Mark York - GW Bench Bar Conference

Mark York joins the #podcast to discuss the upcoming George Washington Bench Bar Conference taking place in #Washington, DC April 10th and 11th. Mark is one of the most connected people in the space and he, along with his partners, has put together a tremendous group of judges and #attorneys from both sides of the v to gather for two days of substantive discussions. What can we expect when #judges #defense lawyers and #plaintiffs' #lawyers gather in one place? What do they really say about #litigationfunding when things go off the record? Mark also shares his thoughts on what's happening in the #masstort world and he expects to see in the coming year.

Eamon Walsh, Co-Founder and President of Advoc8se joins to discuss his (and the Advoc8se team's) work with #lawfirms and #litigationfinance #investors to drive optimal results for #clients. Eamon shares his thoughts on 5 big issues facing the #legal and #legalfinance community. What does it take to go from signed engagement letter to getting a victim its settlement? How can #mba style best practices be utilized to provide greater #accesstojustice? Are #personalinjury #firms the next attractive #privatecredit #investments? All this and more, on this week's #episode. #podcasts #accesstojustice #alternativeinvestments #privatecredit #masstort #litfunding #litfundingbrokers #litigationfunding #camplejeune #camplejeunenc

Evan Fried from Slarskey, LLC joins the pod for a broad discussion on the #litigationfunding business. We cover his history in the #litfin business, how Slarskey built itself into a go to Firm for #legalfinance disputes, his work as a #litfunder, and his meteoric rise as host of a competing #podcast. #litigation #litigationfinance #litfunding #lfa #GVI #alternativeinvestments #privatecredit #altinvestments #accesstojustice

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.