Litigation funder Lake Whillans has hired a litigator from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to help the growing financier vet cases for potential investment.

Garrett Ordower, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Garrett Ordower, an associate in Wachtell’s litigation department since 2012, will start his new job at the funder on May 1, according to Lake Whillans co-founder Lee Drucker. Ordower will be a managing director at the company and will largely work on assessing investments, Drucker added.