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Co-Founder & Co-CEO at JustFund
Andy O’Connor is a Co-Founder and Co-CEO at JustFund. He is a legal professional turned entrepreneur with deep expertise in litigation funding and commercial law. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of New South Wales. Andy began his career as a lawyer at Ashurst and then transitioned to the role of Investment Manager at Augusta Ventures, one of the largest litigation funders in the UK, where he honed his skills in managing funding risk. Andy Co-founded JustFund in 2022 alongside Jack O’Donnell and Craig Carroll to help make the journey of family separation easier through flexible funding.
Andy shifted from commercial law into legal entrepreneurship, co-founding JustFund to support families with flexible funding.
Andy combines legal and funding experience to improve financial access for families navigating separation.
Andy moved from traditional practice into innovation, building JustFund to make family law funding simpler and fairer.