Litigation Finance Deal Counsel - USA - Nationwide
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
McDonald Hopkins is a Midwestern law firm with a well-respected litigation finance practice. The team regularly advises clients including alternative investment funds, litigation finance firms and borrowers on loan structuring, multi-jurisdictional disputes and bankruptcy issues, among other matters.
Strengths
McDonald Hopkins is incredibly efficient and effective in representing its clients in deals.
McDonald Hopkins is very responsive, practical and extremely commercial. This is combined with a real commitment to client service.
McDonald Hopkins has deep industry experience and expertise. It is able to be a one-stop shop for litigation finance and litigation insurance related needs.
Notable practitioners
Marc Carmel is the managing member of the McDonald Hopkins Chicago office. A large portion of his practice is devoted to assisting clients with commercial litigation funding, particularly in insolvency matters.
Marc Carmel is so smart. He is also one of those incredibly reliable parties: he is responsive, quick, knows the market super well and is also pleasure to work with. He really cares about his clients.
Marc Carmel is a rock star and I refer him to others all the time.
Marc is fantastic, with long-time experience and understanding of the industry. He provides great value of service and wisdom in advice.
Marc Carmel is constantly focused on providing exceptional service and being extremely responsive. He has a great background and knowledge of the litigation funding industry and knows how to get a deal closed.
Edward Reilly is counsel at McDonald Hopkins and has a wealth of experience in litigation funding. Reilly can often be found advising law firms on monetising its portfolios.
Edward Reilly was a delight to work with. He provided solid advice that was commercially-minded without being 'over-lawyered'.
