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New York Law Journal

Legal Finance: A Critical Tool for Policyholders and Their Lawyers

For both policyholders and their lawyers, legal finance can make it easier and less risky to pursue recoveries on valid insurance claims.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Jules Kroll and Former Kaye Scholer Litigation Chair Start Litigation Funding Firm

Two other co-founders and principals are Earl Doppelt, a former chief legal officer and executive at such companies as Dunn & Bradstreet and the Nielsen Corp., and Jack Blackburn, who previously worked at litigation funder Burford Capital.
3 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Betting on Blockchain

A blockchain company wants to capture a piece of the litigation funding boom? Our disruption meter just went to 11.
6 minute read

The Recorder

What's Next for Legalist, the Litigation Funding Wunderkinds With $100M to Burn

Eva Shang, the 23-year-old CEO of Legalist, shares the company's plans for its second round funding totaling $100 million.
6 minute read

Law.com

What's Next: Lit Funding's Future Could Be in the Hands of a Gen Zer + The Show Business of Antitrust Enforcement + Facebook's New Privacy Problem: Scorned Marketers

A Harvard dropout has an algorithm for litigation funding, and Facebook faces more litigation.
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lit Funder Thrivest Asks Third Circuit to Further Review District Judge's Stance on Contracts With Players

Thrivest filed a petition for a writ of mandamus with the Third Circuit last week, saying the district court and class action claims administrator are not following the appeals court's April ruling, which prevented the nullification of lending agreements in their entirety.
5 minute read

International Edition

Another Record Year for Class Actions in Australia

In about three-quarters of the new actions, a litigation funder was involved.
3 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Contingency as Currency?

Contingency cases with significant upside for law firms could become a bargaining chip for those trying to break law firms of the billable hour. Plus, what's on the minds of litigation funders?
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Shoots Down Discovery Request for Litigation Funding in Valsartan MDL

The judge said his ruling should not be construed as placing litigation funding discovery off-limits under all circumstances.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Been Hit, Call Flit' Lawyer Facing Bar Discipline, Multiple Malpractice Claims

Neil Flit has blamed his problems on a law firm consultant whom he said "highjacked" his practice and cost it hundreds of thousands of dollars.
5 minute read

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