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VPR VenturesFounder, Managing Partner and General Counsel
Jun. 2022Plano, Texas, United StatesVPR is a customized litigation finance firm that provides solutions that allow firms, companies, and individuals to pursue justice without compromise.
Phoenix Advisors Ltd.General Counsel and Managing Director for the Americas and Caribbean
Jun. 2020 - Dec. 2023Dallas-Fort Worth MetroplexMr. Vanacour is General Counsel and Managing Director of Phoenix Advisors, an Abu Dhabi based firm focused on litigation funding in mature and emerging markets. In addition to providing legal advice for the company, Mr. Vanacour's focus is assisting clients with obtaining litigation funding throughout the Americas and the Caribbean while also assisting with claims identification, management, and collections on a world-wide basis. Phoenix also offers dispute resolution and advisory services to clients seeking to navigate multi-jurisdictional issues and global opportunities. Further, Phoenix provides liquidity options through the purchase of litigation related assets, claims and portfolios, including claims and portfolios from liquidations, bankruptcies, distressed positions, and subrogation.
Vanacour Perkins PLLCPartner
Apr. 2013Dallas/Fort Worth AreaVanacour Perkins PLLC is a boutique law firm with broad experience advising global companies and business fiduciaries on a wide range of legal issues throughout the U.S. and abroad including assisting claim holders and other attorneys in locating and securing funding to prosecute claims. Vanacour Perkins is anchored by its principals' collective experience as attorneys in private practice at some of the globe's top law firms and as senior in-house counsel. We have diverse experience handling complex legal matters and advising companies and individuals based all over the world including in the United States, Canada, Europe (UK, France, Brussels, Netherlands, Germany), Middle East (UAE, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait), Caribbean (Cayman, BVI, TCI, Nevis), and Australia. Additionally, we have assisted companies and family offices in the arena of litigation funding. My practice is concentrated on complex business litigation, insolvency matters, and cross-border financial transactions. I have extensive experience managing and handling litigation involving global financial transactions and investments arising out of business fraud, insolvency litigation, and professional malpractice.
North American SubrogationCO-Founder/Managing Director
Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2016Dallas, texas
Highland Capital Management, L.P.Assistant General Counsel
Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2013Highland Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser which, together with its affiliates, has approximately $18 billion of assets under management. Founded in 1993, Highland is one of the largest and most experienced global alternative credit managers. Highland’s strategies include collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), alternative mutual funds, distressed private equity, hedge funds, natural resources, long-only funds and separate accounts. Highland is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with offices in New York, London, Singapore and Seoul. As an Assistant General Counsel, my responsibilities included advising on risk management, actively managing all aspects of adversarial and litigation matters, devising tactical and strategic solutions to novel legal issues, and general claims assessment and performance of all due diligence and discovery.
US Youth Soccer Association, IncGeneral Counsel
Jan. 2010 - Dec. 2010Responsible for overseeing US Youth Soccer's legal interests, including and analyzing legal matters, drafting key documents, presenting clear recommendations, and assuring legal compliance. Confer with and advise the Board of Directors of US Youth Soccer and its members, committees, and employees and on legal questions pertaining to their respective powers, duties, functions, and obligations.
Build and maintain positive working relationships with the Board, members, committees, and using principles of good customer service.
Participate in the creation, development, and achievement of organizational legal strategy and policy.
Serves as Counsel to the Board of Directors Develop preventive law strategies and corporate policy and compliance programs to help minimize litigation, third party disputes and other potential project development and implementation situations and problems
Provides guidance and advice on matters directly relating to US Youth Soccer's corporate governance, business, and policy
Arizona Sports and Entertainment CommissionBoard Member, Vice Chairman
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2010
Arizona Youth Soccer AssociationPresident
Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2010
Snell & WilmerAttorney
Jan. 2003 - Dec. 2010Represent a diverse group of clients, including Fortune 500, with a focus in complex civil litigation matters. Consult and assist clients with all phases of electronic discovery. Assist clients in negotiating contracts and preparing internal control documents. Advise clients on corporate governance issues. Meet with clients to develop litigation strategy
Advise clients on electronic discovery obligations and devise strategy for collection and production of electronically stored information
Prepare and review contracts, including sales representative, licensing, and confidentiality agreements
Advise clients on corporate governance issues, including document handling and privacy issues.
Conduct and respond to discovery in complex litigation matters, including direct an extensive national third-party discovery effort in multi-district litigation, including taking and defending depositions
Appear in state and federal courts 1st Chair trial in federal court and arbitration proceedings in multi-million dollar actions
Prepare document retention policies for fortune 500 companies
Member of firm's Pro Bono, Electronic Discovery, and ethics committees. PUBLICATIONS Efficiency in Litigation: Electronic Discovery
Co-Author with Barbara Dawson, 2007, ABA, Committee on Pretrial Practice and Discovery Spring Newsletter The article addresses planning for potential litigation and to ensure the proper and cost-effective handling of electronically stored information. What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Computer Forensic Evidence Co-Author with Sid Leach and Anne Bishop, 2010, American Intellectual Property Law Association, University of Texas Law School Intellectual Property Symposium, and appearing in Law.com's Law Technology News Daily Alerts The article addresses the issues companies face when engaged in intellectual property litigation and how to avoid claims of spoliation when handling electronically stored information.
Arizona ThunderPlayer/Captain
Jan. 1998 - Dec. 2000Played Professional Indoor Soccer when I came back to Arizona to go to law school
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