Return-Path: Received: from vps.transocean.com by vps.transocean.com with LMTP id gKqZImX3L1onIQAAInt2oQ ; Tue, 12 Dec 2017 07:36:05 -0800 Return-path: Envelope-to: bruce@transocean.com Delivery-date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 07:36:05 -0800 Received: from o4.mailings-q.law360.com ([167.89.1.233]:2453) by vps.transocean.com with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:128) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1eOmb4-0002Fe-UD for bruce@transocean.com; Tue, 12 Dec 2017 07:36:05 -0800 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=law360.com; h=from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=s1; bh=cY7dCocOy8ZLDBaYBRGR/6eHxps=; b=wjrbX1zdOwuyIco3wI8LT8r 2ThO3FV2zYr4W+BYEyYBppXOzPvqs6UBMOXiDDzB5JNoQdEszCjezgknoOFDBUry aDskrastZGhFQIGomRCDqVAFrP07lAHM+2FPJby1ig46DGa7pkKrhNxI9BIOkjnz csGzGOzImW1W74lfbmKE= Received: by filter0253p1las1.sendgrid.net with SMTP id filter0253p1las1-10744-5A2FF731-17 2017-12-12 15:35:13.285963826 +0000 UTC Received: from www.law360.com (ec2-54-84-241-164.compute-1.amazonaws.com [54.84.241.164]) by ismtpd0013p1iad2.sendgrid.net (SG) with ESMTP id sF0ZkrD-Q8KTa3-mlPvjFA for ; Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:35:13.113 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:35:13 +0000 (UTC) From: Law360 In-Depth To: bruce@transocean.com Message-ID: <5a2ff73131ed0_61462ab5f4ae4f645250922@ip-172-30-200-223.mail> Subject: Special Report: Litigation Finance Goes Mainstream Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-SG-EID: Opio7iv9VGQ4tDJiJszIh3zd7qYkeM6M7FLocQY/BAWQA/Oi1i1/pOqWVzFDzqueR+Kldlr9cGGZT8 w/iSO3gaeCvPrjHz2lucpEVVhu52OzoAiEWWig/iEukKKtSHBKwwaA8zZq7PRHYgwZFXGz/GMP9fRY Q94zkRLrCtbAYimJ3a8SjLvct65reQtQNxOYJfph6ZUejQVlSu+b/KTBA0un3XTLB+oFhDDFMlPGKy o= X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.6 X-Spam-Score: 16 X-Spam-Bar: + X-Ham-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "vps.transocean.com", has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see root\@localhost for details. Content preview: Once a taboo topic in the halls of BigLaw, litigation finance is winning over converts. And the peer pressure is building for rival law firms to join the bandwagon. Feature Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigma? [...] Content analysis details: (1.6 points, 3.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.0 URIBL_BLOCKED ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL was blocked. See http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/DnsBlocklists#dnsbl-block for more information. [URIs: law360news.com] -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record -0.0 T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD Envelope sender domain matches handover relay domain 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.0 HTML_FONT_LOW_CONTRAST BODY: HTML font color similar or identical to background 0.8 BAYES_50 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 40 to 60% [score: 0.5000] 0.0 HTML_IMAGE_RATIO_06 BODY: HTML has a low ratio of text to image area 0.7 MIME_HTML_ONLY BODY: Message only has text/html MIME parts 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid 0.0 T_DKIM_INVALID DKIM-Signature header exists but is not valid X-Spam-Flag: NO

Once a taboo topic in the halls of BigLaw, litigation finance is winning = over converts. And the peer pressure is building for rival law firms to joi= n the bandwagon.=20=20

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Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigm= a?

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By Natalie Rodriguez

Once a taboo topic in the halls = of BigLaw, litigation finance is winning over converts. And the peer pressu= re is building for rival law firms to join the bandwagon.=20=20

Survey

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What Your Col= leagues Think Of Litigation Finance

By Cristina Violante

We asked, and you answered. H= ere are the results of Law360’s inaugural survey on third-party legal= funding.

News Analysis

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Why Investors= Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding

By Andrew Strickler

They often don’t know e= xactly what they’re buying, and there’s an ever-present chance = they could come up empty in a given case. Here’s why investors are fl= ocking to litigation finance anyway.

	News Analysis Judges Search For Balance On Disclosing Litigation Finance By Erin Coe As third-party funding takes on a larger r= ole in U.S. litigation, judges are starting to set guideposts about when in= formation surrounding these secretive deals must be disclosed. Here are som= e of the biggest rulings and developments in the field.
	Feature Regulating Litigation Finance, At Home And Abroad By Cristina Violante Regulation of third-party funding is still= scant in the U.S., and it varies widely in jurisdictions overseas. Here, L= aw360 lays out the patchwork of regulations governing the burgeoning indust= ry.=20
	Op-Ed The Case For Litigation Finance In Commercial Litigation By Eric Robinson and Daniel Huyett Litigation finance is part of the conversa= tion for an increasing number of companies — and it is a subject that= litigators ignore at the risk of client relationships.
	Op-Ed Shine A Light On 3rd-Party Litigation Funding By John H. Beisner While reasonable minds can disagree on the= propriety of third-party litigation funding in the abstract, there is a gr= owing consensus that these arrangements should be disclosed.

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Feature

3D"954"

Has Litigation Finance Shed Its Stigm= a?

By Natalie Rodriguez

Once a taboo topic in the halls= of BigLaw, litigation finance is winning over converts. And the peer press= ure is building for rival law firms to join the bandwagon.=20=20

Survey

3D"414"

What Your Col= leagues Think Of Litigation Finance

By Cristina Violante

We asked, and you answered. = Here are the results of Law360’s inaugural survey on third-party lega= l funding.

News Analysis

3D"skyscrapers.jpg"

Why Investors= Are Taking The Leap To 3rd-Party Funding

By Andrew Strickler

They often don’t know = exactly what they’re buying, and there’s an ever-present chance= they could come up empty in a given case. Here’s why investors are f= locking to litigation finance anyway.

News Analysis=

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Judges Search For Balance On Disclosing Litigation Finance

By Erin Coe

As third-party funding takes on a larg= er role in U.S. litigation, judges are starting to set guideposts about whe= n information surrounding these secretive deals must be disclosed. Here are= some of the biggest rulings and developments in the field.

Feature

3D"414"

Regulating Litigation Finance, At Home And Abroad

By Cristina Violante

Regulation of third-party funding is s= till scant in the U.S., and it varies widely in jurisdictions overseas. Her= e, Law360 lays out the patchwork of regulations governing the burgeoning in= dustry.=20

Op-Ed

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The Case For Litigation Finance In Commercial Litigation

By Eric Robinson and Daniel Huyett<= /p>

Litigation finance is part of the conv= ersation for an increasing number of companies — and it is a subject = that litigators ignore at the risk of client relationships.

Op-Ed

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Shine A Light On 3rd-Party Litigation Funding

By John H. Beisner

While reasonable minds can disagree on= the propriety of third-party litigation funding in the abstract, there is = a growing consensus that these arrangements should be disclosed.

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