Five Longford Capital Team Members Named to IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists 2026
Longford professionals recognized among leading global IP strategists for the twelfth consecutive year
CHICAGO, August 12, 2026 - For the twelfth consecutive year, Longford Capital team members are among the top global IP portfolio managers named to Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine’s Strategy 300 Global Leaders. The 2026 list recognizes Longford Capital Co-founder and Managing Director William P. Farrell, Jr., Managing Director Russell J. Genet and Director Marc A. Cavan for their excellence in developing and implementing strategies that maximize the value of IP portfolios.
Each year, the IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders list recognizes the best practitioners across private practice, in-house and service provider roles for their expertise and experience creating, managing, transacting, protecting and enforcing patent rights. The IAM team develops these rankings using meticulous and exhaustive research, including evaluating thousands of nominations and conducting extensive fact-finding with patent lawyers, attorneys and clients. As a result, the list reflects the most strategic and skilled in their approach to IP according to the industry.
“It’s a privilege to once again be named to the Global Leaders list as we continue to develop innovative approaches to protect and strengthen IP portfolios,” said Timothy S. Farrell, Co-founder and Managing Director of Longford Capital. “We pride ourselves on offering top-tier support for claim holders facing high-stakes IP litigation, and we’re pleased to see our strategies consistently held in such high esteem by our peers.”
Longford Capital provides equity financing and assistance to individuals, businesses and other organizations that are executing litigation programs to obtain value from IP portfolios. Its one-of-a-kind University Initiative provides financial assistance to help universities realize the full value of their research and development activities without burdening their budgets.
About Longford Capital
Longford Capital is a private investment company that provides capital to leading law firms, public and private companies, universities, government agencies, and other entities involved in large-scale, commercial legal disputes. Longford was one of the first litigation funds in the United States and is among the world’s largest litigation finance companies with more than $1.2 billion in assets under management. Longford offers a broad range of capital solutions to fund attorneys' fees and expenses and otherwise manage the financial risk of pursuing meritorious legal claims in return for a share of a favorable settlement or award. The firm manages a diversified portfolio and considers investments in subject matter areas where it has developed considerable expertise, including, business-to-business contract claims, antitrust and trade regulation claims, intellectual property claims (including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret), fiduciary duty claims, fraud claims, claims in bankruptcy and liquidation, domestic and international arbitrations, claim monetization, insurance matters, mass actions and class actions, and a variety of others.