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CAC Specialty’s Contingent & Litigation Risk Solutions Group is an integrated team of seasoned corporate litigators and senior investment bankers. Whether you are a litigation finance group, law firm, or corporate litigant, CAC’s industry-leading team can help you protect against downside litigation risk, lock in a core value to a legal asset, secure non-recourse financing to bring forward litigation proceeds, and decrease your cost of capital. CAC Specialty brings an innovative, proactive approach to insurance broking and structured solutions to solve your risk challenges – from the simple to the previously unsolvable.
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Fabricant LLP is a dynamic IP litigation boutique with unparalleled success enforcing or defending patent infringement claims involving the most important and cutting-edge technologies. We are experts representing plaintiffs and defendants in all high-tech industries including, audio processing, smartphone, semiconductor, automotive, payments, computer hardware and software, LED displays and lights, GPS location services among many others. Fabricant LLP is regularly ranked among the most active U.S. law firms representing patent owners in the courts and before the PTAB where it has achieved win rates for defeating validity challenges far above the national average.
Kerberos Capital Management is a boutique alternative asset manager. Kerberos’ flagship strategy is providing innovative capital solutions to law firms. The firm’s differentiated offerings leverage an extensive network of industry relationships, creative financing capabilities, broad credit structuring, and special situations expertise. Kerberos’ investment team is comprised of senior members from both the legal and private credit industries, including former principals of the world’s leading law firms and multi-billion dollar private credit funds. Kerberos was previously named one of the Top 3 Global Newcomers in private debt by Private Debt Investor magazine. Kerberos manages both separate accounts and pooled vehicles for institutional and high net worth investors worldwide.
Among the first private investment firms dedicated to litigation finance, Longford Capital’s team of former partners from national law firms possesses the experience and relationships necessary to identify and invest in what we believe to be the strongest cases. The firm offers non-recourse capital solutions to law firms, public and private businesses, universities, government agencies, and other entities with $25 million to more than $2 billion in dispute. Facing strong demand, Longford has grown quickly. Now managing more than $1.1 billion, it is among the largest firms in the world and sees significant deal flow, having assembled a portfolio of claims encompassing business contracts, antitrust and trade regulation, IP, fiduciary duty, fraud, bankruptcy and liquidation, and domestic and international arbitrations.
For nearly 20 years, Pravati Capital has been providing innovative, bespoke litigation financing solutions for law firms and commercial litigants. As a true, growth capital firm, Pravati utilizes proprietary analytics to navigate litigation success rates, providing the most efficient solutions available. For investors, Pravati offers the opportunity to diversify their portfolio with a non-correlated investment that features both aggressive returns and a hedge against economic volatility. This recession-resistant option is popular with both pre- and post-retirement investors.
Yieldstreet is an alternative investment manager on a mission to help investors generate income to complement their investment goals and needs. We do that by providing access to alternative investment classes that typically have only been available to institutional investors. We empower our partners by providing access to the $31T pool of liquid capital sitting with top-tier retail investors. Yieldstreet partners with experienced asset managers and operators to originate, underwrite, and service investments across multiple asset classes. Since 2015, we have closed over $3B across 300+ deals in key verticals such as Real Estate, Art, Legal, Private Business Credit and more. Our goal is to enable millions of people to generate income and put them on a path toward financial independence. Yieldstreet invests alongside our partners, funding multiple transactions and deploying tens of millions of dollars in capital, allowing you to focus on what you do best - sourcing and underwriting quality investments.
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Aon’s Litigation Risk Group is the industry leader in providing bespoke litigation and contingent risk insurance policies for corporate, private equity, law firm, hedge fund, and litigation finance clients. Aon’s team of seasoned former litigators and investment bankers can provide single-case or portfolio-based insurance solutions that allow litigation finance firms to transfer risk, lock-in upside, lower capital costs, attract new investors, maximize capital deployment, and monetize investments. Aon is in the Business of Better Decisions.
Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG) is a full service Marketing Agency made up of experts in Direct Response Marketing. We are committed to helping law firms leverage this experience in order to create the most successful legal marketing campaigns possible. Our services include, but are not limited to, creative messaging, media buying, tracking and optimization, call intake services, and performance-based reporting.
Curiam Capital is a private investment firm that provides financing for high-value litigation. Curiam specializes in finding flexible and creative solutions that allow parties to hire the lawyers of their choice to pursue strong legal claims. The investment process with Curiam is thorough but straightforward and efficient. It is designed to ensure that claimants will enjoy substantial recoveries even after the cost of financing is considered. Curiam’s team has decades of experience working on some of the largest and most complex litigations in United States history. The majority external investor of Curiam is Michael Platt, the co-founder and CEO of BlueCrest Capital Management.
With 120 trial lawyers across offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Marshall (TX), New York, and Washington, D.C., McKool Smith is one of America’s leading trial firms. It has secured 13 nine-figure jury verdicts and 15 eight-figure jury verdicts, obtaining more VerdictSearch and The National Law Journal “Top 100 Verdicts” than any other law firm. The firm handles complex commercial litigation as well as intellectual property, bankruptcy, insurance recovery, and whitecollar defense matters.
MoloLamken is a law firm focused exclusively on representing clients in complex disputes. It handles civil, criminal, and regulatory matters, as well as appeals, across the United States. The firm’s clients span the globe. MoloLamken is involved in some of the most significant disputes of the day. MoloLamken provides experienced advocacy – for claimants as well as defendants – before judges, juries, arbitral forums, and courts of appeals, including the Supreme Court of the United States. The firm also represents clients in regulatory and criminal investigations and conducts internal investigations.
Omni Bridgeway is a global leader in financing and managing legal risks, with expertise in civil and common law legal and recovery systems, and with operations around the world. Omni Bridgeway offers dispute finance from case inception through to post-judgment enforcement and recovery. Since 1986, it has established a record of financing disputes and enforcement proceedings.
Robins Kaplan LLP is a national trial law firm with a long history of extraordinary courtroom victories in high stakes intellectual property and technology disputes. We have led multiple enforcement campaigns on behalf of IP rights holders where recoveries in each exceeded $100 million. We zealously represent and share risk with a broad range of clients, including some of world’s largest technology-oriented companies, innovative emerging companies, as well as individual inventors, authors, and developers.
As an AmLaw 100 firm and one of the leading law firms serving the financial services industry, Schulte Roth & Zabel has a multidisciplinary practice with an international clientele. With offices in New York, London and Washington, DC., we regularly advise on investment management, corporate and transactional matters as well as provide counsel on securities regulatory compliance, enforcement, investigative issues and targeted specialty areas.
Westfleet Advisors is a full-service litigation finance advisory firm. With decades of experience in the litigation finance industry, our team provides claimants and their lawyers with independent guidance through all phases of the litigation fundraising process. Through our strong relationships with all of the reputable commercial litigation funders, we help clients navigate this opaque market, providing them peace of mind throughout these complex transactions.
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The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $55 billion in investment and committed capital as of June 1, 2021, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in 1988, we have earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of our staff.
Litigation Funding Advisers ("LFA") works with claim holders and law firms to obtain optimal funding solutions. Utilizing experience from the law firm buy side and litigation funder sell side, LFA runs an orderly process involving multiple capital sources to achieve the most favorable funding for each matter.
Lumenci is the most preferred technology partner to law firms and litigation financiers in high-stakes patent litigation matters. With experience in over 175+ litigations across the US, EU, Brazil, China, and India, Lumenci has been part of $3B+ in verdicts and licensing deals. Lumenci specializes in finding the right assets to monetize and supports the monetization campaign from portfolio acquisition through trial.
Parabellum Capital is a leading financier of commercial and intellectual property litigation. Founded in 2012, its principals pioneered the commercial litigation funding market in the United States and remain on the forefront of shaping the asset class as the industry evolves. Parabellum’s team has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the commercial litigation arena, with a focus on structuring aligned transactions with claimholders and counsel.
Pretium is an alternative investment management firm with over $40 billion in assets under management focused on innovating in single-family real estate, residential credit and structured and corporate credit markets. Pretium’s investment strategy seeks to capitalize on disruptions in traditional markets and drive superior returns through a unique platform-oriented approach.
Statera Capital is a leading litigation finance firm offering customized solutions for commercial disputes of nearly any size. An innovator in the industry, Statera uniquely focuses on financing meritorious commercial matters that require $500,000 or more. Statera’s client-centric approach makes it a reliable partner that delivers creative results for clients.
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Validity provides businesses, law firms and individuals with non-recourse funding for a wide variety of commercial litigation. Founded by litigation finance pioneer Ralph Sutton, Validity believes that capital and legal expertise combine to help solve legal problems on behalf of clients. With a mission to make a meaningful difference in the legal system by focusing on client needs, Validity stands out with a relentless focus on fairness, innovation and clarity.
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Therium is a leading global provider of litigation, arbitration, and specialty legal finance, with over $1 billion in total institutional investments. Our investment teams in the U.S., UK, Australia, Spain, Germany, and Norway have, to date, funded claims with a value of more than $36 billion.