Curiam Capital’s Owen Cyrulnik, Ross Wallin, and Molly Pease were named 2020 Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Legal Finance. This list brings together pioneers of the litigation finance industry who have helped build the industry for decades alongside emerging funders bringing technological tools to better funding assessment and results. See the entire list here. About […]
The team at Curiam Capital proudly participated in Chaffetz Lindsey’s “Donate Your Commute” initiative supporting the NYLPI and City Harvest. About “Donate Your Commute” In a firm-wide effort, 100% of the lawyers, paralegals, managers, and support staff at Chaffetz Lindsey made individual donations in a special fundraising drive to benefit NYLPI and City Harvest, two […]
While litigation finance is now commonly discussed and considered in the legal industry, many people still have questions about what it is, how it works, and why it is financially beneficial to claimholders and law firms. This post will discuss these basic questions for single-case commercial litigation funding, and later posts will discuss certain aspects […]
As appeared in Law360 Law360 (April 24, 2020, 10:53 AM EDT) — Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2020 Legal Industry Editorial Advisory Board. The editorial advisory board provides feedback on Law360’s coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage. The members of Law360’s 2020 Legal Industry Editorial Advisory […]
Last week, Curiam Capital’s Director Anup Misra was a panelist on ELEV8’s new webinar series, Global Insights Platform. The panel, which included Jason Charkow and Louis Young, discussed the current trends and challenges of the litigation financing market and what they expect moving forward. Here are a few takeaways from the discussion: Demand for litigation funding has been […]
The New York City Bar Association, one of the nation’s most influential legal associations with 24,000 members, created a working group in January 2019 to study litigation funding. The forming of this working group was important as the New York City Bar Association had previously issued a controversial non-binding opinion stating that litigation finance could […]
Curiam Capital is proud to be a sponsor of IPWatchdog CON2020. The event will take place at the Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel in Richardson, Texas on September 13 – 15. The IPWatchdog Conference will endeavor to address the issues facing innovators, creators, and brand owners as they find it increasingly difficult to monetize their proprietary […]
As it appeared on Law360 By Ralph Sutton It was another fascinating year for litigation finance in the United States. Overall, 2019 saw continued growth, with clients and law firms being the obvious beneficiaries. More commercial claims were funded than ever due to the now dozens of funders now operating across the country. Am Law […]
November 19, 2019—NASHVILLE— The first-ever detailed analysis of the U.S. commercial litigation finance industry places its size at $2.3 billion, leading U.S. litigation finance advisor, Westfleet Advisors, reported today in its inaugural Westfleet Advisors Litigation Finance Buyer’s Guide. Driven by data collected directly from litigation funders, the Guide represents the first reliable calculation of the size of the […]
Curiam Capital is proud to be a sponsor of the 6th Annual IP Dealmakers Forum taking place at The Apella in New York City on November 12 – 14, 2019. Director Anup Misra will be speaking on a panel entitled “Investors Roundtable: Is Litigation Finance Driving Deals?” between 4:30 PM and 5:30 PM on the […]