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Litigation Finance
June 10, 2026
The Union League ClubNew York, NY
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Showing 1 of 1 Streams
8:00am - 8:55am
Registration & Breakfast
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8:55am - 9:00am
Opening Remarks
9:00am - 9:45am
Current state of the litigation finance market
  • Andrew Langhoff - Founder, Red Bridges Advisors
  • Jeffery Lula - Managing Director, GLS Capital
  • Evan Meyerson - Managing Director, Head of US Commercial Investments, Burford Capital
  • Don Butterworth - Vice President, D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
  • Stuart Grant - Co-Founder & Managing Director, Bench Walk Advisors
  • Jeffrey Hechtman - Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
9:45am - 10:30am
Policy and practice: industry response to evolving regulation
  • Christopher Capitanelli - Partner, Winston & Strawn
  • Erick Robinson - Partner - Cherry Johnson Siegmund James Board Member - ACAA, American Civil Accountability Alliance (ACAA) & Cherry Johnson Siegmund James
  • Timothy Duree - Partner, Bailey Glasser
  • Brian Michalek - Intellectual Property Practice Vice Chair and Partner, Saul Ewing
  • Dai Wai Chin Feman - Chair, US Chapter, International Legal Finance Association
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10:30am - 11:15am
Networking Break
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11:15am - 12:00pm
New models, new returns: understanding the MSO value proposition
  • Boris Ziser - Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
  • Matthew Sherman - Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group
  • Leanne Wilson - Managing Director, Contingency Capital
  • Doug Gruener - Partner, Corporate Group of Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
  • Ed Scanlan - Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bridge Legal
  • Joseph Dunn - Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Legal Assets,, Fortress Investment Group
12:00pm - 12:45pm
From silos to syndication: How banks and funds are shaping institutional collaboration in litigation finance lending
  • Nicholas D’Aquilla - President, Counsel Financial
  • Anthony Barwacz - Managing Director, One William Street Capital Management, L.P.
  • Luke Darkow - Portfolio Manager, Aperture Investors
  • Heather Bandonell - Director of Lending, Juris Banking Group, Western Alliance Bank
  • William Tompkins - Senior Vice President, Legal Relationships Manager, Truist Bank
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12:45pm - 1:45pm
Networking Lunch
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1:45pm - 2:15pm
Navigating the synergy: litigation funding and insurance in commercial disputes
  • Jason Bertoldi - Global Team Leader, Litigation & Contingent Risk Insurance, Alliant Insurance Services
  • Gerald Meyer - Vice President, Investments, Gerchen Capital Partners
2:15pm - 3:00pm
Global deal flow: unlocking international opportunities in litigation finance
  • Martin Gusy - Partner, Bracewell
  • Erik Bomans - Chief Executive Officer, Deminor Litigation Funding
  • Tatiana Markel - Partner, Baker Hostetler
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Beyond the ruling: Innovative structures for award monetization
  • Mahendra Nambiar - Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer, Rocade Capital
  • Lisa Richman - Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
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3:30pm - 4:00pm
Networking Break
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4:00pm - 4:30pm
Capital efficiency and portfolio performance: Meeting institutional investor expectations
  • Steven Huttler - Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
  • Christopher Princis - Executive Vice President, CAMG
  • Kelly Daley - Founder, Celsia Capital
  • Stewart Ackerly - Director & Head of Origination, Statera Capital
4:30pm - 5:15pm
The mass torts playbook: economics of large-scale plaintiff aggregation
  • Chris Dore - Chief Strategy Officer, Bridge Legal
  • Sindhu Daniel - Partner, Scott + Scott
  • Amanda Fox Perry - Founding Partner, Fox McKenna
  • Gerald Meyer - Vice President, Investments, Gerchen Capital Partners
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5:15pm - 6:15pm
Cocktail Reception
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