2021 Advanced Commercial Litigation Funding: Special Considerations for Your Practice Group

Overview

1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (1.00 hr)

In this program, Omni Bridgeway’s resident experts will address special considerations for practitioners considering litigation funding across four different practice areas:

Intellectual Property: Sarah Tsou will address how Omni selects IP cases for investment and unique pricing and deal structures for IP cases.
International Arbitration: Nilufar Hossain will discuss why litigation funding is ideal for international arbitration disputes including the benefits of working with an experienced arbitration funder like Omni Bridgeway.
Bankruptcy: Ken Epstein will cover how litigation funding works in bankruptcy and address unique ethical issues related to bankruptcy funding. He will also explain risk sharing arrangements available to insolvent parties working with a funder and explore several case studies as examples.
Appeals: Amy Geise will explain how litigation funding differs in the appellate context, focusing on deal structure, risk profile, and pricing.

If you cannot watch the entire webcast at its scheduled time, register now and view the recording and eCourse when it is available in “Your Briefcase” after the webcast. Earn CLE credit (in TX and CA) on your time!

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Thursday Afternoon, Oct. 21, 2021
1:15 pm

1.00 hr

Advanced Commercial Litigation Funding: Special Considerations for Your Practice Group

In this program, Omni Bridgeway’s resident experts will address special considerations for practitioners considering litigation funding across four different practice areas:

Intellectual Property: Sarah Tsou will address how Omni selects IP cases for investment and unique pricing and deal structures for IP cases.
International Arbitration: Nilufar Hossain will discuss why litigation funding is ideal for international arbitration disputes including the benefits of working with an experienced arbitration funder like Omni Bridgeway.
Bankruptcy: Ken Epstein will cover how litigation funding works in bankruptcy and address unique ethical issues related to bankruptcy funding. He will also explain risk sharing arrangements available to insolvent parties working with a funder and explore several case studies as examples.
Appeals: Amy Geise will explain how litigation funding differs in the appellate context, focusing on deal structure, risk profile, and pricing.

Moderator:
Amy Tellegen Geise, Omni Bridgeway - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Ken Epstein, Omni Bridgeway - New York, NY
Nilufar Hossain, Omni Bridgeway - San Francisco, CA
Sarah Tsou, Omni Bridgeway - New York, NY

Moderator:
Amy Tellegen Geise, Omni Bridgeway - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Ken Epstein, Omni Bridgeway - New York, NY
Nilufar Hossain, Omni Bridgeway - San Francisco, CA
Sarah Tsou, Omni Bridgeway - New York, NY
2:15 pm

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Conference Faculty

Ken Epstein

Omni Bridgeway
New York, NY

Amy Tellegen Geise

Omni Bridgeway
Houston, TX

Nilufar Hossain

Omni Bridgeway
San Francisco, CA

Sarah Tsou

Omni Bridgeway
New York, NY

Credit Info

STUDIO WEBCAST

MCLE Credit

Texas – 1.00 hr

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 1.00 hr

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other States – 1.00 hr

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Key Dates

STUDIO WEBCAST – Oct 21, 2021

Conference Concluded

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Last day for cancellation: Oct 18, 2021

Advanced Commercial Litigation Funding: Special Considerations for Your Practice Group