Two members of Bentham IMF's team have been recognized in US legal media company Lawdragon's 2019 guide to the 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists. Andrew Saker, global Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bentham IMF's parent company, IMF Bentham Limited (ASX: IMF), and Allison Chock, Chief Investment Officer-US of Bentham IMF, are featured in the 2019 guide. This is the fourth consecutive year that Bentham has been featured.

IMF Bentham pioneered dispute finance in Australia in 2001. US operations commenced in 2011, and we opened our first Canadian office in 2016. During this time, we have educated the legal community and shaped the evolution of the dispute finance industry from its infancy to what it is today. The recognition from Lawdragon reflects our experience, the strong relationships Bentham has built the across the global legal community, and that we are now a preferred funder for many leading law firms. Bentham is one of the leading funders in the world, which is borne out in our track record: we have achieved a 90% success rate over 18 years.

Lawdragon is a leading U.S. provider of free online news and editorial features, including its guides to America's leading lawyers and other specialty guides. According to Lawdragon, "we are in the age of litigation finance" and its 2019 guide lists those financiers and other legal consultants and strategists such as marketing and communication gurus on whom the legal profession relies.

Lawdragon has now featured Andrew in an interview on its website, in which he discusses the types of services we provide and how we are distinguished from our competitors. Andrew points to our highly experienced Investment Managers and our Investment Committees, which comprise our most senior specialists and former judges. He also discusses the importance of innovation and the ways in which we continue to develop finance solutions to meet market demand. Andrew also explains the transformational strategy Bentham has been implementing since 2015 involving expanding our geographic footprint, diversifying our product and service offering and migrating our capital management approach to become a fund manager investing via fund structures.

To read the full interview with Andrew, click here.

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