TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Legal-Bay, the premier Pre Settlement Funding Company, announced today that they are preparing for huge growth in their medical malpractice department.
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LexShares, a leader in commercial litigation finance, and GLG Law, a leader in expert witness services, today announced an exclusive new partnership under which they will offer their litigation support products to one another’s clients. Together, LexShares and GLG Law have worked with more than three quarters of the AmLaw 100 and are trusted partners of hundreds of law firms globally.
Litigation Capital Management Limited (AIM:LIT) (LCM), a leading international provider of litigation financing solutions, today announces that it has appointed Jonathan Moulds as Non-Executive Chairman effective 29 March 2019.
Ticonderoga Ventures, Inc. announces that Native American Venture Fund (NAVF) will speak at the Litigation Funding Conference ( https://litigationfundingconference.com ) on March 8, 2019, in Delray Beach, FL.
Augusta, the largest litigation and dispute funding institution in the UK – with £150m of capital and a team of 70 in London – today announces the appointment of James Foster as Head of Commercial and Bilateral Investment Treaties Arbitration. He will be based in Augusta’s London office from April 2019.
Vannin Capital, the global expert in legal finance, announces today its continued U.S. expansion with two new Managing Directors and an Associate Director in New York and Washington, D.C.
Litigation Capital Management (LCM) Limited (AIM:LIT), a leading international provider of litigation financing solutions, announces its reviewed interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2018.
A claim has been launched in the UK’s specialist competition court by Justin Gutmann, formerly of Citizens Advice, on behalf of millions of passengers who have paid twice for part of their journeys on Southeastern and South Western routes.
Vannin Capital, the global expert in legal finance, has today announced that Rosie Ioannou has been appointed as UK Regional Managing Director.
Rosie joined Vannin in 2014 as a Managing Director and has since been a driving force behind its growth and development, as well as the evolution of the litigation funding industry in the UK and around the globe. In her new role, she will have overall responsibility for Vannin’s UK business, leading the team of UK Managing Directors. Her appointment underscores Vannin’s ambitious growth objectives for the years ahead, and the role that the UK litigation market will play in realising those ambitions.
New York, NY, Feb. 22, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NEWMEDIAWIRE — DealFlow Events is pleased to announce the agenda for The Litigation Funding Forum 2019 coming up April 4 in New York City.
Debenhams Ottaway LLP in association with Sparkle Capital Ltd, Sybaris Legal & IP and Acasta Europe Limited have today launched a product to fund claims brought in the Intellectual Property and Enterprise Court (“IPEC”). The product follows collaboration between the innovative law firm, who last year set up a litigation funding panel and Sparkle Capital, a litigation funder. Sybaris Legal & IP, an insurance broker operating in the intellectual property arena will operate one of the distribution channels for the product and Acasta will provide the After The Event insurance.
TopConsumerReviews.com recently awarded their highest five-star rating to Prime Case Funding, an industry leader in lawsuit funding companies.
ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Legal-Bay, the premier pre-settlement lawsuit funding source, reports that Governor Cuomo assisted in passing a legislation to extend filing deadlines for sexual abuse survivors in the state of New York (A.8401-C/S.8977).
Augusta, the largest litigation and dispute funding institution in the UK – with £150m of capital and a team of 70 in London, today announces its expansion into the Canadian market with the opening of an office in Toronto. This complements Augusta’s existing operations in Sydney and London.
Vannin Capital, the global expert in legal finance, has today announced the appointment of Steven Taylor as a Managing Director in its Sydney office.
Steven joins Vannin from one of the pioneer companies of the global litigation funding industry, where he worked as a Litigation Manager responsible for managing funded claims to a resolution – work which entailed reviewing funding applications and negotiating funding agreements.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Keller Lenkner LLC today announced that it filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all purchasers of securities of General Electric Company (“GE” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GE) from October 12, 2018through and including October 29, 2018 (the “Class Period”). The action was filed in the Southern District of New Yorkand is captioned Birnbaum v. General Electric Company, et al., No. 1:19-cv-01013.
SYDNEY (31 January 2019): Leading global litigation and dispute financier IMF Bentham Limited (ASX: IMF) (IMF) announced today it is approaching investment targets for two of its funding vehicles ahead of schedule and has successfully increased the capacity of these vehicles to meet strong market demand for investment funding.
Melbourne/ Jersey, 30 January 2019. Therium Capital Management, a leading global provider of litigation finance, announced today that Louise Hird has been appointed to the firm as an investment manager. Louise joins Therium from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), where she was a director leading investigations focused on consumer and competition law. Founded in 2009, Therium is one of the largest and most established litigation financing firms in the world. The firm has funded claims valued at $36 billion.
NEW YORK (January 29, 2019) – Litigation funder Validity Finance has made a notable addition to its growing investment team with the arrival of portfolio counsel William C. Marra in New York. The firm also announced a prominent addition to its governance structure, with Allen Fagin, formerly chair of Proskauer Rose LLP, joining Validity’s board of directors. Finally, Validity has retained former New York federal Judge John Gleeson, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP in New York, as outside counsel to advise on investment opportunities.
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Legal-Bay LLC, the pre settlement funding company, is poised to offer 24-hour approvals for victims of personal injury and car and truck accidents. During this time of year, accidents spike due to icy road conditions and reckless driving. Car, semi truck, and other motor vehicle accidents including public bus transportation are prevalent at this time of year, especially when weather conditions are taken into consideration.
LONDON, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, PHILADELPHIA 30 January 2019, Woodsford Litigation Funding, the global provider of litigation financing solutions for businesses, individuals and law firms, has announced that Hong Kong based Simon Powell has joined its Investment Advisory Panel.
NEW YORK (January 29, 2019) – Leading commercial litigation funder Bentham IMF has hired Sidley Austin LLP partner, Dana MacGrath, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner, Sarah Tsou, as investment managers and legal counsel responsible for sourcing and evaluating arbitration and commercial litigation matters that meet Bentham’s investment criteria. The company has also hired Chief of Staff, Tina Young, from Deloitte Consulting LLP. This marks the second round of hiring at the company since it launched its most recent fund in November 2018.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — RPX Corporation today announced that it secured licensing rights for 10 companies to 595 semiconductor-related patents owned by Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 (IP Bridge).
LONDON, PHILADELPHIA, HONG KONG 23 January 2019, Woodsford Litigation Funding, the global provider of litigation financing solutions for businesses, individuals and law firms, has announced further expansion of its international executive team and IAP.
(LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM 22 January 2019): IMF Litigation Funding Services Limited (IMF LFS), a wholly owned subsidiary of IMF Bentham Limited (ASX:IMF) (IMF), one of the world’s largest and most respected litigation funders, announced today a proposed shareholder action for shareholders of Danske Bank A/S (CPSE:DANSKE) (Danske Bank), to be led by specialist Danish law firm NJORD Law Firm and leading global litigation law firm Quinn Emanuel.
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Legal-Bay, the premier Pre Settlement Funding Company, announced today that they are preparing for huge growth in their personal injury and surgical funding departments. Legal-Bay is one of the leading lawsuit funding companies in the industry who also offers a very fast approval process.
Sparkle Capital are pleased to announce their new funding product, Flexible Disbursement Funding. The product fills a gap in the funding market, providing the flexibility claimants need to cover a range of disbursements. The product will join their current range, alongside 1&20 and Fixed Interest Release Funding.
Litigation Capital Management Limited (AIM:LIT) (LCM), a leading international provider of litigation financing solutions, today announces that it has entered into an agreement to provide litigation finance in relation to proceedings which are currently being undertaken in Australasia. These proceedings relate to a commercial dispute regarding the division of significant global assets, which are currently owned by a partnership.
CRESSKILL, N.J., Jan. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — RD Legal, a leading investment management firm focused on post-settlement litigation finance, said today that it has named Amy B. Hirsch to the additional role of Portfolio Manager for the firm’s strategies. Ms. Hirsch joined RD Legal in 2016 as Co-Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
