Sentences with phrase «litigation funding companies»

With the recent emergence of international litigation funding companies in Canada, the next case heard on this matter at the appellate level may open the doors wider for litigation funders in a commercial context.

In a troubling development, third party litigation funding companies are becoming increasingly involved in Canadian class action cases.

Law firms and litigation funding companies, on the other hand, can use the LSF Index as part of their case selection criteria and early - stage case assessment.

Good examples of stocks in this category would be corporate wind - downs (presuming an adequate discount to intrinsic value), certain arbitrage / activist investing vehicles (but, frankly, many are pretty correlated), certain agri stocks, and also litigation funding companies.

Before joining TheJudge, Heidi worked for a litigation funding company in the UK, where she was responsible for origination.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Rob Ferguson has resigned as chairman of litigation funder IMF Bentham after failing in a push for the company's three executive directors, including founder Hugh McLernon, to retire from the board.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

To prevent any slippage, the report says, the federal government should reform the patent system to make litigation less common, ease financial regulations that may impose special burdens on start - up companies, and fund research programs aimed at some of the field's biggest challenges.

Aside from traditional allegations of excessive fees and mismanagement of company stock, ERISA litigation in 2016 included challenges to fund types, fiduciary processes and provider arrangements; expect more to come.

alternative assets, Argo Group, asset managers, bankruptcy, BDCs, business development companies, Colony Financial, de-leveraging, distressed assets, distressed consumers, distressed investing, Fortress Investment Group, income / dividend bubble, JZ Capital Partners, litigation funding, private equity funds

Those include: net - nets, shell companies (NOL companies, SPACs), contingent value securities (including patent trolls, CVRs, litigation claims) and discounted closed end funds.

On the agenda of ALEC's closed - door Energy, Environment, and Agriculture task force meeting is a model «Environmental Impact Litigation Act» that would allow companies to pay into a fund for the state to sue against environmental laws including the Clean Air Act.

The proposed ALEC model «Environmental Impact Litigation Act,» based on a law passed in North Dakota in 2015, would allow coal, oil, and gas companies to pay into a fund for the state to sue against a number of key federal environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act.

«But we're worried, like everybody else, that the litigation will although not officially tie up the progress that Cape Wind can make, make it very tough to raise the funding that's necessary to put down deposits on turbines, cables, and vessels, and as a result, delay the development... If our company were facing the litigation threat that Cape Wind is, we would not be able to raise the investor capital and get the debt that we need until there's a resolution.»

Instead, it's like a high - stakes Kickstarter, where individual investors provide a piece of the funding for the litigation and the crowdfunding company facilitates putting all of those individual investments into one package.

This past week, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R - IA) and Senate Assistant Majority Leader John Cornyn (R - TX) wrote to the three largest litigation funders and asked the companies to be more transparent about their dealings.

Akin Gump is widely recognized for its strength in litigation and international arbitration, high stakes appellate work, financial restructuring, corporate transactions, investment funds, energy, global project finance and international trade and for its depth in regulatory and public policy, which allow the firm to provide a comprehensive suite of services for governments, companies and individuals worldwide.

We are frequently engaged as the independent broker and advisory agent for administrators, liquidators, trustees in bankruptcy, creditors and other financially distressed companies to arrange and advise on the most appropriate litigation funding or insurance option for their individual circumstances.

Later, when I joined Schulte Roth & Zabel, I focused my practice on representing hedge funds, publicly listed companies, and private clients, as both subjects and victims in criminal and regulatory investigations on the state and federal level, and in a variety of state and federal litigation arising from commercial and investment disputes, including claims of fraud, securities class actions, and derivative actions.

The successful candidate will split their time working for Woodsford Litigation Funding and our sister company, Woodsford TradeBridge.

-- LCIA Shareholders Dispute: Litigation between a prominent Ukrainian businessman and businesses associated with a well - known «oligarch» in relation to the US$ 1 billion sale of a number of companies and involving allegations of the misappropriation of hundreds of millions of dollars of corporate funds through related party transactions.

The case involved a group of litigation funders that financed a $ 1.6 bn case brought by Excalibur Ventures, an aspiring oil exploration firm, against two US oil companies.

Litigation funder Bentham Europe has selected Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan as its adviser on a claim by some of Volkswagen's largest shareholders against the company in Germany over the emissions rigging scandal the car maker has been embroiled in.

Represented a former senior officer of several related major mutual fund companies in an SEC investigation and in enforcement litigation.

«With the expanding litigation funding universe, I'm delighted to join the team at this exciting time and look forward to furthering the company's relationships with litigants and their lawyers alike in the years ahead» Rob Warner.

Representation of minority shareholders in home healthcare franchising companies in various state court litigation involving breach of fiduciary duty, breach of a shareholders» agreement, fraud and other tort claims, including successfully prosecuting charges for violation of court orders freezing millions of corporate funds, resulting in a civil contempt judgment that included a jail sentence.

Harbour Litigation Funding, the company's litigation financier, currently maintains a $ 1B AUM, and has doubled its capital deployment over the past yLitigation Funding, the company's litigation financier, currently maintains a $ 1B AUM, and has doubled its capital deployment over the past ylitigation financier, currently maintains a $ 1B AUM, and has doubled its capital deployment over the past year alone.

Third party funding It is possible to obtain third - party funding for cases with a high chance of success and a high net value, which can be of particular help for companies that can not afford the expense of litigation or want to minimise their exposure to the cost of litigation.

Notable mandates: Successfully represented Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a libel and defamation action; representing former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj in litigation proceeding contesting election in Etobicoke Centre; acting on the establishment of a large residential real estate private equity fund; a complex reorganization of an existing real estate private equity fund into private REIT, the investors in which include several of Canada's largest pension plans and mutual funds; acted for the purchaser in excess of 230 quick service restaurants in Ontario, B.C., and Quebec; acted for management in a proxy dispute involving an interlisted TSX and ASX company, involving various interest holders in several international jurisdictions; represented Pharmascience Inc. at Federal Court of Canada; represented clients such as Apotex Inc. in trademark dispute; represented Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association in matters before the Trademark Opposition Board.

Notable mandates: Counsel on Accor SA's sale of Motel 6 chain regarding Canadian assets worth about $ 30 million; litigation counsel to CourtCanada Ltd. in its multi-million-dollar lawsuit against the Ontario Government; acted in resolution of shareholder dispute in real estate holding companies valued at over $ 70 million; counsel to Harris & Partners Inc. in its capacity as CCAA monitor in restructuring of The Futura Loyalty Group Inc.; acted as vendor of assets of a Canadian company and U.S. affiliate valued at over $ 25 million to a U.S. private equity fund.

TheJudge also provides litigation finance through third - party funders and litigation finance companies.

Brokered a # 7m package of litigation funding / insurance for a client who was allegedly defrauded into parting with his significant shareholding in a company which rapidly increased in value.

Investec has become the first bank in the UK to offer commercial litigation funding to help companies pursue civil claims in court.

After the litigation commenced the employer made unfounded allegations that it had discovered that the employee had misappropriated company funds.

Tim is a member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Queen Mary) Task Force on Third Party Funding in International Arbitration, and was formerly Company Secretary and a director of the Association of Litigation Funders of England & Wales.

Litigation funding or litigation finance, as it is sometimes referred to, allows individuals and companies to take on litigation and arbitration cases that they might not otherwise be able to afford, and / or to hedge the costs and risks involved in sucLitigation funding or litigation finance, as it is sometimes referred to, allows individuals and companies to take on litigation and arbitration cases that they might not otherwise be able to afford, and / or to hedge the costs and risks involved in suclitigation finance, as it is sometimes referred to, allows individuals and companies to take on litigation and arbitration cases that they might not otherwise be able to afford, and / or to hedge the costs and risks involved in suclitigation and arbitration cases that they might not otherwise be able to afford, and / or to hedge the costs and risks involved in such matters.

The subject was litigation funding and how it relates to companies in bankruptcy and receivership.

We look forward to working with our partners in Scandinavia and helping Scandinavian companies to use litigation funding for such strategic purposes and give them a competitive advantage.»

Third party funding is only allowed in limited circumstances i.e. the funder must have a lawful or legitimate interest in the litigation, for example as a creditor or a shareholder of a company that is a party to the litigation.

We are especially pleased as both were landmark developments for the industry with our New York operation being the first US office for a European litigation funder and our Oslo business being the very first litigation finance company on the ground in Scandinavia.

In June 2016, Therium was the first company to launch a litigation funding business in Scandinavia with the establishment of Therium Nordic AS in Oslo.

The firm is widely recognised for its strength in litigation and international arbitration, high - stakes appellate work, financial restructuring, corporate transactions, investment funds, global project finance and international trade and for its depth in public policy, which allow the firm to provide a comprehensive suite of services for governments, companies and individuals worldwide.

They include: (1) regulatory law and enforcement work, because industries from banking to private equity funds to large oil companies will likely be targets of the new administration, while health insurance companies will be subject to heightened regulation; (2) litigation, because a Democratic administration will probably push back tort reform measures, giving rise to more lawsuits; (3) «green» law, i.e., representing companies that deal in green technology, whose growth will be stimulated by likely tax incentives as well as a cap and trade system; and (4) real estate, because the bailout legislation will most likely require banks availing themselves of the benefits to begin issuing mortgages again.

Practice head Georgie Messent specialises in the waste sector and in 2016 assisted waste companies both in relation to litigation, including a significant nuisance action, as well as on various transactional matters; in one example of the latter, Messent acted for Cory Environmental Group and its fund managers on the sale of its municipal waste business, Cory Environmental Municipal Services, to Biffa Waste Services.

In A Company v A Funder decided in late 2017, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands approved third party funding of a non-insolvency related commercial litigation matter.

Since 1995 the litigation funding industry in Australia has enjoyed a statutory exception to the common law prohibition against maintenance and champerty to assist company administrators and liquidators to pursue debts on behalf of creditors of a company.

Woodsford Litigation Funding today announced that Fidelma Macken SC, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland and a former judge of the Court of Justice of the European Union, has joined the company's non-executive Investment Advisory Panel.

She has represented oil companies, banks, casinos, funds, hospitals, large land proprietors and developers in complex business disputes, commercial and residential foreclosures, bank and creditors» rights litigation, insurance litigation, consumer credit, contract disputes, ERISA, landlord - tenant litigation, libel, negligence, and personal injury.

Unfortunately, rather than be honest and discuss his inability to fund the litigation as a result of the credit card companies» new policy, Complainant began manufacturing grievances in an attempt to gain leverage over Mr. Warner and obtain as much in free legal services as possible before representing himself pro per...