ABOUT THE EVENT:

The third-party funding industry has experienced explosive growth and now has an estimated $15 billion in commercial litigation investments. It is also causing rapid changes to the legal profession. Law schools and legal academia, however, are paying insufficient attention to the changes in the legal profession brought about by third-party funding. The University of Utah Law Review will host a four-panel conference bringing together many of the leaders in the industry to discuss some of the emerging trends in third-party funding.

AGENDA:

8:30 a.m. – Check-in

9:00 a.m. – Welcome Remarks

Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

9:15 a.m. – PANEL: Disclosure and Discovery: The Right to Know About Third Party Litigation Funding

Moderator: Joseph Paunovich, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Cindy Ahn, Director, Longford Capital
William Marra, Director, Certum Group
Victoria Sahani, Associate Provost for Community & Inclusion and Professor of Law, Boston University

10:30 a.m. – Break

10:45 a.m. – PANEL: Does Third Party Litigation Funding Need Regulations on Consumer Protection

Moderator: Chris Peterson, Professor of Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

Ronen Avraham, Professor of Law, Tel Aviv University, Senior Lecturer, University of Texas School of Law
Eric Schuller, President, The Alliance for Responsible Consumer
Legal Funding (ARC)
Anthony Sebok, Joseph and Sadie Danciger Chair in Law, Cardozo Law School

12 p.m. – Lunch

1 p.m. – PANEL: Third Party Funders or Patent Trolls: TPLF and Patent Litigation

Moderator: Jonas Anderson, Professor of Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

Adam Gill, Founder & Managing Director, GLS Capital
Adam Olson, Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati
Jonathan Stroud, General Counsel, Unified Patents

2:15 p.m. – Break

2:30 p.m. – PANEL: Regulating TPLF: The Federal and State Landscape

3:45 p.m. – Closing Remarks

Eric K. Schuller. President of ARC
He is the current President of the industry Trade Association, The Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding also known as ARC. In his role as President, Eric directs and manages all the Government Affairs issues that confront the industry on national bases. He has testified on issues relating to regulation of the industry across the county.

Mr. Schuller was a recent Member of the Board of Directors of State Government Affairs Council (SGAC) and is the current Chair of the Public Outreach Committee. In addition, he has served on the Board of After the Impact Fund that assists former NFL players and veterans affected by Traumatic Brain Injuries. Eric is an Advisory Board Member of the Dispute Financing Library of the Center on Civil Justice at NYU Law School. He is an active participant in the Council of State Governments (CSG), National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) and the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) and National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG).

Previously, Eric was the President and Executive Director for Operation Homefront Illinois, an organization that supports the members of the military and their families. Prior to Operation Homefront he was on staff for the Lt. Governor of Illinois. Eric retired from the United States Army and National Guard after 23 years of Service. His background was in Military Intelligence, Counterintelligence and Military Police Operations. Eric has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago in Business.

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