Iron Ark PLLC · Iron Ark Funding
Business litigation funding, from the firm that tries the case.
Lawyer time · case costs · trial · judgment · collection
Updated October 2026
Iron Ark Funding is how Iron Ark PLLC funds the business cases it takes on. You have no agreement with any funder. Your engagement is with the firm alone: you sign one engagement letter, the firm decides which cases it takes and funds, and settlement is always your decision. We commit our lawyers’ time – from tens of thousands of dollars’ worth on a smaller case to millions on the largest – and, on contingency matters, depending on how the case underwrites, we can also carry the costs of the case: expert fees, discovery, depositions, and filing and arbitration fees. That commitment runs through settlement, trial, appeal, and judgment – and, where the defendant won’t pay, collection. We are paid from the recovery.
What Iron Ark Funding covers
- Lawyer time. Senior lawyers carry the case from the first demand through trial, on contingency rather than by the hour.
- Case costs. Damages and industry experts, forensic accountants, e-discovery, depositions, and court and arbitration fees – carried by the firm on contingency matters, depending on how the case underwrites and as the engagement letter sets out.
- Trial and appeal. We build cases to be tried, and we stay with them through post-trial motions and appeal.
- Judgment and collection. A judgment or award is only worth what it collects. Where a defendant won’t pay, we pursue enforcement: domesticating the judgment, asset discovery, liens, garnishment, and confirming and enforcing arbitration awards.
How it differs from third-party litigation funding
A third-party funder finances a claimant’s case and is repaid from the recovery, usually alongside a separate contingency or hourly arrangement with the claimant’s lawyers. With Iron Ark Funding, the firm is both counsel and funder.
| Question | Third-party funding | Iron Ark Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Who funds | A separate funder | The law firm handling your case |
| Agreements you sign | A funding agreement and an engagement with counsel | One engagement letter |
| Who you deal with | Your lawyers and the funder | Your lawyers |
| Who decides whether to settle | You, under the terms of the funding agreement | You |
| What it covers | Usually fees and costs, as the funding agreement sets out | Lawyer time and, depending on underwriting, case costs, through collection |
Some courts and states now require parties to disclose third-party funding arrangements. Contingency fees and lawyers’ advances of case costs are generally treated differently, but the rules vary by forum, and we address them at engagement.
When a funder says no
Third-party funders decline many of the requests they receive, and many set minimum investments that rule out moderate-size claims. A decline is often about the funder’s portfolio, not the merits. If a funder has passed on your case – or you haven’t asked one – we underwrite it on our own terms: liability against the documents, provable damages, a defendant that can pay, and a budget that makes sense against a realistic recovery.
What we fund
- Earnout and post-closing M&A claims.
- Founder disputes and founder rights.
- Securities and investor claims, including opt-out actions.
- Fiduciary-duty and governance claims.
- Partnership and shareholder disputes.
- Art-market claims.
- Enforcing judgments and arbitration awards.
- Class actions, where the claims and the class support it.
From moderate-size claims to $100 million-plus cases.
How we decide
Every case is reviewed twice: once as trial lawyers – does the liability theory hold up against the documents, and can we prove the damages? – and once like investors – can the defendant pay, what will it cost to win, and how long will it take? When a case passes both, we commit to it: our lawyers’ time and, on contingency matters, the costs of the case, through trial and collection. We turn down more cases than we take; that discipline is what lets us fund the ones we accept all the way through. How we take cases on contingency.
How it is priced
Contingency: a share of the recovery, set case by case based on risk, stage, expected cost and duration, and whether the firm carries the costs. Hybrid structures are available where a client prefers to share the cost. Who bears costs, and in what circumstances – including if the case is unsuccessful – is set out in the engagement letter before work begins.
Common questions
Is Iron Ark Funding a third-party litigation funder?
No. It is how Iron Ark PLLC, the law firm, funds the cases it handles. You sign one engagement letter with the firm and nothing with anyone else.
What does Iron Ark Funding pay for?
Our lawyers’ time and, on contingency matters, depending on how the case underwrites, the costs of the case – expert fees, discovery, depositions, and filing and arbitration fees – through settlement, trial, appeal, judgment, and, where needed, collection.
What do I owe if we lose?
On a pure contingency, no fee. Whether you owe anything for costs depends on the engagement and is set out in writing before work begins.
Who decides whether to settle?
You do. Settlement is always the client’s decision.
How large a case will you fund?
From moderate-size claims to $100 million-plus cases. The lawyer time we commit runs from tens of thousands of dollars’ worth on a smaller case to millions on the largest.
A funder turned my case down. Will you look at it?
Yes. A decline is often about the funder’s portfolio or its minimum, not the merits. We underwrite each case on its own terms.
Do you fund cases already in litigation?
Yes, when the case underwrites. We review the record, the posture, and the remaining economics before we decide.
Will you collect on the judgment?
Where a defendant won’t pay, we pursue enforcement of judgments and arbitration awards as part of the engagement.
A strong claim shouldn’t wait on a funder.
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