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15-Mar-2023

Omni Bridgeway authors litigation funding guide for Canada

Paul Rand and Naomi Loewith partner with Mondaq’s Comparative Guide to provide an overview of litigation funding in Canada, including the current legal framework, how it compares to other risk-sharing models available to claimants and firms, ethical considerations and much more. Read the full chapter here.

22-Feb-2023

How corporate legal departments can generate revenue with legal finance

John Harabedian makes the case for companies to view their affirmative claims as a revenue-generating opportunity through the use of litigation funding.

10-Feb-2023

Litigation Funding in Canada: Five Facts Law Firms and Corporations Need to Know

For Canadian law firms and corporations looking to mitigate legal and financial cost and risk, Laura Scheim discusses the top five benefits of legal finance.

02-Feb-2023

Judgment Enforcement and Litigation Finance: A Growing Trend in International Arbitration

Law360’s recent article on trends in international arbitration highlights the benefits of a combined litigation funding and judgment enforcement team. With our longstanding track record of assisting and funding judgment enforcement campaigns, you may not be surprised to learn that we agree! Gabe Bluestone and Jeff Newton discuss how having a judgment enforcement team as part of your litigation strategy makes good business sense.

04-Jan-2023

The Evolutionary War: Overcoming the ABA’s Inertia and Closing the Justice Gap

In this op-ed, Ken Epstein discusses ABA Resolution 402 - where the ABA reaffirmed its existing policy against non-lawyers sharing legal fees and owning equity in law firms - and provides reasoning for a reconsideration of this policy as a way to broaden access to financial resources for individual claimants, law firms, and corporations facing an increasingly costly legal system.

13-Dec-2022

The FTX implosion and the role of litigation finance in “black swan”events

Jason Levine explains how injured parties can use legal finance to reduce litigation costs and risk when pursuing claims involving black swan events like the recent FTX collapse.

30-Nov-2022

Interview with The Texas Lawbook: The state of litigation finance in Texas

Amy Geise, Michael Miles and Natalie Parker sit down with The Texas Lawbook to discuss the growth of legal finance in Texas, spotlight emerging trends in the industry, and reflect on their transition from in-house and law firm roles.

09-Nov-2022

Ireland contemplates third-party dispute funding in international arbitrations

As legislation to allow funding in international arbitrations is pending in Ireland, Camilla Godman opines on how the Irish courts may interpret, and allow for, the use of funding in this civil law jurisdiction.

26-Oct-2022

NZ has a blueprint for a world-leading class action regime

Investment Manager Gracey Campbell in an opinion article published by BusinessDesk discusses New Zealand's rare opportunity to build a class action regime from scratch, learning from the trials and errors of others.

05-Oct-2022

Global portfolio manager for IP, Sarah Tsou, discusses preserving value when funding IP litigation

As the popularity of IP litigation funding continues to rise, law firms and in-house counsel need to develop a thorough understanding of how funders evaluate potential investments. Sarah Tsou, Portfolio Manager – Global IP at Omni Bridgeway, chimes in with her significant IP expertise on this and other issues in Managing IP’s recent article, “How to stop a funded IP case from Falling Apart.”

Press Releases

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06-Feb-2023

Omni Bridgeway continues US expansion with new operations in Miami and Chicago

We are continuing our US expansion with the addition of investment managers and office heads Maryanne Woo in Chicago and Lauren Alexander in Miami. Also joining in Miami is Enrique Molina as investment manager. With their experience in complex commercial litigation and local market expertise, we are thrilled to provide on-the-ground resources in two of the fastest growing legal markets in the country.

05-Feb-2023

Omni Bridgeway announces EMEA leadership and investment management promotions in Amsterdam and London

Omni Bridgeway is pleased to announce the appointment of Hannah van Roessel as Co-Chief Investment Officer – EMEA, and the promotions of Kees de Visser and Alistair Croft.

06-Dec-2022

Omni Bridgeway expands in France with new Paris operations, welcomes Leon Ioannou

Omni Bridgeway is pleased to announce its expansion and permanent operations in Paris with the arrival of Leon Ioannou as an Investment Manager and Senior Legal Counsel. With deep expertise in international arbitration gained as both in-house legal counsel and within leading law firms, Leon will support clients and lawyers with non-recourse financing and recovery solutions for legal disputes in France and internationally.

24-Nov-2022

Omni Bridgeway APAC team expands and announces senior promotions

We are pleased to announce new appointments in its Asia Pacific team and announce senior promotions.

17-Oct-2022

Omni Bridgeway bolsters intellectual property capabilities with specialist Michael Munsch

Omni Bridgeway is pleased to announce that Mr. Michael Munsch has joined the company’s international intellectual property team as an Investment Manager and Senior Legal Counsel.

10-Oct-2022

Proposed class action for alleged victims of IG Markets CFD products

Highly respected law firm, Piper Alderman, and the worlds largest legal finance team, Omni Bridgeway, are preparing a class action on behalf of up to 20,000 everyday Australian investors who have collectively lost hundreds of millions of dollars trading highly controversial financial products call contract for difference (CFDs)

03-Oct-2022

Omni Bridgeway doubles U.S. team in 12 months, announces key promotions and new hires

We welcome recent hires and congratulate promoted colleagues in the U.S. Our bench has doubled - indicative of the market demand for legal finance and the value our team delivers to claimants, law firms, and companies in our skills-plus-capital model.

12-Sep-2022

Omni Bridgeway announces global CFO and head of portfolio management appointments

Omni Bridgeway is pleased to announce the appointment of Guillaume Leger as Global Chief Financial Officer. Along with the recent addition of Mark Wells as our Global Head of Portfolio Management, they will help lead the company's continued U.S. and international expansion.

28-Jul-2022

Omni Bridgeway expands its investment team in Canada with Laura Scheim

Omni Bridgeway expands its investment team in Canada with the addition of Laura Scheim as associate investment manager and legal counsel in the Montreal office.

21-Jun-2022

Omni Bridgeway continues London expansion with Mark Wells

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Wells as Global Head of Portfolio Management. Based in Omni Bridgeway’s London office, Mark Wells will be responsible for further developing Omni Bridgeway’s global fund and capital management strategy and head the global pricing and financial structuring team.

Case Studies

In Singapore's first funded commercial litigation, Omni Bridgeway assists an artist to recover revenue

Omni Bridgeway is funding a talented interdisciplinary artist and her design studio to gain a declaration of copyright ownership in Singapore in respect of high quality photographs they produced of a number of luxury hotels and, through proceedings in the US, seek damages for their extensive infringement on a variety of third party commercial websites over the last decade.

An infrastructure construction company turns to Omni Bridgeway

Our client, an infrastructure construction company, concluded an agreement with an African state (via its Ministry for Works) to rehabilitate a roadway between two major cities.

Major Japanese trading house recovers its debt in full from Mexican steel company AHMSA

We funded a US$8.75 million claim by a major Japanese trading house, who found themselves in a dispute with Mexican steel company AHMSA (Altos Hornos de Mexico S.A) after AHMSA entered administration and failed to pay for Roll Grinding equipment.

Multi-jurisdictional enforcement claims for German construction firm against Ukrainian football club

We conducted a multi-jurisdictional enforcement for a German construction conglomerate against a Ukrainian professional Football Club.

Turkish construction company turns to Omni Bridgeway to recover debts from Uzbekistan government

Having exhausted all avenues to enforce a favorable Award and recover monies owed by a parastatal of the Republic of Uzbekistan an exasperated Turkish construction company turned to Omni Bridgeway to devise and execute a recovery plan.

Enforcement of international arbitration award against a Eurasian state

Our clients invested in the development of an oil pipeline in a Eurasian State. Following a dispute between them and the State, they sought arbitration in the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and were awarded two Awards totaling US$100 million to be paid by the State.

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Beyond Hourly Podcast

Tune in now to Omni Bridgeway’s BEYOND HOURLY podcast to learn about advancements in legal services that drive economic value.

Episode 30

Thoughts and Perspectives from Ninth Circuit Court Judge Bea

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Episode 29

Brazilian Arbitration Trends

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Episode 28

A Peek Behind the Appellate Curtain

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Episode 27

Impact de la pandémie sur les expertises en quantification de dommages.

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Video Library

27-Sep-2022

An introduction to class actions in Australia

This film provides a simple overview for those considering participating in an Australian class action funded by Omni Bridgeway. It is intended for viewers who may not have legal or other class actions experience.

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29-Aug-2022

Company and market insights from Wieger Wielinga

Wieger Wielinga, Managing Director Enforcement & EMEA shares market insights and passion for his work.

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29-Aug-2022

Company and market insights from Oliver Gayner

Oliver Gayner, Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer (APAC) describes the Australian funding.

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Events

Columbia International Arbitration Association

Mar 23, 2023 New York

Speaking: Jeff Newton

CIAA

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