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Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: A Harsher Take on Litigation Funding

A former law firm CFO says firms should be committing 5% to 8% of their own revenue every year to fund their own cases.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

GOP Senators Urge Judiciary to Scrap Proposal for Greater Amicus Funding Disclosure

The Supreme Court "has long protected those who associate for speech purposes from compelled disclosure of those associations, subjecting any such disclosures to 'exacting scrutiny,'" the Republican lawmakers wrote.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Travis Lenkner Returns to Burford Capital With an Eye on Future Growth Opportunities

Lenkner, the co-founder of litigation finance firm Gerchen Keller Capital and plaintiff-side law firm Keller Lenkner, is taking on a newly created role of chief development officer at Burford and will sit on the company's management committee.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Shocked': Hoylman-Sigal Suggests New Solutions for Elected Officials' Burgeoning Legal Defense Costs

The touchpoint is a $25.4 million and running price tag in legal expenses for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and members of his administration to fight sexual harassment charges, and its response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
6 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Litigation Finance Goes Mainstream. That's No Accident

Funders like Burford Capital need to partner with lawyers to realize returns on their capital. That puts a premium on efforts to demystify their work.
5 minute read

International Edition

Malaysia Defeats $15B Sultanate 'Heirs' Claim in Netherlands; Case Moves to France

UK-based litigation finance firm Therium's strategy and financial backing for the claimants has sparked calls to regulate third-party funding in the EU.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insurers Extend List of RICO Suits Alleging Widespread Fraud by New York Personal Injury Firms

Insurance companies have increasingly turned to civil Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organization statutes to go on the litigation offensive against personal injury firms.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Lawyers Weigh In on How AI Will Revolutionize Dispute Resolution

For years, China has employed AI agents as online "robot judges." Could that happen here?
6 minute read

The Recorder

'Very Arrogant': Lenders and Lawyers Say Tom Girardi Bragged, Bullied Them

"What was found in that courtroom, and what a jury found, is what I felt five years ago when I first encountered Tom Girardi," attorney Leslie D. Corwin of Duane Morris told Law.com.
8 minute read

International Edition

UK Government Backs Supreme Court Lit Funding Decision, For Now

The Labour government is to delay a final decision on a ruling which could render some until summer 2025.
3 minute read

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