Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Litigation Funding - USA - Nationwide
What the Team is Known For
Omni Bridgeway is a global litigation funder with deep roots in the US market. It is active in single-case financing and portfolio funding for IP and commercial disputes across a range of industries. The firm is praised for the depth of its resources and its creative approach to financing.
Strengths
Omni Bridgeway thinks creatively about financing situations.
Omni Bridgeway has excellent litigation instincts with realistic expectations for litigation recoveries.
Omni Bridgeway is transparent, insanely intelligent, strategic and frankly an excellent partner.
Omni Bridgeway's due diligence team is simply extraordinary. It knows the right questions to ask and does it in a very professional way.
Omni is both big enough to handle multiple types of matters and easy to work with. It is accessible, responsive and helpful on all aspects of the case.
Work Highlights
Omni Bridgeway funded a matter filed by SilcoTek Corporation in the U.S. District Court of Delaware alleging patent infringement of two patents by Waters Corporation, a competitor in the High Performance Liquid Chromatography industry.
Notable practitioners
Sarah Tsou is the global head of Omni Bridgeway's intellectual property business and brings her experience as a former patent litigator to funding matters. She is praised for her trial lawyer's perspective when it comes to intellectual property cases, as well as for her underwriting skills.
Sarah Tsou is incredibly bright and thoughtful. Her ability to quickly grasp facts and context allows her to expedite diligence and decisions on funding opportunities.
Sarah Tsou has deep experience particularly in US and non-US patent litigation. She is sharp, experienced, and a pleasure to work with.
Sarah Tsou is very knowledgeable and sophisticated in patent litigation strategy and industry trends.
Sarah has outstanding litigation instincts. She can quickly dissect complex facts and she immediately hones in on the issues that will matter at trial (or in settlement).
Sarah Tsou is, quite simply, brilliant. She is a big picture, game changing thinker.
Matt Harrison is a managing director and chief investment officer of Omni Bridgeway in the USA. His prior experience as a litigator aids his investment activities across a range of complex cases.
Matt Harrison is unparalleled when it comes to 'getting it'. He is smart, relatable, passionate and realistic about litigation.
Matt Harrison is excellent in all aspects of his job. He is a joy to work with.
Matt Harrison has exceptional market awareness and client service.
Matt is fantastic. He is incredibly smart and knowledgeable.
Chris Citro is an investment manager and legal counsel at Omni Bridgeway. His prior role as a patent and trade secrets litigator at Kirkland & Ellis adds a valuable depth of experience to his investment work on the IP side of Omni Bridgeway's business.
Chris Citro is an excellent partner for any complex litigation.
Chris Citro has tremendous interpersonal skills. He is thoughtful and talks directly and clearly. He is also very approachable and always available.
Chris Citro is an excellent negotiator. He always has his eye on the long game. He also trusts me to reach the goals he lays out without micromanaging.