Litigation funding - the practice of an outside entity financing the costs of investigating and litigating a case - has become a fixture of the legal industry. Law firms of every size can now avail ...

Evan Glassman and Anthony A. Onorato of Steptoe & Johnson write that the rule prohibiting a for-profit law firm from having non-lawyer shareholders represents a bright line in an otherwise gray area - ...

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The landscape of legal practice has significantly changed due to the proliferation of third-party litigation funding, a financial mechanism that provides capital to plaintiffs, including patent owners ...

With more states adding or considering restrictions on third-party funding of lawsuits, one of the largest litigation finance firms is now planning to invest directly in some law firms. “We are ...

Alternative litigation financing is becoming more common. My client wants to utilize an alternative litigation financing organization while his case is pending. Although I have recommended against it, ...

Jan 14 (Reuters) - The latest congressional effort to place disclosure requirements on outside investors' financial stakes in U.S. litigation appears to have faltered after Democratic and Republican ...

“At its core, this bill would make patents and other intellectual property rights effectively unenforceable for the Davids of our economy: small inventors, startups, and entrepreneurs who challenge ...

Financial services firm Burford Capital wants to change that, the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Aug. 17). The company, which specializes in “litigation finance,” hopes to purchase stakes in ...

Law360 (November 18, 2025, 5:23 PM EST) -- Over the past decade, there has been a substantial rise in the number of attorneys using litigation funding to help prosecute or defend a case. This area is ...