Digital Disruption: The Shift in Litigation from Response to Recover

May 18, 2021

Available now on demand: https://events.dealmakersforums.com/june3disruption

While the challenges posted by COVID-19 have greatly impacted litigation on a number of fronts, it has not stalled litigation or litigation finance activities. Find out more about what has changed, the impact of these changes, key developments, and what it all means moving into recovery and beyond.

Topics of discussion included: Covid impact on litigation with key trends; update and new developments in funding; and 2021 outlook and opportunities.

Panelists will include:

David Lat
Founder, Original Jurisdiction

David Lat is a lawyer turned writer, speaker, and legal recruiter. He is the founding editor of Above the Law (“ATL”), one of the nation’s largest legal news websites, which reaches more than 1.5 million unique visitors a month. His writing about law and legal affairs has also appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, among other publications. David’s latest venture is Original Jurisdiction, a newsletter and website focused on law and the legal profession.

William C. Marra
Investment Manager, Validity Finance

A former law clerk at the United States Supreme Court, Will has been recognized as a Global Leader in Litigation Finance by Lawdragon. He has written and spoken widely on litigation funding, and his article The Shadows of Litigation Finance will be published by the Vanderbilt Law Review in Spring 2021. Will is responsible for sourcing investment opportunities from the country’s leading lawyers and claimholders.

Ina C. Popova
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Ina C. Popova is a partner in the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group, and her practice focuses on international arbitration, international litigation and public international law. Ms. Popova is admitted to practice in Paris and New York and holds advanced degrees in English law. Ms. Popova is recognized within the legal community as one of the top international lawyers of her generation.

Charles Eldering
Advisor, Dealmakers

Dr. Charles A. Eldering is an entrepreneur, business expert, engineer, and inventor with extensive litigation and legal claim monetization experience. Charles founded and operated Technology, Patents & Licensing, which provided patent monetization services to a variety of clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. He also founded and operated Expanse Networks, which developed and monetized intellectual property in the areas of consumer profiling and targeted television advertising.

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