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May 13, 2019
HPC #WILDCARD: What Is Your Wildest Prediction for The State of The Legal Industry Through Year-End 2020?
As it appeared on High Performance Counsel’s website. #WildCard: What is your wildest prediction for the state of the legal industry through year end 2020? Don’t be shy. … Molly L. Pease I predict that by the end of 2020, non-traditional legal service providers, such as the “Big Four” accounting firms and other atypical lawyer...
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March 21, 2019
Law360’s Legal Industry Editorial Advisory Board
As it appeared in Law360 Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2019 Legal Industry Editorial Advisory Board. The purpose of the editorial advisory board is to get feedback on Law360’s coverage and gain insight from experts in the field on how best to shape future coverage. The members of Law360’s 2019 Legal...
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December 7, 2018
Phillips Nizer Adds Richard Kaye as Partner
As it appeared on the National Law Journal And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys. By Patricia Kane Phillips Nizer has added Richard Kaye as a partner. He joins from Ellenoff Grossman & Schole where he was chair of the litigation department and served as one of that firm’s managing...
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November 29, 2018
Follow the Money: High Performance Counsel Interviews The Leadership Team of Curiam Capital LLC
As it appeared on High Performance Counsel WHO ARE YOU AND HOW DID YOU END UP IN THE LEGAL BUSINESS? J. ROSS WALLIN: Before co-founding Curiam, I worked as a litigator in New York for nearly two decades, first at two white shoe firms where I did mostly defense-side work, and later as a partner...
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November 21, 2018
Curiam Named in Alt Credit’s 12 for 2019
Alt Credit magazine named Curiam Capital one of the top 12 new credit funds for 2019 in its October 2018 issue. Founders Owen Cyrulnik and Ross Wallin launched the new litigation finance firm, Curiam Capital LLC, in February 2018 with financial backing from Bluecrest founder Michael Platt. Alt Credit commented: “Once a niche sector within...
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October 4, 2018
Burford Raises $250 M in 24 Hours, Litigation Funding Rolls On
As it appeared in Bloomberg Big Law Business By Stephanie Russell-Kraft – Bloomberg Law Burford Capital, the world’s largest litigation finance firm, announced this week that it had raised another $250 million in a span of just 24 hours, the latest sign that litigation funding is still booming. As Bloomberg Law reported in March, Big...
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September 24, 2018
LF Dealmakers Forum in NYC Brings Together Funders, Lawyers & Investors
As it appeared in the Litigation Finance Journal. By John Freund Last Monday and Tuesday, litigation funders, lawyers and investors convened at the Apella event space on East 29th Street in Manhattan for the inaugural LF Dealmakers Forum. This article will highlight the panel discussions at the conference (for a recap of the keynote speech delivered...
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September 18, 2018
Disclosure Rules, Ethics Hang Over Legal Funding Conference
As it appeared on Law360 By Sam Reisman Law360, New York (September 17, 2018, 7:29 PM EDT) — A panel of litigation finance experts pushed back Monday against a recent bar opinion that portfolio funding could be unethical and told representatives from the burgeoning industry that they should prepare themselves for some form of enhanced...
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July 16, 2018
Portfolio Finance as a Tool for Law Firm Business Development
In portfolio finance transactions, a litigation finance company provides capital to a firm, usually a law firm but sometimes a litigant, in exchange for a negotiated share in whatever proceeds the firm receives from a portfolio of cases. The cases in the portfolio typically are cross-collateralized, which means that the litigation finance company’s return comes...
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June 19, 2018
Is Litigation Finance Hot? Hiring Points to Yes.
As is appeared in Institutional Investor Another firm is staffing up, and aiming to open financing options to law firms’ clients. By Alicia McElhaney Litigation finance firm Parabellum Capital has made three hires in an effort to expand into a growing market. Parabellum has hired Dai Wai Chin Feman as its director of commercial litigation strategies,...
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