Litigation can be essential to corporate restructurings or liquidation proceedings. Litigation finance provides an alternative way for debtors, trustees, creditors and creditors’ committees to finance their claims. Read more...
Litigation finance has always billed itself as a way of helping meritorious claims regardless of the economic strength of the litigant. The coronavirus pandemic is now exerting enormous and growing stress on law firms and clients. If ever there was a moment for litigation finance to live up to its own hype, this is it. Read more...
A recent decision by a federal district court in Nevada highlights that courts increasingly recognize that discovery requests that probe a plaintiff’s funding are irrelevant. Read more...
The New York City Bar Association’s working group on litigation funding recently rejected some of the leading arguments against the commercial litigation finance industry. Validity Finance’s William C. Marra discusses the group’s principal recommendations. Read more...
Litigation finance portfolios create a powerful vehicle for law firms to expand their practice and recruit new clients. Find out how it works. Read more...
Each litigation funder may have a slightly different process and timeline for financing. Here are some common questions people often have at the beginning of diligence. Read more...
You want to enter into a litigation finance agreement, but you hear there’s a maze of ethical and legal rules in your way. This checklist will help you identify the principal issues so you can be better prepared. Read more...
If your law firm or your client is interested in exploring litigation funding, it can be hard to know how to choose a funder from among the many options. Read more...
You call a litigation finance company and ask for funding. What happens next? Laina Miller Hammond covers how the litigation finance process typically works, from before you even call a funder to after your case resolves. Read more...