About David

David Helfenbein leads global public relations for Burford Capital, the premier international finance and asset management firm focused on law. Burford has a Group-wide portfolio of over $7 billion and is publicly listed on the NYSE (BUR) and LSE (BUR). 

Helfenbein has nearly 20 of experience in crisis management, public affairs, litigation and legal communication, government relations, and public policy. Before joining Burford, Helfenbein worked as an Associate Director at Finsbury (now FGS Global), where he developed external and internal communication strategies for high-profile global clients, focusing on litigation, crisis, and government relations work. He has also worked in senior roles across several public relations firms and branding agencies, including Main & Rose, DKC, and Ruder Finn. He began his career working in the U.S. Senate, followed by the U.S. Department of State, where he helped lead the State Department’s rebrand of its web and social media presence.
 
Helfenbein earned his law degree from the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law (WashU Law) and his bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania.