Evan Fried to Speak on NYC Bar Association Webinar Covering Third-Party Litigation Funding

November 17, 2025

On November 17, 2025, Slarskey LLC Partner Evan Fried will serve as a panelist for the New York City Bar Association's webinar on "Ethical Considerations of Third-Party Litigation Funding in Commercial Litigation."

The event, which will take place from 6-7 pm ET, will also feature Professor Anthony J. Sebok of Cardozo School of Law, Patrick Dempsey of Certum Group, Aviva Will of Burford Capital, and Boris Ziser of Schulte Roth & Zabel.

Panelists will cover:

• Disclosure of Litigation Funding Arrangements: The present status taken by various courts, including those in New York, concerning the discoverability of third-party litigation funding arrangements. Discussion to include analysis of current propose rule-making and lobbying between the plaintiff/funding bars and the defense-oriented/insurance players.
  Panelists
• Non-Attorney Ownership of Law Firms and Model Rule 5.4: Implications of Model Rule 5.4 (non-attorney ownership of law firms and attorney fee-splitting) as it pertains to litigation funding. Analysis of recent changes to the ethical framework to permit alternative business structures and how New York lawyers can associate with such structures.
• Insurance in Litigation Funding: Analysis of creative insurance products, such as wrapper financing, contingency insurance, and judgment preservation insurance, that may interact with third-party litigation finance. Discussion of how attorneys in New York should consider funding options as part of ethical duties to become reasonably abreast of developments in the law.

For more information or to register, click here.