Brazilian Arbitration Trends

In the latest episode of our Beyond Hourly podcast, Omni Bridgeway Investment Manager Stephanie Southwick talks with Daily Journal's "Most Interesting Man on the Ninth Circuit," Judge Carlos Bea, about his thoughts on litigation funding, practicing law before the Internet, and the path he took to become a U.S. Circuit Judge, including a stint on the Cuban Olympic basketball team.  

Brazil has become a truly sophisticated arbitration market and the number of industries and types of companies now embracing arbitration are growing fast. Read more to understand the rise of arbitrations in Brazil, trends affecting dispute resolution in the country, and the current and future role of dispute funding in the Brazilian arbitration market.

In our latest episode of Beyond Hourly, "A Peek Behind the Appellate Curtain," Omni Bridgeway's Amy Geise engages in a candid discussion with former Justice Scott Field and veteran clerk Marshall Bowen. Tip #1 for your oral argument? "No one cares about your outline."

Comment la pandémie affecte-t-elle la quantification de réclamations judiciarisées? Doit-on réviser les rapports d'experts préparés avant la crise pour tenir compte de ses impacts? PJ Bouchard, gestionnaire d'investissements et conseiller juridique chez Omni Bridgway, en discute avec JP Langevin, expert en quantification de dommages chez MNP.

Plaintiffs that suddenly find themselves with an insolvent defendant face new obstacles and costs in continuing to litigate their claim. Omni Bridgeway's Amy Geise and Deidre Carey Brown of Forshey Prostok discuss options available to plaintiffs in this situation and explain how litigation finance can help.

With a decade under our belt of operating in North America, we discuss our expansion in the region, how we've brought dispute funding services to claimants, firms, and companies, and predict what's in store for the future of the litigation finance industry.

Omni Bridgeway Investment Manager and Legal Counsel, Geoff Moysa, talks with mining law experts Jonathan Drimmer of Paul Hastings and Junior Sirivar of McCarthy Tetrault about commercial disputes in the mining sector, including royalty arbitrations and the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on extractive industries.

Omni Bridgeway Investment Manager and Legal Counsel, Geoff Moysa, talks with mining law experts Jonathan Drimmer of Paul Hastings and Junior Sirivar of McCarthy Tetrault about trends in international mining disputes, including investment treaty arbitrations, enforcement proceedings and Covid-related developments.

In part two of this podcast, Clive Bowman, Omni Bridgeway's Global Chief Investment Officer, chats with Robert Bordone, a senior fellow at Harvard Law School, about negotiation strategies for commercial dispute resolution. Robert provides some theory behind negotiation methods and principles for negotiating a good outcome. Robert and Clive also discuss those aspects that are most relevant to the dispute finance industry and our clients, namely how to negotiate the successful resolution of commercial dispute

In this podcast, Clive Bowman, Omni Bridgeway's Global Chief Investment Officer, chats with Robert Bordone, a senior fellow at Harvard Law School, about negotiation strategies for commercial dispute resolution Robert provides some theory behind negotiation methods and principles for negotiating a good outcome. Robert and Clive also discuss those aspects that are most relevant to the dispute finance industry and our clients, namely how to negotiate the successful resolution of commercial dispute