What Lawyers Can Learn From Burford’s Financial Results

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column on the changing legal marketplace written by me, Roy Strom. Today, we look at two metrics from Burford Capital that might help lawyers curious about the future of litigation finance.

Burford Capital CEO Chris Bogart says this summer’s battle with short-seller Carson Block is behind him.

“What you’re calling the battle with Carson Block, for me, was sort of a one-day skirmish,” Bogart said in an interview with Bloomberg Law.

Still, Block’s impression lingers on the litigation finance firm’s shares. They trade at roughly half the price they did in August, ...