Gabriel Olearnik
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Gabriel Olearnik is partner at SSW and CIO at Burgundy Capital Management. He brings extensive international experience in litigation funding and commercial disputes.
His career includes senior roles with leading litigation funders across the UK, US, and Europe, where he has structured high-value transactions, secured strategic court orders, and conducted multi-jurisdictional investigations. He has worked at Kings Capital, Apex Litigation Finance, and Delta Capital Partners Management.
Recognised by Lexology as one of only 66 lawyers worldwide to receive the Thought Leaders in Third Party Funding accolade, Gabriel has advised on matters ranging from bilateral investment treaty (BIT) disputes to politically sensitive commercial claims.
Articles
The Skill of Hand and Eye: Active Management in Litigation Funding
By Gabriel Olearnik One of the recurring mistakes in litigation funding is to treat a case as though it were a static asset: a set of pleadings, a budget, a law firm, and an expected return. That is far too passive. In my view, the best litigation funding is active. It is not merely the provision of capital against legal ...
Silver Handed Skill: The New Litigation Finance
By Gabriel Olearnik Let’s start with an old Irish story – that of a high king wounded in battle. Nuada of the Tuatha Dé Danann loses his hand in war; and in a world where wholeness meant sovereignty, the wound was not merely personal. The ruler had to be pristine, so this loss meant he could no longer rule. The ...
New Frontiers: Litigation Finance As A Career
By Gabriel Olearnik Litigation finance has quietly become the first step for a growing number of ambitious law graduates. Once considered an odd detour, third-party litigation funding is now an integral part of the legal landscape: “the most important development in civil justice of our times” as Maya Steinitz noted in Havard Law. It has matured into a global industry ...
