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Ben Hancock is the Data Editor for ALM Media and Law.com. He is based in San Francisco.
November 29, 2017 | The American Lawyer
According to testimony in Waymo's trade secrets case against Uber, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr was retained to lead an investigation after an ex-employee in May made far-ranging allegations of corporate misbehavior.
By Ben Hancock
1 minute read
October 29, 2017 | The American Lawyer
A gas rig explosion off the coast of Nigeria ignited a class action against Chevron—but as the energy company's lawyers probed into the plaintiff's financing, the suit went up in smoke.
By Ben Hancock
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October 2, 2017 | The Recorder
There's no lawsuit yet, but a litigation-financing deal is helping pave the way for a group action in Jersey against CPA Global over foreign patent renewals.
By Ben Hancock
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May 18, 2017 | The Recorder
Robert Mueller III has deep roots in Northern California, where he served as U.S. attorney. We asked lawyers who worked alongside him—or faced off against him—to share their experi
By Ben Hancock
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May 11, 2017 | The American Lawyer
With a little sleuthing, it's not hard to see Gerchen Keller's fingerprints on trial that pit Irell & Manella and Boies Schiller lawyers against a team from W
By Ben Hancock
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May 5, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Publicizing a litigation funding deal is one way for a small company—or a small law firm—to signal that it's ready to fight. Still, the industry is a long way from full transpa
By Ben Hancock
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May 5, 2017 | The Recorder
CIO Ralph Sutton, who has led the company's U.S. operations since 2011, said in an interview Friday that he plans to start a new litigation finance venture. "It is with mixed feelings that I leave t
By Ben Hancock
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April 19, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Garrett Ordower is joining Lake Whillans in New York, where he'll help vet cases for potential inves
By Ben Hancock
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March 30, 2017 | The American Lawyer
Commercial litigation finance is a growing industry. But when it comes to the people who laid its foundations and those who are propelling the business today, it is an exceedingly small and interco
By Ben Hancock
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March 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt to loosen restrictions on private investment in the legal industry, dismissing arguments that ethics rules impinge on lawyers' First Amendment r
By Andrew Denney and Ben Hancock
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