Litigation Funding - Europe-wide
What the Team is Known For
Woodsford is a global legal finance provider with a focus on ESG and institutional shareholder claims.
Strengths
"The Woodsford team are very experienced and sophisticated, and always bring a pragmatic approach to litigation which generates good outcomes."
"They have a great network of other professionals to call on and deliver a well-funded and strongly supported case."
"Woodsford is a very proactive team. They hire lawyers who have a great desire to develop matters into success stories and are very much hands-on."
Notable Practitioners
Steven Friel is the chief executive officer at Woodsford. An experienced litigator and funder, he is particularly interested in assisting various stakeholders, including shareholders and bondholders, in ESG matters involving listed companies. Friel is active in Woodsford's investments in the Netherlands. "Steven is a leader in his field and regularly gets involved in public-facing ESG and training materials." "Steven is a reliable professional with a clear focus on the given business case." "Steven is very good at time-critical decision-making. He is commercially minded."
