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April 08, 2013 |

Another Litigation Finance Firm Opens its Doors

Three prominent lawyers and a hedge-fund manager have launched Gerchen Keller Capital LLC, a Chicago-based litigation financing company with $100 million in capital.
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December 01, 2012 |

Pedal to the Mettle

Orbitz top lawyer is a traveling man with a passion for pro bono work. Plus: More GC Moves.
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December 20, 2011 |

Litigation financing becoming a useful tool for in-house counsel

Litigation can be a risky, costly undertaking for any company. Caught between the expense of outside representation and the hard budgetary line drawn by a CFO is the chief legal officer, who must balance the merits of a case against the available resources.
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Judge Tosses Patton Boggs Suit Against Chevron and Gibson Dunn, Leaving Mystery over Funding of Lago Agrio Litigation Unresolved
Publication Date: 2011-08-09
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Patton Boggs hasn't gotten any traction in its claims that Chevron and its lawyers are interfering with its representation of the Ecuadorian plaintiffs in the massive Lago Agrio oil pollution litigation. Whats more, the firm claims it hasn't even been paid for its troubles.

May 14, 2013 |

Patton Boggs Confronts Fraud Claims From Chevron Over $19 Billion Judgment

In a motion filed on May 10, Chevron alleges that Patton Boggs tried to cover up evidence that the judgment, issued by an Ecuadorian court in 2011, was the product of bribery and ghostwriting on the part of other lawyers for the plaintiffs.
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Another Litigation Finance Firm Opens Its Doors
Publication Date: 2013-04-08
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Three prominent lawyers and a hedge-fund manager launched a Chicago-based litigation financing company Monday with $100 million in capital.

April 15, 2013 |

IN BRIEF

A weekly roundup of Web-only stories from NLJ.com and other ALM publications.
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Chevron Accuses Patton Boggs of Fraud in Ecuador Case
Publication Date: 2013-05-10
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Chevron is going after the largest law firm to represent the plaintiffs who won a $19 billion environmental pollution judgment against the company in Ecuador. In a motion filed on Friday, Chevron alleges that Patton Boggs tried to cover up evidence that the judgment was the product of bribery and ghostwriting.

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