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May 01, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Foreign Environmental Claims in U.S. Federal Courts

In his International Environmental Law column, Stephen L. Kass, a partner at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, write that within the past month, there have been major developments in three unrelated cases - one in the U.S. Supreme Court, one in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and one in the Southern District of New York - that both narrow opportunities for foreign plaintiffs to seek federal judicial relief for environmental injury abroad and demonstrate why the courts should be more open to at least some of those claims.
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ABA Opens Debate on Third-Party Litigation Funding
Publication Date: 2010-12-03
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Do you have an opinion on this hot topic? If so, the ABA's Committee on Ethics wants to hear from you.

May 17, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Editor's Note

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October 14, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Who's Who in the Chevron Trial

The no-holds-barred litigation over Chevron in Ecuador stars a galaxy of lawyers.
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February 26, 2013 | New York Law Journal

Personal Notes on Lawyers

Three firms announce promotions, while Bracewell & Giuliani and Fox Rothschild each announce the addition of a partner.
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Law Journal Press | Digital Book Venture Capital: Forms and Analysis Authors: Daniel I. DeWolf, Jeremy D. Glaser, Eric M. Roth View this Book

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Credit Suisse Litigation Finance Unit Spins Off to Form Parabellum Capital
Publication Date: 2012-01-10
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Parabellum is just the latest independent outfit to enter the growing field of third-party litigation funding in the U.S. Anthony Sebok, a Cardozo professor who studies litigation finance, said that given the demand for funding among litigants, we're not "even close to the natural limit of how many people and how many participants can enter this sector."

April 09, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Litigation Finance Start-Up Snags Retired Simpson Thacher Partner

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September 27, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Alternative Litigation Financing: Ethics and Logistics

In their Trial Practice column, Robert S. Kelner and Gail S. Kelner of Kelner & Kelner discuss how alternative litigation funding may permit an indigent person to pursue true justice, and how the courts have not found client-based ALF transactions to be champerty.
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February 16, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Sweat Equity: Dallas Lawyer Changes Positions for Career in Hot Yoga

From the moment Dallas lawyer David Buckner discovered Bikram Yoga, he was hooked. The more he did it, the more serious he became about it until he finally realized it had become more than just a class. It had become a calling. Today Buckner and his wife are co-owners of Bikram Yoga Dallas. He left the practice of law for good in 2005 and says he has never looked back.
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Susan Beck's Summary Judgment: Why Litigation Financing Needs To Be More Transparent
Publication Date: 2013-04-10
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Is third-party litigation funding a blessing or a curse? To find out, we first need to know when outside investors are footing the bill.

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