Hausfeld shortlisted ‘Exceptional Leadership Firm’ at the ILFA Legal Finance Awards 2026

The International Legal Finance Association’s (ILFA) 2026 Legal Finance Awards shortlists Hausfeld for the ‘Exceptional Leadership Firm’ award. After having won ‘Most Effective Collective Action’ for Kent v Apple and having been shortlisted for ‘Exceptional Commercial Law Firm’ last year in London, we are recognised for our leadership this time.

ILFA’s awards celebrate achievement across the legal finance community, and the Exceptional Leadership Firm category honours plaintiff-side law firms that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in tort litigation, collective redress or other complex claimant-side actions. 

Hausfeld presents exceptional leadership through tangible results, innovation and a clear social purpose. We achieve meaningful outcomes and market impact for our clients including large groups; progress market-shaping into trials, judgments and settlements and bring first-of-its kind litigation which shapes the legal landscape. Our pioneering use of litigation funding and flexible fee arrangements, where jurisdictions allow it, shows how we translate that expertise into meaningful access to justice, enabling claimants to challenge powerful, well-resourced defendants. 

Social justice is not a slogan but a cross-practice strategy: we pursue cases linking corporate conduct to real-world harm across mass tort, collective actions and complex litigation that can deliver compensation for consumers and SMEs, in digital markets, financial services, and for climate and environmental matters. We invest in home-grown talent and the promotion of women, presenting a rounded picture of a firm that combines litigation excellence with purposeful, inclusive leadership. 

The winners will be announced at ILFA’s Gala Dinner and Legal Finance Awards in New York on 4 November 2026.

Congratulations to the team and best of luck to all the nominees on the night!