William Marra

Director

Email

wmarra@certumgroup.com

Phone

+1 (646) 642-3479

William C. Marra is a Director at Certum Group, where he leads Certum’s litigation finance strategy.

Education

B.A. Harvard College magna cum laude

J.D. Harvard Law School magna cum laude

Will is a former law clerk at the United States Supreme Court and a Lecturer in Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he co-teaches a course on litigation finance. He sits on the board of the International Legal Finance Association, the industry’s leading advocacy group.

Will has worked in litigation finance since 2019. Prior to joining Certum, he worked at another litigation finance company, where he managed litigation investments from sourcing and diligence through funding and resolution.

Will regularly writes and speaks on litigation finance, and he has been recognized by LawDragon as a global leader in litigation finance. His law review articles about litigation policy include:

• The Shadows of Litigation Finance, 74 Vanderbilt Law Review 563 (2021) (with Professor Suneal Bedi)
• Litigation Finance in the Market Square, 98 Southern California Law Review 1379 (2025) (with Professor Suneal Bedi)
• Agency Costs in Third-Party Litigation Finance, Theoretical Inquiries in Law (2025) (with Professor Brian Fitzpatrick)
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Will previously litigated commercial, constitutional, and appellate matters at Cooper & Kirk PLLC in Washington, D.C. He clerked for Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court and Chief Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Earlier in his career, Will was a consultant at Bain & Company, where he helped Fortune 500 companies address growth strategy, marketing, and pricing strategy.

Will also writes about legal topics beyond litigation finance, and his article on the U.S. Supreme Court’s treatment of precedent will be published by the University of Pennsylvania Law Review in early 2026.