POGUST GOODHEAD ANNOUNCES HIRING OF JEFFREY GITTLEMAN TO LEAD THE FIRM’S INTERNATIONAL ANTITRUST/COMPETITION PRACTICE

POGUST GOODHEAD ANNOUNCES HIRING OF JEFFREY GITTLEMAN TO LEAD THE FIRM’S INTERNATIONAL ANTITRUST/COMPETITION PRACTICE

Global law firm Pogust Goodhead has announced the hiring of Jeffrey Gittleman to lead the firm’s growing international antitrust/competition practice.  Mr. Gittleman has joined the firm as a partner in Pogust Goodhead’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office.

Jeffrey Gittleman is a seasoned litigator with extensive experience representing plaintiffs in antitrust, securities and other class actions.  For over 20 years, Mr. Gittleman has played a leading role in prosecuting antitrust class actions against global price-fixing cartels.  Representing businesses, individuals, pension funds, and health and welfare funds, he has recovered billions of dollars for those who have been injured by powerful corporations.

Mr Gittleman said:

“I am excited to join the incredible team that Harris and Tom have assembled at Pogust Goodhead.  I look forward to helping the firm grow its international antitrust/competition practice, and being part of a cutting edge global law firm that is passionate about providing justice to those harmed by corporate misconduct.”

Chairman and Founding Partner, Harris Pogust said:

“I am delighted to welcome Jeff to Pogust Goodhead. Our goal is to defend the rights of those who have been wronged by some of the world’s largest companies and Jeff will undoubtedly help us achieve this goal. For more than 20 years, he has been at the top of his game and the antitrust/competition bar litigating complex class actions and recovering billions of dollars for investors, businesses and individuals injured by violations of securities, antitrust and consumer protection laws. There is no better person to lead our antitrust/ competition practice. I have known Jeff for over 20 years and there is nobody I would rather have lead this fight than Jeff Gittleman.”

The new hire will be based out of Pogust Goodhead’s Philadelphia office working alongside James Barry who has also recently joined the US team after spending the past years at the Locks Law Firm.  Jeff will also lend support to the firm’s burgeoning securities practice lead by Noah Wortman and Ian Berg.

The firm has been under recent expansion and now has U.S. offices in Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego and Moorestown, New Jersey serving victims of corporate wrongdoing in class actions and mass actions all over the world.

Pogust Goodhead is a partnership between British, American, Brazilian, and Dutch lawyers passionate about championing justice for the victims of wrongdoing by large corporations.

The firm is at the cutting edge of international consumer claims, including historic settlements on behalf of claimants in the Volkswagen NOx Emissions Group Litigation in May 2022 and victims of the British Airways Data Breach in 2021.

The law firm is also a leader in environmental litigation. Earlier this year the firm secured a landmark, unanimous judgment from the Court of Appeal that allows over 200,000 victims of the Mariana Dam disaster, Brazil’s worst ever environmental disaster, to seek redress against the world’s largest mining company, BHP, in the Courts of England and Wales.

A partnership and £100m funding deal with North Wall Capital was also recently announced as the largest investment in a UK claimant law firm to date.

Pogust Goodhead has recently seen the recruitment of C-Suite leaders Chief Operating Officer Alicia Alinia and Chief Financial Officer Jash Radia, bringing decades of experience in strategic leadership across the business.

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New North Litigation Capital Launches, Backed by £50 Million in Senior Secured Financing from Pollen Street Capital

By John Freund |

Pollen Street Capital ("Pollen Street") today announces a new senior secured credit facility of up to £50 million to New North Litigation Capital (“New North”). New North is a commercial litigation finance company and a direct subsidiary of Capital Law, a Cardiff based law firm founded in 2006.

Capital Law has a strong track record in commercial litigation, having closed over 400 claimant cases since 2001 with a 95% win rate. Drawing on its senior leadership and experienced disputes team, Capital Law launched New North to address the underserved small to mid-market segment of commercial litigation market. 

New North will be the only litigation financier in the UK owned and operated by practicing lawyers, bringing their day to day lived experience of handling mid-market litigation into pricing the risk and the funding investment decisions.

Christopher Nott, Founder and CEO of New North commented: “We are pleased to work with Pollen Street on this financing to launch New North Litigation Capital. The funding supports us to bridge a critical gap by funding claims that are often deemed too small by other players in the market. We are excited to work with the Pollen Street team as we create this new kind of litigation funding.”

Connor Marshall-Mckie, Investment Director at Pollen Street, commented:New North addresses an important gap in the litigation funding space, focusing on smaller mid-market commercial litigation. With the significant opportunity available and the deep experience of the leadership team from Capital Law we are excited to partner with the team to support their growth.”

About Pollen Street

Pollen Street is a fast-growing and high-performing private capital asset manager. Established in 2013, the firm has built deep capability across the real estate, financial and business services sectors aligned with mega-trends shaping the future of the industry. Pollen Street manages over €7bn AUM across private equity and credit strategies on behalf of investors including leading public and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, asset managers, banks, and family offices from around the world. Pollen Street has a team of over 95 professionals.

Burford’s Q2 Profits Surge on New Capital

By John Freund |

Burford Capital has delivered its strongest quarterly performance in two years, buoyed by a swelling pipeline of high-value disputes and a fresh infusion of investor cash.

A press release in PR Newswire reveals that the New York- and London-listed funder more than doubled revenue and profitability in the three months to 30 June 2025. CEO Christopher Bogart credited “very substantial levels of new business” for the uptick, noting that demand for non-recourse financing remains “as strong as we’ve ever seen.”

The stellar quarter follows a lightning-quick, two-day debt offering in July that raised $500 million—capital Burford says will be deployed across a growing roster of commercial litigations, international arbitrations, and asset-recovery campaigns. Management also highlighted significant progress in portfolio rotations, underscoring the firm’s ability to monetise older positions while writing new ones at scale. Investors will get a deeper dive when Burford hosts its earnings call today at 9 a.m. EDT.

Burford’s results arrive amid heightened regulatory chatter in Washington and Westminster, yet the numbers suggest the industry’s largest player is unfazed—for now—by talk of disclosure mandates and tax levies. The firm emphasised that its legal-finance, risk-management and asset-recovery businesses remain uncorrelated to broader markets, a pitch that continues to resonate with pension funds and endowments hunting for alternative yield.

For litigation-finance insiders, Burford’s capital-raising prowess and improving margins could have ripple effects: rival funders may face stiffer competition for marquee cases, while law-firm partners might leverage the firm’s deeper pockets to negotiate richer portfolio deals.

International Legal Finance Association (ILFA) Announces End of Year Gala and Inaugural Legal Finance Awards

By John Freund |

 The International Legal Finance Association is pleased to announce its annual End-of-Year Gala Dinner on November 13, 2025.  The event will take place at The Law Society in London, bringing together leading figures from across the legal finance industry for an evening of celebration and reflection on the year’s achievements.  

The dinner will be accompanied by the inaugural Legal Finance Awards.  The awards are designed to recognize and honor excellence across the legal finance ecosystem. They will spotlight the achievements of funders, law firms, brokers, advisors, and other key contributors to the continued growth and innovation of the industry. Nominations for the awards are now open, with the nomination form available here

“The Gala Dinner is a chance for our members and guests to gather in person and celebrate the progress we've made over the year,” said Rupert Cunningham, Global Director of Growth and Membership Engagement at ILFA. “We are especially excited to launch the Legal Finance Awards, which will shine a light on the outstanding work and impact of professionals across our field.”

Tickets for the Gala are on sale now, with discounted pricing available for ILFA members.  More information can be found here.