What is driving disputes in the business of healthcare, and how should providers and other parties handle the growing range of legal claims? Amidst renewed interest in healthcare in America, these are the questions we unpack today with the help of our guest, the Senior Vice President at Burford Capital, Charles Griffin. Charles has a background in litigation and finance, and he begins by walking us through his career trajectory from law school to now. Then, our conversation explores Burford’s interest in the healthcare sector and how the current climate facilitates antitrust opportunities for legal finance before diving into the Blue Cross Blue Shield class action settlement from a legal finance perspective. We discover why large medical providers still require legal finance, how the Burford team advises its clients in step with attorney professional and ethical obligations, why some major antitrust settlements may not have a government regulator present, and what the future of healthcare litigation may look like. To end, Charles explains why today’s conversation is vital for anyone in healthcare or legal finance as we learn about the overarching value of legal finance.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Charles Griffin describes his role as Senior Vice President at Burford Capital. 
• Journeying through his career path from law school until now. 
• When Burford first started paying attention to the healthcare sector. 
• The reasons behind the mounting financial pressures on healthcare providers.
• How the current climate creates significant antitrust opportunities for legal finance. 
• The Blue Cross Blue Shield class action settlement from a legal finance perspective. 
• Why hospitals and other large healthcare providers still require capital through legal finance.
• Charles’ final thoughts on the Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement. 
• How he and his team advise their clients without imparting legal advice. 
• The future of healthcare litigation. 
• Why government regulators are sometimes absent from large antitrust settlements. 
• Our guest explains why today’s conversation matters for healthcare and legal finance.
  
  

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Charles Griffin
Charles Griffin on LinkedIn
Burford Capital
Blue Cross Blue Shield Providers Settlement 
Blue Cross Blue Shield Subscribers Settlement
Fordham University School of Law Corporate Law Center