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TPF Firms Attract Top Legal Talent
In a recent article from the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), third party funders are rushing to hire top legal talent. Bentham IMF has hired ten new attorneys in the past two years, and [...]
ICSID to Require Disclosure of Third Party Funding in Amended Arbitration Rules
The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID") released its Proposals for Amendments to the ICSID Rules. One change in particular, Proposed Rule 21, creates a new duty to disclose third-party funding. In [...]
Eric Z. Chang Appointed to Co-Lead Young ICCA Mentorship Program
__________________________________________ Young ICCA recently announced the appointment of three new office holders to the organization's Mentoring and Events initiatives. Eric Z. Chang and Gloria Alvarez will lead the Young ICCA Mentoring Programme, while Prince-Alex Iwu will be [...]
Singapore Convention on International Mediation
On June 25, 2018, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) finalized the draft Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, to be known as the Singapore Convention. UNCITRAL's Working Group [...]
Govenor Brown Signs International Arbitration Amendment Into Law
California Govenor Edmund G. Brown has signed Senate Bill 766 into law. The California legislature unanimously approved the bill on 5 July 2018. The new law amended sections of the California International Arbitration and Conciliation Act and [...]
Chambers Ranks Third Party Funders
The legal publisher Chambers and Partners has started ranking litigation funders in the United States. In its inaugural ranking, Chambers and Partners divided six funders into three tiers — Band 1, Band 2, and Band 3. Band [...]
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