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Alternative litigation financing is regulated in the UK and Wales through the Code of Conduct of the Association of Litigation Funders of England and Wales. In the US, the commercial financing industry is newer and so far, the commercial litigation funders have not yet established a formal association. Bentham suggests that guiding principles would help assure claimholders, lawyers, and the courts of the solidarity and moral compass of a U.S. association of commercial litigation funders.

Bentham’s investment can assist oil and gas industry companies that are considering or have filed for bankruptcy.

Litigation funding can provide a highly effective way to increase revenue without compromising the bottom line at law firms and corporations.

Learn more about the ways smaller companies and their counsel use litigation funding to their advantage.

Once again, the work product doctrine has been affirmed as a shield against the production of documents shared with litigation finance firms.

For those looking to launch a litigation boutique firm, a primary concern is how to cover initial overhead expenses without personally acquiring mountains of debt. Here’s how portfolio funding can help.

Learn more about the ways that litigation finance can help management committees create value for their firms and clients

ABCs are an increasingly common choice for insolvent companies looking to liquidate assets without going through the traditional Chapter 7 or 11 bankruptcy process.

In this Debtwire podcast, Bentham IMF’s Dave Kerstein, along with Morgan Lewis’ Ed Smith and James Moore, discuss financing litigation in the distressed space.

Most startups facing bet-the-company IP litigation will need experienced counsel and resources to survive.

What a difference a phrase makes. How the removal of "under this chapter" by Congress in its 2011 amendments to 28 U.S.C. section 1391 caused SCOTUS to limit a patent holder’s choice of venue to the defendants’ place of incorporation in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC.

Bentham IMF frequently receives litigation funding inquiries from companies of all sizes facing potentially enterprise-endangering trade secret theft.

Three years after its rejection by the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce renews its attempt to stifle litigation finance through a broad automatic disclosure rule.

Here's how Senior Associates can use litigation finance to develop new client relationships and build their book of business.

Litigation funders are increasingly helping litigants with one of the most challenging issues they face: collecting on a judgment.

Litigation funding can provide distinct advantages for oil and gas companies that are seeking ways to generate or preserve capital as they emerge from an industry-wide downturn.

At the 16th Annual Legal Malpractice and Risk Management Conference, New York Investment Manager Jim Batson participated on a panel discussion that addressed some of the key truths insurers need to understand about litigation finance. Read on for some of the highlights of the topics discussed.

Bentham IMF’s whistleblower program can provide funding to cover all or a portion of a whistleblower’s living and business expenses while the litigation is pending.

Funders like Bentham IMF are experts in determining the value of a company’s litigation assets.

Bentham IMF congratulates its U.S. Chief Investment Officer, Allison Chock, on her recent appointment to the board of directors for Public Counsel, the largest pro bono law firm in the nation.