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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 Michael German | January 31, 2019
The judiciary should adopt rules that require funded parties to disclose the fact they are being funded and the identity of the litigation funder funding the dispute. The rule adopted should expressly limit further discovery beyond those points except in the extreme circumstances described.
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By Dan Packel | January 29, 2019
Bentham is continuing to recruit from Big Law after announcing a new $500 million fund in November.
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By Ross Todd | January 24, 2019
Plaintiffs lawyer Thomas Girardi says that Law Finance Group has sued him for funds that were borrowed on behalf of clients. But the litigation funder's lawyer says the loan agreement clearly states the loan was to Girardi and his firm.
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By Ross Todd | January 24, 2019
Plaintiffs lawyer Thomas Girardi says that Law Finance Group has sued him for funds that were borrowed on behalf of clients. But the litigation funder's lawyer says the loan agreement clearly states the loan was to Girardi and his firm.
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By Max Mitchell | January 24, 2019
New York University Law professor Samuel Issacharoff, who argued on behalf of the class and an ex-player who received a $500,000 loan, said the question appeared to be one of first impression.
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By Max Mitchell | January 23, 2019
A federal appeals court panel Wednesday weighed whether the district court overseeing the NFL concussion class action settlement may supervise litigation funders in the case.
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By Ross Todd | January 22, 2019
Girardi, better known to reality TV fans as the husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne, was hit with a lawsuit by Mill Valley-based Law Finance Group on Jan. 17.
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By Meghan Tribe | January 3, 2019
“We are building an army of killers on a highly collaborative platform," said founder John Pierce, promising his young firm would "take over Boston in short order."
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By Roy Strom | December 19, 2018
"Burford has reached the level, if you will, of the highest form of institutional capital on the planet,” said CEO Christopher Bogart.
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By Alan Tarter | December 19, 2018
From a heightened focus on cybersecurity, to offering a hybrid remote/in-office work option, here are some trends for midsize firms to look out for as the new year approaches.
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