[Mickydtron]

It seems like the funding coming from outside investors wouldn't really increase the incentive for lawyers to drag things out. If they're paid by the hour, then they already have that incentive, and resist it or not at their own discretion. If they're paid contingently, then their motivation is to get a win as quickly as possible, or drag things out if that will make the payment much larger. Again, they have that motivation regardless of who's paying them. What this would change is make it possibly less likely that the 'client' would run out of money before you can finish the job.