BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Lobbying Spend

$4.8M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2017–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$370,000	9	3
2025	$580,000	11	3
2024	$400,000	8	2
2023	$780,000	8	2
2022	$760,000	8	2
2021	$700,000	8	2
2020	$520,000	8	2
2019	$650,000	10	2
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	5	2

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BURFORD CAPITAL LLC	$4,760,000	33
KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP	—	37
CAPITOL 6 ADVISORS	—	6
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	3

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	61
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	49
Treasury, Dept of	4
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
State, Dept of (DOS)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	47
Torts	Torts	28
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	7

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 1109119th Congress

Litigation Transparency Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1109

H.R. 2675119th Congress

Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2675

S. 3180119th Congress

Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3180

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL 6 ADVISORS

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R.1

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H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $70,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: CAPITOL 6 ADVISORS

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Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1

H.R. 2025117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2025

S. 840117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.840

H.R. 2025117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2025

S. 840117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.840

H.R. 2025117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2025

S. 840117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.840

H.R. 2025117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2025

S. 840117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.840

H.R. 2025117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2025

S. 840117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.840

H.R. 2025117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2025

S. 840117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.840

H.R. 2025117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2025

S. 840117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.840

H.R. 2025117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2021 · first_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2025

S. 840117th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2021

2021 · first_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.840

S. 471116th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.471

S. 471116th Congress

Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: BURFORD CAPITAL LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.471

Source: Senate LDA

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