#290 Who Is Aviva Will? Antitrust Lawyer and Litigation Financing Entrepreneur
Description
Antitrust and competition lawyers have a choice of career paths, including private practice, in-house, and public sector. What about the increasingly-important area of litigation finance? Aviva Will, Co-Chief Operating Officer of Burford Capital, joins Alicia Downey and Matthew Hall to discuss her career journey from a law firm to a senior executive role at a publicly traded, global litigation finance company. Listen to this episode to learn more about Aviva's current role, the evolution of the litigation finance industry in the U.S. and elsewhere, and The Equity Project--a groundbreaking initiative designed to help increase diversity in law.
With special guest:
Aviva Will, Co-Chief Operating Officer, Burford Capital LLC
Related Links:
Burford Capital, The Equity Project
Association of Litigation Funders (England and Wales)
American Legal Finance Association (U.S.)
International Legal Finance Association
Hosted by:
Alicia Downey, Downey Law LLC and Matthew Hall, McGuireWoods London LLP