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Richard W. Fields, Esq., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Juridica Capital, has been a partner in several major U.S. law firms, practicing as a corporate plaintiff’s lawyer in the areas of complex litigation and dispute resolution. While in private practice he focused on insurance coverage and contract issues, complex business dispute resolution and human rights issues. Over the course of his career Mr. Fields recovered several billion dollars for numerous Fortune 500 clients. Described by the Legal Times of Washington, D.C. as "a master negotiator”, he has been named one of “the Leading Litigators in America” by Lawdragon Magazine, one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business” by Chambers, and one of “the world’s leading IP strategists” by Intellectual Asset Management.

Aaron Katz, Esq., Credit Suisse, is a Director within the Leveraged Finance division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. For the past 4 years, Mr. Katz has been one of the principals of Credit Suisse's Litigation Risk Strategies group, which provides hedging, monetization, funding and other capital solutions for complex litigation situations. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Mr. Katz was a Partner in the litigation department of DLA Piper in the firm's New York office, where he represented corporate clients in a variety of commercial, securities, and mass tort matters. He also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Selvyn Seidel is Chair of the Burford Group Ltd., which funds commercial litigation in the U.S. (national and international) and international arbitration. Mr. Seidel’s background includes 40 years as legal counsel representing businesses in the United States and abroad. Most recently, he was a senior partner at Latham & Watkins. While at Latham, he served, at various times, as Chair of the International Practice, of the International Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group, and of the New York Litigation Department. He has been an Adjunct Professor at New York University School of Law and is currently an Alumnus Lecturer at Linacre College, Oxford University. He is a frequent lecturer and participant in symposiums, forums, roundtables and other programs given by leading law schools and institutes in the U.S. and U.K. focused on law, business, economics, and finance, and also on civil justice.

Gregory J. Wallance, Esq., a partner at Kaye Scholer LLP, has a wide variety of business litigation experience both as an in-house lawyer and as outside counsel. Mr. Wallance, who was the Chief Litigation Counsel for Kidder Peabody, Inc., while remaining a partner at Kaye Scholer, was formerly an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.