Earlier this year, the Australian Law Reform Commission published a Discussion Paper relating to its 'Inquiry into Class Action Proceedings and Third-Party Litigation Funders (DP 85)' and invited responses to the proposals, commentary, analysis and questions in the Discussion Paper. You can view Woodsford's response [...]
Due to the outsize expense and risk inherent in patent litigation, it is a natural fit for litigation funding. Partnering with a litigation funder allows a patent owner to achieve equal footing against larger, better-resourced defendants and to offset some of their risk to the [...]
Woodsford Litigation Funding is seeking a versatile Business Development & Sales Manager to help drive growth across an exciting international business, with particular emphasis on the US market. Our new Business Development & Sales Manager will be responsible for identifying and pursuing valuable law firm [...]
Woodsford is pleased that our CEO, Steven Friel, has been selected for this year's 'Lawdragon Global 100 - Leading Consultants and Strategists to the Legal Profession'. Lawdragon state: "The emergence of advisors and consultants to the world's lawyers is one of the biggest trends of [...]
We have 2 opportunities to join our rapidly expanding business – as an Investment Officer based in either London or Philadelphia or a Business Development Manager based in Philadelphia. For the Investment Officer role you’ll need to be a US-qualified lawyer with substantial patent [...]
Prior to the development of litigation finance, there were few workable solutions for boutique law firms seeking to reduce financial pressure while also driving growth. Traditional credit providers are ill-suited to consider a law firm’s contingent receivables as a valuable asset. However, litigation finance providers [...]
Woodsford has become the first global litigation funder with a permanent presence on the ground in Israel, with the the appointment of Yoav Navon as a Consultant, based in Tel-Aviv. Woodsford's CEO, Steven Friel commented: “We are already funding a number of Israeli parties in [...]
Woodsford Litigation Funding announces further expansion as new senior solicitor joins from Skadden. Appointment of Simon Walsh, move to new office in Bloomsbury and record deal-flow in Q1 2018. With the appointment of Simon Walsh as Senior Investment Officer, the move to new larger offices [...]
Having outgrown our West London home of over 8 years, we're pleased to announce that we are moving to new premises in Bloomsbury, Central London on Monday 16th April 2018. The new Central London office will provide significantly more space for our expanding team, while [...]
Due to the substantial costs and risk inherent in patent litigation, it is a natural fit for litigation funding—in particular for smaller, entrepreneurial inventors and patent owners who find themselves pitted against larger, more well-resourced defendants. Partnering with a litigation funder allows a patent owner [...]
