Category Archives: Legal Innovation
Litigation at the Forefront of Future Climate Activism
As we have already seen so far this year, litigation funders are keen to target capital towards ESG cases, and have even gone so far as to fund individual law firms to pursue such litigation, as was the case with North Wall Capital’s financing of PGMBM. On the back of the COP 27 summit, some…
ME Litigation Funding Recognised as Tech Trailblazer
Litigation funders face similar challenges as big banks and traditional lenders, needing to both fulfill their core financial role to customers while also competing within the rapidly evolving marketplace driven by technology. Therefore, it is no surprise that funders who are able to demonstrate the agility of a fintech are being recognized for their digital…
GLS Capital Recognized in 2022 Global IP Strategist List
GLS Capital, one of the world’s largest private investment firms focused on litigation finance, is honored to have (3) IP Strategists named to IAM’s Global IP Leaders List in 2022, including Adam Gill, Jamison Lynch and Joel Merkin all receiving recognition.
Bloomberg Research Indicates Litigation Finance Industry Set to Grow in 2023
Despite global economic instability, litigation finance has been touted by industry leaders as a resilient industry that remains insulated from market fluctuations, and stands out as a lucrative alternative investment. New research from Bloomberg indicates that the industry is still in a period of growth with further room to expand, but in doing so, will…
New research reveals growing business impact of in-house lawyers and legal departments as they increasingly generate cash recoveries
Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today releases new independent research based on a survey of 300 GCs and heads of litigation in the US and UK that demonstrates the transformative way that GCs view legal department impact. GCs seek to add value to the business, and affirmative litigation recoveries play an increasingly important role. GCs also see a role for their law firm partners and for legal finance, especially in relation to fostering innovation and providing support for affirmative recovery programs.
Funders Must Move Beyond Providing Capital and Add Value Through Collaboration
To close out IMN’s International Litigation Finance event, a panel discussed the ways in which corporates and institutional investors are using litigation finance. Moderated by Stefano Catelani, Founding Partner at Calimala Legal, the panelists included Andrew Leitch, Senior Associate at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Sonia Hadjadj, Chief Insights Officer of Crafty Counsel, Noah Wortman,…
Wide Range of Insurance Solutions Available to Litigators and Funders
Building on the earlier fireside chat about ATE Insurance, IMN’s conference began its afternoon agenda with a panel exploring the broader impact of insurance on the litigation funding market….
The Evolving Role of ATE Insurance in Litigation Funding
In the first fireside chat of IMN’s inaugural event, Lucy Pert, Partner at Hausfeld, spoke with Rocco Pirozzolo, Underwriting Director at Harbour Underwriting, about the evolving role of ATE insurance in litigation funding….
Coinbase Funds Lawsuit Challenging United States Treasury Department on Crypto Privacy and Innovation
Brian Armstrong (CEO and Co-Founder of Coinbase) recently announced litigation funding of a new lawsuit that questions the integrity of the United States Treasury’s sanctions of Tornado Cash privacy software. Coinbase’s litigation investment aims to vindicate six individuals who were added to the United States’ sanctions list as part of banning Tornado Cash. …
ILFA’s Gary Barnett Discusses the State of the Litigation Funding Sector
Despite an uncertain economic climate, and investors remaining understandably cautious about how they’re investing their capital, litigation finance continues to remain a strong alternative asset class for investors looking to escape broader market turbulence. For long-time industry leaders, the state of the industry is one of opportunity, as third-party funding is seeing wider adoption across…
