About

Provided by Asertis

Asertis specialises in funding commercial disputes and insolvency litigation, as well as taking on assignments of particular insolvencies and other matters.

Asertis’s investment committee comprises CEO Ian Madej, CIO Harshiv Thakerar and General Counsel Philip Holden.

Commercial Disputes Funding

The Asertis team has considerable industry experience, combining extensive financial skill with substantial litigation expertise. The net result enables the team to provide quick decisions across a broad spectrum of litigation and disputes funding.

Asertis will consider any type of case arising from any dispute, including commercial litigation, international arbitration, or group actions in multiple jurisdictions.

Asertis will also consider funding disputes in major international arbitration centres, as well as disputes in relation judgment enforcement proceedings.

Insolvency Litigation Funding

Asertis’s specialist insolvency litigation funding team operates through a process that will help clients to realise value. Asertis bears the financial cost and assumes the risk, enabling clients to focus entirely on the legal process.

The team is able to consider a range of insolvency claims, both in the UK and internationally.

In addition to funding insolvency litigation, Asertis also deals with insolvent estates, working with insolvency practitioners and their lawyers, and financing their work to maximise recoveries and mitigate risk.

Chambers Review

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Litigation Funding - UK-wide
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What the Team is Known For

Asertis works across a number of core areas of funding activity. The firm is already established in the insolvency sector and also backs commercial litigation and class actions where appropriate.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Roger Dugan
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Roger Dugan
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Roger Dugan specialises in commercial and civil litigation and has extensive expertise in corporate and personal insolvency recovery matters.

"He's very user-friendly, very easy to deal with and takes a hands-on approach with cases."

"Roger is easy to work with, has a good commercial approach and is able to think outside the box."

"Roger is a very good lawyer and is an experienced and savvy operator."

Harshiv Thakerar
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Harshiv Thakerar
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Harshiv Thakerar is recognised for his expertise in funding high-value group action claims in several industries. He is chief investment officer at the firm.

"Harshiv is excellent and is one of my go-to funders."

"He's experienced and he's commercial. He's easy to talk to and get hold of."

Ian Madej
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Ian Madej
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Ian Madej is the founder and CEO of Asertis. He funds a range of complex claims and plays an instrumental role in structuring the team's funding operations.

"He's extremely bright and very astute."

Ranked Individuals at
Asertis

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Litigation Funding

Harshiv Thakerar
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Harshiv Thakerar
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Band 3
Ian Madej
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Ian Madej
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Band 4
Litigation Funding: Insolvency

Roger Dugan
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Roger Dugan
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Band 1

Members

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Anna Gilbert

Chris Jones

Philip Holden

Ruth Kellett