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Civil Litigation,
Law Practice

Apr. 16, 2018

Show us the money!

Wisconsin has enacted a first-of-its-kind law requiring disclosure of third-party financing. Are litigation funder concerns overblown?

Jason D. Russell

Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Litigation

300 S Grand Ave, Suite 3400
Los Angeles , CA 90071

Phone: (213) 687-5000

Fax: (213) 687-5600

Email: jason.russell@skadden.com

Columbia Univ Law School

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Hillary A. Hamilton

Associate
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

300 S Grand Ave #3400
Los Angeles , CA 90071

Phone: (213) 687-5576

Fax: (213) 687-5600

Email: Hillary.hamilton@skadden.com

Univ of Virginia School of Law

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Adam K. Lloyd

Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Email: adam.lloyd@skadden.com

UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA

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Show us the money!
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The rise in popularity of third-party litigation financing -- the funding of litigation by entities other than the parties themselves, their insurers or their counsel -- has provoked a commensurate surge in scrutiny and debate regarding the propriety of behind-the-scenes, opaque funding transactions. As third-party litigation funding becomes more widespread, courts and legislatures are demanding more transparency from entities with a direct financial interest in the o...

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