Why This Billionaire Used Litigation Finance As A Weapon In His War Against Gawker
Is this tech tycoon doing a good deed, or are his actions purely selfish in nature?
Silicon Valley Is A Paradigm For Litigation Finance
When I jokingly explained that Lake Whillans was not the Iron Bank of Braavos in my last column, I was pretty sure that that was the last article I would ever write about HBO programming.
Thomson Reuters Editors + Law-Based AI: Why The Sum Is Greater Than The Parts
Practical Law's ‘Dynamic Tool Set’ application allows you to unleash the power of an army of attorney-experts while leveraging state-of-the-art gen AI.
Private Equity And Litigation Finance
Private equity firms share some common characteristics that make litigation finance a useful product within the industry.
Is London A Sunnier Clime For Litigation Finance?
Litigation finance is gaining acceptance in the U.S., but in the more innovative U.K. market, the practice is "booming."
New Opportunities For Entrepreneurial Litigators In Biglaw
Biglaw litigators have found that litigation finance now permits them to provide legal services to small or start-up enterprises operating in emerging industries and technologies that have been sidelined by unfair business dealings.
Idiosyncratic Risk In Legal Claim Portfolios
A company that invests and holds investments in legal claims on a portfolio rather than an individual basis bears substantially less risk, and therefore requires substantially less compensation for investing and holding a legal claim.
8 Tips For Creating A Comprehensive ‘AI In The Workplace’ Policy
Corporate investment and usage in generative AI technologies continues to accelerate. This article offers eight specific tips to consider when creating an AI usage policy.
Financial Analysis Of Litigation Funding Transactions
The emergence of litigation finance has enabled CFOs to better manage and finance a once dormant asset – potential litigations.
Litigation Finance: Understanding Champerty, Maintenance, And Barratry
What do the doctrines of champerty, maintenance, and barratry mean for third-party litigation financiers?
Ethical Considerations For Counsel When A Client Asks For Assistance In The Litigation Funding Process
Can counsel raise the prospect of litigation finance to its client? If so, can counsel refer its client to particular litigation funders?
Protecting Privilege: Best Practices For Sharing Documents And Information With A Litigation Funder
There are several steps which must be taken to ensure proper sharing of these items with litigation financiers.
How You Can Take Control Of Your Firm’s Financial Future
Roadblocks to data-driven business management are falling, and a better bottom line awaits.
How Litigation Financiers Value A Claim
How do litigation financiers value a claim? There are four steps.
Lake Whillans Litigation Finance: How To Secure Financing For A Commercial Claim
What does the process of securing litigation finance look like?
Litigation Finance: Transaction Structures
Shedding some light on a few frequently asked questions about the structure of litigation finance deals.
Morning Docket: 01.13.14
* While we’re celebrating recently anointed Biglaw partner classes, let’s take a minute to call out the firms that haven’t bestowed the honor upon a single woman this year. Cheers, jerks. [Am Law Daily] * The results of the NLJ’s Law Firm Billing Survey are out, and lo and behold, one of the top partners in the country is pushing $2,000 an hour for his services. Congrats, Ted! [National Law Journal (sub. req.)] * Everyone’s buzzing about the federal law clerk who’s been accused of attempted aggravated rape and solicitation of a minor under 13. Don’t let that legendary 4.0 GPA go to waste. (More on this later.) [Times-Picayune] * Congratulations to Gerchen Keller Capital, the litigation finance firm founded by former SCOTUS clerks and hedge-fund alumni, on raising $260 million for its new fund. [DealBook / New York Times] * Iowa is thinking about allowing law school grads to practice immediately instead of having to take and pass a bar exam. Paired with its recent tuition cuts, the Hawkeye State is looking better and better. [Des Moines Register] * If you’re in the unfortunate situation of still having to look for a law job once OCI has ended, then you might want to start considering applying for some of the other law jobs that don’t want you. [Mashable] * The incarceration of a blogger known for making salacious allegations against federal judges raises First Amendment concerns. [New York Times]
Third-Party Litigation Financing: The Latest Chimerical Lifeline For The Legal Profession
The challenges facing a stagnant legal market cannot be addressed when you begin from the premise, "How can we go back to exactly where we were before?"