Tag: Lake Whillans Litigation Finance

Observations and insights on the litigation finance industry, from the founders of Lake Whillans.

Insights offering the Canadian viewpoint and legal framework of litigation funding.

Litigation funding can help your law department achieve its peak performance. 

Lake Whillans’ Marla Decker says NJ disclosure rule could show concerns over litigation finance are overblown. 

We can expect that additional state bars will weigh in on litigation finance in due course and that the discussion of ethics in relation to funding will continue to evolve.

There is a clear trend among courts across the United States towards removing obstacles to commercial litigation finance. In this article, we discuss the law in four prominent jurisdictions.

A guide to the main steps in raising funding, for those new to the process. 

Although each case has unique elements, standard practices guide the funder-claimholder relationship.

Marla Decker of Lake Whillans discusses how the recent American Bar Association recommendations compare to current standard practices.

Highlighting key issues raised by the ABA and offering suggestions on how counsel might best interpret the document.

An exploration of three growth areas in the current funding landscape: (1) deals involving funding for larger corporations, (2) law firm portfolio funding, and (3) acquisition of claims by litigation funders.