2026 Litigation Funding Trends

Jeffery Lula of GLS Capital predicts that the litigation funding market in 2026 will be shaped by the return of appellate monetization as judgment preservation insurance fades, intensifying scrutiny around disclosure and regulation, a sharp rise in cross-border and enforcement-driven funding, recalibrated patent risk assessments after USPTO procedural shifts, and growing use of MSO and related structures as funders play a larger role in law firm financing.