Financial Poise™ and West LegalEd Center Announce “COMMERCIAL LITIGATION FUNDING 101 - 2018: Three Case Studies," a Webinar Premiering June 12th at 1:00 PM CST
CHICAGO (PRWEB) June 06, 2018 -- Once a fledgling industry predominantly used in the Commonwealth nations, litigation funding has over the past ten years becomes a well-accepted and prevalent practice in the United States. As the industry has evolved, so too have the menu of available products, strategic decisions made by funders and practitioners, and types of investors. This two-part Financial Poise COMMERCIAL LITIGATION FUNDING 101 - 2018 webinar series is geared towards educating attorneys and clients on legal/ethical, strategic, and business decisions when considering litigation funding, and investors seeking to learn about an increasingly mainstream asset class. Panelists include preeminent experts in the field of litigation funding, including academics who have written on the topic, investment managers at preeminent litigation funders, litigators who have used funding products, and independent litigation funding advisors.
The second and final episode of the series is Three Case Studies, and airs on June 12th at 1:00 PM CST (Register Here) and features Moderator Evan Fried of Greybridge Capital LLC. He is joined by Adam Gill of Covariant Capital LLC, Professor Anthony Sebok of the Cardozo School of Law, Joshua Sohn of Watson, Farley & Williams, and Elizabeth Vandesteeg of Sugar, Felsenthal, Grais & Helsinger.
As the legal funding market evolves, so too do the legal/ethical jurisprudence, strategic decisions inherent in utilizing funding, financial instruments used for funding, and nature of funder/funded relationship. In this webinar, a panel of experienced litigation funding professionals examine three live legal funding deals, and discuss how they impact considerations of (i) disclosure of litigation funding, (ii) fee-splitting and non-attorney ownership of law firms, and (iii) financial engineering of innovative funding deals.
The COMMERCIAL LITIGATION FUNDING 101 - 2018 Series is produced by Financial Poise.™ Both episodes will be available live through West LegalEdCenter and then on-demand following the live premiere.
As with every Financial Poise Webinar, each episode is delivered in Plain English understandable to investors, business owners, and executives without much background in these areas, yet is also valuable to attorneys, accountants, and other seasoned professionals. And, as with every Financial Poise Webinar, each episode brings you into engaging, sometimes humorous, conversations designed to entertain as it teaches. Each episode in the series is designed to be viewed independently of the other episodes, so that participants will enhance their knowledge of this area whether they attend one, some, or all episodes.
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