Andrew Cohen

June 17, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Andrew Cohen and Danielle Cutrona of Burford Capital discuss the hot topic of disclosure of legal finance in litigation, fueled by critics who argue for mandatory disclosure.

By Andrew Cohen and Danielle Cutrona

7 minute read

June 07, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Commercial legal finance is increasingly in the headlines these days—and the headlines that matter most, arguably, are those that discuss recent rulings by judges demonstrating support for commercial legal finance and recognizing that the existence of funding and funding agreements are not proper subjects for discovery or discussion at trial.

By Andrew Cohen

5 minute read

May 15, 2023 | New York Law Journal

Case studies are rare in legal finance due to the confidential nature of transactions, but they are particularly helpful to in-house lawyers as they consider how legal finance could benefit their businesses. Burford's financing of several health insurers in the risk corridors litigation is a rare public example.

By Andrew Cohen

6 minute read

June 11, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

There is already a robust framework in place for courts and litigants to obtain evidence regarding legal finance arrangements. Mandatory disclosure of any legal finance arrangement will result in needless fishing expeditions with respect to those finance relationships.

By By Eric Blinderman, Allison Chock, Andrew Cohen and Dai Wai Chin Feman

9 minute read

March 14, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Over the past three years, the law has even more strongly reinforced the protection under the work product doctrine of documents created in connection with litigation finance, or produced to litigation finance providers over the course of diligence and investment.

By Andrew Cohen

6 minute read