Amy T. Geise

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Amy T. Geise

Houston, Latin America

Investment Manager and Legal Counsel

Amy Geise is head of Omni Bridgeway’s Houston office, where she serves as an Investment Manager and Legal Counsel.

As head of Omni Bridgeway’s Houston office, Amy works with claimants, attorneys, and advisors seeking non-recourse financing for commercial disputes. Amy also helps steer Omni’s bankruptcy and insolvency initiative, where she works with debtors, creditors, and other stakeholders to optimize the value of their claims in distressed scenarios. She also serves on Omni Bridgeway’s Latin America Group by identifying and underwriting arbitration, litigation, and enforcement investments in the region.      

Prior to joining the Omni Bridgeway team, Amy was a bankruptcy attorney and a litigator at Porter Hedges LLP, consistently recognized among the leading law firms based in Texas. Amy's practice focused on creditors' rights, trustee representation, and corporate reorganizations. Amy also has substantial experience as a general commercial litigator, including complex business litigation and representation of individuals before the Securities and Exchange Commission.  

Amy received her J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law, where she was the recipient of the Robert S. Strauss Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law and the Robert Henderson Presidential Scholarship in Law. She received her B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with special honors from the Liberal Arts Honors Program in only three years.

Amy serves on the board of the Houston Urban Debate League and she is a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Additionally, Amy is recognized in the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Third Party Funding Guide.

Publications
Press
  • Litigation Funding & Bankruptcy: Finding Value In Your No Asset Case And More. Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum. September 11, 2024. San Francisco, CA. 
  • Keynote Speaker. ACC Houston Annual Symposium. August 17, 2023. Houston, TX.
  • CFOs & GC Panel: Corporate Claims As An Asset. LITFINCON. March 1, 2023. Houston, TX.
  • Trends and Developments in Litigation Funding. Dallas Bar Association CLE Program. September 23, 2022. Webinar.
  • Litigation Finance 101: Common Practitioner Questions & Ethics. August 29, 2023. Dallas, TX. CLE Program.
  • Do’s and Don’ts: What Are The Best Strategies When Seeking Financing For Litigation. LITFINCON. March 2, 2022. Houston, TX.
  • Advanced Commercial Litigation Funding: Special Considerations for Your Practice Group. UT Law CLE. October 21, 2021. Webinar.
  • A Peek Behind the Appellate Curtain: Advice for Counsel from Behind the Bench. Beyond Hourly Podcast. Omni Bridgeway. September 1, 2021.
  • How to Maximize Recoveries Against a Bankrupt Defendant. Beyond Hourly Podcast. Omni Bridgeway. June 16, 2021.
  • What Board Members Need to Know About Litigation Finance. Women in the Boardroom. March 24, 2021. Webinar.
  • How Bankruptcy Trustees Can Use Dispute Funding to Accelerate and Increase Creditor Distributions. Beyond Hourly Podcast. Omni Bridgeway. January 7, 2021.
  • How Litigation Funding Works in Bankruptcy. Practicing Law Institute (PLI). September 24, 2020. Webinar.
  • Governance & Litigation Finance:  What Board Members Should Know. American Bankruptcy Association (ABA). September 15, 2020. Webinar.
  • Third-Party Litigation Financing. Phoenix Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. May 20, 2020. Webinar.
  • Litigation Finance in Bankruptcy. Houston Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers. February 24, 2020. Houston, TX.

 

 

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