Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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Panel 1: Moderate Stakes Litigation
Panel 2: Large Commercial Litigation
Panel 3: Obligations of Lawyers
In recent years a new phenomenon called Alternative Litigation Funding (ALF) has begun to have a major impact on lawsuits. ALF is the name given to two sets of practices that are similar in some respects, but different in others. In one, small amounts, up to about $10,000, are provided to personal injury or other modest stakes plaintiffs, to enable them to pay their expenses while their case is pending. In the other, sophisticated investors put up large sums—often several million dollars—to help fund large commercial litigation. The unifying aspect is that the advances in both situations are non-recourse, which means that the investor is only paid if the plaintiff wins or settles the case.
The symposium touched on three topics, including consumer litigation, commercial litigation, and lawyer issues and obligations.
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Conference Note
Panel: Moderate Stakes Litigation
Moderator: Alan Morrison, GW Law
Panelists:
Gary Chodes, Oasis Legal Finance (Submission)
Kirby Griffis, Hollingsworth LLP (Submission)
Burton Leblanc, Baron & Budd (Submission)
Susan Lorde Martin, Zarb School of Busines, Hofstra University (Submission)
Arthur Wilmarth, GW Law (Submission)
Panel: Large Commercial Litigation
Moderator: Jonathan Molot, Georgetown Law Center
Panelists:
Michael Abramowicz, GW Law (Submission)
Sean Coffey, Blackrobe Capital (Submission)
Richard Fields, Juridica Capital Management
Deborah Hensler, Standford Law School (Submission)
Bill Rubenstein, Harvard Law School (Submission)
Gary Rubin, Skadden (Submission)
Remarks were made by Kenneth Feinberg, Founder and Managing Partner, Feinberg Rozen LLP; former Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001
Panel: Obligations of Lawyers
Moderator: Roger Trangsrud, GW Law
Panelists:
Thomas Morgan, GW Law (Submission)
Anthony Sebok, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (Submission)
Philip Schaeffer, White & Case (Submission)
The event is co-sponsored by the James F. Humphreys Complex Litigation Center.