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Investments

Aug. 17, 2011

Lawsuits — the newest class of asset investment

For those investors looking for the "next big thing," lawsuits are the newest class of asset investment. By Kenneth A. Linzer and Elisha E. Weiner of Linzer & Associates PC


Have lawsuits become the newest class of asset investment? Will the next asset allocation include commercial litigation cases in addition to equities, bonds, cash and gold? Does "assumption of the risk" take on a whole new meaning as financing of commercial cases becomes a mainstay of in-house counsel's alternate fee arrangement repertoire? Could an attorney's next referral call come from a hedge fund rather than a client's general counsel?


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