Third-party funding in Asia: Arrived, and Set to Thrive

5 years ago

Over the last few years, third‑party funding has become a hot topic in Asia. As we previously reported, in 2017,…

Using Litigation Finance to Close the Gender Gap in Law

5 years ago

The advancement of women lawyers has been a discussion in the legal profession for decades, and one that I’ve followed…

Turning the Law Department Into a Profit Center

5 years ago

Perhaps the biggest trend in corporate law departments over the past few years has been the rise of the legal…

How Litigation Finance Can End the Partisan Practice of Law

5 years ago

No, I’m not talking about politics. I’m talking about a different partisan divide: the division in the legal-services market between…

Acceleration Bay Work Product Decision

6 years ago

The latest work product decision in the litigation finance sphere -- Acceleration Bay v. Activision Blizzard -- bucks the near…

Update: Rules Governing Disclosure of Litigation Finance

6 years ago

The U.S. Court’s Advisory Committee on Civil Rules signaled in its recently released report that litigation finance continues “growing and…

Litigation Finance Evangelism

6 years ago

If you have been looking for a niche that will help you attract new business from inside and outside your…

Litigation Finance: Work Product & Discovery in the Wake of Gharabe v. Chevron

6 years ago

The closely watched case of Gbarabe v. Chevron – a class action against the oil giant based on an oil…

Draft Report of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration on Third-Party Funding: What You Need Know

6 years ago

The Draft Report of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration and the Queen Mary University of London Task Force on…

Litigation Finance Disclosure — It’s the Claimant’s Choice, for Now

6 years ago

Claimants considering litigation financing often ask whether financing must be disclosed to U.S. courts. The answer in federal courts –…