Nivalion Legal Finance Summit 2025

Legal Finance in International Arbitration

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22/23 May 2025 
Frankfurt

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Nivalion Legal Finance Summit

The leading international forum where law and finance merge

Join multinational executives, top firms and members of the legal profession, to discuss the dynamics of legal finance and third-party funding in international arbitration.

Arbitration is still the go-to solution for international and corporate disputes. At the same time, recent developments all over the world have created significant uncertainties which may affect a corporation's ability to pursue its claims successfully.

This year’s Summit will explore how parties can adapt to an ever-changing economic and political landscape. Topics to be discussed will include how disputants may overcome challenges enforcing awards against noncompliant parties and how third-party funders work to ensure their clients’ success in pursuit of arbitration claims.

Leading experts will lend their insights with respect to technical solutions for disputants and discuss the challenges and opportunities inherent in disputes surrounding damages valuation. The Summit will also address how insurance solutions can help corporations mitigate the risks associated with international disputes.

More details will follow soon. In the meantime, we invite you to pre-register to be the first to know when tickets are available.

We look forward to seeing you in Frankfurt next May!

 

The Summit did not fail to make an impact on the audience. Up-to-date, evocative, informative, lively and perfectly tailored to the participants! Great setting, great discussions! Already looking forward to next year.

Speakers

Prof Makane Moïse Mbengue

Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law | Director of the Department of International Law and International Organization | University of Geneva 

Prof Dr iur Tanja Domej

Chair in Civil Procedure, Private Law, Private International Law, and Comparative Law | University of Zurich

Dr Alice Fremuth-Wolf

Head of Austria & CEE | Nivalion AG

Nicolás Caffo

Director Business & Legal Affairs | Proper Group

Isabelle Berger

Chief Investment Officer, Partner | Nivalion AG

Christopher Campbell

Senior Counsel Litigation | Baker Hughes

Julia Wingen

Partner | BDO Schweiz

Dr Crina Baltag

Professor assoc. in International Arbitration Law | Stockholm University

Thony Lindström Härdin

CEO | Litigium Capital Investment AB

Pedro Arcoverde

Senior Legal Counsel | Airbus

Agenda

Summit Lecture
22 May 2025
16:00 to 18:00
Locusts of the Legal System – Regulatory Developments in the Funding Industry

We will kick off the Nivalion Legal Finance Summit 2025 on the afternoon of 22 May with our Summit Lecture, an informative and thought-provoking dialogue between our guest speaker, Prof. Dr. iur. Tanja Domej, and Nivalion's Head of Austria & CEE, Dr. Alice Fremuth-Wolf, on the topic:

“Locusts of the Legal System – Regulatory Developments in the Funding Industry”

Regulators have turned an eye on legal finance. With the Summit Lecture, we want to explore the new regulatory developments in the funding industry. The lecture will provide insight into regulatory questions surrounding legal finance and offer our guests the unique chance to discuss these topics with experts who are at the forefront of the field. In particular, our speakers will be looking at regulators’ plans and approaches in different jurisdictions, including the developments in the EU, the UK and the US.

Prof Dr iur Tanja Domej

Chair in Civil Procedure, Private Law, Private International Law, and Comparative Law | University of Zurich

Dr Alice Fremuth-Wolf

Head of Austria & CEE | Nivalion AG

Welcome Reception
22 May 2025
19:00 to 23:30
Welcome Reception including Flying Dinner

The Summit Lecture will be followed by an evening Welcome Reception at the Frankfurt Opera.

Enjoy delicious drinks and a fantastic flying dinner on the spacious veranda with an unparalleled view of the Frankfurt skyline.

In the heart of Frankfurt, between tradition and modernity, you will find the Opéra Restaurant in the Alte Oper building. The historic foyer in the magnificent concert hall building is the exclusive setting for our reception.

Main Conference Day
23 May 2025
08:30 to 19:00
08:30
Registration & Networking Coffee
09:00
Opening Address
09:15
Keynote Speech

The Art of Conflict – An Inside View into Risk Handling in International Disputes

Professor Mbengue will delve into the evolving landscape of international disputes. He will show the unique challenges and opportunities that climate-related cases present and give fresh perspectives on how recent developments impact corporates, their advisers, and litigation funders.

Professor Makane Moïse Mbengue

Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law | Director of the Department of International Law and International Organization | University of Geneva 

10:00
Panel I

Demystifying Legal Finance – A Practical View into Working with Third-Party Funders

11:00
Networking Coffee
11:30
Panel II

The Final Hurdle – Enforcing Arbitral Awards

12:30
Lunch
13:30
Panel III

Crunching the Numbers – Valuation and Damages Assessment in International Disputes

14:30
Panel IV

Insurance and Legal Finance – A Dream Team for International Disputes?

15:30
Networking Coffee
16:00
Panel V

All’s well that ends well – Are Arbitration and Legal Finance the Solution to All Problems in Business Disputes?

17:00
Closing Remarks & Farewell Apéro

Numbers That Matter

160
yearly disputes experts from all over the world
1
Legal Finance Event in Europe
25
high-profile speakers from multinational corporates & top law firms
5
networking opportunities

Event Locations

CONFERENCE VENUE
Hotel Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof 
Am Kaiserplatz, Bethmannstraße 33
60311 Frankfurt am Main

It was like a deep dive crash course on the newest topics and developments in the litigation finance space. Thank you, Nivalion AG for putting together such an interesting Agenda. I am already looking forward to next year…

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