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Litigation Funder Omni Bridgeway Makes First Japanese Investment

The litigation funder has made an equity investment in Tokyo-based startup Japan Legal Network.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Don't Expect Flood of Filings Following Burford's Bid for Stock Exchange Presence

Different litigation financiers use different business models, experts say, which is why you shouldn't expect a wave of privately owned funds rushing to get on a U.S. stock exchange.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Litigation Funding Opinion for Infants in Med Mal Cases

Alternative litigation financing for infants in birth injury medical malpractice cases in New York levels the playing field.
11 minute read

International Edition

HFW Teams Up With Big Four Firm and Litigation Funder for COVID-19 Service

The trio have formed a non-exclusive project to advise clients looking to bring claims arising from the pandemic.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Whistleblower's Deal With Litigation Funder Doesn't Doom False Claims Case

The federal False Claims Act is silent on whether a whistleblower can enter into a litigation funding agreement. "We decline to interfere in Congress's legislative prerogatives by engrafting any further limitations onto the statute; that task is appropriately left for Congress," an Eleventh Circuit panel said in a closely watched case.
5 minute read

International Edition

Burford Buys Stake in UK Law Firm in Industry First

The deal will also see the litigation funder commit capital to a portfolio of cases, in a transaction type that could become more common.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lit Funder Legalist Hits 100-Case Mark as Posner Departs

Founder Eva Shang also revealed that former federal appeals court judge Richard Posner has exited his role as an adviser because of health concerns.
3 minute read

International Edition

Third-Party Funding: What You Need to Know

The legal industry expects that the fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic will accelerate the use of third-party funding worldwide. Here are 15 things to know.
9 minute read

International Edition

UK Litigation Funders Accuse Australian Business of Untruths and Xenophobia

Business groups are claiming that litigation funders have caused a surge in shareholder class actions, but funders say if there has been a surge, it's because of corporate malfeasance.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

COVID-19 Confusion Leads to $6M Judgment Against Texas Lawyer

Trial lawyer B. Gregg Price will appeal a summary judgment that orders him to pay more than $6 million to Houston litigation funder Virage Master.
3 minute read

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