NEW
YORK, Sept. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset
management firm focused on law, today announces that Travis Lenkner has rejoined the company as a
member of its Management Committee in the newly created role of
Chief Development Officer.
Based in London, Mr. Lenkner is
focused on Burford's future and its ongoing transformation of the
legal industry. His responsibilities involve identifying and
executing strategic initiatives that drive growth and align with
the company's long-term objectives, and his areas of focus include
law firm equity investments, the alternative delivery of legal
services to corporate and individual clients, and legal tech,
including AI.
Mr. Lenkner is a longtime global leader in the legal finance
market, including as a launch partner of Gerchen Keller Capital,
which Burford acquired in 2016. More recently, he co-founded and
was Managing Partner of Keller Lenkner LLC; he also co-founded and
was a Director of the firm's European counterpart. In addition, he
was Senior Counsel at The Boeing Company and a litigation and
appellate attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Mr. Lenkner
was also a clerk for Justice Anthony M.
Kennedy at the Supreme Court of the United States.
Christopher Bogart, CEO of
Burford Capital, says: "We are pleased to welcome
Travis Lenkner back as a member of
the Management Committee in the newly created role of Chief
Development Officer, where he will be focused on the continued
growth of Burford's business. Travis has had a tremendous impact as
a leader in law and legal finance, which includes the impact he
made while previously at Burford. The legal field is generally slow
to change but Burford remains committed to being at the forefront
of its modernization, including changes related to equity
investments in law firms and new technology such as AI. As a
seasoned executive who has spent much of his career in legal
finance, Travis shares Burford's commitment to advancing the
business of law, and we at Burford welcome his leadership and
unique perspective as our business continues to grow."
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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