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Eva Shang on Litigation Finance Funds
Jun 27, 2024
Eva Shang, co-founder of Legalist Inc., discusses starting a litigation finance fund, overcoming challenges, and the importance of partnerships. They explore teamwork, fund strategies, alternative credit strategies, and borderless payments. Shang explains Legalist's growth strategy, data-driven approach, and reflections on complexity in finance and career paths.
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- Litigation finance funds offer opportunities for plaintiffs against deep-pocketed defendants.
- Legalist's strategy mitigates risk by pooling cases and leveraging AI technology for underwriting.
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Founding Legalist through Data Scraping and Alternative Credit Fund Focus
Eva Shang, Harvard dropout turned co-founder of Legalist, launched an alternative credit fund that specialized in litigation financing, leveraging technology from scraping judicial websites. The innovative approach targeted financing cases with high success potential, benefiting plaintiffs lacking funds against deep-pocketed defendants.
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