Jonathan Barnett is Market Head for Austria & CEE at Nivalion AG, a Swiss-based third-party funder. He was previously an investment manager with an Australian funder focusing on arbitration in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia and in legal private practice specialising in international arbitration and litigation in leading law firms in London, Paris, Vienna and Zurich, Counsel at the Secretariat of the ICC Court and Researcher at UNICITRAL. Jonathan is admitted to the courts of England and Australia and holds degrees from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Jonathan speaks English and French.

Jonathan has and continues to mentor students and young legal professionals and welcomes mentoring in other professions. Having led teams in various countries, Jonathan's career has involved cross-cultural interactions, requiring tolerance and changes of perspective.

Jonathan started working as a waiter in Sydney, Australia during his university studies, then worked as a lawyer for almost 20 years before moving into legal finance. Jonathan enjoys working in legal finance as he is required to balance between the legal, financial and risk aspects of potential investments.

Jonathan enjoys martial arts, bike riding and skiing.

Awards

• University medals for Debating Society President.

• Who's Who Global Thought Leader in Third Party Funding (2020, 2021).