SimpleLegal Launches “Legal Requests” to Modernize Matter Intake Process for Corporate Counsel
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — SimpleLegal – a modern legal operations platform offering e-Billing, matter management and legal spend analytics software – today announced the launch of its new Legal Requests offering to help organizations and in-house legal teams understand the “why” behind their legal spend and improve communication throughout all departments around legal needs. This offering supports the company’s mission of delivering simple, transparent and turnkey solutions for legal teams of all sizes. SimpleLegal customers include many of today’s blue-chip and Fortune 500 brands, such as Ancestry.com, Change Healthcare, PopSockets, Splunk and Spotify.
Judge Brody Rejects Motion to Remove Class Counsel in NFL Concussion Case
Judge Anita Brody has rejected a motion to remove the co-lead attorney for ex-players awaiting their share of the $1B settlement negotiated with the NFL. Numerous plaintiffs attorneys have complained about the slow pace of the payout disbursement – less than half of awarded payouts have actually been distributed thus far – and are calling for Christopher Seeger to be ousted. Judge Brody, however, rejected their pleas, claiming he has done a ‘fine job.’
Is Missouri the Next Wisconsin??
Earlier this month, Wisconsin became the first state in the nation to mandate disclosure in Third Party Funded Litigation (TPLF). The legislation was part of a larger tort reform bill, championed by the likes of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA). In the wake of that success, some have…
What Do In-House Counsel Think About Litigation Finance?
Burford Capital managing directors, Craig Arnott and Emily Slater, have engaged with thousands of in-house counsel over their careers. The two sat down with Burford Quarterly to discuss their experiences interacting with in-house counsel in the context of Third Party Litigation Funding (TPLF), and what sorts of questions counsel have for funders whom they approach….
Bentham IMF Welcomes Geoff Moysa
Bentham IMF has hired a second Investment Manager in its Toronto office as it continues to pioneer the commercial litigation funding industry in Canada. Geoff Moysa, a partner in the litigation and dispute resolution group of McMillan LLP in Toronto, joined the company this month as Investment Manager and Legal Counsel. Geoff is the fourth lawyer from a leading Canadian firm who has joined Bentham IMF since it became the first global commercial litigation funder to enter the Canadian market in 2016. His hiring follows those of Naomi Loewith, a litigator from Lenczner Slaght LLP, who became the company’s first Investment Manager in Canada; Nickolas Tzoulas, a litigator from Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, who joined as Legal Counsel; and most recently George Hendy, formerly head of litigation at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP in Montreal, who joined as Senior Advisor – Quebec.
Judge Looks to Combine Trio of Class Actions Against Aussie Software Firm GetSwift
It’s all for one and one for all in the GetSwift drama down under. Therium Capital Management is the latest litigation funder to hop on the class action bandwagon, funding Phi Finney McDonald’s group claim against the struggling software firm. With a pair of funded actions already on the books, Justice Michael Lee of the Federal…
Burford Capital Interviews International Arbitration Expert David Rivkin
The following is a summary of an interview with David Rivkin Co-Chair of Debevoise & Plimpton’s International Dispute Resolution Group. Rivkin is the Immediate Past President of the International Bar Association (IBA), the first American to serve in that position in 25 years. The interview was conducted by Burford Capital as part of their Burford…
Let Us Have a Free Market (Except When it Comes to Consumer Legal Funding!)
The following is a guest post by Eric Schuller, President of the Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding (ARC). The original post can be found here.
President Andrew Jackson once said “The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none.”
We agree.
What is amazing is that opponents of Consumer Legal Funding are trying to impose rate restrictions on the product for the sole purpose of limiting access for consumers and thereby constraining the Free Market.
$60MM Award in NY Asbestos Case Sparks Calls for Tort Reform
A Manhattan jury awarded $60MM to the family of Pietro Macaluso, a construction worker who died from cancer due to asbestos exposure. The massive payout has prompted critics to call for tort reform….
Litigation Funding Becomes Major Issue in Missouri Governor’s Looming Impeachment
Missouri Governor and tort reform champion Eric Greitens is in a lot of hot water; he’s alleged to have bound and gagged his mistress, taken photos of her in flagrante delicto, and then blackmailed her to stay silent about their affair. The story was unearthed by the alleged mistress’ ex-husband, who leaked it to the…
