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Introducing a Brand-New LexShares Investor Dashboard
Investing

Introducing a Brand-New LexShares Investor Dashboard

After sourcing valuable feedback from many of you, we are excited to launch a reimagined dashboard for LexShares investors – one designed to make your experience with us more informative and intuitive...

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
4 min read
4 Trends That Should Define Litigation Finance in 2021
Litigation Finance

4 Trends That Should Define Litigation Finance in 2021

The litigation finance industry remains highly active. With an eye toward the future, LexShares' Jay Greenberg examines which trends could shape the market next year...

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
6 min read
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q3 2020
Investing

Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q3 2020

Over the course of an unprecedented year, the litigation finance landscape has remained highly active within the context of a sustained global pandemic, the emergence of a “new normal,” volatile but robust capital markets activity, and a unique U.S. presidential election...

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
3 min read
How Litigation Finance Can Support Private Equity Investors [Podcast]
Investing

How Litigation Finance Can Support Private Equity Investors [Podcast]

Litigation finance market participation has been relatively muted among private equity investors, despite its potential to benefit PE-backed portfolio companies involved in a lawsuit...

  • LexShares
    LexShares
2 min read
Law Firm Funding Offers Path to Client Acquisition, Retention
Alternative Fee Arrangements

Law Firm Funding Offers Path to Client Acquisition, Retention

A decline in economic activity, coupled with the expensive, time-intensive, and unpredictable nature of litigation, will compel legal claimants to consider new methods for reducing their financial risk, if it has not already, writes LexShares' Allen Yancy...

  • Allen Yancy
    Allen Yancy
4 min read
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q2 2020
Investing

Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q2 2020

The litigation finance industry occupied the forefront of legal and investor media coverage during the past quarter, as demand on both sides of the marketplace continued to increase due to ongoing capital market volatility...

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
3 min read
Exploring Litigation Funding in the COVID-19 Era
Litigation Finance

Exploring Litigation Funding in the COVID-19 Era

Matt Reason, VP of Investments and Partnerships, describes LexShares' approach to litigation finance in this Womble Bond Dickinson webinar transcription...

  • LexShares
    LexShares
12 min read
How COVID-19 Will Shape Litigation Funding: The Short-Term Effects
Litigation Finance

How COVID-19 Will Shape Litigation Funding: The Short-Term Effects

Finding itself in a position that was unthinkable just a few months ago, and with the disruption showing no signs of abating soon, the legal industry must now contend with a “new normal.”..

  • Matthew Oxman
    Matthew Oxman
  • Allen Yancy
    Allen Yancy
6 min read
How Litigation Finance Can Ease Balance Sheet Pressure Amid Economic Turbulence
Financing Lawsuits

How Litigation Finance Can Ease Balance Sheet Pressure Amid Economic Turbulence

As law firms and corporations address the economic challenges posed by COVID-19, the Information Management Network (IMN) hosted a panel discussion with commercial litigation finance experts...

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
29 min read
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q1 2020
Investing

Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q1 2020

Even in a period of reduced liquidity, alongside a flight to assets such as U.S. dollars and government debt, investor demand for litigation related assets has remained strong--an assertion echoed by fellow litigation funders...

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
3 min read
Why Litigation Finance Transformed in the 2010s, and What 2030 Might Bring
Litigation Finance

Why Litigation Finance Transformed in the 2010s, and What 2030 Might Bring

Awareness and usage of litigation finance have grown rapidly since 2010. Why is the industry booming? How will it continue to evolve?..

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
7 min read
Three Ways Litigation Finance Can Help Corporate Legal Departments
Litigation Finance

Three Ways Litigation Finance Can Help Corporate Legal Departments

Corporate legal departments have been slower to recognize the benefits litigation finance can provide. Here are 3 things every GC should know about litigation funding...

  • Matthew Oxman
    Matthew Oxman
5 min read
Litigation Finance Is on the Rise - But Why?
Litigation Finance

Litigation Finance Is on the Rise - But Why?

The litigation finance industry has recently begun to explode in awareness and usage across the United States. Here are four factors driving the growth...

  • David Shack
    David Shack
5 min read
The State of the Litigation Finance Market in 2019
Conference

The State of the Litigation Finance Market in 2019

This post contains a transcript of a live panel on "The State of the Litigation Finance Market" recorded at the Information Management Network (IMN) in NY...

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
29 min read
An Introduction to Litigation Finance
Litigation Finance

An Introduction to Litigation Finance

This article first appeared on the American Bar Association website's Section of Environment, Energy and Resources. The thought leadership was developed by LexShares and contributed to the ABA as a resource for their..

  • David Shack
    David Shack
5 min read
Emerging Technologies in Litigation Finance: Opportunities and Challenges
Conference

Emerging Technologies in Litigation Finance: Opportunities and Challenges

The following is a transcript of a live panel recorded at the Harvard Litigation Finance Symposium, organized by the Harvard Law & Technology Society. It was moderated by Kate Boyd (Chief Engagement Officer,..

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
41 min read
Why We Partnered With GLG Law, a Leading Expert Witness Service
Litigation Finance

Why We Partnered With GLG Law, a Leading Expert Witness Service

Today we're announcing an exclusive partnership with GLG Law, one of the leading expert witness services in the legal industry. The partnership forms an innovative offering for attorneys and plaintiffs and aims to..

  • David Shack
    David Shack
1 min read
Choosing a Litigation Funding Partner
Litigation Finance

Choosing a Litigation Funding Partner

As the number of companies offering litigation finance continues to proliferate, the importance of choosing the right funder has never been greater. Users of litigation finance are faced with a wide array of..

  • Matthew Oxman
    Matthew Oxman
3 min read
Exploring Disclosure of Litigation Funding Agreements
Legal System

Exploring Disclosure of Litigation Funding Agreements

The rapid growth of the litigation finance industry in recent years has been remarkable. Over $15 billion in capital has been committed to litigation finance investments worldwide, and in the past five years..

  • Matthew Oxman
    Matthew Oxman
4 min read
Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions Surrounding Litigation Finance
Conference

Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions Surrounding Litigation Finance

The following is a transcript of a live panel recorded at the IMN Conference: "Financing, Structuring and Investing in Litigation Finance" in New York City. It was moderated by Marcus Green (Director of..

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
27 min read
How Do Litigation Funders Evaluate New Cases?
Financing Lawsuits

How Do Litigation Funders Evaluate New Cases?

Few things contribute more directly to the success of litigation funders and their investors than the steps taken to evaluate the cases they ultimately choose to finance. In assessing new investment opportunities, litigation..

  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
3 min read
Legalweek 2018: A Conversation About Legal Finance
Litigation Finance

Legalweek 2018: A Conversation About Legal Finance

The following is a transcript of a live panel recorded at the Legalweek 2018 Conference in New York. It was moderated by Jim McCarroll (Partner, Reed Smith), and the panel included Jay Greenberg..

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
43 min read
How Litigation Finance Can Benefit Law Firms with Arrears
Financing Lawsuits

How Litigation Finance Can Benefit Law Firms with Arrears

Wistfully gone are the days when attorneys could set up a successful law practice with nothing more than office space, a desk and chairs, an assortment of legal pads and pens, and a..

  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
3 min read
Litigation Finance Trends To Watch In 2018
Litigation Finance

Litigation Finance Trends To Watch In 2018

This article by LexShares’ co-founders Jay Greenberg and Max Volsky was first published on Law360 and is available here. The year 2017 was undoubtedly a landmark year for litigation finance. By all measures,..

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
5 min read
Looking Beyond the Almighty Billable Hour: Alternative Fee Arrangements
Financing Lawsuits

Looking Beyond the Almighty Billable Hour: Alternative Fee Arrangements

As mindful of precedent as attorneys and the legal profession must be, change does not often come easily. For many, billing clients by the hour has become as much a staple of the..

  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
2 min read
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