Three years ago, Marla Decker was a Senior Associate at Cleary Gottlieb. She left that enviable position to undertake the risk of becoming the first full-time employee at Lake Whillans, an upstart US-based litigation funder. Today, Lake Whillans is one of the premier funding entities in the nation, having recently raised $125MM and being named one of the top four funders by Chambers and Partners.

Decker discussed her transition into the brave new world of litigation funding, and what other attorneys can expect should they opt to make a similar move.