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Only 1-week until Information Management Network (IMN)’s International Litigation Finance Forum
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Date: Dec 1 2022
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On October 18th, 2022, IMN will host the International Litigation Finance Forum in London. The London edition of this one day summit will draw a diverse crowd of investors, litigation funders, brokers, corporate claimants, law firms and other entities in this developing market….
Key Takeaways from LFJ’s Special Digital Event: ESG in Litigation Funding
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Date: Dec 1 2022
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On Wednesday October 5th, LFJ hosted a panel discussion and audience Q&A covering various aspects of ESG within a litigation funding framework, including how funders consider ESG claims, how serious LPs are when it comes to ESG-related criteria, and the backlash swirling around the topic itself. Panelists included Andrew Saker (AS), CEO of Omni Bridgeway, Neil Purslow (NP), CEO of Therium Capital Management, and Alex Garnier (AG), Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager of North Wall Capital. The event was moderated by Ana Carolina Salomao, Partner at Pogust Goodhead.
Ask the Experts: What to Do When Deals Go Wrong
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In the final panel of the conference, Michael Kelley, Partner at Parker Poe, moderated a discussion on lessons that can be learned from past deal issues. Panelists included Chip Hodgkins, Managing Director of Statera Capital, Tracey Thomas, CEO of IP Zone, and Erika Levin, Partner at Fox Rothschild.
Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Firm-Funder Partnerships
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This Day 2 panel featured Alex Chucri, CEO and Founder of Pravati Capital, Vincent Montalto, Partner at DLA Piper, and Ronald Schutz, Partner at Robins Kaplan. The panel was moderated by Kathryn Boyd, Partner at Hecht Partners.
Adam Gerchen Discusses His Approach to Litigation Finance
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Day 2 of the LF Dealmakers conference kicked off with Roy Strom, a reporter at Bloomberg Law, interviewing Adam Gerchen, CEO of Gerchen Keller Partners and Keller Postman LLP.
How Qian Julie Wang’s Upbringing as an Undocumented Immigrant Informed Her Legal Career
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For the keynote address of the LF Dealmakers conference, Validity Finance Founder and CEO Ralph Sutton, introduced NY Times Best-Selling Author and Civil Rights Litigator, Qian Julie Wang. Her memoir, Beautiful Country, was ranked a best book of 2021 by the New York Times, and has been well-reviewed by many distinguished outlets.
CIO Roundtable: Art of the Deal from Terms to Returns
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Date: Dec 1 2022
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A panel consisting of Sarah Johnson, Senior VP and Co-Head of Litigation Finance at D.E. Shaw, Aaron Katz, Co-Founder and CIO of Parabellum Capital, David Kerstein, Managing Director and Senior Investment Officer at Validity Finance, and Joe Siprut, CEO and CIO of Kerberos Capital Management, discussed the various investment aspects of litigation funding as an asset class. The panel was moderated by Steven Molo, Founding Partner of MoloLamken.
A Recap of the Opening Panel at LF Dealmakers
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Date: Dec 1 2022
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Day 1 of the LF Dealmakers conference has begun. The opening panel saw Ted Farrell, founder of Litigation Funding Advisors, moderate a wide-ranging discussion on the state of legal finance. Panelists included James Bedell, Associate Director of Legal Finance at Yieldstreet, Cindy Chen Delano, Partner at Invictus Global Management, Stephen Kyriacou, Managing Director of Aon, and Michael Nicolas, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Longford Capital.
Day 1 Preview of the LF Dealmakers Conference
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Wednesday, September 28th 2022 is Day 1 of the 5th Annual LF Dealmakers event in New York City. LFJ will be covering the event live, via both on-site content and live-tweeting from our Twitter account. Below, we’ll offer a brief preview of what to expect on Day 1.
A Snapshot of ESG in Litigation Funding
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Date: Dec 1 2022
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As the litigation funding market continues to grow and evolve, funders are placing a higher value on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. This development raises questions about the connection between ESG and litigation funding, how litigation funders are currently addressing ESG, and what the future of ESG in litigation funding will look like.
The following article will offer answers to those questions and act as a general overview of the state of ESG in litigation funding.
