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Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Firm-Funder Partnerships
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.
CIO Roundtable: Art of the Deal from Terms to Returns
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
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.
Talking IP at the 2021 LitFin Dealmakers Forum
This year’s LF Dealmakers Forum was a hybrid conference, combining in-person guests and speakers along with virtual ones. It was a balancing act between providing a normal and engaging experience, presenting high-quality content, and keeping pandemic safety rules firmly in mind.
Day Two Recap of the LF Dealmakers Conference
Day two of of the two-day event saw a trio of panels that covered topics such as investment strategy and risk management, the interplay between fund types, and litigation finance as a tool for ESG.
Day One of LF Dealmakers Concludes
Day one of the two-day 2021 LF Dealmakers conference has officially concluded. The day included a keynote address from Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, six panel discussions, and a host of networking opportunities.
Judge Shira A. Scheindlin Delivers the Keynote Address at LF Dealmakers
The LF Dealmakers conference kicked off this morning with a keynote address from Judge Shira A. Scheindlin. The address was titled “Litigation Finance: Survey of a Shifting Landscape,” and covered four main issues: ethics, fee sharing, disclosure regulations and privileged communications between funder and attorneys.
Some Considerations for IP Lawyers Regarding Litigation Finance
The recent LF Dealmakers conference in NYC highlighted several key issues facing the funding industry. And there exists a clear overlap between litigation funding and IP, given that IP is the most-funded legal sector at the moment (additionally, the organizer of LF Dealmakers, Wendy Chou, hosts an annual IP Dealmakers event). So naturally, one of the topics discussed at LF Dealmakers is how IP lawyers should interact with the funding market.
LF Dealmakers Forum Brings Together Legal Funders, Lawyers, Academics and In-House Counsel
This past Wednesday and Thursday saw New York City play host to the 2nd annual LF Dealmakers Forum. Hosted by Wendy Chou, whose popular IP Dealmakers Forum served as a launchpad for a similar conference aimed at the litigation funding market, the sold out two-day event brought together industry experts and novices alike.
