Opening Remarks

State of the Litigation Funding Market (Panel)

• Size of the market and recent trends
• Litigation finance scenarios and structures
• Regulatory activity and implications for the justice system

Emily Slater, Managing Director - Panelist

Burford Capital

Andrew Langhoff, Founder/Managing Director - Moderator

Red Bridges Advisors

Dai Wai Chin Feman, Director of Commercial Litigation Strategies and Corporate Counsel - Panelist

Parabellum Capital

Roni Elias, Asset Manager - Panelist

TownCenter Partners

Boaz Weinstein, Co-founder & Principal - Speaker

Lake Whillans

Why are Lawyers Hesitant about Litigation Funding, and Should they Be? (Panel)

• Court opinions re: disclosure
• Update on state legislation re: disclosure
• Update on state ethics opinions

Annie Pavia, Legal Analyst - Moderator

Bloomberg Law

Alanna Clair, Partner - Panelist

Dentons US

William Marra, Portfolio Counsel - Panelist

Validity

Anthony Sebok, Co-Director, Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law - Panelist

Cardozo School of Law

Morning Break

Third-party Funding and International Arbitration (Presentation)

• Brief introduction to international arbitration
• Funding challenges in the arbitration market
• Funding opportunities in the arbitration market

Hugh Carlson, Managing Director - Speaker

Three Crowns

A Law Firm’s Considerations in Taking a Case and Seeking Funding (Presentation)

Steven Molo, Founding Partner - Speaker

MoloLamken

Lunch Break

The Legal Industry: A Conversation between Kate Boyd and Abdi Shayesteh (Presentation)

• What are the economics of the future law firm
• What is the role of litigation finance as a disruptor in the legal industry
• How might data and analytics change the way we approach litigation
• How does this affect the future of legal education and training

Abdi Shayesteh, CEO & Founder - Speaker

AltaClaro

Kate Boyd, Chief Engagement Officer - Speaker

Validity

Fireside Chat with a Litigation Finance Broker (Fireside Chat)

• Mechanics of what a broker does
• Insights into picking the right funder
• A broker’s perspective on the market

Barry Kamar, Vice President and Legal Counsel - Speaker

Westfleet Advisors

Katie Sear, Legal Analyst - Speaker

Bloomberg Law

Due Diligence on Litigation Funders: The Funded Party and Investor Perspective (Presentation)

• Key attributes that make a litigation funder successful and reliable for funded parties and investors
• The litigation funder – funded party – attorney relationship
• The future of litigation finance as an asset class

Michael Kelley, Partner - Speaker

Parker Poe

Investing in Small Deals: Can it be Profitable and How Does it Differ from Large Transactions? (Presentation)

• The Smaller Litigation Finance Marketplace
• Economics of Smaller Litigation Fundings
• Considerations Unique to Smaller Litigation Fundings

Ben Ruzow, VP of Litigation Funding - Speaker

Argo Partners

Afternoon Break

Contingency Fee Based Docket Review (Presentation)

• How to properly evaluate a contingency based docket.
• Best practices for risk mitigation.
• Methodologies for reviews.

John Ray, Lead Consultant - Speaker

Mass Tort Nexus

Pitching the Case – A Guide to Finding Litigation Funding (Presentation)

• How to identify a case ripe for litigation funding
• How to Prepare for litigation funding due diligence
• The role of litigation counsel in the funding process

William Patterson, Partner - Speaker

Swanson, Martin & Bell

A Fresh Look at the Patent Assignment Agreement: Lone Star v. United Microelectronics (Presentation)

• When does a controlling agreement constitute a license?
• How to transfer ownership
• Impact and strategic takeaways from this case

Timothy Maloney, Partner - Speaker

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

Closing Remarks