Category Archives: Announcement
Maarten van Luyn joins Omni Bridgeway and IMF Bentham in Europe as Director of Collective Redress
AMSTERDAM, 23 January 2020: Omni Bridgeway and IMF Bentham Limited (ASX:IMF) are delighted to announce the addition of veteran commercial lawyer, Mr Maarten van Luyn, to the company’s expanding Europe team. Maarten joins as Director of Collective Redress, based in Amsterdam, where he will source, assess and manage high value strategic litigation finance solutions throughout Europe, with a focus on group claims and LegalTech solutions for group claims.
Litigation Finance Firm BlueWhite Legal Capital Expands Team With Experienced Law And Finance Professionals
NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — BlueWhite Legal Capital (“BlueWhite”), a privately-held litigation finance firm, today announced that Daniel Stone, most recently with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and Joseph Magnus, most recently with Morgan Stanley, have joined the firm as Managing Directors. Both individuals bring deep expertise in their respective fields of law and finance.
Former Boies Schiller Flexner Lawyers Launch Premier Litigation Boutique Roche Cyrulnik Freedman LLP
NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Kyle Roche, Jason Cyrulnik and Vel Freedman today announced the launch of a premier litigation boutique, Roche Cyrulnik Freedman LLP (RCF) (www.rcfllp.com). RCF’s 12 former Boies Schiller Flexner litigators, including two equity partners, represent the first breakaway firm from Boies Schiller Flexner LLP since that firm’s inception in 1997.
Baker Street Funding Announces Lawsuit Loans At All Time High
NEW YORK (PRWEB) JANUARY 15, 2020: Baker Street Funding is a legal funding firm located in New York City that specializes in providing plaintiffs and attorneys with pre and post-settlement funding. The driving force behind this organization is Daniel DiGiaimo, the CEO and President. Mr. DiGiaimo has an impressive back-ground in financial services and previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Oppenheimer & Co. Holding a minor in Law and a BA in Finance from PACE University, Mr. DiGiaimo manages all funding decisions and is responsible for the success of the company.
Harbour Litigation Funding expands European team with hire of Theo Paeffgen
Theo Paeffgen joins Harbour Litigation Funding today as a Director of Litigation Funding focusing on Continental Europe. Prior to joining Harbour, Theo was Regional Managing Director (DACH) at Vannin Capital, having acted as CEO of FORIS, a German focused litigation funder.
Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, Chicago-Based Litigation Finance Firm, Announces New Offices and Hires
CHICAGO, Jan. 8, 2020 –Delta Capital Partners Management LLC, a private equity and advisory firm specializing in litigation finance, today announced major milestones in its growth.
Affiniti Finance Announces £10MM Funding Line to Royds Withy King
We are delighted to announce we have established a funding facility with major law firm, Royds Withy King. This £10 million pound innovative funding facility will allow the law firm to offer clients a competitive edge in the litigation arena where the costs of pursuing claims to trial can be prohibitively expensive. The funding will enable clients to unlock claims which they might otherwise find difficult to bring or where they wish to structure their own finances to the benefit of their business interests rather than the litigation.
Allianz Identifies Five Risk Trends for Directors and Officers in 2020
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The range of risks facing company executives or directors and officers (D&Os) – as well as resulting insurance claims scenarios – has increased significantly in recent years. With corporate management under the spotlight like never before, a new report by insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) highlights five mega trends that will have significant risk implications for senior management in 2020 and beyond. The report, “Directors And Officers Insurance Insights 2020”, also examines some of the factors which are driving recent changes in the D&O insurance market after a period of sustained large loss activity.
$2.3 Billion of Capital Deployed Over 12-Month Period Across U.S. Commercial Litigation Finance Industry, According to First-of-Its-Kind Study
November 19, 2019—NASHVILLE— The first-ever detailed analysis of the U.S. commercial litigation finance industry places its size at $2.3 billion, leading U.S. litigation finance advisor, Westfleet Advisors, reported today in its inaugural Westfleet Advisors Litigation Finance Buyer’s Guide. Driven by data collected directly from litigation funders, the Guide represents the first reliable calculation of the size of the U.S. litigation finance industry and offers the most complete and revealing picture ever painted of the sector. This study includes data on the size, scope and focus of U.S. commercial litigation finance, as well as detailed profiles of many of the 41 litigation funders active in the space.
Segue Cloud Services Names Kevin Flood as Chief Operating Officer
Woodstock, NY—November 18, 2019, — Segue Cloud Services, a leading provider of cloud-based litigation finance management tools for the legal community, announced that it has appointed Kevin Flood, a proven business leader and former executive with the Coca-Cola Bottling System, as its new Chief Operating Officer. Flood will design and implement Segue Cloud Services’ ongoing business strategy, delivering both short- and long-term growth plans to build a robust organization serving attorneys and law firms across the United States.
