Skip to Footer Select Region Menu Case studies Client case studies and hypothetical worked examples illustrate the mix of matters Burford routinely finances. Home How we work Case studies Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share by email Copy URL Print page All case studies Case studies with companies Case studies with law firms Advanced Search options CASE STUDY - COMPANIES Case study: A bankruptcy trustee’s innovative use of capital Learn how an estate liquidated a portion of a contingent asset, hedged against appellate risk and guaranteed a minimum recovery to creditors. CASE STUDY - COMPANIES Case study: Asset recovery and enforcement against a former Soviet state Learn how Burford can help companies enforce judgments and awards. CASE STUDY - COMPANIES Case study: Combined forces of finance and asset recovery Backed by Burford's legal finance and asset recovery expertise, a client did not have to choose between paying for enforcement or giving up. CASE STUDY - LAW FIRMS Case study: Controlling costs with disbursement finance Learn how Burford helped a law firm control costs faced with the end of recoverability of CFA success fees and ATE premiums. CASE STUDY - COMPANIES Case study: Credit facility for bankruptcy estate costs Burford helped bankruptcy trustees maximize value to creditors with portfolio finance. CASE STUDY - COMPANIES Case study: Financing the defense Learn how Burford helped a company defend against a weak patent claim. CASE STUDY - LAW FIRMS Case study: Bridging the gap between a firm’s billing model and its client’s budget Learn how Burford helped a firm bridge the gap between its hourly fees and a client's legal budget—and secure a $110 million award. CASE STUDY - COMPANIES Case study: FTSE 20 company moved legal off-balance sheet Learn how a $45 million portfolio transformed how a FTSE 20 company managed litigation expense and provided multiple corporate benefits. CASE STUDY - LAW FIRMS Case study: International law firm portfolio Learn how a $50 million international arbitration portfolio comprising current and future matters allowed a firm to expand its practice without increasing firm risk. CASE STUDY - LAW FIRMS Case study: Law firm expands geographically With backing from Burford, a law firm was able to provide its clients with broader access to innovative funding arrangements. CASE STUDY - COMPANIES Case study: Monetizing a pending claim to reduce borrowing costs Burford helped a company borrow at reduced rates so it could invest in growth while pursuing an arbitration claim. CASE STUDY - LAW FIRMS Case study: Expanding a firm's client base (not its risk profile) Burford's financing enabled a law firm to streamline its funding process—allowing the firm to focus on litigating, not deal-making. CASE STUDY - LAW FIRMS Case study: Single-case and secondary market transaction Burford pioneered a secondary market for legal finance to ensure creditors could be made whole following the expropriation of an energy company. CASE STUDY - LAW FIRMS Case study: Accelerating payment of fees at year end See how a law firm resolved its short-term cash-flow problems at the end of the year by using legal finance. CASE STUDY - COMPANIES Case study: Accelerating Fortune 100 company’s claim value for immediate working capital See how a $75 million advance from Burford helped a Fortune 100 company accelerate claim value for immediate working capital. CASE STUDY - COMPANIES Case study: Preserving OPEX while pursuing bet-the-company litigation Learn how Burford provided needed capital as well as expertise to a company involved in a high-value, multi-year dispute. CASE STUDY - LAW FIRMS Case study: Building new, high-value practice areas Portfolio financing enabled a firm to increase contingency work without increasing risk exposure. CASE STUDY - COMPANIES Case study: Equipping a company to reach its target settlement Learn how a company avoided early settlement and worked with its counsel of choice with portfolio finance from Burford. CASE STUDY - LAW FIRMS Case study: Fueling a law firm’s expansion of its plaintiff practice See how a law firm used portfolio finance to attract new clients and grow its antitrust practice without exceeding the firm's tolerance for risk. CASE STUDY - LAW FIRMS Investing in future growth An equity investment from Burford enabled a Band 1 boutique to expand its ability to reach clients. Contact our team Finance professionals, in-house legal teams and law firm lawyers trust Burford as the world’s most experienced, transparent and well-capitalized provider of finance to the legal market. 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