General Partner
legal assets · since 2016
Legalist invests at the intersection of law, finance, and technology
Legalist pairs proprietary sourcing technology with rigorous legal underwriting. We invest in legal assets: credit and equity shaped by legal, regulatory, or government processes.
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$2.0 B
Assets under management
across strategies
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650 +
Investments in legal assets
since 2016
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300 +
Realized investments
to date
"The law must be stable, and
yet it cannot stand still."
Roscoe Pound, legal scholar
What We Do
- Litigation Finance We help companies and top law firms fund and monetize their commercial litigation and arbitration, including both single cases and portfolios.
- Government Receivables We advance capital against payments by government obligors, helping companies unlock future cashflows from local, state, and federal governments.
- Special Situations We finance companies in special circumstances that fall outside conventional credit, including debtor-in-possession financing for companies looking to restructure.
Meet Our Team
Where investment, legal insight, and technology come together.
Legalist brings together investors, lawyers, technologists, and operators to navigate complex opportunities with rigor and perspective.
General Partner
Eva Shang: Legalist Co-Founder Who Raised $1B
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Legalist Trying to Stay a ‘Niche’ With $415M: Litigation Finance
Legalist closed on its fourth and largest fund dedicated to litigation finance for $415 million. The fund will continue to focus on the low to mid-range cases that Legalist specializes in. It’s a bright spot in a difficult market for capital. The announcement comes as the funder celebrates 10 years in the litigation finance space. Shang co-founded Legalist in 2016 after dropping out…
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Legalist Closes $415 Million Legal Fund, Stays ‘True to Mission’
Legalist closed a $415 million fund dedicated to backing lawsuits, the tech-powered litigation funder said Tuesday. California-based Legalist’s fourth and largest fund deepens its investment in commercial legal assets, continuing to focus on single cases and portfolios. The funder also nearly doubled its assets under management in the past year, now managing $2 billion across all of its strategies. “When…
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