9 Tips for Success in High Stakes Litigation with Omni Bridgeway
About this webinar
Chambers are delighted to invite you to join us for a webinar on 16 November with Omni Bridgeway.
Every company encounters business-critical litigation at some stage. Whether asserting rights and interests or protecting against a claim, executives, general counsel, board members and their legal advisors must approach major litigation fully prepared. This webinar features actionable insights from three perspectives:Â leading litigation counsel (Eliot Kolers from Stikeman Elliott), the seasoned client (Amanda Klein, EVP Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel for Toronto Hydro Inc.) and the disruptor (Paul Rand, Chief Investment Officer – Canada at Omni Bridgeway).
We will cover:
- Setting effective strategy and executing your plan
- Decisions to be made at critical junctures
- Tips for stakeholder management
- Lateral thinking to manage risks and maximize opportunities
Event Details:
6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
Eliot Kolers, Partner - Stikeman Elliott
Eliot Kolers is a partner and Head of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group at Stikeman Elliott, a globally recognized leader in Canadian law. Eliot’s practice concentrates on corporate commercial litigation, competition litigation, and securities litigation. He has extensive experience representing clients in a wide range of complex cases, including many expedited litigation matters in relation to contested corporate transactions. Eliot has defended class actions involving competition law, securities and privacy issues, and has represented clients in a broad range of commercial cases involving oppression remedies, proxy contests, takeover bids, shareholder disputes and corporate governance matters. He regularly works closely with counsel from various U.S. and international jurisdictions.
Amanda Klein, Executive Vice President, Public & Regulatory Affairs and Chief Legal Officer - Toronto Hydro
Amanda Klein is Executive Vice-President, Public and Regulatory Affairs & CLO at Toronto Hydro - the electricity distributor for Canada’s largest city. Her work takes her to the heart of the utility’s business and operations strategy, and she brings over a decade of experience to her leadership of Toronto Hydro’s advocacy, communications, stakeholder relations, enterprise risk and law, and energy and regulatory policy activities.
Paul Rand, Chief Investment Officer – Canada - Omni Bridgeway
Paul Rand is a highly experienced commercial lawyer and litigator with deep expertise in capital markets and a focus on developing capital and risk management solutions for clients. He is a leading spokesperson in the Canadian dispute finance market and has provided submissions to, and been consulted by, government regarding the industry. As Omni Bridgeway’s Chief Investment Officer – Canada, Paul leads an expert team of Investment Managers across common and civil law jurisdictions. He oversees Omni Bridgeway’s Canadian investment origination, portfolio growth and management and the due diligence process across the company’s Canadian operations. Paul and his team apply innovative finance solutions to assist clients in monetizing their litigation assets and help law firms maximize liquidity, client offerings and profitability.
Simon Christian, Editor - Chambers and Partners
Simon was a researcher and later a deputy editor on the Chambers UK team, before becoming editor of the Chambers High Net Worth guide. He has an LLB in Laws from University College London. He also studied for the BPTC at City Law School and was Called to the Bar at Middle Temple.
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