Burford Capital PLC Burford Capital Appoints Craig Arnott Managing Director
Global finance firm Burford Capital announces the appointment of Craig Arnott as a managing director, effective immediately.
Arnott will be based in London and will have as his primary focus Burford’s litigation financing activities in the UK, continental Europe and the Asia − Pacific region.
In a release, the firm says Arnott has multijurisdictional experience in large, complex litigation from his work at some of the world’s leading firms. Currently a barrister in Sydney, Australia, he was formerly partner and Head of the Competition and Antitrust Law Group at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson in London.
He previously practiced with Ashurst in London and with Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York. As a Rhodes Scholar, Arnott attended Balliol College, the University of Oxford, where he earned both his BCL and D.Phil degrees. Before attending Oxford, he graduated from the University of Queensland with First Class Honours in both Law and History, with University Medals in both.
He replaces Nick Rowles-Davies (including as a director of Burford Capital PLC, Burford’s bond — issuing subsidiary), who resigned from Burford to pursue other interests.
Christopher Bogart, Burford’s chief executive officer, said: “We’re very pleased to welcome Craig to Burford. He brings over 20 years of commercial law experience in multiple legal jurisdictions that will assist us in meeting the increasingly global demands of our clients. Moreover, Craig has advised Burford on matters in Australia for some time, and has in the past practiced law with both Aviva Will and me.”
