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Phi Finney McDonald, a specialist collective action law firm, are launching an office in London. With offices currently in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia, Phi Finney McDonald has an unparalleled reputation for driving competition and innovation in the Australian class action and litigation funding markets. Its repeat clients include some of the largest and most influential pension schemes, private investors, sovereign wealth funds, and investment platforms across the Asia Pacific, North America and Europe.

On November 20, 2020, Oasis Financial became a proud supporter of the Truth Hope & Justice Initiative, a social justice movement designed to mobilize and support mothers from across the country who have lost loved ones to police violence. Oasis Financial is one of the nation’s largest providers of pre-settlement and medical funding, which helps plaintiffs in a lawsuit recover physical and financially from an injury that wasn’t their fault.

Global litigation funder, Therium Capital Management, announced today that Ben Smyth has joined the firm’s investment team as an Investment Officer.

Dampier Gold (ASX:DAU) secured A$1 million ($730,000) in funding for its legal proceedings against Vango Mining (ASX:VAN) in the Supreme Court.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has awarded carriage of the proposed class action to the Arsalani Plaintiffs. On January 8, 2020, UIA Flight PS752 took off hours after the IRGC fired and struck US bases in Iraq. Minutes after takeoff, IRGC missiles struck Flight PS752, causing it to crash to the ground. There were no survivors.

Leading litigation funder Validity Finance has expanded its Texas bench with the addition of former Kirkland & Ellis Houston trial partner Sarah Williams. She joins as portfolio counsel in Houston, where she’ll advise on potential investments with particular focus on Texas and the Southwest.

With money tighter than ever, businesses across the UK are now able to benefit from a ‘lifeline’ legal funding option.

International law firm Brown Rudnick announced today the launch of the Litigation Funding Working Group (LFWG), which brings together leading litigation funders, insurers, institutional claimants, legal advisors and other participants across the litigation funding market in the UK and Europe to develop model documentation to help support the continued growth and development of the litigation funding market.

Tribeca Capital Group, LLC, a leading pre-settlement litigation funding company, announced today that it is accepting applications for litigation advances from patients who have filed claims or lawsuits against any of the manufacturers of the heartburn medication ranitidine (eg. Zantac, a brand name of the pharmaceutical company Sanofi).

Lupaka Gold Corp. (“Lupaka” or the “Company“) (TSX-V: LPK, FRA: LQP) reports that it has completed the next step in its international arbitration claim against the Republic of Peru.

Lawyers from Mbuyisa Moleele and Leigh Day today announced that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Anglo American South Africa Limited (“AASA”), a subsidiary of London-headquartered multinational mining company Anglo American Plc (LSE: AAL, JSE: AGL), in the Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa.

On November 16, 2020 at 1 PM Eastern, the American Bar Association’s Center for Professional Responsibility will present a 60-minute CLE webinar on consumer litigation funding.

Apex Litigation Finance (Apex) has today announced that it has cemented its position in the legal technology space by bringing its Artificial Intelligence (AI) capacity inhouse, building on an already innovative approach to case outcome predictive analytics.

Woodstock, NY—October 6, 2020 —Multi Funding, a leading provider of pre-settlement funding serving law firms and attorneys, has been selected as the preferred litigation funding partner for Total Trial Solutions. A provider of comprehensive litigation support services, Total Trial Solutions will offer Multi Funding’s cloud-based litigation finance services to its extensive client base of law firms and attorneys across the United States.

Tetragon and its diversified alternative asset management business, TFG Asset Management, have entered into an agreement with Brandon Baer to invest in his newly-created company, Contingency Capital, a multi-product global asset management business that will sponsor and manage litigation finance related investment funds.  Contingency Capital will have its formal launch on 1 November 2020.

Today disputes-only law firm, Hausfeld, is pleased to announce that Sarah Moore has joined its London office as partner from Leigh Day. She joins Hausfeld to further strengthen its human rights and environmental disputes practice and lead and grow its product liability practice. Her expertise also complements its group actions and consumer claims work.

LexShares, a leading commercial litigation finance firm, today announced the addition of Kenneth Harmon as Director of Risk & Deputy General Counsel. Drawing on a 28-year background prosecuting white-collar criminal matters and whistleblower-related litigation for the federal government, Mr. Harmon will be evaluating and servicing a growing pipeline of legal claim investment opportunities as a member of the firm’s Investments Group.

Forbes Ventures is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement of 2 March 2020, it has established a wholly owned UK subsidiary, Forbes Ventures Cell 1 Limited (the ‘UK Cell’).

Therium, a leading global provider of litigation, arbitration and specialty legal finance, is pleased to announce the launch of a new publication aimed at educating corporations and their legal departments on the importance of monetizing their litigation assets through structured affirmative recovery programs. A Good Offense: The Therium Guide to Creating an Affirmative Recovery Program, is available as a progressive eBook, beginning today with the release of chapter 1, which introduces the concept of affirmative recovery and delves into its history. New chapters will be released during the last week of each month moving forward.

On August 3, 2020 the American Bar Association House of Delegates passed resolution 111A by a vote of 366-10, regarding the “Best Practices for Third-Party Litigation Funding”. The Best Practices addressed Consumer Legal Funding, Commercial Litigation Finance and Attorney Funding.

The initiative will support Hugh James across all services with the initial launch focusing on their niche Military Personal Injury claims, including military deafness and cold related injuries.

Omni Bridgeway continues its US expansion with three new hires in New York, bringing on Megan Easley and Austin Ginnings as Legal Counsel and increasing gender diversity on its US investment committee with the addition of Martha E. Solinger.

Bryant Park Capital (“BPC”), a leading middle market investment bank, announced today that Fast Cash Legal, LLC (“Fast Cash” or the “Company”) recently closed on a $25 million senior debt transaction with a leading institutional investor to the specialty  finance space.

Liability exposures for companies around the world are increasing. Factors such as rising litigation, collective redress and large court verdicts, costly and frequent recalls in the automotive and food sectors, the disruptive impact of civil unrest and riots in a growing number of countries, and environmental concerns such as indoor air quality and higher fines and remediation standards will likely impact businesses and their insurers in the future – all in the face of a challenging global pandemic, according to a new report from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) which highlights five trends for the sector.

Segue Cloud Services, a division of Woodstock Capital Holdings, has released its Segue 3.0 platform, a cloud-based platform which  combines all pre-settlement funding workflows and processes, data recovery, and digitized document management features. Segue is a leading provider of cloud-based management tools for the legal and specialty finance community. It has served litigation finance companies and law offices around the country since 2010.

Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, a global private equity firm specializing in litigation and legal finance, has announced a new appointment to its Board of Advisors, Robert Brown, CEO of the Americas at Lincoln International.

Omni Bridgeway (ASX:OBL) is delighted to welcome renowned leader in emerging markets debt restructuring, Tim DeSieno as its new Global Director of Distressed Debt and Senior Investment Manager.

Forbes Ventures is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement of 2 March 2020, it has established a wholly owned UK subsidiary, Forbes Ventures Cell 1 Limited (the “UK Cell”).

Affiniti Finance, the UK’s leading Consumer Credit litigation funder announces a £250m capital raise deal with a multi-billion dollar US based fund, which it said would ‘significantly’ increase its ability to fund the large volume of mid-range cases, specifically in the financial mis-selling and personal injury sector in the UK.