Validity announces the arrival of Ronit Cohen, who joins as portfolio counsel. A former trial lawyer who practiced at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and O’Melveny, Ms. Cohen transitioned to litigation finance in 2012 and spent the past seven years as investment professional at Bentham IMF Read more...
93% of lawyers who have used funding report a positive experience and 98% say they would do it again. Read more...
ALM Intelligence and Validity Finance Partner to Survey American Lawyers on their Experiences Using Litigation Finance New York, NY – ALM Intelligence and Validity Finance have published a set of reports on the litigation finance sector. Drawn from the results of a survey conducted in early 2019, polling 330 lawyers in total, the reports provide... Read more...
By Ralph J. Sutton Last October, the New York City Bar established a working group to study the litigation funding industry and deliver a report by the end of this year. May 30 was an important milestone for the working group, as it was the deadline for the legal community to provide the working group... Read more...
Paid summer Equal Access Fellowship provides experience at both litigation funder Validity and public service agency of student’s choice; program underscores Validity’s commitment to giving back to legal community and providing opportunities for young lawyers NEW YORK (May 14, 2019) – Leading litigation funder Validity Finance has launched a new Equal Access Fellowship, providing a... Read more...
By Justin Barker Law firms should stop shying away from contingency fee arrangements. Justin Barker, head of Validity Finance’s Chicago office says a diverse portfolio of carefully vetted contingency cases should result in a realization rate that far exceeds the 80 to 85 percent realization rates typical of most litigation practice groups in a law... Read more...
Validity is pleased to welcome veteran Houston trial lawyer Wendie Childress, former Senior Counsel at Yetter Coleman; Validity’s professional team nationally now half women. Read more...
Lawdragon legal magazine has published its annual listing of the 100 “Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists,” which includes Validity Finance CEO and litigation finance pioneer Ralph Sutton. Selected from a combination of editorial research by Lawdragon staff, submissions, and other online nominations, the Lawdragon 100 Leading Consultants and Strategists list is a mark of distinction... Read more...
Former commercial litigator and Supreme Court clerk William C. Marra joins in New York, as Validity also retains former federal judge John Gleeson, now with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, to advise on investment opportunities, and welcomes former Proskauer Chair Allen Fagin to its board. NEW YORK (January 29, 2019) – Litigation funder Validity Finance has... Read more...
Mechanics of Litigation Finance (Reprinted from Bloomberg Law)
Dave Kerstein and Wendie Childress provide an overview of how litigation finance works from the mechanics of single case funding to multi-case portfolios for Bloomberg Law
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Litigation Finance Glossary (Reprinted from Bloomberg Law)
Litigation finance sits at the intersection of a rapidly evolving legal industry and the world of finance. Julia Gewolb and Will Marra provide a glossary of terms useful to anyone looking to navigate the world of litigation funding.
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Litigation Finance Industry (Reprinted from Bloomberg Law)
David Kerstein and Wendie Childress help Bloomberg Law understand the litigation finance industry in this article featured in the Practice Guidance Litigation Finance in Focus Library
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