The demand for litigation finance has consistently grown since it began to gain widespread acceptance of law firms and claim owners.
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Litigation Finance
Litigation is an expensive, risky, and distracting proposition. However, meritorious legal claims constitute assets for the owners of those claims. Litigation finance represents the opportunity for claim owners to pursue valid legal claims and monetize those assets under a variety of circumstances including where a claim owner:
The increasing availability of litigation finance enables companies to avoid the high costs of litigation without forgoing meritorious legal claims. Litigation finance enables claim owners to treat legal claims as discrete assets capable of being partially or completely financed.
Longford Capital
Longford Capital is a private investment company that invests in commercial litigation believed to be high value and meritorious. We provide capital to (i) companies to pay attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred in litigation and (ii) invest in portfolios managed by leading law firms. If the litigation is successful, Longford Capital is paid back its investment plus an agreed upon return. If the litigation is unsuccessful, the client owes us nothing.
We manage a diversified portfolio of legal claims, and consider investments in business-to-business contract claims and other commercial claims, antitrust and trade regulation claims, intellectual property claims (including patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret), fiduciary duty claims, fraud claims, domestic and international arbitration, claims in bankruptcy and liquidation and a variety of others.