In this series from Slarskey LLC, Partner Evan Fried delves into hot topics in the world of litigation funding. Today's episode features Evan's conversation with Professor Tony Sebok, Co-Director at the Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law at Cardozo Law School. The discussion centers on the intersections of legal ethics and litigation funding.The conversation covers:

• the ethical responsibilities of attorneys in both client-directed and lawyer-directed legal funding
• Model Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4 and Alternative Business Structures (ABS) and their implications, including the impact of the first case dealing with a disciplinary issue related to an Arizona ABS and what the new rules mean for attorneys admitted to practice in New York
• predictions for what’s to come re: ethical issues in litigation funding

…and much more!

Resources:

• Click here to learn more about Aspen Publisher's Third-Party Litigation Finance:Law, Policy, and Practice, written by Professor Sebok
• Click here to learn more about Bloomsbury's The Law and Business of Litigation Finance, for which Evan Fried co-authored the chapter on U.S. legislation.