Fulbrook in the News
Digital Age—Does Litigation Funding Improve Access to Justice? with Selvyn Seidel
Video by jzirin1, September 20, 2011
The cost of litigation can be catastrophic. Many litigants drop good cases, or lose their businesses entirely, because they run out of money. Recently, third parties have appeared to advance legal costs, in exchange for a piece of the recovery. But is this new structure illegal? Litigation funder Selvyn Seidel tells Jim Zirin how funding has transformed the global marketplace.
CNBC—Burford Capital Launches IPO. Interview with Selvyn Seidel
October 16, 2009
Litigation fund Burford Capital raised 80 million pounds through its initial public offering Friday. The shares are due to be listed on London's AIM on October 22. Selvyn Seidel from Burford Capital spoke to CNBC about the business.