Welcome back to The Rainmaker, a private email about money, power, fame, and, most of all, the law. In today’s edition, I talk with Christopher Bogart, the former media executive turned litigation finance pioneer. At Burford Capital, he’s often operating in the background, but I got him on the record for a rare conversation about working with David Zaslav, the hundreds of lawsuits Burford is funding, the legal landscape under Biden, a developing beef with Speaker Mike Johnson, and perhaps most newsworthy, how A.I. is helping game out which companies get sued.
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Happy Monday, I’m Eriq Gardner.
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Welcome back to The Rainmaker, a private email about money, power, fame, and, most of all, the law.
In today’s edition, I talk with Christopher Bogart, the former media executive turned litigation finance pioneer. At Burford Capital, he’s often operating in the background, but I got him on the record for a rare conversation about working with David Zaslav, the hundreds of lawsuits Burford is funding, the legal landscape under Biden, a developing beef with Speaker Mike Johnson, and perhaps most newsworthy, how A.I. is helping game out which companies get sued.
Plus, how Donald Trump got thousands of men sued last week and why Changpeng Zhao had prosecutors working on Thanksgiving.
First up…
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- CZ’s Whereabouts: The criminal case against Binance C.E.O. Changpeng Zhao kept Seattle-based federal prosecutors busy over the holiday weekend as they worked hard to avoid...
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Burford Capital C.E.O. Christopher Bogart maintains a unique vantage point on international law. His pioneering investment firm has billions tied to the outcome of lawsuits and arbitrations around the globe, which means he follows legal developments as closely as Wall Street traders watch interest rates and quarterly earnings.
It certainly is a most interesting time to quietly fund cases. While the public might associate such activity to politically and socially motivated individuals like Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman, Bogart has shown there’s...
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