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Regulatory and legal issues surrounding the burgeoning litigation finance market, as well as deals, financials, and analysis of how litigation funding is changing the practice of law.
By Christopher Niesche | October 21, 2019
In an interview with Law.com, Andrew Saker said the merger will help the Australia-based firm pursue its diversification strategy, which aims to reduce risk by seeking more cases and a wider range of case types and increasing funding sources primarily through geographic diversity.
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By Christopher Niesche | October 15, 2019
The combined firm will have $1.5 billion in capital and 18 offices in 10 countries across the U.S., Canada, Asia, Europe, Australia and the Middle East.
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By Dan Packel | September 30, 2019
The third-party litigation funder and its lawyers want a U.K. judge to force the London Stock Exchange to reveal who was behind allegedly suspicious trades.
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By Christopher Niesche | September 20, 2019
In about three-quarters of the new actions, a litigation funder was involved.
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By Simon Lock | September 12, 2019
This is the second major investment for the funder in two years, following a £150 million capital raising in 2018.
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By Dan Packel | September 10, 2019
First, a California investment firm enthusiastically endorsed the litigation funder's business model. Then came a report of a potential "revenge porn" prosecution in the U.K.
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By Christopher Niesche | September 10, 2019
Revenue rose 17% over the past year. But net profit was down 15% due to higher costs, the firm said.
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By Dan Packel | September 6, 2019
Fortress Investment Group has previously partnered with commercial litigation funder IMF Bentham and has also been linked to investments in mass tort litigation.
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By Paul Hodkinson and Krishnan Nair | August 16, 2019
How fair is the criticism that led to a crash in the firm's share price, and what knock-on effect will it have?
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By Alaina Lancaster | August 14, 2019
Some legal experts argue the litigation funding industry is poised for change after the Burford-Muddy Waters showdown.
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By Ross Todd | September 1, 2021
A comprehensive survey of 52 cases where judges have considered whether to force parties to hand over their communications with litigation funders finds the "vast majority" deny such requisitions because of the work-product doctrine.
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By Carl J. Schaerf and Gary N. Smith | July 21, 2021
New Jersey's new local federal rule seems intended to strike a balance, requiring a showing of good cause before chasing down records that might be compromising.
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By Phillip Bantz | June 28, 2021
A new report from Burford Capital suggests that "companies are on the cusp of a paradigm shift in how they approach legal assets," and will begin to focus more on generating revenue through litigation.
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By Ross Todd | June 24, 2021
The litigation funder and Am Law 50 firm announced a $50 million funding agreement "to provide equity capital to fund attorneys' fees and litigation costs, and to monetize the value of meritorious legal claims for Willkie's clients" in business-to-business disputes.
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By Ross Todd | June 24, 2021
The litigation funder and Am Law 50 firm announced a $50 million funding agreement "to provide equity capital to fund attorneys' fees and litigation costs, and to monetize the value of meritorious legal claims for Willkie's clients" in business-to-business disputes.
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By Charles Toutant | June 21, 2021
"Our rule strikes the balance that was needed between those who were concerned that it would open up the floodgates of disclosure, and those who felt we needed to provide certain basic information," said Steven Richman, who helped formulate the new rule.
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By By Eric Blinderman, Allison Chock, Andrew Cohen and Dai Wai Chin Feman | June 11, 2021
There is already a robust framework in place for courts and litigants to obtain evidence regarding legal finance arrangements. Mandatory disclosure of any legal finance arrangement will result in needless fishing expeditions with respect to those finance relationships.
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By Greg Land | May 24, 2021
The appellate panel said whether litigation lenders such as Oasis Financial should fall under the Payday Lending Act is a matter for the Legislature or state Supreme Court.
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By Cedra Mayfield | May 11, 2021
Bottom line: pay attention, said Jenni Brown, founding partner of Brown and Dutton in Marietta, Georgia.
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By Simon Lock | April 18, 2021
The Big Four firm's research also found that many U.K. businesses expect the volume of legal disputes to increase this year.
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