BATON ROUGE, LA – Counsel Financial has made a strategic leadership appointment to fortify its litigation finance and loan servicing capabilities. Nicholas (Nick) D’Aquilla, Esq. joins the team as the new Managing Director, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the mass tort industry. D’Aquilla’s appointment is expected to enhance the company’s offerings and contribute to its continued growth.
With over a decade of experience in the mass tort sector, D’Aquilla has played a vital role in administering complex settlements, totaling more than $20 billion. He has been involved in resolving more than 40 mass tort and class action litigations, spanning various areas such as environmental, pharmaceutical, medical device, and sexual assault matters. His extensive experience and proven track record make him a valuable addition to the Counsel Financial leadership team.
D’Aquilla’s focus will be on enhancing the company’s mass tort underwriting processes and loan servicing offerings. He plans to develop advanced valuation models using historical settlement data, which will contribute to refining the company’s servicing platform. D’Aquilla’s experience as a consultant for legal technology companies will also provide valuable insights in driving further improvements.
In his new role, D’Aquilla will work alongside the team at Counsel Financial, who collectively possess over 200 years of legal, financial, and litigation experience. This collaboration is expected to provide unparalleled resources for both law firm clients and institutional investors utilizing the company’s servicing platform.
Before joining Counsel Financial, D’Aquilla played a pivotal role in a complex settlement fund advisory team for a national bank. There, he developed innovative underwriting methodologies for extending credit to mass tort plaintiffs’ firms. Additionally, he analyzed and valued over $1.5 billion in loan collateral derived from mass tort dockets.
Counsel Financial is an industry leader in originating, underwriting, and servicing loans and other financing solutions for contingent fee law firms. With a track record of providing capital investments to over 300 law firms, totaling more than $2 billion, the company has played a vital role in the growth of plaintiffs’ litigation firms across various practice areas.
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