David J. Kerstein

David J. Kerstein is a founder and managing director of Arcadia Finance in New York, a commercial litigation finance company with a mission to invest in meritorious litigation. An early adopter of litigation finance with 12 years of experience as a funding professional, he serves as a strategic partner and advisor to lawyers and clients seeking to manage litigation risk and spend. Before entering the world of litigation finance, Mr. Kerstein spent 15 years as a trial lawyer handling complex commercial disputes at Gibson Dunn. He has been named among Lawdragon’s “Global 100 Leaders in Legal Finance” and selected by Who’s Who Legal as a “Thought Leader in Third Party Funding.” Prior to founding Arcadia, Mr. Kerstein served as Validity Finance’s managing director and senior investment officer. In addition to co-leading Validity’s origination and structuring teams, he helped to guide Validity’s strategic growth into new and expanded markets and avenues for investment. Prior to joining Validity, Mr. Kerstein was a senior investment manager at Bentham IMF, now Omni Bridgeway. He received his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.