NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Group Limited, the investment adviser to Burford Capital Limited, the world's largest commercial dispute financier, is pleased to announce that it has made further additions to its U.S. team. Burford Group has made the following key appointments:
- Kenneth L. Doroshow has been appointed as a Managing Director of Burford Group LLC. Mr. Doroshow is a widely experienced litigator who was most recently Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Entertainment Software Association, the computer and video game trade association. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Litigation and Legal Affairs for the Recording Industry Association of America, and before that spent ten years at the United States Department of Justice as Senior Counsel and a trial lawyer focused on intellectual property, constitutional and international law matters. Prior to that, he was a litigator at both Covington & Burling and Weil, Gotshal & Manges. He is a graduate of Cornell Law School. Mr. Doroshow will be based in Washington, DC.
- Ernest J. Getto has been appointed as a Managing Director of Burford Group LLC. Mr. Getto just retired as a partner in the litigation department at Latham & Watkins, of which he was previously the National Chairman. Mr. Getto has more than 40 years of corporate litigation experience, representing a diverse group of major corporate clients including Georgia Pacific, PG&E, Occidental Petroleum, Chevron, IBM, Mobil, Pepsi and many others. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, has served as Co-Chair of the Federal Procedure Committee of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. He is a widely published author of litigation-related works and is active in many community organizations. Mr. Getto will be based in Los Angeles, CA.
- Wendy Del Mul has been appointed as General Counsel of Burford Group LLC. Ms. Del Mul was most recently a partner and Managing Partner of the Venture Capital practice at Heenan Blaikie, one of Canada's largest law firms. She was previously a partner at Torys, active in both the insolvency and investment fund areas. Ms. Del Mul will be based in Boston, MA.
- Emily O. Slater has been appointed as a Vice President of Burford Group LLC. Ms. Slater was most recently a litigator at Debevoise & Plimpton, where she spent ten years focused on complex commercial litigation. She is a graduate of New York University's School of Law. Ms. Slater will be based in New York.
Commenting on the appointments, Chief Executive Officer Christopher Bogart said: "We are delighted with the extremely high quality of talent that has been attracted to Burford and the opportunity it represents. The additions to the team will strengthen our presence in a growing market, and enable us to better capitalize on the strong demand for corporate litigation investments that we have witnessed since listing."
About Burford Group
Burford Group Limited is the investment advisor to Burford Capital Limited, a publicly traded dispute financier that is the world's largest investor in commercial disputes with more than $300 million in capital. Burford Group operates in the United States through its subsidiary, Burford Group LLC. For further information, please visit – http://burfordgroupltd.com.
SOURCE Burford Group Limited
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