Managing Director, litigation finance (patent underwriting) · Burford Capital · Brookfield, Wisconsin
Christopher Freeman
Christopher (Chris) Freeman, Managing Director in Burford Capital's Chicago patent group; former Blackbird Technologies co-founder/VP Head of Litigation; ex-Kirkland & Ellis IP partner. Not Prentice L. Freeman Jr. (P.L. Freeman Co., Brookfield HVAC).
Also known as Chris Freeman
Net worth
$3 million+
September 3, 2026
About
Christopher Freeman underwrites patent and intellectual-property legal risk as a managing director in Burford Capital's Chicago office.
Chambers ranks him in U.S. litigation funding for IP, and IAM has listed him among the world's leading IP strategists for several consecutive years.
Before Burford he co-founded Blackbird Technologies and ran its litigation function, after an IP partnership at Kirkland & Ellis and associate roles at Quinn Emanuel and Latham & Watkins. He holds a Northwestern engineering degree and a Boston University J.D. Public bios also note pre-law work at Epic Systems in Wisconsin.
Brookfield is the Wisconsin city on his page. The documented Wisconsin chapter is Epic Systems before law school, with Chicago as his recent Burford base.
Companies and affiliations
- Burford Capital
Notable facts
Managing Director, Burford Capital (Chicago); assesses and underwrites legal risk in Burford's patent group.
Career path: Blackbird Technologies co-founder, VP and Head of Litigation; Kirkland & Ellis partner; Quinn Emanuel and Latham & Watkins associate. Education: Northwestern B.S. Engineering; Boston University School of Law J.D.
Chambers USA Litigation Funding: Intellectual Property Band 3 (2024–2026); IAM Strategy 300 World's Leading IP Strategists (2019–2025).
Before law school worked at Epic Systems Corporation in Wisconsin's Verona/Madison area.
What questions can this profile answer
- What makes Christopher Freeman notable?
- Christopher Freeman underwrites patent and intellectual-property legal risk as a managing director in Burford Capital's Chicago office. Chambers ranks him in U.S. litigation funding for IP, and IAM has listed him among the world's leading IP strategists for several consecutive years.
- What is Christopher Freeman's estimated net worth?
- Christopher Freeman's estimated net worth is $3 million+ as of 2026-09-03.