Origination, Management |
| Byron | Sumner | Ignite Specialty Risk | London | Founder, Insurance & Commercial Litigation |
| Susanna | Taylor | LCM | Sydney | APAC Litigation Finance |
| Sean | Thompson | Parabellum Capital | New York | IP Investment |
| Emily | Tillett | Burford Capital | Hong Kong | Insolvency, APAC |
| Raymond | van Hulst | Omni Bridgeway | Geneva | Global Litigation Finance |
| Sam | Vinson | Pine Valley Capital Partners | Austin | Litigation Finance, Structure, Management |
| John | Walker | CASL | Sydney | Impact Litigation Finance |
| Justin | Ward | LCM | Sydney | Insolvency Claims Funding |
| Oliver | Way | Harbour | London | Cross-Border Litigation, Australia, Brazil, Canada |
| Marcel | Wegmüller | Nivalion | Steinhausen, Switzerland | Co-Founder |
| Wieger | Wielinga | Omni Bridgeway | Amsterdam | Sovereign Award Enforcement, EMEA, UK |
| Chris | Wilkins | Therium Capital | London | Litigation Finance |
| Aviva | Will | Burford Capital | New York | Litigation Finance, Equity |
| Chris | Williams | Bench Walk Advisors | London | Investment |
| Philip | Wimalasena | Nivalion | Steinhausen, Switzerland | General Counsel, Legal, Compliance, Risk Management |
| Katharine | Wolanyk | Burford Capital | Phoenix | IP, Patent Litigation |
| Andrew | Woltman | Statera Capital | Chicago | Co-Founder |
| Ayse | Yazir | Bench Walk Advisors | London | Origination |
| William | Zerhouni | TRGP Capital | Stamford, Conn. | Deal Sourcing, Portfolio Selection |
| Ella | Zimmermann | Swiss Legal Finance | Geneva | Litigation Finance |
| Eran | Zur | Fortress Investment Group | New York | Patent Litigation Funding |
