Team | Longford Capital Management, LP

Longford Capital is built on a strong foundation of integrity, experience, and discipline.

Our Team

Longford Capital has assembled a team with complementary strengths in business, finance, and the law. Our experience in this asset class and relationships with major law firms and corporations allow us to identify, review, and select the strongest possible investments.

Timothy S. Farrell Co-Founder and Managing Director Phone: (312) 971-4240 tfarrell@longfordcapital.com	Tim is responsible for the corporate management and investor relations of Longford Capital. He is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of broad management experience, having held positions at Ace Hardware Corporation, Skil, a division of Emerson Electric, and, since 2004, as the Chief Executive Officer of the American Hardware Manufacturers Association. Over the course of his career, Tim has overseen marketing, finance, human resources, and investment functions, and has extensive experience overseeing complex litigation matters. He earned a bachelor of science degree from Indiana University Kelley School of Business, an MBA from Northern Illinois University College of Business, and executive education certificates from Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business.

William P. Farrell, Jr. Co-Founder, Managing Director, and General Counsel Phone: (312) 971-4241 wfarrell@longfordcapital.com	Bill is responsible for the overall operations of Longford Capital, with a particular focus on transaction sourcing, investment selection, and portfolio management. He is an accomplished attorney with more than 20 years of complex litigation experience, including extensive trial and appellate experience as both a government prosecutor and as a partner in the commercial litigation departments of two prominent national law firms, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP and Gardner, Carton & Douglas, LLP (n/k/a Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP). Bill earned a bachelor of science degree from Indiana University Kelley School of Business and a law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

Michael A. Nicolas Co-Founder and Managing Director Phone: (312) 971-4242 mnicolas@longfordcapital.com	Mike is responsible for the portfolio management of Longford Capital, including underwriting, investment selection, and overseeing the efforts of independent attorneys and other professionals as part of Longford Capital’s due diligence process. He is an accomplished attorney with more than 15 years of experience representing a wide array of corporate clients involved in complex litigation throughout the United States, including trial experience in the commercial litigation departments of two prominent national law firms, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, LLP and Gardner, Carton & Douglas, LLP (n/k/a Drinker, Biddle & Reath, LLP). Mike is a frequent speaker on commercial litigation finance, and has presented at numerous industry conferences and events. He is an honors graduate of Northern Illinois University College of Business and Chicago-Kent College of Law.

John E. Garda Managing Director and Head of the Dallas Office Phone: (972) 761-5214 jgarda@longfordcapital.com	John is responsible for managing the Dallas office, investment sourcing, underwriting and monitoring investments. John is an experienced trial lawyer with more than 25 years of litigation experience, which includes representing clients in business disputes, complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, professional liability relating to accountants, lawyers, investment bankers, officers and directors, and disputes involving health care contracts, real estate and construction. John has appeared before state and federal trial courts, state and federal appellate courts, arbitration associations, and administrative boards around the nation. Prior to joining Longford Capital, John was the Managing Partner of the Dallas office of K&L Gates LLP, a Global 20 law firm. John also served on the firm’s Management Committee and Advisory Council. John also served as legal advisor to several corporate Board of Directors and Board Committees. In this role, he advised the Board in managing the critical issues that the Board needs to address in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities. John also represented clients in corporate governance matters, SEC investigations, and internal investigations, including independent audit committees. He managed the legal needs and served as the legal advisor on behalf of the firm to several clients. Following graduation from law school, John clerked for the Honorable Jorge A. Solis of the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas. Prior to pursuing a law career, John practiced as a certified public accountant for the "Big 4" accounting firm now known as Ernst & Young (EY). John earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware in accounting and a law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

Joshua A. Leavitt Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer Phone: (312) 517-1360 jleavitt@longfordcapital.com	Josh is responsible for all accounting, audit, finance and HR functions as well as monitoring of investment performance and investor relations. Josh began his career with Houlihan Lokey. After earning his MBA, Josh joined Code, Hennessy & Simmons as a Manager, and then JHL Capital Group as CFO, where he managed the growth of the alternative asset manager from $11 million to over $2 billion in AUM. In addition to entrepreneurial roles, Josh was most recently the CFO of MATH Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, where he managed all aspects of finance and operations. He is a graduate of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, where he earned his bachelor’s degree, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he earned his MBA. Josh is a registered CPA.

Cindy S. Ahn Director Phone: (312) 517-1361 cahn@longfordcapital.com	Cindy is responsible for investment sourcing, due diligence, and monitoring of portfolio investments. She is an accomplished attorney with nearly 20 years of experience as a member of the Intellectual Property groups of some of the most prestigious law firms in the country, including Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Kirkland & Ellis, LLP; Schiff Hardin, LLP; and Global IP Law Group, LLC. Cindy also worked for Abbott Laboratories, and served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Third Wave Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded molecular diagnostics company. Cindy has assisted companies in the licensing, sale, and enforcement of intellectual property rights in a wide array of industries, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, bio-similars, electronics, computers, software, telecommunications, medical devices, and many others. Cindy has significant experience litigating complex intellectual property matters in federal courts throughout the United States, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She has particular experience with Hatch-Waxman (“ANDA”) pharmaceutical patent cases. Cindy is a Registered Patent Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Cindy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Illinois and graduated from American University Washington College of Law, cum laude, and was a member of The American University Law Review.

Marc A. Cavan Director Phone: (312) 517-1366 mcavan@longfordcapital.com	Marc is responsible for investment sourcing, due diligence, and monitoring of portfolio investments. Marc is an accomplished attorney with over 20 years of experience, including as an intellectual property litigation partner in several prestigious law firms, including Sidley Austin LLP, Ropes & Gray LLP, and Baker McKenzie LLP. Most recently, he led the intellectual property practice at Harrison Law LLC, a Chicago litigation boutique. Client feedback and peer reviews during Marc’s time in private practice earned him recognition by Chambers USA, IAM, and SuperLawyers. Marc is registered to practice with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and he has significant experience litigating patent and trade secret cases in federal courts throughout the United States, as well as handling matters before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Marc has handled both patent enforcement and defense, as well as licensing, and he has handled matters spanning the life sciences (including Hatch-Waxman cases), medical devices, healthcare, data, software, wireless technology, automotive, financial, and consumer products. Marc earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Duke University, and he graduated with honors from Harvard Law School, where he served on the Board of Student Advisers and the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology.

Russell J. Genet Director Phone: (312) 971-4243 rgenet@longfordcapital.com	Russ is responsible for investment sourcing, underwriting and monitoring. Russ is an accomplished attorney with nearly 20 years experience representing corporate clients in defending and monetizing intellectual property rights in a wide array of industries, including electronics, computers, software, telecommunications, medical devices and many others. Russ has significant experience litigating complex intellectual property matters in federal courts throughout the United States, and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Russ has also prosecuted patent applications and represented clients in interferences, ex parte reexaminations, and inter partes reviews in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Russ has been recognized in 2017 as an Illinois Super Lawyer for IP Litigation. Prior to joining Longford Capital, Russ was a partner in the international law firm, Nixon Peabody LLP. While at Nixon Peabody, Russ served as the national leader of the firm’s IP Litigation practice group. Russ is a graduate of Purdue University and Chicago-Kent College of Law.

Justin A. Maleson Director Phone: (312) 517-1362 jmaleson@longfordcapital.com	Justin is responsible for investment sourcing, due diligence, and monitoring of portfolio investments. Prior to joining Longford Capital, Justin was a partner at Jenner & Block, where he focused on complex and high-value litigation across the country. Clients relied on Justin to litigate cases spanning a wide range of substantive areas of the law, including antitrust, business torts, technology litigation, intellectual property, and licensing, among others. He has significant experience in all phases of the litigation lifecycle from inception through trial and appeal. In private practice, Justin regularly directed and participated in fact development and case assessment, and counseled corporate clients about the strength of claims, strategy, and dispute resolution. Justin has published extensively on topics relating to litigation funding, protection of confidential and trade secret information, as well as corporate information technology transactions and disputes. Justin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the Smith Business School at the University of Maryland, and obtained his law degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude.

Andrew A. Stulce Vice President Phone: (312) 517-1365 astulce@longfordcapital.com	Andrew is responsible for investment sourcing, due diligence, and monitoring of portfolio investments. Andrew was a member of the litigation departments of some of the most prestigious law firms in the country, including Hunton & Williams LLP (now Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP) and McGuireWoods LLP. He has significant experience litigating complex antitrust and insurance recovery cases. He has also represented corporate clients in a range of commercial litigation matters, including fraud, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty matters. Before joining Longford, Andrew also maintained an active pro bono practice, and he has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights since January 2022. Before entering private practice, Andrew clerked for the Honorable Charles A. Pannell, Jr., of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Andrew earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and obtained his law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he graduated cum laude.

Michael W. Paradise Senior Fund Accountant Phone: (312) 517-1932 mparadise@longfordcapital.com	Mike is responsible for Fund accounting, audit, tax and performance reporting. Mike began his career with PwC, computing quarterly tax estimates for private equity, hedge fund and real estate clients with responsibilities including, but not limited to, configuring tax returns, schedule K-1’s and advising on merger and acquisition transactions for real estate clients. Following his time with PwC, Mike worked as an associate at Valor Equity Partners, valuing portfolio investments, responding to investor requests and completing cash reconciliations. Most recently, Mike worked for Northern Trust Asset Management as a hedge fund consultant. During his time with Northern Trust, he computed assets under management for multiple funds, including five hedge fund clients. Mike also coordinated communication with multiple groups within Northern Trust’s Financial Services division to deliver recurring financial statements to clients. Mike is a graduate of DePaul University, where he double majored in Accountancy and Finance, and graduated cum laude.

Samuel S. Meether Vice President of Finance Phone: (312) 517-1367 smeether@longfordcapital.com	Sam is responsible for financial analysis and modeling, due diligence on prospective investments, and monitoring investment performance. Sam began his career with Koch Industries, working for multiple subsidiaries in both their corporate headquarters and Chicago offices. Beginning his time with Koch Industries, Sam worked for their tax accounting and compliance teams, supporting a Koch subsidiary, Flint Hills Resources. Following his time with Flint Hills Resources, Sam worked for another Koch Industries subsidiary, Molex, an industry leading technology and connector production company, in their Chicago office. During his time with Molex, he gained significant experience leading and analyzing internal and external facing global transactions including acquisitions, restructurings, terminations, and liquidations. Sam is a graduate of the Kansas State University College of Business where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with concentrations in Accounting and Finance, and a Master of Accountancy.