Who is Validity?

Founded by legal finance pioneer Ralph Sutton, the team at Validity is dedicated to solving problems by taking risks and offering strategic help. We are passionately committed to the success of our clients and to a transformed US legal system.

Validity Team

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Ralph J. Sutton

Founder & CEO

New York

ralph@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Laina Hammond

Managing Director, Senior Investment Officer

Houston

laina@validityfinance.com

346.214.2165

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David J. Kerstein

Managing Director, Senior Investment Officer

New York

dave@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168 office

646.517.2789 direct

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Allen Fagin

Board Member & Senior Advisor

New York

allen@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Julia Gewolb

Chief Risk Officer

New York / Denver

julia@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Lisa K. Olney

Chief Brand Officer

New York

lisa@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168 office

646.993.9954 direct

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Nicole Silver

Investment Manager

Washington D.C.

nicole@validityfinance.com

202.931.7459

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Wendie Childress

Investment Advisor

Houston

wendie@validityfinance.com

346.214.2165

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Joshua J. Libling

Director of Risk Analytics

New York

joshua@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Michelle Eber

Director of Patent Investments

Houston

michelle@validityfinance.com

346.214.2165

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Sarah E. Williams

Director of Underwriting

Houston

sarah@validityfinance.com

346.214.2165

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Jim Amend

Investment Advisor

Chicago

jim.amend@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Mark Chen

Portfolio Counsel

Los Angeles

mark.chen@validityfinance.com

323.746.1671

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Ronit Cohen

Portfolio Counsel

New York

ronit@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Jason Listhaus

General Counsel

New York

jason@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Abe Sutton

Corporate Counsel

New York

abe@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Eli Schulman

Senior Advisor

Tel Aviv

eli@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168 office

972.54.681.2650 mobile

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Jordan Aily

Director of Finance and Operations

New York

jordan@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Kyle Kokawski

Legal Finance Analyst

New York

kyle@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Tess Mills

Adminstrative Director

New York

tess@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Nikki Cooper

Administrative Assistant

Houston

nikki@validityfinance.com

346.214.2165

Investment Committee

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John Gleeson

Investment Committee Member

New York

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Henry L. Jones, Jr.

Investment Committee Member

Washington D.C.

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Glenn Miller

Investment Committee Member

New York

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Jim Schink

Investment Committee Member

Chicago

Board of Directors

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Allen Fagin

Board Member & Senior Advisor

New York

allen@validityfinance.com

646.798.7168

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Joyce Slocum

Board Member

Dallas

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Jonathan Bilzin

Board Member

New York

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Mike Carpenter

Board Member

New York

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Dewey Shay

Board Member

New York