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New York Law Journal

King & Spalding and Troutman Compete for Patent Litigators in New York

Troutman announced on Thursday that it had recruited two seasoned IP litigation partners, Joe Diamante and Chuck Cantine, from King & Spalding's New York office.
4 minute read

The Recorder

General Counsel Push for Full Disclosure of Third-Party Litigation Funding in New Letter

Senior litigators from Microsoft, Google, Verizon and other U.S. companies backed a proposal to increase transparency in third-party litigation funding in a letter to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigation Funder Makes a Case for More Transparency

The judiciary should adopt rules that require funded parties to disclose the fact they are being funded and the identity of the litigation funder funding the dispute. The rule adopted should expressly limit further discovery beyond those points except in the extreme circumstances described.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Perspectives From a Litigation Funder: The Case for Sensible Disclosure

The judiciary should adopt rules that require funded parties to disclose the fact they are being funded and the identity of the litigation funder funding the dispute. The rule adopted should expressly limit further discovery beyond those points except in the extreme circumstances described.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

In Latest Expansion, Bentham IMF Adds Ex-Kirkland, Sidley Partners in NY

Bentham is continuing to recruit from Big Law after announcing a new $500 million fund in November.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Plaintiffs Lawyer Thomas Girardi Pushes Back Against Alleged $15M Debt to 'Miserable, Rotten' Litigation Funder

Plaintiffs lawyer Thomas Girardi says that Law Finance Group has sued him for funds that were borrowed on behalf of clients. But the litigation funder's lawyer says the loan agreement clearly states the loan was to Girardi and his firm.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Girardi Keese Partner Bucks Back Against Alleged $15M Debt to 'Miserable, Rotten' Litigation Funder

Plaintiffs lawyer Thomas Girardi says that Law Finance Group has sued him for funds that were borrowed on behalf of clients. But the litigation funder's lawyer says the loan agreement clearly states the loan was to Girardi and his firm.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Third-Party Lenders in NFL Concussion Litigation Urge Panel to Restrain District Court Jurisdiction

New York University Law professor Samuel Issacharoff, who argued on behalf of the class and an ex-player who received a $500,000 loan, said the question appeared to be one of first impression.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third-Party Lenders in NFL Concussion Litigation Urge Panel to Restrain District Court Jurisdiction

A federal appeals court panel Wednesday weighed whether the district court overseeing the NFL concussion class action settlement may supervise litigation funders in the case.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Litigation Funder Sues Thomas Girardi, Firm Claiming $15M+ in Unpaid Loans

Girardi, better known to reality TV fans as the husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne, was hit with a lawsuit by Mill Valley-based Law Finance Group on Jan. 17.
4 minute read

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