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...
Litigation Finance Helps Small Companies Litigate Big Cases
As the litigation finance industry continues to grow, defendants are increasingly requesting discovery into funding arrangements as a matter of course. A recent decision out of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey confirms, however, that such arrangements are generally not discoverable.
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Federal Valsartan Judge Latest to Confirm Litigation Funding Not Discoverable
Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider on Sept. 18 denied a products liability MDL defendant’s request to discover whether the plaintiffs had litigation funding, the details of any such funding arrangements, and communications concerning the financing.
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Legal Finance for Asset Recovery
Litigating to a final judgment is often only the first phase of a complex commercial dispute. Enforcing that judgment comes next. Litigation finance can be an important tool to enforce a judgment and litigation funders with experience in complex asset recovery can help.
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