The Brilliance of Burford’s Equity Project: Aviva Will, Burford Capital’s Co-Chief Operating Officer, joins host Richard Levick to discuss the company’s launch of the second phase of The Equity Project, a $100 million commitment designed to increase diversity in the business of law, particularly in leadership and partner positions. Ms. Will discusses how the expansion of The Equity Project was motivated by the “vanishingly few” commercial disputes led by female and racially diverse lawyers. Burford contributes a portion of its profits made from resolved Equity Project-funded matters to organizations that promote lawyer development for female and racially diverse lawyers. Listen here
