Nivalion Legal Finance Summit

Through the Looking Glass – the Rise of ESG Risks

Nivalion Legal Finance Summit 2023

26/27 September 2023
Frankfurt

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 | Uncover

Tobias Vollmer

Senior Director | Raedas

Meike von Levetzow

Partner | Noerr

Partners

Media Partners & Partner Institutions

Agenda

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).

Alte Oper | Restaurant Opéra | Opernplatz 1 | 60313 Frankfurt am Main

Main Conference Day

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, Uncover, 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

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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Through the Looking Glass – the Rise of ESG Risks