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LF Dealmakers

MASS TORTS EDITION

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

NEW YORK CITY

OUR 2024 SPONSORS

About The Event

ADVANCING MASS TORT LITIGATION FINANCE

We are excited to introduce the inaugural LF Dealmakers | Mass Torts Edition, taking place on September 17, 2024, in New York City. Building on the legacy of our flagship LF Dealmakers event, this edition focuses on the dynamic intersection of mass torts and litigation finance, a nexus of significant growth and innovation.

LF Dealmakers | Mass Torts Edition is designed to be the definitive gathering for the leading minds and key players across the litigation finance and mass torts landscape. The event aims to bridge the worlds of litigation finance and mass torts, providing a unique platform for litigation funders, plaintiffs’ firms, strategic advisors, and other key stakeholders to explore the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities.

With a focus on top-tier content and A-list speakers, the event will leverage all the hallmarks of a Dealmakers event, including — top-tier content, A-list speakers, one-to-one meetings, and a carefully curated audience of influential decision-makers to drive discussions and dealmaking.

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STATS FROM OUR 2023 ANNUAL FORUM

LF Dealmakers by the numbers

275

Decision
Makers

13

INTERACTIVE
SESSIONS

50

A-LIST
SPEAKERS

200+

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY

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2024 agenda

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 2024

8.30 - 9.15 AM

Registration & Breakfast

9.15 - 9.30 AM

WELCOME AND CHAIRPERSONS’ OPENING REMARKS

Paul Napoli, Founding Partner, Napoli Shkolnik

Steve Nober, Founder & CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG)

9.30 - 5.00 PM

ONE-TO-ONE MEETINGS

Participants have the option to schedule 30-minute meetings utilizing our desktop or mobile app. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to login to the app the week prior to the event.

9.30 - 10.30 AM

THE VIEW FROM THE TOP: THE INTERSECTION OF MASS TORTS AND FUNDING

  • How funding is changing the mass tort litigation landscape
  • Key players and cases: who’s funding what and how?
  • Using tech and AI to manage risk and capitalize on opportunities
  • Trends in global mass actions in the UK and Europe

Speakers:

  • Scott Hardy, President, Trimaxian (moderator)
  • Ed Scanlan, Founder & CEO, Bridge Legal
  • Ryan Stephen, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Pine Valley Capital
  • Andrew Stulce, Director, Longford Capital
  • Leanne Wilson, Managing Director, Contingency Capital

10.30 - 11.00 AM

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
MASS TORTS AT A CROSSROADS: IS WALL STREET MONEY A CATALYST OR COMPLICATION?

Join an intimate and candid conversation between industry pioneers Steven Weisbrot, CEO of Angeion, and Harris Pogust, Founding Partner at Pogust Goodhead, as they delve into one of the most debated topics in mass torts today: the growing role of Wall Street funding. As the influx of capital reshapes the landscape of mass torts, this discussion will explore whether it’s accelerating access to justice or distorting priorities. Weisbrot and Pogust will share their insights on the potential benefits and risks of external funding, how it’s transforming the dynamics between plaintiffs, law firms, and investors, and what the future might hold as big money becomes increasingly embedded in this high-stakes industry.

 

Speakers:

  • Seth Meyer, Managing Partner, Meyer Law Firm (moderator)
  • Steven Weisbrot, CEO, Angeion
  • Harris Pogust, Founding Partner, Pogust Goodhead

11.00 - 11.30 AM

Networking Break

11.30 - 12.15 PM

GETTING PAID: A BREAKDOWN OF RECENT SETTLEMENTS

  • Largest settlements and amounts
  • Examining payout priorities and distributions
  • How the latest settlements have actually gone down
  • Learnings and key takeaways

Speakers:

  • Max Doyle, Chief Strategy Officer, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG) (moderator)
  • Samuel Dolce, VP, Milestone
  • Jennifer Hoekstra, Partner, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz
  • Michael A. London, Founding Partner, Douglas & London
  • Eamon Walsh, President, US Market, Advoc8se

12.15 - 1.45 PM

Networking Luncheon

1.45 - 2.30 PM

TRENDS IN UNIQUE FINANCING DEALS AND STRUCTURES

  • Traditional vs emerging funding structures
  • Evolving trends: alternative business structures and insurance
  • Challenges that are shaping deal structures
  • What does the future look like?

Speakers:

  • Shai Silverman, SVP, Contingent Risk, CAC Specialty (moderator)
  • Lisa DiDario, Co-Founder, C Cubed Capital Partners
  • Paul Napoli, Founding Partner, Napoli Shkolnik
  • Thomas Stoughton, Managing Director, Legis
  • Larry Taylor, Managing Partner, The Cochran Firm

2.30 - 3.15 PM

LAW FIRM PERSPECTIVES ON FUNDING: BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED

  • Finding the right funding options and structuring the best deal
  • Understanding what funders look for and how they assess risk
  • Ensuring ongoing alignment between the firm and funder
  • What to do when the partnership goes south

Speakers:

  • Gerald Meyer, VP, Investments, Gerchen Capital Partners (moderator)
  • Ted Farrell, Founder, Litigation Funding Advisers
  • Amanda Fox Perry, Founding Partner, Fox McKenna
  • Robert Kinsman, Founding Partner, Krause & Kinsman
  • Brett Turnbull, Founding Partner, Turnbull, Holcomb and Moak, P.C.

3.15 - 3.45 PM

Networking Break

3.45 - 4.30 PM

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS & CONTROVERSIES: CHASING JUSTICE NOT JUST RETURNS

  • Unpacking controversies in mass tort advertising and case acquisition
  • How to ensure cases are compensable
  • Exploring funder control and disclosure issues
  • Data transparency and data driven litigation outcomes

Speakers:

  • Patrick Luff, Founding Partner, Luff Law Firm (moderator)
  • Paul Liebman, VP of Business Development, Torticity
  • Steve Nober, Founder & CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG)
  • Etia Rottman Frand, Head of Litigation Partnerships, Darrow
  • Hunter Shkolnik, Partner, Napoli Shkolnik

4.30 - 5.15 PM

HOT TORTS: TOP CURRENT AND EMERGING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

  • Current torts
  • Emerging torts
  • Planning ahead: opportunities and threats for the next 3-5 years
  • What torts funders should invest in: how, when, and why

Speakers:

  • Anthony Johnson, Managing Partner, The Johnson Firm (moderator)
  • Erin Copeland, Partner, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs
  • Rayna Kessler, Partner, Mass Tort National Practice Group, Robins Kaplan
  • R. Brent Wisner, Managing Partner, Wisner Baum
  • Diandra “Fu” Debrosse, Partner, DiCello Levitt

5.15 - 5.25 PM

CHAIRPERSONS’ CLOSING REMARKS

Paul Napoli, Founding Partner, Napoli Shkolnik

Steve Nober, Founder & CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG)

6.00 - 8.00 PM

CLOSING DRINKS RECEPTION

Combined with the 7th Annual LF Dealmakers Forum Opening Reception

For more details and to register for the 7th Annual LF Dealmakers Forum, visit: https://lf.dealmakersforums.com.

FEATURING OUR

2024 SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Steven Weisbrot Headshot

Steven Weisbrot

CEO

Angeion

Harris Pogust

Chairman

Pogust Goodhead

 

FORUM SPEAKERS

Erin Copeland

Partner

Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs

Diandra "Fu" Debrosse Zimmermann headshot

DIANDRA “FU” DEBROSSE

Partner

DiCello Levitt

 

Lisa DiDario headshot

Lisa DiDario

Co-Founder

C Cubed Capital Partners



Samuel Dolce headshot

Samuel Dolce

Vice President

Milestone


Max Doyle Headshot

Max Doyle

Chief Strategy Officer

Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG)

 

Ted Farrell

Founder
Litigation Funding

Advisers

Amanda Fox Perry Headshot

Amanda Fox Perry

Founding Partner

Fox McKenna

 

 

Scott Hardy

President

Trimaxian

 

 

Jennifer M. Hoekstra headshot

Jennifer Hoekstra

Partner

Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz

 

Anthony Johnson

Managing Partner

The Johnson Firm

 

 

Rayna Kessler

Partner

Robins Kaplan

Robert Kinsman headshot

Robert Kinsman

Founding Partner

Krause & Kinsman

Paul Liebman

VP of Business Development

Torticity

 

Michael London headshot

MICHAEL LONDON

Founding Partner

Douglas & London

Patrick Luff headshot

Patrick Luff

Founding Partner

Luff Law Firm

Gerald Meyer Headshot

Gerald Meyer

VP, Investments

Gerchen Capital Partners

 

 

Paul J. Napoli headshot

Paul Napoli

Founding Partner

Napoli Shkolnik



Steve Nober

Founder & CEO

Consumer Attorney Marketing Group

Etia Rottman Frand Headshot

Etia Rottman Frand

Head of Litigation Partnerships

Darrow

 

Ed Scanlan Headshot

Ed Scanlan

Founder & CEO

Bridge Legal


Hunter J. Shkolnik headshot

Hunter Shkolnik

Partner

Napoli Shkolnik

 

 

 

Shai Silverman headshot

Shai Silverman

SVP, Contingent Risk

CAC Specialty

 

 

 

Ryan Stephen Headshot

Ryan Stephen

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Pine Valley Capital Partners

 

 

Thomas Stoughton

Managing Director

Legis




Andrew Stulce

Director

Longford Capital

 

 

 

Larry Taylor

Managing Partner

The Cochran Firm

 

Brett Turnbull

Founding Partner

Turnbull, Holcomb and Moak, P.C.

Eamon Walsh headshot

Eamon Walsh

President, Americas

Advoc8se

 

Leanne Wilson Headshot

Leanne Wilson

Managing Director

Contingency Capital

Brent Wisner headshot

R. Brent Wisner

Managing Partner

Wisner Baum

THANK YOU TO OUR

2024 SPONSORS

Platinum sponsorS

gold sponsors

silver sponsors

BRONZE SPONSOR

KEYNOTE SPONSOR

Closing RECEPTION

MEDIA PARTNER

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2024 SPONSORS

Platinum sponsorS

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.

Napoli Shkolnik is a law firm with an international presence providing representation in large-scale litigation primarily in the areas of class actions, product liability and pharmaceutical matters, complex commercial litigation, mass torts, and environmental law. With a client-focused approach, our dedicated team of attorneys and staff have a track record of success achieving results for individuals, as well as municipalities and governmental entities. Our lawyers are consistently industry recognized, notably by Super Lawyers®, The National Trial Lawyers, and Best Lawyers® in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Headquartered in New York, the firm has additional offices across the United States, as well as affiliate offices in Puerto Rico and Canada, affording the resources and reach to effectively pursue difficult cases and win favorable outcomes for our clients.

GOLD sponsorS

CAC Group

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.

Longford Capital Management LP Logo

Longford Capital is a leading private investment company providing capital to law firms, public and private companies, universities, and others involved in large-scale, commercial legal disputes. Longford was one of the first litigation funds in the U.S. and is among the world’s largest litigation finance companies with more than $1.2 billion in assets under management. Longford offers a range of solutions to fund litigation costs and manage the financial risks of litigation. The firm invests in a variety of areas, including, contract breaches, antitrust/trade regulation, intellectual property (patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret), bankruptcy, arbitrations, insurance matters, and mass/class actions.

SILVER sponsorS

Advoc8se.io enhances asset visibility and provides investors with the tools to manage mass tort collateral with precision. Our platform offers comprehensive insights into the operational performance of law firms, ensuring that cases are rigorously documented, qualified, communicated, and compensable financial maturation is realized. By delivering enhanced collateral surveillance, Advoc8se.io helps you navigate the complexities of litigation finance, providing the clarity and control necessary to optimize your portfolio and drive better financial outcomes.

Bridge Legal has developed the world's first global LitFinTech platform, Bridgify. With over a billion dollars in case assets on our platform, we empower industry-leading litigation funders by streamlining enhanced data management, fund administration, and intelligent outcome forecasting. Bridgify also improves ROI for high-volume law firms and ABSs through AI-enabled client acquisition and case maturation workflows. Bridge Legal and its technology are at the forefront of the rapidly evolving intersection of funders, firms, and clients.

Contingency Capital is a global asset management business focused on credit oriented legal assets. Contingency Capital invests in a broad spectrum of legal assets where the primary driver of value is related to a legal, tax or regulatory process. The firm’s investment strategy combines litigation expertise with a fundamental credit approach to build diversified pools of legal assets and structures them to create non-binary outcomes with sustainable credit-like returns.

Darrow AI logo

Darrow is an AI-powered legal intelligence platform on a mission to fuel law firm growth and deliver justice for victims of class and mass action lawsuits. By leveraging generative AI and world-class legal experts and technologists, Darrow uncovers egregious violations across legal domains spanning privacy and data breach, consumer protection, securities and financial fraud, environment, and employment. Darrow is based out of New York City and Tel Aviv.

Milestone

Milestone streamlines mass tort QSF administration through innovative technology and provides tailored plaintiff settlement planning. Milestone’s mission is to bring efficiency, transparency, and education to law firms and their clients after settlement.

Pine Valley Capital Partners is a global asset management firm focused on post-settlement and late-stage litigation finance. We deploy senior corporate loans to law firms using their fees receivable from settlements as collateral. Our differentiated approach seeks to eliminate principal risk, manage timing risk, and provide top-caliber risk adjusted returns through creative and aligned investment structures.

Torticity logo

Winning Through Innovation: Strategic Solutions in Personal Injury, Mass Tort, and Lien Resolution. Torticity transforms your practice with our proprietary technology-driven services, offering real-time visibility of case progress and seamless support from post-intake to the time of settlement. The future of legal services, powered by cutting-edge technology and comprehensive support, is here to help you deliver the win.

BRONZE SPONSOR

Case Works Logo

Case Works is a leading case development and client engagement solution for mass tort and personal injury law firms. The company creates financial leverage for firms by driving high case conversion and increasing asset value.

Dominion Logo

A leading global corporate and trust services provider with over $13B of assets under administration, Dominion offers consulting, wealth management, and corporate finance opportunities for contingent-fee plaintiff law firms through its subsidiary Dominion Plaintiff Bar Consulting Services LLC.

Turnbull Holcomb & Moak PC logo

Turnbull, Holcomb & Moak is a personal injury law firm with locations in Birmingham, Atlanta, and Houston. We are renowned for securing substantial settlements and trial victories nationwide. Our expert team handles a wide range of catastrophic injury claims, consistently achieving significant compensation for our clients.

KEYNOTE SPONSOR

Angeion Group

Angeion Group stands at the forefront of settlement administration and legal noticing services. Leveraging advanced technology, proven best practices, and expert consulting, Angeion specializes in managing class actions, mass torts, and collective redress administration. Angeion's dedication to efficiency, accountability, and excellence instills confidence in counsel and the court alike. Angeion also engages in exhaustive Collateral Examination for funders to verify the quality, completeness, and sufficiency of underlying case collateral and to help estimate take up and redemption rate as part of due diligence.

CLOSING RECEPTION

Gerchen Capital Partners is a private investment manager dedicated to secondary transactions in legal assets. We provide law firms, companies, and other investment firms with innovative capital solutions related to complex litigation and arbitration. With access to vast resources, and more than a decade of experience investing in legal and regulatory risk, we pride ourselves on our ability to move with calculated speed to structure transactions that suit the needs of our clients.

Trimaxian allows accredited investors and family offices to easily participate in litigation funding globally. Our goal is to greatly increase access to justice for billions of people around the world. Trimaxian specializes in funding mass tort and mass action cases.

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main event VENUE

APELLA EVENT SPACE

The 2024 LF Dealmakers | Mass Torts Edition will be held at one of New York City’s finest venues, Apella Event Space. It is located at 450 East 29th Street on the 2nd Floor between 1st Avenue and the East River.

The private circular driveway is accessible from the east side of 1st Avenue at 29th Street. Cars may pull up to the circular drive directly in front of the building for drop off.

For more information on attending this conference in NYC, including transportation and parking details, visit the Apella website at: apella.com.

closing reception venue

Royalton park ave

UPDATE: Discounted rooms are sold out.

We have secured a limited number of discounted rooms for registered attendees at our nearby Opening Reception venue, Royalton Park Ave. Our exclusive rate is $499 + tax per night. Discounted rooms are available on a first come, first served basis until Friday, August 23rd.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

GENERAL FAQs

The LF Dealmakers | Mass Torts Edition is a one-day conference taking place on September 17, 2024 at Apella Event Space located at 450 E. 29th Street, New York, NY 10016. The closing reception on September 17, 2024 will be held offsite at Royalton Park Avenue.

You can view the detailed event agenda by visiting our agenda page.

The LF Dealmakers | Mass Torts Edition main conference will be held on September 17, 2024 at Apella Event Space located at 450 E. 29th Street, New York, NY 10016. The closing reception on September 17, 2024 will be held offsite at Royalton Park Ave

The main conference venue, Apella Event Space, does not offer lodging, however, there are many hotels in close proximity to the space. For your convenience, we’ve assembled a map of nearby hotels on our venue page. Please note that Dealmakers Forums does not have arrangements with these hotels. All participants are responsible for their own accommodations and must arrange them directly with the hotel.

You may register for the event using our online registration system. Please note that all registrations need to be approved.

No. The LF Dealmakers | Mass Torts Edition is a separate one-day conference taking place on September 17, preceding the 7th Annual LF Dealmakers Forum. You may register for one or both events using our online registration system.

If you’re already registered for LF Dealmakers | Mass Torts and would like to upgrade and add the 7th Annual LF Dealmakers Forum, please contact us at registration (at) dealmakersforums.com.

All registered attendees will have access to the following:

  • Admission to main conference
  • Networking functions including breaks, lunches, and receptions
  • Online event platform and mobile app to schedule 1:1 meetings and direct messaging
  • Recorded sessions after the event to view on-demand

The LF Dealmakers | Mass Torts Edition brings together a select group of leaders in the business community to address critical issues impacting the litigation finance and mass torts sectors. In order to ensure the event has balanced representation from market leaders and to maintain an optimal networking dynamic, we have instituted an approval process for all registrations.

We actively seek thought leaders and senior executives with experience and decision-making power within their respective organizations. We review individual registrations based on organizational profile, level of seniority as represented by job title, biographical information, and referral source.

We consider the type of organization, aiming to achieve a balanced representation of litigation funders, plaintiff’s firms, strategic advisors, and other key stakeholders.

Additionally, we look to include perspectives from those that have not previously attended the event, as well as historically underrepresented groups.

Once you have completed your online registration, you will receive an email notification regarding the status of your application within 48 hours.

Due to capacity limits at our event venue, along with our aim to achieve optimal dynamics for discussion and networking, we must be selective with registration approvals. If your registration was declined, we may have reached venue capacity, or it’s possible that you did not meet the criteria for attendance. We encourage you to reapply the following year.

Alternatively, you may be offered a place on the waiting list if we’ve reached our maximum capacity for your organization type (e.g., law firm, advisor, licensing company, etc.) Additionally, we limit the number of attendees per non-sponsoring organization to two individuals, so you may be offered a place on the waiting list if your organization has already registered two individuals.

Once you submit your registration, a hold will be placed on your card provided during registration. If your registration is approved, your payment will be processed using the credit card information you provide below.

If your registration is declined or you are waitlisted, your credit card will not be charged.

We welcome sponsorship inquiries and discussions regarding how to get involved in the event. Please contact us directly at info(at)dealmakersforums.com to request our prospectus which includes detailed information regarding sponsorship packages and opportunities to get involved in the event. We look forward to hearing from you.

We welcome speaking proposals from industry thought leaders and senior executives. Feel free to submit your proposal via this form. Please include as much detail as possible regarding your interest and relevant experience. Please note that we do not accept sales pitches or allow them at our events. 

Leveraging our experience examining complex markets, we engage in a rigorous market-based research process to develop our program content, including identification of session topics, discussion points, and speakers. We rely on the expertise and valuable insights of our community, including industry advisors, sponsors, and partners in this process.  

Registered participants will be invited to the 1:1 meetings platform via email approximately 1-2 weeks prior to the event start date, at which time all participants may begin scheduling their meetings.

Our 1-to-1 meetings feature is available to all registered attendees. You may request meetings with anyone attending the event, however, meetings are only confirmed and assigned a meeting location once the invited party accepts the request.

Cancellations received before 30 days prior to the event start date will receive a full refund minus processing fees. Cancellations received after this time will receive a credit with Dealmakers Forums that can be used toward a future event. No-shows will not be issued a refund or a credit. To cancel your registration, contact us at registration(at)dealmakersforums.com with your request.
Substitutions are allowed at any time prior to the start of the event, but the substituting individual must be approved for attendance. If the individual is not approved, the registration will be considered a cancellation subject to the cancellation policy above. Contact us at registration(at)dealmakersforums.com with your substitution request.

You may reach out to us at info(at)dealmakersforums.com or +1.914.365.7732. We look forward to hearing from you!

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