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Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q4 2022
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Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q4 2022

The LexShares team continues to feel bullish on the litigation finance industry’s overall trajectory, despite broader economic concerns compounded by ongoing international conflict...

  • Lane Dietmeier
    Lane Dietmeier
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
3 min read
Co-founder & President Jay Greenberg Reflects on a Decade at LexShares
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Co-founder & President Jay Greenberg Reflects on a Decade at LexShares

When I first met LexShares co-founder Max Volsky over lunch in 2013, I never could have imagined where our conversation would lead...

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
2 min read
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q3 2022
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Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q3 2022

Amid broader market uncertainty, the LexShares team continues to appreciate the insulation that we believe investments in legal claims provide versus other traditional assets...

  • Cayse Llorens
    Cayse Llorens
  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
4 min read
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q2 2022
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Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q2 2022

Two bright spots for liquidity in the litigation finance industry took place this quarter with the announcements of a new secondary fund and a new market study...

  • Cayse Llorens
    Cayse Llorens
  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
5 min read
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q1 2022
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Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q1 2022

The first quarter of 2022 was highlighted by economic turbulence at the macro level and the publication of new research at the industry level...

  • Cayse Llorens
    Cayse Llorens
  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
4 min read
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q4 2021
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Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q4 2021

Commercial litigation finance continued to grow and evolve throughout 2021, highlighted by an overarching maturation of the asset class...

  • Cayse Llorens
    Cayse Llorens
  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
5 min read
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q3 2021
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Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q3 2021

Several high-profile funded matters in the United Kingdom and Australia were publicly disclosed during the third quarter...

  • Cayse Llorens
    Cayse Llorens
  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
6 min read
As Alternative Investing Grows, How Will Litigation Finance Evolve?
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As Alternative Investing Grows, How Will Litigation Finance Evolve?

LexShares CEO Cayse Llorens addressed the future of litigation finance investments during a recent industry-focused event...

  • Cayse Llorens
    Cayse Llorens
2 min read
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q2 2021
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Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q2 2021

Litigation finance remained in the headlines throughout an eventful quarter, which saw several successful capital raises across the space...

  • Cayse Llorens
    Cayse Llorens
  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
6 min read
Litigation Finance 2.0: A Harvard Business School Case Study on LexShares
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Litigation Finance 2.0: A Harvard Business School Case Study on LexShares

HBS explores LexShares' role as an innovator in the “frontier” asset class of litigation finance...

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
2 min read
How My Business Works: An Inside Look at LexShares and Litigation Finance
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How My Business Works: An Inside Look at LexShares and Litigation Finance

Commercial litigation funding is a fast-growing niche within the larger umbrella of litigation finance investing, as LexShares CEO Cayse Llorens explains during a recent podcast...

  • LexShares
    LexShares
2 min read
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q1 2021
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Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q1 2021

As the U.S. court system begins to address a significant backlog of civil cases, the litigation finance industry is showing continued signs of growth and maturity through the early months of 2021...

  • Cayse Llorens
    Cayse Llorens
  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
5 min read
Litigation Finance for Accredited Investors: A Primer [Q&A]
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Litigation Finance for Accredited Investors: A Primer [Q&A]

Historically, litigation finance has remained out of reach for the broader investment community. LexShares Co-Founder Jay Greenberg explains why that is quickly changing...

  • LexShares
    LexShares
7 min read
LexShares Receives Majority Investment From Brockhurst Capital Partners
Company News

LexShares Receives Majority Investment From Brockhurst Capital Partners

Brockhurst is managed by technology entrepreneur and investor Cayse Llorens, who will be joining LexShares as its CEO. Jay Greenberg, LexShares' founding CEO, will transition to President of the firm...

  • LexShares
    LexShares
2 min read
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q4 2020
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Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q4 2020

Throughout 2020, the litigation finance industry became even more deeply rooted in the U.S. legal system, as courts and bar associations continued to recognize the potential upside of increased access to third-party funding...

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
5 min read
Introducing a Brand-New LexShares Investor Dashboard
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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
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q3 2020
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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
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How Litigation Finance Can Support Private Equity Investors

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
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q2 2020
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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
Litigation Finance Industry Outlook: Q1 2020
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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
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 [http://www.legalweekshow.com/legaltech/east/] in New York. It was moderated by Jim McCarroll (Partner, Reed Smith)..

  • Jay Greenberg
    Jay Greenberg
43 min read
Diversification, Uncorrelated Assets, and Litigation Funding
Litigation Funding

Diversification, Uncorrelated Assets, and Litigation Funding

Financial advisors have always stressed the importance of mitigating risk by diversifying portfolios through investment in a wide range of uncorrelated assets. Nowhere is this point illustrated more saliently than in times of..

  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
3 min read
What is Litigation Finance? An Attractive New Asset Class for Accredited Investors
Litigation Finance

What is Litigation Finance? An Attractive New Asset Class for Accredited Investors

Litigation finance for commercial lawsuits—also called lawsuit financing or litigation funding—is a powerful and distinctive form of investment that traditionally has been available only to law firms and institutions with considerable..

  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
3 min read
Litigation Finance

A New Litigation Finance Model for Business Disputes

Business litigation is always a costly proposition. Although fraught with risk, it often represents a party’s only hope for redressing wrongs. The decision to bring suit is a momentous one, with the..

  • Max Volsky
    Max Volsky
2 min read
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