Russian Oligarch Wants Court Nemesis’ Litigation Funding Details

Feb. 26, 2025, 9:17 PM UTC

A sanctioned Russian billionaire is asking a Florida court for details about a Miami litigation funder that bankrolled an overseas case against him.

Andrey Guriev claimed in a filing on Wednesday that 777 Partners was among a group of funders financing cases filed against him by former friend Alexander Gorbachev claiming he owned 24% of Guriev’s company. 777 and subsidiary Sphinx Funding LLC paid Gorbachev’s litigation costs, after-the-event insurance and living expenses to the tune of over £‎11 million ($13.9 million), according to court documents.

Gorbachev now owes Guriev at least £‎12 million ($15.2 million) in court costs after losing ...

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