The American Lawyer | February 26, 2018
Lake Whillans Managing Director, Garrett Ordower, named to The American Lawyers Young Lawyer Editorial Board
Read MoreThe Legal 500 | October, 2022
Lake Whillans Ranked Among a Handful of Top Tier U.S. Litigation Funders by The Legal 500.
ManagingIP | July, 2022
Managing Director Marla Decker is quoted discussing litigation funding and its ability to help Davids in David v. Goliath battles.
ABA Journal | February, 2022
Lake Whillans' Managing Director, Lee Drucker, adds commentary to a discussion on "Initial Litigation Offering.
Chambers & Partners | June, 2021
For the fourth year in row, Lake Whillans was ranked among the top U.S. litigation funders and Boaz Weinstein was individually recognized as an industry leader.
Business Insider | May 26, 2021Feature on Lake Whilllans in an article outlining the prominent companies in the litigation funding industry.
Modern Healthcare | October 21, 2020
Lake Whillans Managing Director, Garrett Ordower, discusses the risk corridor litigation and the role that litigation funders played in helping insurers hedge their risk and manage their cash flows.
Law.com | April 14, 2020
Lake Whillans' Managing Director, Lee Drucker, discusses the pandemic's impact on the litigation finance industry.
Crain's Chicago Business | Nov 24, 2019
Garrett Ordower, Managing Director at Lake Whillans, discusses monetizing risk-corridor lawsuits.
Forbes | Aug 2, 2019
Boaz Weinstein discussing the demand and utility for law firm portfolio financing in this analysis of the lawyer ethics around this type of financing.
Above The Law | August 1, 2019
In this interview with David Lat, Boaz Weinstein shares his thoughts on the state and future of the litigation funding market and reflects on his start on the industry and recent recognition by Chambers & Partners.
Chambers And Partners | July 2019
For the second year, Lake Whillans was ranked among the top U.S. funders by Chambers & Partners and Boaz Weinstein was again individually recognized as an industry leader.
Crain's Cleveland Business | May 5, 2019
Lake Whillans' Managing Director, Chris Hagale, featured in an article discussing the adoption of litigation finance as a practice within law firms.
Law Dragon | March 28, 2019
Coverage of Marla Decker, Lee Drucker, James Kearney, Garrett Ordower and Boaz Weinstein named to Lawdragon's 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists for 2019.
Above The Law | April 5, 2019
Coverage of Harvard Litigation Finance Symposium, where Lake Whillans' Managing Director, Lee Drucker, participated in a paneled discussion on litigation finance as an uncorrelated asset class.
Corporate Counsel | December 10, 2018
Lake Whillans Managing Director, Boaz Weinstein, featured in Corporate Counsel article about litigation funding and in-house law departments.
Above The Law | September 21, 2018
Coverage of the Inaugural LF Dealmakers Forum where Boaz Weinstein, Managing Director of Lake Whillans, was a featured panelist.
Chambers And Partners | May, 2018
Lake Whillans has been recognized as one of the top four litigation funders in the U.S. by Chambers and Partners in its first-ever ranking of litigation funding firms. Chambers also recognized Lake Whillans’ principal, Boaz Weinstein, individually as one of the top professionals in the litigation finance industry.
The American Lawyer | April 24, 2018
Chris Hagale discusses his experience as a Partner at Barlit Beck, and his transition to joining the Lake Whillans team
The American Lawyer | February 26, 2018
Lake Whillans Managing Director, Garrett Ordower, named to The American Lawyers Young Lawyer Editorial Board
Read MoreThe American Lawyer | January 3, 2018
The American Lawyers coverage of Lake Whillans recent $125,000,000 capital raise
Law360 | January 2018
Law 360s coverage of Lake Whillans recent $125,000,000 capital raise
Lawdragon | December 2017
James Kearney, Boaz Weinstein, and Lee Drucker of Lake Whillans named to Lawdragons 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists for 2017
Law360 | December 11, 2017
Boaz Weinstein, Managing Director of Lake Whillans, discussing developments to the rules governing the disclosure of litigation finance transactions.
Law360 | December 11, 2017
Lee Drucker, Managing Director of Lake Whillans, discussing Lake Whillans track record and the impetus for new investors to enter the litigation finance space.
The American Lawyer | August 3, 2017
Litigators from prominent law firms are transitioning to careers in litigation finance; includes discussion of Garrett Ordower who left Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to join Lake Whillans.
Read MoreThe American Lawyer | May 22, 2017
Garrett Ordower discusses his experience as a litigator at Wachtell, and his transition to joining the Lake Whillans team
Law Practice Today | May 12, 2017
A round table discussion of litigation finance with a few of the industrys prominent investors.
Big Law Business | April 20, 2017
Interview with Lee Drucker, co-founder of Lake Whillans, discussing the companys business model and the state of litigation finance.
The American Lawyer | March 30, 2017
A spotlight on industry executives helping to shape litigation finance.
The Recorder | February 23, 2017
Analysis of Lake Whillans survey on the state of litigation finance
Lawdragon | December 1, 2016
James Kearney of Lake Whillans named to Lawdragons 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists for 2016
The Recorder | October 27, 2016
A piece on the notable litigation finance companies that have moved into Silicon Valley and San Francisco.
The Wall Street Journal | June 17, 2016
Op-ed piece by Lee Drucker addressing the concerns raised by Peter Thiels funding of Terry Boleas lawsuit against Gawker Media.
The Wall Street Journal | May 27, 2016
Lee Drucker offers his thoughts on issues of disclosure and transparency in litigation finance.
The Recorder | May 25, 2016
Boaz Weinstein offers his thoughts on issues of disclosure and transparency in litigation finance.
The American Lawyer | December 30, 2015
Lake Whillans is, according to American Lawyer, one of the six companies pioneering litigation funding in the U.S.
The American Lawyer | December 30, 2015
"One of the big misconceptions out there is they want to manage your litigation for you," says Swanson, Martin & Bell partner William Patterson. As an in-house counsel at Business Logic Holding Corp., a financial software company, Patterson chose Lake Whillans to help fund a trade secrets case against Morningstar Inc. That case, in which Lake Whillans invested $3 million to $5 million, ultimately resulted in a $61 million verdict, about 95 percent of what Business Logic had sought. Business Logic also selected a Houston trial boutique at Lake Whillans urging. "They want to find good cases with good lawyers working on them and then get out of the way," Patterson says.
Above The Law | November 24, 2015
Litigation claims as assets bear substantial risk. Comparing a legal claim to, say, a standard bond, it’s not clear that the legal claim will ever mature. Litigation funding can help on this front. As Drucker put it, “Litigation finance enables the redistribution of risk to the party that is most able to manage it.”
Above The Law | October 15, 2015
Lake Whillans is a top-tier litigation funder according to the first-ever effort to rank litigation finance providers. The ranking targeted companies and law firms that have worked with financiers, and it focused on client satisfaction.
Reuters | October 14, 2015
CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT: CVM) today announced that it has signed a funding agreement with a company established by Lake Whillans, a firm specialized in the funding of litigation. Pursuant to the agreement, Lake Whillans Vehicle I, LLC will provide the Company with up to $5,000,000 in funding for litigation expenses to support its $50,000,000 arbitration claims against its former clinical research organization.
Above The Law | October 12, 2015
Buoyed by a combination of shrinking corporate legal budgets and under-resourced startups/emerging companies seeking to protect their interests, litigation-finance options are proliferating. The explosion of interest in the brave new world of litigation finance was manifest at the recent annual Association of Business Trial Lawyers Seminar (Countdown: The Digital World Confronts an Analog Profession), which took place last week in Ojai, California.
Medcity News | March 25, 2015
John Chant, a biotech entrepreneur in the San Francisco area, recounts his experience working with Lake Whillans: “They were hands-off in the sense that we made the decisions; they didn’t dictate anything we did,” he said. “On the other hand, they have some very accomplished people and they were willing to spend a lot of time with us giving us input that was valuable.”
Crains New York Business | February 10, 2015
Last July, after a five-year legal battle, a small Chicago software company, Business Logic, won a $61 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against investment research house Morningstar Inc. Bankrolling Business Logics case was a New York City outfit, Lake Whillans Capital Partners, which helps small and medium-size businesses sue other businesses they believe have wronged them.
Crain's Chicago Business | Nov 24, 2019
Garrett Ordower, Managing Director at Lake Whillans, discusses monetizing risk-corridor lawsuits.
Crain's Cleveland Business | May 5, 2019
Lake Whillans' Managing Director, Chris Hagale, featured in an article discussing the adoption of litigation finance as a practice within law firms.
Law Dragon | March 28, 2019
Coverage of Marla Decker, Lee Drucker, James Kearney, Garrett Ordower and Boaz Weinstein named to Lawdragon's 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists for 2019.
Above The Law | April 5, 2019
Coverage of Harvard Litigation Finance Symposium, where Lake Whillans' Managing Director, Lee Drucker, participated in a paneled discussion on litigation finance as an uncorrelated asset class.
Corporate Counsel | December 10, 2018
Lake Whillans Managing Director, Boaz Weinstein, featured in Corporate Counsel article about litigation funding and in-house law departments.
Above The Law | September 21, 2018
Coverage of the Inaugural LF Dealmakers Forum where Boaz Weinstein, Managing Director of Lake Whillans, was a featured panelist.
Chambers And Partners | May, 2018
Lake Whillans has been recognized as one of the top four litigation funders in the U.S. by Chambers and Partners in its first-ever ranking of litigation funding firms. Chambers also recognized Lake Whillans’ principal, Boaz Weinstein, individually as one of the top professionals in the litigation finance industry.
The American Lawyer | April 24, 2018
Chris Hagale discusses his experience as a Partner at Barlit Beck, and his transition to joining the Lake Whillans team
The American Lawyer | February 26, 2018
Lake Whillans Managing Director, Garrett Ordower, named to The American Lawyers Young Lawyer Editorial Board
Read MoreThe American Lawyer | January 3, 2018
The American Lawyers coverage of Lake Whillans recent $125,000,000 capital raise
Law360 | January 2018
Law 360s coverage of Lake Whillans recent $125,000,000 capital raise
Lawdragon | December 2017
James Kearney, Boaz Weinstein, and Lee Drucker of Lake Whillans named to Lawdragons 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists for 2017
Law360 | December 11, 2017
Boaz Weinstein, Managing Director of Lake Whillans, discussing developments to the rules governing the disclosure of litigation finance transactions.
Law360 | December 11, 2017
Lee Drucker, Managing Director of Lake Whillans, discussing Lake Whillans track record and the impetus for new investors to enter the litigation finance space.
The American Lawyer | August 3, 2017
Litigators from prominent law firms are transitioning to careers in litigation finance; includes discussion of Garrett Ordower who left Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to join Lake Whillans.
Read MoreThe American Lawyer | May 22, 2017
Garrett Ordower discusses his experience as a litigator at Wachtell, and his transition to joining the Lake Whillans team
Law Practice Today | May 12, 2017
A round table discussion of litigation finance with a few of the industrys prominent investors.
Big Law Business | April 20, 2017
Interview with Lee Drucker, co-founder of Lake Whillans, discussing the companys business model and the state of litigation finance.
The American Lawyer | March 30, 2017
A spotlight on industry executives helping to shape litigation finance.
The Recorder | February 23, 2017
Analysis of Lake Whillans survey on the state of litigation finance
Lawdragon | December 1, 2016
James Kearney of Lake Whillans named to Lawdragons 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists for 2016
The Recorder | October 27, 2016
A piece on the notable litigation finance companies that have moved into Silicon Valley and San Francisco.
The Wall Street Journal | June 17, 2016
Op-ed piece by Lee Drucker addressing the concerns raised by Peter Thiels funding of Terry Boleas lawsuit against Gawker Media.
The Wall Street Journal | May 27, 2016
Lee Drucker offers his thoughts on issues of disclosure and transparency in litigation finance.
The Recorder | May 25, 2016
Boaz Weinstein offers his thoughts on issues of disclosure and transparency in litigation finance.
The American Lawyer | December 30, 2015
Lake Whillans is, according to American Lawyer, one of the six companies pioneering litigation funding in the U.S.
The American Lawyer | December 30, 2015
"One of the big misconceptions out there is they want to manage your litigation for you," says Swanson, Martin & Bell partner William Patterson. As an in-house counsel at Business Logic Holding Corp., a financial software company, Patterson chose Lake Whillans to help fund a trade secrets case against Morningstar Inc. That case, in which Lake Whillans invested $3 million to $5 million, ultimately resulted in a $61 million verdict, about 95 percent of what Business Logic had sought. Business Logic also selected a Houston trial boutique at Lake Whillans urging. "They want to find good cases with good lawyers working on them and then get out of the way," Patterson says.
Above The Law | November 24, 2015
Litigation claims as assets bear substantial risk. Comparing a legal claim to, say, a standard bond, it’s not clear that the legal claim will ever mature. Litigation funding can help on this front. As Drucker put it, “Litigation finance enables the redistribution of risk to the party that is most able to manage it.”
Above The Law | October 15, 2015
Lake Whillans is a top-tier litigation funder according to the first-ever effort to rank litigation finance providers. The ranking targeted companies and law firms that have worked with financiers, and it focused on client satisfaction.
Reuters | October 14, 2015
CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT: CVM) today announced that it has signed a funding agreement with a company established by Lake Whillans, a firm specialized in the funding of litigation. Pursuant to the agreement, Lake Whillans Vehicle I, LLC will provide the Company with up to $5,000,000 in funding for litigation expenses to support its $50,000,000 arbitration claims against its former clinical research organization.
Above The Law | October 12, 2015
Buoyed by a combination of shrinking corporate legal budgets and under-resourced startups/emerging companies seeking to protect their interests, litigation-finance options are proliferating. The explosion of interest in the brave new world of litigation finance was manifest at the recent annual Association of Business Trial Lawyers Seminar (Countdown: The Digital World Confronts an Analog Profession), which took place last week in Ojai, California.
Medcity News | March 25, 2015
John Chant, a biotech entrepreneur in the San Francisco area, recounts his experience working with Lake Whillans: “They were hands-off in the sense that we made the decisions; they didn’t dictate anything we did,” he said. “On the other hand, they have some very accomplished people and they were willing to spend a lot of time with us giving us input that was valuable.”
Crains New York Business | February 10, 2015
Last July, after a five-year legal battle, a small Chicago software company, Business Logic, won a $61 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against investment research house Morningstar Inc. Bankrolling Business Logics case was a New York City outfit, Lake Whillans Capital Partners, which helps small and medium-size businesses sue other businesses they believe have wronged them.
Crain's Chicago Business | Nov 24, 2019
Garrett Ordower, Managing Director at Lake Whillans, discusses monetizing risk-corridor lawsuits.
Crain's Cleveland Business | May 5, 2019
Lake Whillans' Managing Director, Chris Hagale, featured in an article discussing the adoption of litigation finance as a practice within law firms.
Law Dragon | March 28, 2019
Coverage of Marla Decker, Lee Drucker, James Kearney, Garrett Ordower and Boaz Weinstein named to Lawdragon's 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists for 2019.
Above The Law | April 5, 2019
Coverage of Harvard Litigation Finance Symposium, where Lake Whillans' Managing Director, Lee Drucker, participated in a paneled discussion on litigation finance as an uncorrelated asset class.
Corporate Counsel | December 10, 2018
Lake Whillans Managing Director, Boaz Weinstein, featured in Corporate Counsel article about litigation funding and in-house law departments.
Above The Law | September 21, 2018
Coverage of the Inaugural LF Dealmakers Forum where Boaz Weinstein, Managing Director of Lake Whillans, was a featured panelist.
Chambers And Partners | May, 2018
Lake Whillans has been recognized as one of the top four litigation funders in the U.S. by Chambers and Partners in its first-ever ranking of litigation funding firms. Chambers also recognized Lake Whillans’ principal, Boaz Weinstein, individually as one of the top professionals in the litigation finance industry.
The American Lawyer | April 24, 2018
Chris Hagale discusses his experience as a Partner at Barlit Beck, and his transition to joining the Lake Whillans team
The American Lawyer | February 26, 2018
Lake Whillans Managing Director, Garrett Ordower, named to The American Lawyers Young Lawyer Editorial Board
Read MoreThe American Lawyer | January 3, 2018
The American Lawyers coverage of Lake Whillans recent $125,000,000 capital raise
Law360 | January 2018
Law 360s coverage of Lake Whillans recent $125,000,000 capital raise
Lawdragon | December 2017
James Kearney, Boaz Weinstein, and Lee Drucker of Lake Whillans named to Lawdragons 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists for 2017
Law360 | December 11, 2017
Boaz Weinstein, Managing Director of Lake Whillans, discussing developments to the rules governing the disclosure of litigation finance transactions.
Law360 | December 11, 2017
Lee Drucker, Managing Director of Lake Whillans, discussing Lake Whillans track record and the impetus for new investors to enter the litigation finance space.
The American Lawyer | August 3, 2017
Litigators from prominent law firms are transitioning to careers in litigation finance; includes discussion of Garrett Ordower who left Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to join Lake Whillans.
Read MoreThe American Lawyer | May 22, 2017
Garrett Ordower discusses his experience as a litigator at Wachtell, and his transition to joining the Lake Whillans team
Law Practice Today | May 12, 2017
A round table discussion of litigation finance with a few of the industrys prominent investors.
Big Law Business | April 20, 2017
Interview with Lee Drucker, co-founder of Lake Whillans, discussing the companys business model and the state of litigation finance.
The American Lawyer | March 30, 2017
A spotlight on industry executives helping to shape litigation finance.
The Recorder | February 23, 2017
Analysis of Lake Whillans survey on the state of litigation finance
Lawdragon | December 1, 2016
James Kearney of Lake Whillans named to Lawdragons 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists for 2016
The Recorder | October 27, 2016
A piece on the notable litigation finance companies that have moved into Silicon Valley and San Francisco.
The Wall Street Journal | June 17, 2016
Op-ed piece by Lee Drucker addressing the concerns raised by Peter Thiels funding of Terry Boleas lawsuit against Gawker Media.
The Wall Street Journal | May 27, 2016
Lee Drucker offers his thoughts on issues of disclosure and transparency in litigation finance.
The Recorder | May 25, 2016
Boaz Weinstein offers his thoughts on issues of disclosure and transparency in litigation finance.
The American Lawyer | December 30, 2015
Lake Whillans is, according to American Lawyer, one of the six companies pioneering litigation funding in the U.S.
The American Lawyer | December 30, 2015
"One of the big misconceptions out there is they want to manage your litigation for you," says Swanson, Martin & Bell partner William Patterson. As an in-house counsel at Business Logic Holding Corp., a financial software company, Patterson chose Lake Whillans to help fund a trade secrets case against Morningstar Inc. That case, in which Lake Whillans invested $3 million to $5 million, ultimately resulted in a $61 million verdict, about 95 percent of what Business Logic had sought. Business Logic also selected a Houston trial boutique at Lake Whillans urging. "They want to find good cases with good lawyers working on them and then get out of the way," Patterson says.
Above The Law | November 24, 2015
Litigation claims as assets bear substantial risk. Comparing a legal claim to, say, a standard bond, it’s not clear that the legal claim will ever mature. Litigation funding can help on this front. As Drucker put it, “Litigation finance enables the redistribution of risk to the party that is most able to manage it.”
Above The Law | October 15, 2015
Lake Whillans is a top-tier litigation funder according to the first-ever effort to rank litigation finance providers. The ranking targeted companies and law firms that have worked with financiers, and it focused on client satisfaction.
Reuters | October 14, 2015
CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT: CVM) today announced that it has signed a funding agreement with a company established by Lake Whillans, a firm specialized in the funding of litigation. Pursuant to the agreement, Lake Whillans Vehicle I, LLC will provide the Company with up to $5,000,000 in funding for litigation expenses to support its $50,000,000 arbitration claims against its former clinical research organization.
Above The Law | October 12, 2015
Buoyed by a combination of shrinking corporate legal budgets and under-resourced startups/emerging companies seeking to protect their interests, litigation-finance options are proliferating. The explosion of interest in the brave new world of litigation finance was manifest at the recent annual Association of Business Trial Lawyers Seminar (Countdown: The Digital World Confronts an Analog Profession), which took place last week in Ojai, California.
Medcity News | March 25, 2015
John Chant, a biotech entrepreneur in the San Francisco area, recounts his experience working with Lake Whillans: “They were hands-off in the sense that we made the decisions; they didn’t dictate anything we did,” he said. “On the other hand, they have some very accomplished people and they were willing to spend a lot of time with us giving us input that was valuable.”
Crains New York Business | February 10, 2015
Last July, after a five-year legal battle, a small Chicago software company, Business Logic, won a $61 million breach-of-contract lawsuit against investment research house Morningstar Inc. Bankrolling Business Logics case was a New York City outfit, Lake Whillans Capital Partners, which helps small and medium-size businesses sue other businesses they believe have wronged them.