The commercial litigation finance industry has entered its fifth year of having an on-the-ground presence in Canada, with Omni Bridgeway (formerly known as Bentham IMF) having been the first funder to establish Canadian operations when it opened a Toronto office in January 2016
In the current environment, businesses affected by mandatory closures, as well as their lawyers, may face constraints on cash and difficult decisions. Dispute finance options may be part of the solution for businesses seeking to relieve pressure on legal budgets and manage cash flow. We thought a quick overview of dispute finance might be useful for those looking for new strategies.
Caught in a reps & warranties insurance dispute following a merger? See how funding from Omni Bridgeway allows companies to pursue claims without putting resources at risk.
In the current environment, claimants, particularly businesses affected by the mandatory closures, as well as their counsel, may face constraints on cash and difficult decisions. Dispute finance options may be part of the solution for businesses seeking to relieve pressure on legal budgets and manage cash flow. We thought a quick overview of dispute finance might be useful for those looking for new strategies.
Partnering with a funder like Omni Bridgeway can help you maximize your claim’s potential recovery, while mitigating the risk in the event of an unfavorable outcome.
For investment bankers tasked with monetizing a firm’s legal assets, litigation funding can provide the tools needed to unlock the value of a company’s meritorious claims.
Omni Bridgeway has welcomed talented new colleagues to the team as the company continues its international expansion. The appointments include global leadership positions following the merger of IMF and Omni Bridgeway in November 2019 and important roles in Australia in response to increased appetite for dispute finance solutions. Omni Bridgeway can also announce it is expanding its footprint into New Zealand, where the firm is already active in several actions.
Litigation finance can offer in-house counsel a path to modernization lined with benefits that include increased profits, a decrease in litigation spend, and an experienced partner with whom to share the risk of litigation.
As litigation finance continues to grow, many firms are discovering they can use it as an alternative to taking on debt while maximizing revenue from their portfolio of litigation matters
The Federal Court of Australia has today granted leave for the claimants in the two combustible cladding class actions to expand the claims against the respective defendants in those actions. The class actions are being funded by IMF Bentham and the claimants are represented by William Roberts Lawyers.
Decision Alert: The Supreme Court of Canada affirms a debtor’s litigation finance agreement with Bentham Canada. We discuss what this could mean for U.S. insolvency practitioners.
IMF Bentham Limited and Omni Bridgeway are excited to announce that IMF Bentham Limited and its subsidiary companies, including Bentham IMF, are adopting the unified global name of Omni Bridgeway, following a shareholder vote at the company's General Meeting on 14 February 2020.
Startup guru Andre Gharakhanian disucsses his move from Big Law to a startup practice, his philosophy about representing early-stage companies, and his expert advice to company founders on everything from the search for legal counsel to the value of litigation finance as a tool for resource-challenged startups.
One may need to bring an enforcement action that will capture debtor’s assets or create enough leverage with the debtor to force payment. But enforcement against an unwilling debtor can be complex, time consuming and very costly—and even more so when the debtor and its assets are situated abroad.
For insurers and their outside counsel, litigation finance can offer creative ways to pursue subrogation and reinsurance claims that otherwise may have been left behind.
The Conservative Case for Litigation Finance: We discuss how litigation finance has become an integral part of our legal system and what this means for lawyers and claimants.
