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Stature, history and perhaps a bit of mystery. The name Bentham IMF combines two of the most well-known and recognized names in commercial litigation finance.

It took two legal entrepreneurs in Australia to develop the first model for litigation finance. Hugh McLernon and John Walker are recognized by The American Lawyer Magazine recognized McLernon and Walker as one of the 50 top innovators in the legal industry in the past 50 years.

Say it isn’t so, or say it is so. Two hundred years ago and even more recently, litigation funders were considered ruthless scoundrels and access to justice was limited to only those who could afford the high costs of litigation.

Whether or not the American legal market is ready for commercial litigation funding, it is here and here to stay. Although commercial litigation finance may be new in the States, Bentham IMF’s parent, Bentham IMF Ltd, is the world’s most experienced commercial litigation funder and has been funding cases in Australia and around the world since 2001.