The 2026 Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance

Stewart Ackerly Statera Capital Washington, D.C. Origination, Commercial Disputes Charles Agee Westfleet Advisors Nashville Litigation Finance Broker Craig Arnott Burford Capital London CIO John Astill Exton Advisors London Broker/Consultant 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 Jonathan Barnes Woodsford London Co-Founder Jim Batson Siltstone Capital New York Co-CIO Cesar Bello Corbin Capital Partners New York Litigation Finance Isabelle Berger Nivalion Steinhausen, Switzerland CIO Rebecca Berrebi Litigation Finance Advisors New York Broker Mick Biehl GLS Capital Chicago Litigation & Arbitration Finance Vanessa Biondo Burford Capital New York Litigation Finance, Law FIrms 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 Davis Dispute Advisory Paris Founder, Litigation Funding Consultant Régis Bonnan Regis Bonnan Consulting Paris Litigation Finance Fred Bowman Omni Bridgeway London Investment Lisa Brentnall Clover Risk Funding Sydney Insolvency, Commercial, Class Actions Jarvis Buckman Leste Determinant Capital New York Litigation Finance & Insurance Simon Burnett Balance Legal Capital Sydney Litigation Finance Matthew Cantor Pretium New York Distressed, Insolvency, Large Cap 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 Court House 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 Owen Cyrulnik Curiam Capital New York Co-Founder Tom Davey Factor Risk Management London Co-Founder, Broker, After The Event Insurance Justin David Pine Valley Capital Partners Austin Deal Origination, Investment Management Paul De Servigny IVO Capital Partners Paris Fund Manager Christopher DeLise Delta Capital Partners Chicago Founder Brandon Deme Factor Risk Management London Co-Founder, 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 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 Brendan Dyer Law Finance Group Newport, RI Law Firm & Litigation Finance Ola Eriksson Fortress Investment Group London Legal Finance, Europe and Australia Adam Erusalimsky Eralis Partners London Litigation Finance Broker, EMEA Jason Ethridge Gerchen Capital Partners Chicago Litigation Finance Timothy Farrell Longford Capital Chicago Co-Founder William Farrell Longford Capital Chicago Co-Founder Joel Fineberg Certum Group Plano, Texas Co-Founder & CEO 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 Signal Peak Partners Houston Founder, Managing Partner, Investment & Legal Counsel Oliver Hayes Balance Legal Capital London Deal Origination, Litigation Jeff Healy Flashlight Capital Stamford, Conn. Deal Sourcing, Portfolio Selection Chip Hodgkins Statera Capital Chicago Co-Founder, Financing Garrett Holmes NorthWall Capital Boston Legal Investment, Finance Matt Hourn Court House Capital Sydney Litigation Funding David Icikson Parabellum Capital New York Investor Relations Rosemary ‘Rosie’ Ioannou Fortress Investment Group London Managing Director Sarah Johnson The D.E. Shaw Group New York Litigation, Insolvency Aaron Katz Parabellum Capital New York Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer Andrew Kelley Lex Ferenda Litigation Funding Denver Litigation Finance David Kerstein Arcadia Finance New York Founder, Litigation Finance David Killalea Flashlight 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 Samuel Kwak Burford Capital New York Litigation Finance, Underwriting Travis Lenkner Burford Capital London Litigation Finance, Strategic Direction Joshua Libling Arcadia Finance New York Founder, Risk Analysis Matthew Lo Exton Advisors London Broker/Consultant Jeffery Lula GLS Capital Chicago Commercial, Arbitration, Portfolio Andy Lundberg^* Burford Capital Los Angeles 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 Asertis London International Arbitration, Insolvency, Commercial Ewen McNee Omni Bridgeway Sydney Single Party, Portfolio, Class Actions Greg McPolin Burford Capital New York Litigation Finance, Origination Lara Melrose Orchard Global Asset Management London Litigation Finance Joel Merkin GLS Capital Chicago Patent Investment Evan Meyerson Burford Capital New York Litigation Finance, Underwriting, Origination, Portfolio Management Yasmin Mohammad Fortress Investment Group Paris Arbitration, Enforcement, Legal 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 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 Ankit Patel Ignite Specialty Risk Chicago IP Underwriting 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 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 Hannah Sadler GLS Capital Chicago Patent Litigation Investment Nick Sage Bench Walk Advisors New York U.S. 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 Kanika Shah Burford Capital New York Litigation Finance, Underwriting Howard Shams Parabellum Capital New York Co-Founder Nicole Silver Ignite Specialty Risk Washington, D.C. Risk Assessment, Underwriting Michelle Silvers Court House 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 Lacuna Litigation Advisory London Secondary Investment Jaime Sneider Fortress Investment Group New York Litigation Finance Cristina Soler Ramco Litigation Funding Barcelona Litigation Finance, International Arbitration Stephanie Southwick Burford Capital San Francisco Litigation Finance, Law Firms 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 Consultant, Law Firm 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 Raymond van Hulst Omni Bridgeway Geneva Global Litigation Finance Sam Vinson Pine Valley Capital Partners Austin Litigation Finance, Structure, Management Mani S. Walia Signal Peak Partners Houston Co-Founder, Litigation Finance John Walker CASL Sydney Impact Litigation Finance J. Ross Wallin Curiam Capital New York Co-Founder Justin Ward LCM Sydney Insolvency Claims Funding Marcel Wegmüller Nivalion Steinhausen, Switzerland Co-Founder 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