Retired Latham Partner Finds New Home in Litigation Finance

G. Andrew “Andy” Lundberg, newley retired from a 35-year career at Latham & Watkins, has put his lawyer hat back on, now as an advisor at litigation finance heavyweight Burford Capital.

Lundberg has joined Burford as a managing director and member of its investment committee responsible for deciding which cases receive funding. He previously led Latham’s insurance practice group out of Los Angeles, where he primarily represented policyholders in insurance matters.

“There’s an awful lot of insurance money that’s floating just behind the curtain in these cases,” Lundberg told Bloomberg Law. “Knowing which cases are financed by the defense side ...