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Leading firm in Litigation Support 2026
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Overview
Provided by Willis Towers Watson
WTW’s Litigation and Contingent Risk team designs and places bespoke insurance and insurance-backed financing solutions for complex legal and contingent exposures. The team advises companies, law firms, litigation funders, and other investors on risks including adverse judgments, appeals, contingent fee portfolios, mass torts, IP disputes, tax and regulatory matters, and other contingent assets and liabilities, helping clients transfer risk, unlock capital, and improve transaction certainty.
Industry sectors (7)
- Law Firms
- Litigation Funders
- Litigants
- Plaintiffs in Litigation
- Defendants in Litigation
- Investors in Litigation-Related Assets
- Private Equity Firms
Capabilities (11)
- Litigation and Contingent Risk Insurance
- Litigation Risk Insurance
- Contingent Risk Insurance
- Work-in-Progress Insurance
- WIP Insurance
- Contingency Fee Insurance
- Adverse Judgment Insurance
- Judgment Preservation Insurance
- Capital Protection Insurance
- Principal Protection Insurance
- Arbitral Award Default Insurance
Key people
Provided by Willis Towers Watson
Stephen Kyriacou
Managing Director and Head of Litigation and Contingent Risk
Dan Kesack
Senior Director and Head of IP and Patent Litigation
Work & experience
Provided by Willis Towers Watson
WTW’s Litigation and Contingent Risk team is led by Stephen Kyriacou, a former Boies Schiller litigator and the longest-tenured broker in the US market, who spearheaded the development of the industry's leading solutions and has placed over $5 billion in coverage limits, and Dan Kesack, a former patent litigator and litigation funder who works with holders of IP assets, law firms, and capital providers to deliver innovative insurance-wrapped alternatives to traditional litigation finance.
Ranked Offices at Willis Towers Watson
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Ranked Individuals at Willis Towers Watson (2)
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Dan Kesack
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