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The Recorder

Edelson, Erika Girardi Say New Bankruptcy Settlement Lets Girardi Keese Lender 'Off the Hook'

Bankruptcy trustees in the Chapter 7 cases of Tom Girardi and his law firm, Girardi Keese, plan to seek approval on Tuesday of a new settlement with one of his largest lenders, California Attorney Lending II.
5 minute read

The Recorder

New Bill Targets California Litigation Financing

Backers of Senate Bill 581 say consumers need more transparency from the legal-financing industry. But members of the plaintiffs bar warn that a key provision in the legislation would give defense counsel an unfair tactical advantage.
5 minute read

International Edition

Litigation Funding Helps Secure Major Win in Long-Standing Dispute With Argentina

Burford Capital could see a payout in the billions of U.S. dollars after backing a moonshot case for investors burned by Argentina's nationalization of oil company YPF.
3 minute read

International Edition

Litigation Funding Helps Secure Major Win in Long-Standing Dispute With Argentina

Burford Capital could see a payout in the billions of U.S. dollars after backing a moonshot case for investors burned by Argentina's nationalization of oil company YPF.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decision of the Day: Plaintiffs in Fox News Defamation Action Must Produce Litigation Finance Agreements

This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Sacks Weston Sued by Lit Funder for Breach of Loan Agreement

Texas-based Virage Capital Management claims the beleaguered Philadelphia firm owes over $13 million after defaulting on a 2017 loan.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

4 Reasons Midsize Firms Are Beating Big Law in Litigation

Large corporate clients are increasingly tapping midsize and specialty shops for their litigation matters, but lower rates are only one part of the story.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

How a Boies Schiller Litigator Got Caught Up in the Fracas Between a Litigation Funder and a Client

Sysco last month fired Boies Schiller Flexner partner Scott Gant after the company feuded with Burford Capital, the litigation funder financing the antitrust litigation Gant was handling.
6 minute read

International Edition

Litigation Funding Prepares for Growth in Europe

As Europe opens its arms, cautiously, to mass litigation and class actions, litigation funders are seeing opportunity—and ramping up their plans to seize it.
4 minute read

International Edition

When is Culture Chat Not Just Total Guff? | Women, Listen Up | The Problem With UK Class Actions

The London Lawyer Briefing: Honesty goes a long way in this industry, as a few refreshing interviews this week have shown.
4 minute read

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