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Nivalion Legal Finance Summit

Through the Looking Glass – the Rise of ESG Risks

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26/27 September 2023 
Frankfurt

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Nivalion Legal Finance Summit

The leading international forum where law and finance merge

Join executives from multinationals, top firms and members of the legal profession to discuss the dynamics of legal finance and litigation funding.

ESG issues have risen to high prominence for corporates, law firms, insurers and investors alike. They may have a direct impact on a company’s financial performance and reputation and have already triggered previously unseen disputes.

This year’s Summit will explore how corporates can tackle the risks that follow from the increasing importance of ESG issues. Leading experts will discuss the risks following from climate litigation and collective redress claims as well as potential responses thereto. The Summit will also showcase the potential of new technologies and discuss how insurance and legal finance solutions can be used to mitigate and transfer these risks.

 

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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

Ben Bornemann

Director & COO, CDC | Cartel Damage Claims

Leif Bremark

CEO | PowerAware AB

Kerstin Brems

Country Head Legal Germany & Global Head ESG Legal | Implenia Holding

Amaury de Bruijn

Associate Director Legal | Friesland Campina

Linn Dolp

General Manager, Head of Global Legal Expenses, Structure & Networks | HDI Global Specialty

Philipp Eder

CEO | Allianz Rechtsschutz-Service GmbH

Robin Ganguly

Executive Director | AON

Anya George

Partner | Schellenberg Wittmer

Daria Gladkov

Consultant | CONSILIUM Rechtskommunikation

Dr Julia Grothaus

Partner | Linklaters

Maximilian Herberger

CFO | Schuberth Helmets

Malcolm Hitching

Partner | Macfarlanes

Rainer Huber

CEO | Auxilia Insurance

Anja Ipp

Co-Founder | Climate Change Counsel

Thomas Kohlmeier

Co-CEO | Partner | Nivalion AG

Dr Xandra Kramer

Professor at the Erasmus School of Law | University of Rotterdam

Michelle Krekels

Senior Associate | Bureau Brandeis

Dr Ekaterina Lohwasser

Senior Managing Director | FTI Consulting

Amanda Neil

General Counsel | HEAD

Katja Nikolaus

CBDO | JUNE

Thomas Northoff

Managing Partner | CLASSREACTION and Partner | Deloitte

Ana Carolina Salomão Queiroz

Partner & CIO | Pogust Goodhead

Sarah Schlegel

Head of ESG / Sustainability | DOUGLAS GmbH

Leonardo Sempertegui

General Counsel | Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Dr Julia Suderow

Partner | Suderow Fernández Abogadas and President | Ius Omnibus

Ingrid Van de Pol – Mensing

Co-Founder | Undercover

Tobias Vollmer

Senior Director | Raedas

Meike von Levetzow

Partner | Noerr

Media Partners & Partner Institutions

Agenda

Day 1
Sep 26
Summit Lecture: Locusts in the Legal System — Is There a Need for Regulation of the Funding Industry?
26 September 2023
16:00 to 18:00
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | TaunusTurm Taunustor 1 | 60310 Frankfurt am Main
Locusts in the Legal System — Is There a Need for Regulation of the Funding Industry?

We will kick off in the afternoon of 26 September with our newly introduced “Summit Lecture” which will provide academic and practical viewpoints on the question of regulation in the third-party funding industry titled “Locusts in the Legal System – Is There a Need for Regulation of the Funding Industry?”

The Summit Lecture is kindly hosted by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and will take place at the firms’ Frankfurt office (TaunusTurm).

ℹ️ Please note that the Summit Lecture is limited to 40 attendees. If you wish to attend the Summit Lecture, please register separately by also selecting the ticket “Summit Lecture” during your registration.

 Our Speakers:

Dr Xandra Kramer

Professor at the Erasmus School of Law | University of Rotterdam

Xandra Kramer is professor of civil justice at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and of private international law at Utrecht University as well a deputy judge in the District Court of Rotterdam. Her research focuses on access to justice and justice innovation, commercial litigation and contracting, ADR, digitization, collective actions, and costs and funding of litigation. She has been involved in multiple studies for the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Dutch Ministry of Justice.

Thomas Kohlmeier

Co-CEO | Partner | Nivalion AG

Thomas Kohlmeier co-founded Nivalion in 2016. He is the firm’s Co-CEO, responsible for the overall management of the company and in particular for Origination, Legal, Compliance and Risk Management as well as for Public Policy matters. He was integral to the establishment of Legial’s litigation funding business and led its claims management department. Thomas also sat on the Executive Board of the Federation of German Debt Collecting Firms (BDIU).

Day 1
Sep 26
Nordic Welcome Reception
26 September 2023
19:00
Alte Oper | Restaurant Opéra | Opernplatz 1 | 60313 Frankfurt am Main 
Welcome Reception including Flying Dinner

The Summit Lecture is followed by the Nordic Welcome Reception in the evening at the Frankfurt Opera.

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

Right in the middle of Frankfurt, between tradition and the modern world, you will find the Opéra restaurant inside the Alte Oper building. The historic foyer in the magnificent concert hall building is the exclusive setting for our Reception.

We sincerely thank our Nordic Partners Litigium Capital and Wallin & Partners.

 

Olaf Koktvedgaard

Partner | Bruun & Hjejle

Thony Lindström Härdin

CEO | Litigium Capital

Martin Wallin

Senior Partner | Wallin & Partners

Main Conference Day

Day 1
Sep 27
Through the Looking Glass — the Rise of ESG Risks
27 September 2023
08:30 to 19:00
Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof | Am Kaiserplatz, Bethmannstraße 33 | 60311 Frankfurt am Main
08:30
Registration & Networking Coffee
09:00
Opening Address
09:15
Keynote Debate

Climate Litigation — a Controversial Debate on Current Risks

Anja Ipp

Co-Founder, Climate Change Counsel, Stockholm

Anja Ipp is co-founder of Climate Change Counsel, a think tank and consultancy focusing on the role of commercial law and lawyers in the global climate transition. She has extensive experience of dispute resolution and dispute management, having previously served as legal counsel at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and as an associate at Jones Day in New York.

Leonardo Sempertegui

General Counsel, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Vienna

Leonardo Sempertegui is the General Legal Counsel of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and brings 20 years of professional experience in the energy and extractive industries sector to the table. As General Legal Counsel of OPEC, he leads the organization’s efforts to support its member countries in energy related policy and legal areas.

10:00
Panel I

Navigating the Rising Tide: Predictions, Preparations and Strategies for ESG Litigation

  • Dr Julia Grothaus, Partner, Linklaters, Frankfurt
  • Amanda Neil, General Counsel, Head, Vienna
  • Anya George, Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich
  • Sarah Schlegel, Head of ESG / Sustainability, DOUGLAS GmbH, Dusseldorf
  • Kerstin Brems, Country Head Legal Germany & Global Head ESG Legal, Implenia Holding GmbH, Raunheim
11:00
Networking Coffee
11:30
Panel II

Power in Numbers: Exploring ESG Collective Redress — Players, Forces and Impact

  • Dr Julia Suderow, Partner, Suderow Fernández Abogadas and President, Ius Omnibus, Bilbao
  • Thomas Northoff, Managing Partner, CLASSREACTION and Partner, Deloitte, Munich
  • Rainer Huber, CEO, Auxilia Insurance, Munich
  • Michelle Krekels, Senior Associate, Bureau Brandeis, Amsterdam
  • Philipp Eder, CEO, Allianz Rechtsschutz-Service GmbH, Munich
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Panel III

Innovative Solutions in Claims Handling: Exploring Tech Trends that Shape the Industry

  • Ben Bornemann, LL.M., Director / COO, CDC – Cartel Damage Claims, Brussels
  • Ingrid Van de Pol – Mensing, Co-Founder, Undercover, Amsterdam
  • Katja Nikolaus, CBDO, JUNE, Munich
  • Amaury de Bruijn, Associate Director Legal, Friesland Campina, Amersfoort
  • Meike von Levetzow, Partner, Noerr, Berlin
14:30
Panel IV

Legal Finance — a Force for the Good? Trends and Developments in Funding ESG Claims

  • Ana Carolina Salomão Queiroz, Partner / CIO, Pogust Goodhead, London
  • Leif Bremark, CEO, PowerAware AB, Stockholm
  • Daria Gladkov, Consultant, CONSILIUM Rechtskommunikation, Berlin
  • Dr Ekaterina Lohwasser, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Munich
  • Tobias Vollmer, Senior Director, Raedas, London
15:30
Networking Coffee
16:00
Panel V

ESG Claims and Beyond: Exploring Strategies for Effective Risk Transfer

  • Malcolm Hitching, Partner, Macfarlanes, London
  • Linn Dolp, General Manager, Head of Global Legal Expenses, Structure & Networks, HDI Global Specialty, Hanover
  • Robin Ganguly, Executive Director, AON, London
  • Maximilian Herberger, CFO, Schuberth Helmets, Magdeburg
17:00
Closing Remarks & Farewell Apéro

Numbers That Matter

180
disputes experts from all over the world
1
Legal Finance Event in Europe
30
high-profile speakers from multinational corporates & top law firms
6
networking opportunities

Tickets

Please note that Early Bird rates will only apply until 18 August 2023. From 19 August 2023, the following regular rates will apply:

Lawyers / academics / public services employees / others: EUR 590

 In-house lawyers: EUR 390

 

Alte Oper | Restaurant Opéra, Opernplatz 1, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
September 26, 2023
7:00 PM to 11:30 PM (CEST)
Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof, Am Kaiserplatz, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
September 27, 2023
8:30 AM to 7:00 PM (CEST)
In-house lawyers
Prices excluding VAT.
390,00 €
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In-house lawyers
Prices excluding VAT.
390,00 €
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Max. 3 tickets per person
Lawyers / academics / public services employees / others
Prices excluding VAT.
590,00 €
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Max. 3 tickets per person
Lawyers / academics / public services employees / others
Prices excluding VAT.
590,00 €
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Max. 3 tickets per person
Funders
Prices excluding VAT.
590,00 €
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Max. 3 tickets per person
Funders
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590,00 €
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Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP | TaunusTurm, Taunustor 1, 60310 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
September 26, 2023
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (CEST)
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Locusts in the Legal System – Is There a Need for Regulation of the Funding Industry?
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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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