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3 IP Takeaways From The 2022 LF Dealmakers Forum
Another year, another sold-out LF Dealmakers event. If anyone has not yet gotten the message that the litigation finance industry

A Recap of the Opening Panel at LF Dealmakers
The discussion began with the evolution of the sector as a maturing asset class, away from discussions between ‘smart lawyers’

CIO Roundtable: Art of the Deal from Terms to Returns
A panel consisting of Sarah Johnson, Senior VP and Co-Head of Litigation Finance at D.E. Shaw, Aaron Katz, Co-Founder and

How Qian Julie Wang’s Upbringing as an Undocumented Immigrant Informed Her Legal Career
For the keynote address of the LF Dealmakers conference, Validity Finance Founder and CEO Ralph Sutton, introduced NY Times Best-Selling

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