Boris Ziser - Schulte Roth & Zabel

Boris Ziser, Co-Head of the Finance Group and Member of the Executive Committee at Schulte Roth and Zabel joins the pod. Widely recognized as one of the leading transactional lawyers in the space, we discuss how he started doing funding deals, building out a full-service litigation finance group, managing large groups of participants in syndicated loans and his thoughts on the Arizona ABS structure.

Casey Grabenstein, Kayleigh Keilty and Brian Michalek from Saul Ewing join to discuss the evolution of the business, their diligence work for Funders, the way the Firm looks at risk, and the launch of the Firm's Litigation Finance Practice.

Kirstine Rogers from Certum joins the show for the first episode of 2025. She discusses her work at Certum underwriting risk, discusses the interplay between funding and insurance and gives her thoughts on the importance of candor for parties seeking funding.

Cindy Chen Delano joins the program where we discuss her journey from bankruptcy litigator to legal finance investor. Key insights include her thoughts on the Burford/Argentina litigation, the symbiotic law firm/litigation funder relationship, and ways to employ careful restructuring (along with hard work) to turn distressed assets into winners for claimants, their attorneys and investors.

Jeff Lula, Principal at GLS Capital, joins the show to discuss his journey from Kirkland & Ellis bankruptcy lawyer to litigation funding, the kinds of matters GLS gets involved with, and the way that the team underwrites opportunities.

Stewart Ackerly and Matt Blumenstein from Statera Capital join the pod. Had a great discussion about how they found their way into funding, Statera's unique place in the market and the way they look at investment opportunities.

Emily Siegel, Senior Reporter at Bloomberg Law covering Litigation Finance, shares her perspective on the key issues driving the industry.

Michael Perich, Director and Head of Litigation Insurance at Lockton, discusses the interplay between litigation funding and contingent risk insurance.