Jeffery Commission
Head of Arbitration, Burford Capital | Author, Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration: Law & Practice (OUP, 2026)
- Role
- Director at Burford Capital
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jeffery Commission
Jeffery is a Director and Head of Arbitration, based in Washington, DC, with responsibility for leading Burford’s market-leading international arbitration finance business. He has 25 years of experience representing and funding claimants in investment treaty disputes and international commercial arbitrations under ICSID, ICSID Additional Facility, ICC, LCIA, SCC, and UNCITRAL rules.He is co-author of Procedural Issues in International Investment Arbitration (Oxford University Press, 2018) and the forthcoming Third Party Funding in International Arbitration: Law and Practice (Oxford University Press, 2026).WWL Thought Leaders - Third-Party Funding (20••••25)Chambers and Partners - Notable Practitioner - Litigation Funding: International Arbitration (20••••25)Leaders League - USA - Best Funders for Arbitration (20••••25)Lawdragon - 100 Global Leaders in Litigation Finance - Investor-State, International Commercial Arbitration (20••••20, 20••••25)
Experience
Director
Apr 2018 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Education
UCL
Master of Laws (LL.M.), International Dispute Settlement
2005 — 2006
McGill University – Faculty of Law
Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.)
1997 — 2001
York University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government
1994 — 1997
McGill University – Faculty of Law
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
1997 — 2001
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