William Marra
Director
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
EXPERIENCE AND RECOGNITION
Will is a former U.S. Supreme Court law clerk and co-teaches a course on litigation finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law School. His law review article on litigation funding, The Shadows of Litigation Finance, was published by the Vanderbilt Law Review. He has been recognized by LawDragon as a global leader in litigation finance, and he regularly writes and speaks on funding.
Prior to joining Certum, Will spent several years at another litigation funder, where he managed litigation investments from sourcing and diligence through funding and resolution.
Before that, Will litigated commercial, constitutional, and appellate matters at Cooper & Kirk PLLC in Washington, D.C. He also 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 some of their most pressing business and financial problems.
Recent Articles by William Marra
A New York City Ethics Committee Embraces Litigation Funding
The City Bar’s recommendation is significant because it represents yet another high-profile body rejecting the U.S Chamber of Commerce’s arguments regarding litigation funding, a guest columnist writes for the Law Journal. A key New York City Bar Association ethics...
Looking for Lit Funding? Here’s the Model Funding Memo
We’re often asked two questions: “What’s the best way to get my case funded?” and “What do you need to evaluate my case?” The answer to both questions is the same: present your opportunity in a succinct, cogent memo that reviews the key factors litigation funders...
Litigation Funding Is an Asset – Not an “Albatross” – to New York’s Civil Justice System
If men were angels, government would not be necessary - and nor would litigation finance. But we are not angels, litigation is often an effective tool to ensure compliance with the law, and litigation is extraordinarily expensive. New York is the financial capital of...
Will Marra on Bloomberg Law Blog: 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....
Will Marra on Columbia Law School Blog: How Litigation Finance Strengthens the Attorney-Client Relationship
When Bloomberg Law recently previewed its top six litigation issues for 2024, five were probably familiar: abortion, administrative law, antitrust enforcement, transgender rights, and opioids. But the sixth might have surprised you: litigation finance. It’s a sign of...
The Three Little Pigs: A Litigation Finance Story
This holiday season, Certum Group made a children’s book… about litigation finance.The Three Little Pigs: A Litigation Finance StoryEver seethed at the big bad wolf for blowing down those homes made of straw and stick?Wished the pigs had non-recourse capital to sue...