Matt Cantor on Litigation Finance

Financial litigation is a new sector causing disruption and creating new opportunities for law and finance, but what is financial litigation? What type of assets are involved? How can organizations take advantage of new opportunities? To help unpack this complicated topic is  Matt Cantor, Senior Managing Director at Pretium, a specialized investment firm with more than  $50 billion in assets under management. Matt is known for his handling of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and liquidation case. He has a wealth of experience in corporate restructuring at big law firms and has worked at various respected investment firms. In our conversation, we unpack the definition of litigation finance, how it relates to the justice system, and where finance litigation originated. We discuss how the shift in the economy has created new legal opportunities, his approach to selecting the best organizations to work with, how to monetize digital assets, how Matt remains objective during finance litigation processes, the ethical considerations, balancing risk and returns, and the value of intangible corporate assets. Hear about his experience working with Lehman Brothers, a practical example of litigation finance,  and Matt’s opinion on regulating the sector. Tune in and learn about the new world of litigation finance and the associated opportunities with Matt Cantor! 

Key Points From This Episode: 

• Background about Matt and his vast experience in business law. 
• Learn about Pretium and how he first got involved in litigation finance. 
• What litigation finance is and how it helps with accessibility to the justice system. 
• Hear how law firms are leveraging the shift in the economy and corporate assets. 
• How organizations acquire funding for litigation and how many are awarded funding. 
• His approach to selecting clients to work with and acquiring funding. 
• Matt shares how he avoids ethical pitfalls and other challenges. 
• Find out whether the historical return is higher with digital asset classes. 
• Whether litigation finance is correlated or affected by capital markets. 
• He explains how more than one litigation firm can work together on a case. 
• We discuss whether regulation of the sector is inevitable. 
• Ways in which financial litigation works in the context of bankruptcy.  

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Matt Cantor on LinkedIn

Pretium

Fordham University School of Law Corporate Law Center