Negotiation and Corporate Skills Posts by Jack Simony. Jack Simony is a hedge fund manager from New York City, and serves as the Chairman of The Negotiation Institute. The Negotiation Institute provides customized executive skills programs to corporate, government, educational and non-profit entities in the United States of America and abroad.
The event will touch on impending changes and guidance on how firms can stay compliant with all the changing rules and regulations, while also attracting investor capital.
Sponsors and exhibitors include: Bloomberg Laws, Arent Fox and WilmerHale.
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Jack Simony, founder of the Whitehaven Financial Group, a litigation finance firm based in New York City, will be awarded this year’s “Defender Award” by Human Rights Advocates International (HRAI), a United Nations non-governmental organization.
The organization, which is dedicated to promoting and protecting international human rights in the United States and abroad, grants the award annually to an individual who has managed, through their efforts, to effect positive change in the lives of those in need.
“Jack Simony, despite his youth, is one of the founding fathers of litigation finance,” said HRAI Chairman Gerard I. Nierenberg. “He found a unique way to help those in need while also meeting the needs of Wall Street, creating the classic win-win scenario we look for. We are pleased to offer the 2010 ‘Defender Award’ to Jack for his obvious caring for those less fortunate than he and for his creativity in finding financial solutions that work.”
Since founding the Whitehaven Financial Group in 2001, Simony’s innovative approach has helped countless individuals who have found themselves trapped in “litigation limbo” when legal fees impacted their ability to meet their financial needs.
“Typically, an injured tort victim in the United States can wait three years until their case for justice is heard by the courts, and given the extent of their injuries, this wait may be almost unmanageable,” said Simony. “Whitehaven’s litigation fundings have enabled countless people to meet their basic financial needs while awaiting their day in court.”
HRAI will present the “Defender Award” to Simony at an honorary dinner at the St. Regis Hotel, New York City.
Simony's will present on the subject of litigation finance with an emphasis on how to finance the recovery of fraud on behalf of victims who no longer have the financial wherewithal to maintain the litigation themselves.
In addition to honoring the spouses of those offices (should be officers.) who died in the line of duty, the event will also honor the late New York Yankees owner, George M. Steinbrenner.
“I am pleased to join the Steinbrenner family in celebrating the life of the man who set the standard for the way an owner and team should care about their fans, and the city they represent,” Jack Simony was quoted. “Supporting the widows and orphans of NYPD heroes who gave their lives to protect the lives of all New Yorkers is always a special privilege, however on the eve of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 this event takes on a special meaning."
