2024 speakers
David Kerstein
FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR, ARCADIA FINANCE
David J. Kerstein is a Founder and Managing Director of Arcadia Finance. Arcadia is a New York-based, commercial litigation finance company with a mission to invest in meritorious litigation. Arcadia’s goal is to make litigation funding as fast and convenient as possible. Backed by multiple and flexible capital providers, Arcadia helps clients and firms finance, monetize, and share risk on legal assets. Through seamless collaboration, a sophisticated and transparent approach to setting deal terms, and an unparalleled focus on efficiency, Arcadia helps clients navigate potential challenges and make well-informed decisions, resulting in expedited disbursement of funds.
An early adopter of litigation finance with ten years of experience as a funding professional, Dave uses his depth of knowledge and experience to serve as a trusted and strategic partner and advisor to lawyers and clients seeking to manage litigation risk and spend. Before entering the world of litigation finance, Dave spent fifteen years as a trial lawyer handling complex commercial disputes at Gibson Dunn. With his deep experience as a litigator, Dave understands the landscape attorneys and their clients face when pursuing important claims and is uniquely positioned to help them navigate it.
Dave is a sought-after speaker and recognized leader in litigation finance who has been named among Lawdragon’s “Global 100 Leaders in Legal Finance” and selected by Who’s Who Legal as a “Thought Leader in Third Party Funding.” He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his J.D. and B.A. Prior to founding Arcadia, Dave served as Validity Finance’s Managing Director and Senior Investment Officer. In addition to co-leading Validity’s origination and structuring teams, he helped to guide Validity’s strategic growth into new and expanded markets and avenues for investment. Prior to joining Validity, Dave was a Senior Investment Manager at Bentham IMF, now Omni Bridgeway.
Dave is a sought-after speaker and recognized leader in litigation finance who has been named among Lawdragon’s “Global 100 Leaders in Legal Finance” and selected by Who’s Who Legal as a “Thought Leader in Third Party Funding.” He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his J.D. and B.A. Prior to founding Arcadia, Dave served as Validity Finance’s Managing Director and Senior Investment Officer. In addition to co-leading Validity’s origination and structuring teams, he helped to guide Validity’s strategic growth into new and expanded markets and avenues for investment. Prior to joining Validity, Dave was a Senior Investment Manager at Bentham IMF, now Omni Bridgeway.