Litigation Funding Legal News Coverage

The Recorder

Tom Girardi, Husband to 'Real Housewives' Star, Appears in Court Over His Assets

By Amanda Bronstad | April 24, 2019

The Los Angeles lawyer, husband to Erika Jayne, a star on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," faces a lawsuit alleging he failed to repay a $15 million loan to Law Finance Group. The lender wants to go after his assets, including the Pasadena home featured on the Bravo TV reality show.

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Litigation Daily

Plaintiffs Giant Tom Girardi (and 'Real Housewives' Husband) Appears in Court Over His Assets

By Amanda Bronstad | April 24, 2019

The Los Angeles lawyer, husband to Erika Jayne, a star on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," faces a lawsuit alleging he failed to repay a $15 million loan to Law Finance Group. The lender wants to go after his assets, including the Pasadena home featured on the Bravo TV reality show.

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The Legal Intelligencer

K&L Gates Dallas Leader Departs to Open Litigation Funder's First Texas Office

By Roy Strom | April 22, 2019

Longford Capital has made its first expansion outside of Chicago, where the litigation funding firm was founded in 2013.

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The American Lawyer

Litigation Funder Lures K&L Gates Dallas Leader for First Texas Outpost

By Roy Strom | April 22, 2019

Longford Capital has made its first expansion outside of Chicago, where the litigation funding firm was founded in 2013.

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Connecticut Law Tribune

Tip for Law Firms: Litigation Funders Prefer Bundled Cases Over Single Suits

By Robert Storace | April 18, 2019

The portfolio-based approach to lending is becoming increasingly popular.

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Litigation Daily

Boies Schiller and Bentham Target Cross-Border Disputes in $30M Funding Deal

By Dan Packel | April 16, 2019

The Vietnam-focused collaboration suggests a similar deal between Bentham and Kobre & Kim for Israel disputes has been a success.

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The Recorder

Bentham, Boies Schiller Target Cross-Border Disputes in $30M Funding Deal

By Dan Packel | April 16, 2019

The Vietnam-focused collaboration suggests a similar deal between Bentham and Kobre & Kim for Israel disputes has been a success.

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Litigation Daily

Plaintiffs Giant Thomas Girardi's $15M Spat With Litigation Funder Sent to Arbitration, but Asset Fight Still Could Be Public

By Ross Todd | April 12, 2019

Prominent plaintiffs attorney Thomas Girardi, better known to reality TV fans as the husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne, will see his dispute over a $15 million loan from Litigation Finance Group LLC play out before an arbitrator. The funder's attempt to attach Girardi's assets to the dispute, however, is still set play out in Los Angeles Superior Court.

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The Recorder

Thomas Girardi's $15M Scrum With Litigation Funder Sent to Arbitration, but Asset Fight Still Could Be Public

By Ross Todd | April 12, 2019

Prominent plaintiffs attorney Thomas Girardi, better known to reality TV fans as the husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne, will see his dispute over a $15 million loan from Litigation Finance Group LLC play out before an arbitrator. The funder's attempt to attach Girardi's assets to the dispute, however, is still set play out in Los Angeles Superior Court.

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