Skip to Footer Select Region Menu The Equity Project An economic incentive for change Home About Burford Citizenship The Equity Project Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share by email Copy URL Print page A tool to promote diversity in law The Equity Project is an award-winning initiative to improve gender and racial diversity in the business of law by addressing the woefully persistent diversity gap in senior levels at law firms. With $100 million of legal finance capital earmarked to fund commercial litigation and arbitration led by female and racially diverse lawyers who have been historically underrepresented in the business of law, The Equity Project enables diverse lawyers to build books of business and increase stature in their firms. The Equity Project gives legal departments and law firms a tool to support change: Legal departments can incentivize law firms to put women or racially diverse litigators or arbitrators on their matters and ensure the diverse lawyers working on their matters are being awarded adequate origination credit. Law firms committed to gender and racial diversity can encourage women and racially diverse litigators to take on matters that require significant investment but offer substantial success fees. Schedule an Equity Project presentation We welcome inquiries about Equity Project financing and other ways Burford can help companies and law firms. For more information please contact us. Email Burford's team Paying it forward When Equity Project investments resolve successfully and generate expected returns, Burford will contribute some of our profits to a charitable organization focused on advancing women and diverse lawyers on behalf of our client—so companies and law firms using Equity Project capital can feel doubly good about their impact. Equity Project financing criteria Matters that meet Burford’s qualify for Equity Project financing when: A female or racially diverse litigator serves as first or second chair The firm representing the client is a woman- or minority-owned law firm (more than 50% of the equity is owned by female or racially diverse lawyers) A female or racially diverse litigator receives origination credit for the matter or the client relationship A female or racially diverse partner serves as chair of the plaintiffs’ steering committee or as plaintiffs’ lead counsel Introducing The Equity Project Learn more Equity Project Champions* To stay up-to-date on Equity Project news, please join our LinkedIn group. Alexandra Rose Partner, Clayton Utz Amy Frey Partner, King & Spalding Brenda Horrigan International Arbitrator Caren Ulrich Stacy Founder & CEO, Diversity Lab Carolyn Lamm Partner, White & Case Daniel Winterfeldt MBE QC (Hon) Founder & Chair, Interlaw Diversity Forum; Managing Director & General Counsel - EMEA & Asia, Jefferies Faith Gay Founding Partner, Selendy & Gay Jonathan Goldin Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, Teneo Capital The Hon. Katherine B. Forrest Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore Keith J. Harrison Partner and Co-Chair, Litigation, Crowell & Moring Maria Ginzburg Partner, Selendy & Gay Maria Eugenia Ramirez Partner, Hogan Lovells Megan E. Jones Partner, Hausfeld Mylan Denerstein Co-Chair, Public Policy Practice Group, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Dr. Nadine Herrmann Managing Partner and Chair, EU and German Competition Law Practice, Quinn Emanuel Nicole D. Galli Founder, Women Owned Law, and Managing Member, ND Galli Law LLC Noradèle Radjai Partner, Lalive Roberta D. Liebenberg Senior Partner, Fine, Kaplan & Black Rufus Caine III Co-Founder & Partner, DEI Strategic Advisory Firm Sophie Nappert International Arbitrator, Co-Founder, ArbTech Stephanie L. Carman Shareholder, GrayRobinson Sue Prevezer QC International Arbitrator, Mediator and Consultant, Brick Court Chambers Tara Lee Partner, White & Case Veta T. Richardson President & CEO, Association of Corporate Counsel Wendy J. Miles QC Barrister, Twenty Essex *List in formation. Current as of 31 March 2021. Contact our team Learn more about Burford's groundbreaking initiative and Burford's commitment to promoting equity in law. Read Aviva Will's Profile Aviva Will Co-Chief Operating Officer NEW YORK +1 212 235 6820 awill@burfordcapital.com Former Assistant General Counsel, Time Warner Read Alyx Pattison's Profile Alyx Pattison Vice President CHICAGO +1 312 757 6082 apattison@burfordcapital.com Former Partner, Katten Read Christiane Deniger's Profile Christiane Deniger Vice President LONDON +44 (0)20 3530 2004 cdeniger@burfordcapital.com Former Senior Associate, Fried Frank Read Emily Tillett's Profile Emily Tillett Vice President HONG KONG +852 3461 3463 etillett@burfordcapital.com Former Of Counsel, Allen & Overy Meet Burford's team Learn more PRESS 21 Oct 2021 Corporate Counsel/Law.com spotlights The Equity Project, discussing the importance of origination credit related to law firm diversity PRESS 21 Oct 2021 Burford's Co-COO Aviva Will featured in alumni spotlight on Fordham Law News PRESS 14 Oct 2021 Legal Futures covers Burford's next phase of The Equity Project PRESS 14 Oct 2021 The Global Legal Post covers the second phase of The Equity Project How we work Insights Team Shareholders Search About Burford Media Room Contact Locations Select Region LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Burford's businesses include legal finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. © Burford Capital LLC 2020 Privacy policy California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Notice Terms & conditions Complaints notice for Burford Law clients