On the latest episode of the LFJ Podcast, Steven Shinn, founder of FinLegal, described the solutions his platform provides for both funders and lawyers, and explains his company’s points of differentiation with other third party platform providers.
LegalPay bills itself as India’s ‘first homegrown litigation finance company.’ The business was founded in 2020 by Kundan Shahi, and strives to expand the reach of legal funding as both an alternative asset class and a means to increase access to justice.
The concept of blockchain investing is still a mystery to many consumers. To many it sounds complicated, risky, and predicated on guesswork. Blockchain-style investment in third-party legal funding is a new concept, and one that brings with it questions about transparency and disclosure.
Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces the launch of phase two of The Equity Project, its groundbreaking initiative designed to increase diversity in the business of law.
Last week, Litigation Finance Journal held a special digital event on the evolution of corporate portfolio funding. How has portfolio funding evolved over the years? Why have corporates been slow to adopt the practice? How is COVID impacting that adoption rate? And what can funders do to convince corporates that the benefits of portfolio funding outweigh any perceived drawbacks?
The litigation funding landscape is expanding to accommodate an ever-increasing number of players. Increased regulation, professional organizations, and a push for standardized funding agreements indicate a maturing industry that’s become an integral part of the legal world.
Liti Capital SA, a Swiss-based litigation funding provider that has opened up private equity investing to the masses through blockchain technology, is launching staking for its wLITI token.
When funding leader Burford Capital took a long look at the ways legal and finance teams manage legal assets for their companies, they learned a lot. Most vitally, there are three things companies can do to make better use of their legal assets.
Liti Capital’s wLITI token, a wrapped version of the Swiss company’s LITI equity token, has been listed on the Bitcoin.com Exchange on 24 August at 10:00AM UTC. wLITI is trading with BTC and USDT pairs.
The firm of Addleshaw Goddard has long been a proponent of third-party litigation finance, having used it to support clients in an array of diverse jurisdictions. Now they are launching a tailored set of solutions for clients, encompassing third-party funding, damage-based agreements, conditional fee agreements, and after the event insurance.
