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Efforts in Congress to regulate or tax litigation funders have stalled amid opposition from an unlikely alliance of MAGA figures such as Laura Loomer, progressive Democrats and trial lawyers.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. An image focused on the legal side of monetary gains using a ...

Litigation funding - the practice of an outside entity financing the costs of investigating and litigating a case - has become a fixture of the legal industry. Law firms of every size can now avail ...

The introduction of a new tax on third-party litigation financing marks a significant shift in how profits from this burgeoning industry are regulated. Under the new legislation, detailed in Title VII ...

Since 2022, investors have experienced a steady drumbeat of macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty — from a historic increase of over 500 basis points in the fed funds rate, to war in Ukraine and ...

In recent years, the issue of litigation finance has gained significant attention as lawmakers grapple with the implications of third-party funding in legal disputes. The introduction of bills aimed ...

2025 was a challenging year for the litigation finance market, as fears of tax changes in the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act threatened to materially impact returns. However, as ...

Sept 11 (Reuters) - When litigants strike deals with outside funders to provide financial backing for their cases, the arrangements are usually top-secret. But a juicy trove of contracts has recently ...

BOSTON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LexShares, a leader in commercial litigation finance, today announced the launch of LexShares Marketplace Fund II (LMFII). With a $100 million target fund size, ...