Non-U.S. Shareholder Litigation: A Boot Camp for General Counsels and the C-Suite

Michael Sternhell is a Director of Burford’s investment team with expertise in delivering innovative litigation financing solutions to the asset management industry, leveraging his experience overseeing a diverse litigation portfolio as in-house counsel for a leading global asset management firm.

Most recently, Mr. Sternhell was Senior Vice President and Managing Counsel at OppenheimerFunds, where he managed a wide variety of litigation, regulatory and restructuring matters and led a team of lawyers supporting the firm’s investments and global operations functions. Prior to his work in-house, Mr. Sternhell was a Senior Litigator at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, where he defended institutions and individuals before federal and state courts, the SEC, DOJ and FINRA, in high-profile securities class actions and regulatory investigations.

Mr. Sternhell graduated from Wesleyan University with High Honors and received his JD from New York University School of Law.

Mike Lange is the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Litigation at Financial Recovery Technologies. With more than 20 years of practice, he has built a rich network of relationships around the world including corporations, government agencies, lawyers and other professions, which he brings to bear for FRT clients.

Richard Caruso is the Vice President & General Manager of Legal Media at ALM.