Burford's
deep bench of management talent continues to grow and
evolve
NEW
YORK, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks
the 15th anniversary of the founding of Burford Capital,
the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on
law. In just 15 years, Burford has
gone from a single $130 million
investment fund to a $7.4 billion
industry leader – with a 27x increase in its market
capitalization.
Burford is fortunate to have a
deep and continually growing bench of talented professionals from
the world's leading law firms and companies; we report below on the
latest additions to the Burford
team.
In recognition of that strong bench and a continued focus on our
clients, Burford is today
appointing Aviva Will,
currently Co-Chief Operating Officer, as President. In her new
role, Ms. Will's focus will be predominantly on high-value,
client-facing activities as we continue to expand our global
relationships and the business evolves yet more towards complex
financings with sophisticated corporate counterparties.
Burford is similarly appointing
David Perla, also currently
Co-Chief Operating Officer, into a new market-facing role of Vice
Chair, focusing globally on Marketing, Public Policy, Industry
Affairs and Public Relations, drawing on Mr. Perla's experience and
relationships in past leadership roles, including as President of
Bloomberg Law.
Christopher Bogart, CEO of
Burford Capital, says: "It should come as no surprise that
Burford Capital continues to not only grow talent from within, but
also to attract experienced senior professionals. In our
15th year, my co-founder Jon
Molot and I are incredibly proud of Burford's successes and its extraordinary
people. Jon and I are just as committed today as we were on day one
to redefining and advancing the business of law."
Burford has also recently
added a number of senior professionals from top global corporations
and law firms, including:
Andrew Farthing as a
Director in Texas, responsible for
managing matters in Burford's US
portfolio. Prior to joining Burford, Mr. Farthing was a Director at Apple
and previously a senior litigator at Latham & Watkins.
Carrie Tendler as Special
Counsel in New York, responsible
for advising on the enforcement of judgments in cases backed by
Burford with a particular focus on
the YPF matter. Prior to joining Burford, Ms. Tendler was a Partner at Kobre
& Kim and a litigator at Cravath, Swaine & Moore.
Josh Reed as Senior Vice
President in Chicago, responsible
for managing matters in Burford's
patent portfolio. Prior to joining Burford, Mr. Reed was Head of Global
Litigation at the Sisvel Group and Chief IP Counsel at
Allscripts.
Kate Tellez as Senior Vice
President in Chicago, responsible
for assessing and underwriting legal risk as part of Burford's patent group. Prior to joining
Burford, Ms. Tellez was a Partner
at Steptoe.
Florencia Villaggi as Vice
President in New York, responsible
for assessing and underwriting legal risk in investor-state and
international commercial arbitration. Prior to joining Burford, Ms. Villaggi was Counsel at Herbert
Smith Freehills.
Josh Wood as Head of
Investor Relations in New York,
with responsibility for directing Burford's investor relations activities. Prior
to joining Burford, Mr. Wood was
Head of Shareholder Relations at Patria Investments and previously
Vice President at Carlyle.
Nicholas Sinigaglia has
joined as Global Controller in New
York as a key member of the finance management team. Prior
to joining Burford, Mr. Sinigaglia
was Chief Accounting Officer at Pie Insurance.
About Burford Capital
Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset
management firm focused on law. Its businesses
include litigation finance and risk
management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal
finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE:
BUR), and it works with companies and law firms around the world
from its offices in New York,
London, Chicago, Washington,
DC, Singapore,
Dubai and
Hong Kong.
For more information, please
visit www.burfordcapital.com.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy any ordinary shares or other
securities of Burford.
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