Getting a boost from a third-party investor in litigation is still a relatively new concept for lawyers and businesspeople in the United States, but it appears to be gaining steam, according to the results of a new survey.
The second annual Litigation Financing Survey [PDF], sponsored by Burford Capital, a provider of investment capital and risk solutions for litigation, and conducted by Briefcase Analytics, a business intelligence firm, surveyed private practice lawyers, in-house counsel and financial...