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About
Provided by Adrian Chopin
Career
Adrian Chopin is Co-Founder and Managing Director, leading Bench Walk Advisors’ London office and is one of the leading names in litigation funding and the co-founder of Bench Walk. He entered the litigation funding market in 2015 and has built a reputation as one of the most creative and deal-oriented individuals in the industry. Before entering the litigation funding market, Adrian was head of the Debt & Equity Solutions Group for Deutsche Bank, New York, where he ran many ground-breaking structured finance and regulatory capital transactions. Adrian began his career at Allen & Overy in London..
He is regularly acknowledged by leading global industry publications. He is among Lawdragon’s Global 100 Leaders in Legal Finance and recognised as a ‘Thought Leader: Third-Party Funding’ by Who’s Who Legal.
Professional Memberships
SRA
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment
Publications
'Funder mentalists: how much does a legal megabrain cost?'
'LitFin: no longer sitting on defence'
'Funders-keepers: is litigation funding too expensive?'
'Funding Nemo: do funders fund too few cases?'
All of these article can be accessed via Thomson Reuters Dispute Resolution Blog at http://disputeresolutionblog.practicallaw.com/authors/adrian-chopin/
Awards
100 Global Leaders in Legal Finance (3rd consecutive year)
Lawdragon
2023
Indutry Leader
Legal 500
2023
Thought Leader, Third Party Funding (4th consecutive year)
Who's Who Legal
2023
100 most influential litigation funders in the world
Buisiness Insider
2023
Excellent (individual) for Litigation
Leaders League
2023
Chambers Review
Litigation Support
Adrian Chopin is co-founder and managing director of Bench Walk Advisors and is based in London. He has a background in banking and law, and is highly active and well regarded in the litigation funding market for his innovative approach to case funding.
Adrian Chopin is the managing director of Bench Walk Advisors and is based in London. He is able to draw on his experiences at Allen & Overy and Deutsche Bank when working with clients on funding matters.
Contributions
Latest contributions provided by Adrian Chopin
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Adrian is outstanding and a true pleasure to work with."
"Adrian is so easy to work with: direct, to the point and flexible to accommodate clients."
"Adrian is an outstanding litigation funder."
"Adrian has the savvy and nuanced approach of a banker combined with the analytical rigour of a law firm partner."
"Adrian Chopin has unparalleled skill in navigating the complexities of litigation funding. His innovative approach to deal structuring is grounded in a deep understanding of the industry’s dynamics."
"I think he is very smart. He has a transactional background, which really helps in fine-tuning the deal terms. He is very thorough and a delight to work with."
"Adrian is outstanding and a true pleasure to work with."
"Adrian is so easy to work with: direct, to the point and flexible to accommodate clients."
"Adrian is an outstanding litigation funder."
"Adrian has the savvy and nuanced approach of a banker combined with the analytical rigour of a law firm partner."
"Adrian Chopin has unparalleled skill in navigating the complexities of litigation funding. His innovative approach to deal structuring is grounded in a deep understanding of the industry’s dynamics."
"I think he is very smart. He has a transactional background, which really helps in fine-tuning the deal terms. He is very thorough and a delight to work with."
