Is the capital truly non-recourse?

Yes. If the matter does not recover, HLC bears the loss. The claimant owes nothing. This is contractually fixed at facility execution and is not waivable.

Will HLC direct the litigation?

No. The Non-Interference Doctrine is constitutional, not procedural. Counsel and claimant retain full authority over strategy, settlement posture, and conduct of the matter.

How long does the underwriting process take?

Typically eight to eighteen weeks from documented submission to funded SPV, depending on matter complexity and the maturity of the documentary record.

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Hudson

Litigation Capital

Institutional Funding of Complex Legal Assets

⸻  From the House  ⸻

Hudson Litigation Capital advances non-recourse capital to claimants and firms of record whose matters are consequential, well-pleaded, and worthy of patience. Engagement is by written inquiry and proceeds under formal information barriers.

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The house declines more matters than it accepts, and considers that the whole point.

— J. Adeyemi, Chief Underwriting Officer

The Principals

W. Hudson · Managing Principal
E. V. Hudson · Managing Partner
J. Adeyemi · Chief Underwriting Officer · Chair, Investment Committee
J. Villalba · Head, Capital Solutions
D. Jason-Smith · Director, BD

The House & its principals →

Deed of Instruments

Four instruments, quietly kept.

Litigation Finance Agreement

Non-recourse capital advanced to a claimant or firm of record against the recovery of a single matter or a defined portfolio. The instrument is quiet; the discipline is not.

LFA

II.

Claim Purchase Funding

Capital extended to a third-party Purchaser acquiring an existing claim from its owner. Secured on a first-priority basis, with a three-to-five percent upfront fee borne by the Purchaser before deployment and a success multiple to the house before Purchaser distribution.

CPF

III.

Silent Partner

Discreet claimant liquidity, capped at forty-nine percent, non-controlling, and structured to preserve the claimant's authority over the matter and its counsel.

SP

IV.

Counterclaim Defense Capital

Operated by an affiliate behind a formal information barrier. Capital extended to defendants asserting affirmative counterclaims. Never crossed with the claimant book.

HLCDC

The schedule in full →

⸻  Articles of the House  ⸻

Four doctrines, quietly enforced.

The Articles of the House are not slogans. They are the governing constraints under which the Investment Committee deliberates and the firm deploys capital. They are applied uniformly, irrespective of matter size, jurisdiction, or counterparty.

I. Seriousness

We decline more than we accept, and consider that the point. The test is fourfold: retained counsel; a worked-up matter; institutional commitment; and a mature record. All four must be satisfied. This determination is final and not subject to appeal.

II. Non-Interference

Authority over counsel and matter is preserved absolutely.

III. Patience

Capital is quiet. Duration is priced, not resented.

IV. Correspondence

We write. We do not market.

Schedule A

Duration-Banded Return Floors

DurationMultipleIRR Floor

0–18 mo.2.5×45%

19–36 mo.3.0×40%

37–60 mo.3.5×35%

60 mo. +4.0×30%

Indicative only. Underwriting is bespoke; the floor is the floor, not the ceiling.

By Correspondence Only

Written inquiries are received at the address below and answered in writing.

Submit a Matter Address the House

Mark all correspondence "HLCDC Enquiry" for counterclaim defense matters.