Litigation Finance Insider
Posts
The Second Circuit’s YPF Reversal: A Practitioner’s Take on What It Means (and Does Not Mean) for Litigation Funding

The Second Circuit’s YPF Reversal: A Practitioner’s Take on What It Means (and Does Not Mean) for Litigation Funding

Litigation Finance Insider
March 30, 2026

Erick Robinson of Cherry Johnson Siegmund James argues that the Second Circuit’s YPF reversal, while a significant setback for funder-backed sovereign litigation, reflects inherent appellate and jurisdictional risks rather than any flaw in the litigation funding model, with further avenues including arbitration preserving potential upside and reinforcing the importance of diversification and risk pricing.