Peter Crossen – The growing list of litigation funding companies normally sees investment banking types setting up funds. But in the case of litigation startup Legalist the founder is a 23 year old Harvard dropout – just the sort of person to attract the attention of venture capital funders like Peter Thiel. Legalist founder Eva
Seasoned IP Litigator Scored Major Victories Powered By LawFuel –SAN FRANCISCO (September 23, 2019) – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Sarah Piepmeier has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice as a partner in the San Francisco office. The move also marks Sarah’s return to the firm, where she worked as an associate early in
Herald columnist Sasha Borissenko did a useful job of listing the oldest law firms in New Zealand, which include names reaching into the profession’s Jurassic period, well at least 150 years. She reported AUT Helen Dervan’s comments that firms if properly managed can survive in both upturns and downturns, which combined with the legal regulation
Power Law Briefing – A deliberate design feature of Bitcoin is that it enables users to buy or sell anything without revealing their identity. Yet, paradoxically, all Bitcoin transactions are stored publicly and permanently on blockchain. Now, as seen in recent cases, enterprising US prosecutors and private plaintiffs’ lawyers are using software called blockchain explorer
Tower to acquire Youi NZ Insurance portfolio Powered By LawFuel –Insurance market disruptor, Youi NZ Pty Ltd’s has announced its insurance portfolio is to be acquired by Tower Insurance Limited, after signing a Portfolio Transfer Agreement. Under the agreement, Tower Insurance will acquire around 34,000 in-force policies from Youi NZ for a purchase price of
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K3 Receives Accolades 3 Years From Launch Powered By LawFuel –K3 Legal has racked up an impressive list of award nods and accolades from a range of industry bodies, nearly three years on from the launch of the K3 brand. The Auckland firm has been named a finalist in three categories of the prestigious 2019
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Investment in response to growing demand from lawyers Powered By LawFuel –Augusta, the UK’s largest litigation and disputes funder by case volume announces it has raised a further US $115m from a multi-billion-dollar US-based investment manager. In 2018, Augusta secured GBP £150m from a global investment fund, to finance business growth and investment in funding
Roger Meltzer Spearheaded the Firm’s Adoption of the Mansfield Rule Powered By LawFuel –DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Roger Meltzer, global co-chairman and Americas co-chairman, has been named to the National Law Journal inaugural list of Equality Trailblazers. The list honors lawyers who have made outstanding efforts to impact gender and LGBTQ equality in both their
