Omni Bridgeway Highlights Funding as a ‘Strategic Risk Management Tool’
When illustrating the benefits of litigation funding for businesses, funders are keen to point out the wider strategic benefits available to companies beyond the provision of capital. In a blog post on LinkedIn, Paul Rand, Chief Investment Officer (Canada) at Omni Bridgeway, discusses the use cases and benefits of litigation finance, explaining how it can be used by businesses to take ‘a more strategic approach to affirmative litigation.’ Rand argues that businesses who see litigation ‘exclusively as something to avoid’ are missing out on strategic opportunities, and that ‘his approach may avoid risk, it doesn’t manage the risk.’ Instead, Rand lays out the case for companies to take a proactive approach to litigation, noting that business leaders can still pursue meritorious disputes whilst mitigating risk through litigation funding. He goes on to suggest that companies can ‘use funding to generate successful outcomes’, reframing disputes as assets rather than seeing them solely as liabilities. Rand goes on to explain the different ways that litigation funding can reduce risk, beyond the individual provision of non-recourse funding. These benefits include providing strategic guidance and expertise when determining whether to pursue a case, as well as managing the risks around judgement collection. The full blog post can be read here.