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Vaughn Walker, retired Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and a member of Bentham’s Investment Committee, sat with ALM’s Ben Hancock for a podcast interview where he took industry critics to task as well as discussed the benefits of litigation finance.

Bentham IMF Legal Counsel Julia Gewolb discusses the Singapore Parliament’s recent passage of legislation allowing the use of litigation finance in international arbitration cases.

Bentham IMF’s New York Investment Managers and Legal Counsel, Dave Kerstein and Jim Batson explain how Bentham structures its financing deals to enable risk sharing while delivering simplicity, fairness, and transparency.

Supporting whistleblowers and their lawyers in cases exposing fraud committed against the government is a priority for Bentham IMF.

Law360 published an expert analysis column written by Bentham IMF’s Chief Investment Officer, Ralph J. Sutton, which sets forth several predictions about major commercial litigation funding trends to watch in the new year.

Every century or so, the legal industry evolves to help parties deal with the ever-increasing costs of litigation.

Law.com published an article written by Bentham IMF Legal Counsel, John Harabedian, regarding the assortment of notable legal decisions relating to litigation funding that were handed down in 2016.

A jaw-dropping 59% of firms reported that “non-hourly” fee projects were as profitable or more profitable than standard hourly billing.

Litigation funding may provide an effective alternative to selling receivables for law firms looking to quickly improve cash flow, enhance profitability, and preserve future revenue.

Law firm portfolio funding is a form of litigation finance involving a third-party investment in several cases on which the same law firm has been engaged on a contingency basis.

Litigation finance is an important tool that can help debtors and trustees improve recoveries for their stakeholders. Here's how.

Bentham must consider a host of important financial and economic factors when considering whether to fund a case.

Bentham welcomes a new addition to its U.S. investment committee - former chief judge of the Northern District of California, Vaughn R. Walker.

Litigation funding is rising in Asia, giving law firms and their clients new opportunities to pursue strong claims in a wide variety of cases.

Firms that are experiencing a slowdown may find value in litigation funding as a means of taking on high-risk cases.

The latest issue of Norton Rose Fulbright’s International Arbitration Report focuses on recent changes to the rules surrounding third-party funding in international arbitration.

Litigation funding provides in-house counsel with the ability to pursue claims while overcoming the objections they typically hear from their financial team.

Though the ancient doctrine of champerty is on the decline, it’s still used in some jurisdictions to invalidate funding agreements.

There are ethical rules funders and lawyers must be mindful of that prevent a third party from directly influencing case strategy.

Los Angeles Investment Manager David Gallagher recently participated on a panel discussion about litigation funding hosted by LACBA's Antitrust & Unfair Business Practices Section.