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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 | July 17, 2020
The litigation funder has made an equity investment in Tokyo-based startup Japan Legal Network.
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By David Thomas | July 10, 2020
Different litigation financiers use different business models, experts say, which is why you shouldn't expect a wave of privately owned funds rushing to get on a New York stock exchange.
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By Hannah Roberts | July 1, 2020
The trio have formed a non-exclusive project to advise clients looking to bring claims arising from the pandemic.
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By Krishnan Nair | June 24, 2020
The deal will also see the litigation funder commit capital to a portfolio of cases, in a transaction type that could become more common.
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By Joe Tirado | June 23, 2020
The legal industry expects that the fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate the use of third-party funding worldwide. Here are 15 things to know.
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By Christopher Niesche | June 19, 2020
Business groups are claiming that litigation funders have caused a surge in shareholder class actions, but funders say if there has been a surge, it's because of corporate malfeasance.
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By Christopher Niesche | June 18, 2020
Plaintiffs lawyers say the U.S. Chamber began targeting Australia after a number of class-action wins against several corporations, but the U.S. Chamber says Australia's class action regime is too plaintiff-friendly and is "the most profitable litigation funding market in the world."
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By Christopher Niesche | June 15, 2020
The Australian Institute of Company Directors is asking the government to follow the lead of Hong Kong, where continuous disclosure laws are not linked to a class action regime.
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By ALM Staff | June 3, 2020
Israel's litigation funding sector has grown in the past year, with U.K. and U.S. funders setting up in the region.
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By Marlisse Silver Sweeney | June 1, 2020
The high court ruled that litigation finance could be used for claims against third parties in insolvency proceedings.
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By Cedra Mayfield | August 16, 2022
Appellate courts and judicial circuits looking to take advantage of federal grant money offered through the Biden administration's American Rescue Plan Act can submit applications starting Sept. 15.
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By Justin Henry | August 12, 2022
A new lawsuit highlights that referral fees, very common among personal injury lawyers, can lead to plenty of disputes, even when lawyers document fee-sharing agreements.
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By Charles Toutant | July 1, 2022
"In my position, I get to meet a broad range of people and each case yields a new puzzle in need of a solution. I love learning, and the practice of law, if done right, requires that you continue to learn and refine your skills on a daily basis," Mathews said.
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By Brad Kutner | June 22, 2022
The Justice Department said several defense lawyers did not respond to a question about whether they are receiving third-party funding.
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By Dan Packel | April 27, 2022
Managing partner John Quinn discusses with Burford Capital CEO Chris Bogart how the firm approaches innovation.
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By Scott Graham | April 22, 2022
Delaware's chief district judge has created a 'sit-up-and-take-notice moment for patent litigants.'
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By Bruce Love | April 21, 2022
"D.C. is an important legal market in general, both for litigation but also as a hub for international arbitration on trade and cross-border disputes," said Validity senior investment officer David Kerstein.
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By Amanda Bronstad | April 19, 2022
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell, who previously rejected a similar request back in November, shut down the objections of litigation funders Stillwell Madison, California Attorney Lending II and Virage SPV 1 LLC, all of whom are potential targets of the trustee's investigation.
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By Amanda Bronstad | April 6, 2022
A lawyer for California Attorney Lending II, a Buffalo, New York-based litigation lender named by Edelson in a draft complaint that says Girardi Keese was a "criminal enterprise," called the new accusations "truly offensive" and a "smear campaign."
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By Amanda Bronstad | April 6, 2022
A lawyer for litigation lender California Attorney Lending II named by Edelson in a draft complaint that says Girardi Keese was a "criminal enterprise," called the new accusations "truly offensive" and a "smear campaign."
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