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3 IP Takeaways From The 2021 LF Dealmakers Forum
Thoughts on what the content and tone of the conference can reveal to IP practitioners about the current state of

Tough Love in Litigation Finance
Day One of last month’s LF Dealmakers conference finished with a panel of veteran users of litigation finance sharing their experiences (both

State of the Litigation Finance Industry: Innovations & Outlook
For the benefit of those who were not able to attend, we are summarising some of the key discussions, starting

6 Questions For A Legendary Former SDNY Judge
In my preview column on last week’s LF Dealmakers Forum, I touted “the chance to hear from a distinguished former jurist like Judge Shira

Day One & Two Recap of the LF Dealmakers Conference
Day one of the two-day 2021 LF Dealmakers conference has officially concluded. The day included a keynote address from Judge Shira A.

Judge Shira A. Scheindlin Delivers the Keynote Address at LF Dealmakers
The LF Dealmakers conference kicked off this morning with a keynote address from Judge Shira A. Scheindlin. The address was titled “Litigation

On The Agenda
The need for IP lawyers to become as expert as they can in the mechanics, marketplace, and marketing of litigation

3 IP Takeaways From The 2020 LF Dealmakers Forum
Putting on a successful virtual conference in the midst of a worldwide pandemic is not easy. But this year’s LF

Corporate leaders warm up to litigation finance amid tight budgets
Vincent Montalto, a senior in-house lawyer at BASF, said during an online panel event Tuesday that the German chemical maker

Get the third party started
From a financial perspective, a civil lawsuit is rather like a derivatives con- tract. Its value to a claimant comes

3 IP Lessons From The LF Dealmakers Forum
As readers of this column know, I believe that the rise of litigation finance may be our generation’s single most

LF Dealmakers Forum Brings Together Legal Funders, Lawyers, Academics and In-House Counsel
This past Wednesday and Thursday saw New York City play host to the 2nd annual LF Dealmakers Forum. Hosted by

The Law Firm Disrupted: Contingency as Currency?
Reed Oslan, one of the litigators behind Kirkland & Ellis’ new push into contingency work, said this week he views

Use Of 3rd-Party Litigation Financing By Cos. Likely To Grow
There will be a coming “explosive growth” in the use of commercial litigation finance by companies, not just to fund

Steve Susman to Litigation Funding Industry: Bring It On
Steve Susman thinks his law firm, Houston-based Susman Godfrey, qualifies as one of the first commercial litigation funders in the