Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse Jury Assembly Room
901 19th Street, Denver
An overview of what litigation finance is and how it works, the reasons that clients and attorneys employ litigation finance, and the potential ethical and confidentiality issues surrounding litigation finance.
Michael German is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Lex Ferenda Litigation Funding (LF²), a firm that specializes in funding domestic commercial litigation and arbitration. He is primarily responsible for the firm’s strategic direction, investments, and fund risk management. Michael is an experienced litigator, trial lawyer, and litigation funder with more than a decade of experience litigating, resolving, and investing in complex commercial litigation and arbitration matters. Before founding Lex Ferenda, Michael practiced at an international law firm in New York, and was Managing Director at another litigation funding firm.
Andrew Kelley is LF²’s Managing Director, Underwriting & Risk. He is responsible for underwriting potential investments and developing programs to support cases LF² funds. Andrew is also responsible for monitoring funded cases and matching LF²’s internal expertise with the needs of our investments. A Colorado native, Andrew has more than two decades of complex commercial litigation experience in Denver, most recently as head of commercial litigation for a large publicly traded company. He has also practiced at several international law firms.
2 general/.6 ethics CLE credits granted.