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August 23, 2013 | Commercial Litigation Insider

Analyzing the Fundamentals of Litigation Funding

Emily Madoff, a member of Wolf Popper, writes about the gaining traction of Third-Party Litigation Funding (TPLF). Such funding is repaid by a litigant borrower only in the event there is a favorable resolution upon completion of the litigation. While allowing plaintiffs access to justice and affording defendants an opportunity to hedge defense costs, a specter of legal and ethical issues is raised by TPLF.
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May 07, 2007 | Texas Lawyer

New Deals

United States Steel to acquire Lone Star Technologies. Goldman Sachs to sell Horizon Wind Energy to Energias de Portugal.
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July 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

The Smart Money

Litigation funding has thrived in Australia despite restrictions on class actions and contingency fees. Now Australia's most successful third-party funder is eyeing an even bigger market: the United States.
17 minute read
July 06, 2011 | Law.com

Australia's Litigation-Funding Giant Looks Abroad

IMF (Australia) Ltd. pioneered the litigation-funding business in Australia, the only country where it truly has become an industry. Now, IMF is eyeing the U.S., the U.K., Hong Kong, Singapore and other common law jurisdictions. But can it transform the litigation landscape abroad as it has at home?
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July 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

The Smart Money: Australia's Litigation Funding Giant Looks Abroad

Litigation funding has thrived in Australia despite restrictions on class actions and contingency fees. Now Australia's most successful third-party funder is eyeing an even bigger market.
17 minute read
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June 27, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

The Smart Money

According to IMF (Australia) Ltd. managing director Hugh McLernon, his company is the origin point for the attention third-party litigation is currently getting in the U.S. and UK.
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Who's the Biggest Loser in Bank of America's Parmalat Win? The Rival Bank that Financed the Case
Publication Date: 2010-02-26
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Here's a cautionary tale for the burgeoning business of litigation finance: Betting on the outcome of federal litigation can be a costly endeavor.

Susan Beck's Summary Judgment: Deutsche Bank and Other Financial Institutions Have No Business in Litigation Finance
Publication Date: 2010-03-03
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Deutsche Bank found out the hard way that there's a downside to litigation finance, getting nothing for its investment in a $500 million suit against Bank of America. But the real question is why banks are dabbling in the litigation finance business--and whether such shadow investments should be exposed.

July 22, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

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October 16, 2013 | Law.com

Chevron Argues It Is a Victim of Attorney's 'Shakedown'

Chevron attorney Randy Mastro assailed plaintiffs' lawyer Steven Donziger today, accusing him of running a massive scheme to extort a $19 billion environmental judgment against the oil company in Ecuador.
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