Litigation Finance Deal Counsel
Litigation Support Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 2
About
Provided by Much Shelist, P.C.
The majority of Much's work in the continually evolving litigation funding space involves helping commercial litigation funding clients prepare and negotiate transaction documents with their counterparties, which consist of plaintiffs and law firms seeking funding to pursue matters on behalf of plaintiffs. Additionally, they have also helped commercial and consumer litigation funders navigate inside corporate matters, worked on funder-fundee disputes (both on the funder and fundee side), and helped fundees carefully evaluate risk and opportunity of funding offers from competing funders.
The Much team regularly assists in securing funding for cases in the areas of general commercial litigation (breach of contract, business torts, and other commercial disagreements), antitrust and competition (litigation related to anti-competitive practices, market manipulation, and other antitrust issues), asset recovery, bankruptcy and insolvency, and patent and intellectual property (claims that allege the infringement of intellectual property rights, particularly patents).
Chambers Review
Chicago-founded Much Shelist's litigation finance team has a strong record of working with leading litigation funders on the negotiation and documentation of prepaid forward purchase agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Much Shelist team are a great value-add. We have been working with them for years and they are one of our go-to counsel for litigation funding deals."
"Much Shelist provide excellent value for their services. They are one of the few firms that have true expertise with litigation finance agreements."
"The Much Shelist team are a great value-add. We have been working with them for years and they are one of our go-to counsel for litigation funding deals."
"Much Shelist provide excellent value for their services. They are one of the few firms that have true expertise with litigation finance agreements."
Notable Practitioners
Jeremy Waitzman is a principal at Much Shelist. His work on litigation funding includes advising borrowers and lenders on deal structuring, negotiation, documentation and compliance.
"Jeremy has an incredible wealth of experience in this area. He is very strategic about how to approach a deal and has good instincts on the commercial aspects of the industry."
Jeremy has good knowledge of the industry, including different regulatory regimes in different states.
Jonathan Friedland is a corporate and restructuring attorney at Much Shelist. A significant focus of his practice is representing litigation funders and funded parties through the negotiation and drafting of complex agreements.
"Jonathan has years of experience advising leading US commercial litigation finance firms.He is smart, practical and understands the needs and constraints of our business."
"Jonathan is adept at handling the complicated intersection of bankruptcy and funding."
"He knows the industry very well and is very professional, responsive and timely. He can turn around financing documents quickly."
Ranked Individuals at
Much Shelist, P.C.
USA - Nationwide