Litigation doesn’t have to be unpredictable.

Certum provides funding, insurance, and advisory solutions that deliver in the courtroom and the boardroom.

Certum Group is the industry leader in litigation risk management, with the largest suite of finance,  insurance, and consulting solutions on the market. 

We deliver innovative, tailored strategies that shield companies from the financial and operational volatility of legal disputes-whether you’re facing litigation or pursuing it.

Our Solutions

Litigation Finance

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Litigation Insurance

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Legal Solutions

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Trusted by industry leaders worldwide

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Global Pharmaceutical Companies

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Global Finance Companies

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Regional Banks

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Fortune 100 Retailers

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Fortune 500 Manufacturers (food, beverage, and chemicals)

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Global Pharmaceutical Companies

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Global Finance Companies

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National Restaurant Chains and Food Co-operatives

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Regional Banks

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Regional Utility Providers

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AmLaw 100 Law Firms

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Litigation Boutique Law Firms

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Technology Companies

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We deliver value at every step of the litigation journey.

We define success as helping law firms and businesses win in the courtroom and the marketplace.

Our Mission

We define success as helping law firms and businesses win in the courtroom and the marketplace.

Our History

2010

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Joel Fineberg founds Certum

2012

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Certum launches its flagship Class Action Settlement Insurance product

2018

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Expansion into Adverse Judgment and Litigation Buyout Insurance business

2021

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Certum expands into plaintiff-side insurance cover

2021

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Certum raises institutional capital to support affirmative funding solutions

2023

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Certum crosses a milestone: $1B of litigation risk insured

2025

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Certum hires its 20th employee and creates its Legal Solutions business

Featured in the Leading Publications Covering the Business of Law


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Disclosure Order Targeting Funders Stunts Delaware Patent Suits

Patent lawsuits filed in Delaware’s federal court dropped precipitously after a judge started requiring litigants to reveal any outside funding for their cases.

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Litigation Funders Look For Attorneys They Can Trust

Litigation funders often see the attorneys they would be working with as the most important element of whether to invest in a case

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Litigation, Professional Perspective - AI & the Future of Litigation Funding

Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived at the US Supreme Court—kind of. Though the term “artificial intelligence” has not yet appeared in the U.S. Reports, Chief Justice John Roberts’ year-end report on the federal judiciary talks about how AI will impact the law.

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Analysing the Litigation Finance Marketplace

The contentious debate over future regulation of the litigation finance market tends to primarily focus on the impact of outside funding on the legal system or on individual cases...

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Research highlights litigation finance as a door to the marketplace

Regulation of funding “especially likely” to harm SMEs, new academic article argues

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A New York City Ethics Committee Embraces Litigation Funding

A key New York City Bar Association ethics committee’s proposal that New York amend its legal ethics rules to explicitly permit litigation finance agreements between lawyers and funders could be a watershed moment for the litigation finance industry.

Why Certum?

Litigation doesn't have to be unpredictable. Certum provides funding, insurance, and advisory solutions that deliver in the courtroom and the boardroom.

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