The award is not the recovery: managing appeal risk after a large patent verdict
A substantial patent award does not guarantee recovery: post-trial motions and appeal may still reduce, overturn or significantly delay it. We consider how judgment preservation insurance and monetisation can help claimants manage that exposure, and why tighter market conditions make early advice and realistic expectations increasingly important.
Contingency Fee Insurance: A 101 Introduction for Commercial Litigators
How U.S. commercial disputes teams can de-risk contingency work without losing the upside.
Insuring a Client’s Own Legal Costs: A Middle Ground Between Self-Funding and Litigation Funding
Clients who can afford to litigate are increasingly reluctant to leave substantial legal fees fully exposed to risk. This article explores how insuring a client’s own legal costs can offer a pragmatic middle ground between self-funding and litigation funding in high-value commercial disputes.
A Year of Upheaval and Adjustment: The Evolving U.S. Litigation Finance and Insurance Market
It’s fair to say that 2025 has been a turbulent year for the U.S. litigation finance and insurance market. The industry, once seen as a niche financial instrument, found itself under intense scrutiny as legislative, underwriting and market forces collided to reshape the risk landscape.