{"id":179,"date":"2019-05-08T03:35:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T03:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hlsorgs3stg.wpenginepowered.com\/techsoc\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2025-07-25T18:17:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:17:03","slug":"2019-litigation-finance-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/techsoc\/2019-litigation-finance-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Litigation Finance Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Symposium Schedule<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, April 2
<\/span>Harvard Law School: Ames Moot Court Room<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span>9:00 – 10:00: Registration & Breakfast
<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:00 – 10:30: Opening Remarks
<\/span>Selvyn Seidel – Founder & Chairman, Fulbrook<\/a>
<\/span>JP Mohler – President, Harvard Law & Technology Society
<\/span>Robert Mahari – VP of Innovation, Harvard Law & Technology Society<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span>10:30 – 11:45: Securitizing Justice: The Market for Legal Risk
<\/span>Lauren H. Cohen – Professor, Harvard Business School<\/span><\/a>
T. Wynne Morriss- Co-founder, COO & GC, Arrowhead<\/span><\/a>
Selvyn Seidel – Founder & Chairman, Fulbrook<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span><\/span>12:00 – 1:00: Ethics of Litigation Finance: Champerty and Other Doctrines
<\/span>Owen Cyrulnik – Managing Principal, Curiam<\/span><\/a>
Timothy D. Scrantom – Managing, Director Legis<\/a>
<\/span>Will Marra – Portfolio Counsel, Validity <\/a><\/span>Finance<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span><\/span>1:30 – 3:00: Litigation Finance: Truly an Uncorrelated Asset?
<\/span>Christopher Malloy – Professor, Harvard Business School<\/span><\/a>
Lee Drucker – Co-Founder, L<\/span>ake Whillans<\/span><\/a>
Andrew Woltman – Co-Founder and Principal, Statera<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3:15 – 4:15: Careers in Litigation Finance
<\/span>Moderator: Mark Weber – Director of Career Services, Harvard Law School<\/span><\/a>
Elizabeth Korchin – Senior Investment Officer, Therium<\/span><\/a>
Emily Hostage – Vice President, Burford<\/span><\/a>
Selvyn Seidel – Founder & Chairman, Ful<\/a><\/span>brook<\/a>
<\/span>Ian Cunningham – Founder & CEO, Affiniti Finance<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span><\/span>7:15 – 7:40: Keynote Presentation
<\/span>David Wilkins – Professor<\/a>; Director Center on the Legal Profession; Vice Dean for Global Initiatives on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7:40 – 10:00: Reception<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, April 3
Harvard Law School:\u00a0Ames Moot Court Room<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span>9:30 – 10:30: Registration & Breakfast<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span>10:30 – 11:45: Litigation Finance in Emerging Markets
<\/span>Moderator: Timothy D. Scrantom – Managing Director, Legis<\/a>
<\/span>Narghis Torres – Founder & CEO, LexFinance<\/span><\/a>
Ian Cunningham – Founder & CEO, Affiniti Finance<\/span><\/a>
Robin M. Davis – Senior Investment Officer, Woodsford<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:00 – 1:00: Litigation Finance and its Role in our Justice System
<\/span>Moderator: William Rubenstein – Professor, Harvard Law School<\/span><\/a>
Anthony Sebok – Professor, Cardozo Law School<\/span><\/a>
Eric Blinderman – CEO, Therium<\/span><\/a>
Timothy D. Scrantom – Managing Director, Legis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span><\/span>1:30 – 3:00: Emerging Technologies in Litigation Finance
<\/span>Moderator: Kate Boyd – Chief Engagement Officer, Validity Finance<\/a>
<\/span>Sean Thompson – Director IP Strategies & GC, Parabellum<\/span><\/a>
Jay Greenberg – Co-founder & CEO, LexShares<\/a>
<\/span>Peter L. Zimroth – Director, NYU Center on Civil Justice<\/span><\/a>
David Siffert – Director of Research & Projects, NYU Center on Civil Justice<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span><\/span>3:15 – 4:45: Arbitration Financing: A Deep Dive
<\/span>Moderator: Michael Waibel – Professor, Harvard Law School<\/span><\/a>
Narghis Torres – Founder & CEO, LexFinance<\/span><\/a>
Dana C. MacGrath –  Investment Manager & Legal Counsel, Bentham IMF<\/a>
<\/span>Isabel Yang – Founder & CEO, ArbiLex<\/a>
<\/span>Preeti Bhagnani –  Senior Associate, White & Case<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span><\/span>Thursday, April 4
<\/span>New York City: TKP Conference Center<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span>Our goal is to ensure that the knowledge and network we begin building at Harvard Law School will grow and flourish. Litigation Finance is gaining importance in our justice system and we hope to give law school students opportunities to meet and learn from the leaders in this space.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To this end we are happy partner to with Dealflow to provide students free access to The Litigation Funding Forum<\/a> in New York. We are pleased to also extend a substantial discount to practitioners and professionals who chose to attend both events (see <\/span>Ticketing Page<\/a><\/span> for details).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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