Event: Houston Young Lawyers Association Lunch & Learn Presenter: Wendie Childress, Portfolio Counsel for Validity’s Houston office presents what lawyers need to know about how to use litigation finance to better meet client expectations, contribute to firm profitability and manage risk. Details: Harris County Law Library, 1019 Congress Avenue, Houston, TX 1 hour of MCLE,... Read more...
January 16, 2020 - TACTAS Houston, Litigation finance can be used in both commercial and consumer cases. CLE approved panel explains the nuts and bolts of litigation finance. Read more...
September 18, 2019 - Validity announces the arrival of Ronit Cohen, who joins as portfolio counsel. 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...
Six Common Questions about Diligence
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.
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An Ethics Checklist for Litigation Finance
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.
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Five Questions to Ask Before Engaging a Litigation Funder
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.
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