David Perla

Co-Chief Operating Officer

Burford Capital

Responsible for global marketing, origination and underwriting activities, David is both an entrepreneur and legal industry leader -named a Top 50 Innovator of the Last 50 Years by The American Lawyer.

Prior to joining Burford, David served as President of Bloomberg BNA Legal Division/Bloomberg Law, where he oversaw Bloomberg BNA’s legal and related products, including its flagship Bloomberg Law  enterprise legal news, information and tools platform. He also co-founded and served as co-CEO of Pangea3, a top global legal process outsourcing provider.