Our Approach
The strongest cases are rarely built after litigation begins. They are built beforehand — through disciplined investigation, rigorous damages analysis, the right structure, and fully aligned ownership.
Standing Ventures is not a traditional litigation funder. We take an active role — we become the plaintiff with you.
We bear every cost and manage the matter from start to finish, while you keep the majority of the recovery — typically more than you would keep under a standard contingency arrangement.
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We review the facts, the economics, and the evidence. Legal merit is assessed with experienced counsel before any commitment is made.
We form a single-purpose entity built for your claim alone. Your claims are assigned to the vehicle; you become a member with the majority economic interest.
The vehicle — not you personally — becomes the party. You keep the majority of every dollar recovered; if the vehicle recovers nothing, the loss is entirely ours.
Standing Ventures pays all approved legal fees, expert costs, and litigation expenses. Claim owners fund nothing — not at signing, not during the case, not ever.
We retain counsel suited to the dispute, develop damages with independent experts, and direct the matter through resolution. Counsel exercises independent judgment.
We evaluate matters on economic value, collectability, and strategic fit — with legal merit assessed by experienced counsel. Employment matters are limited to contract-based claims — compensation, equity, and incentive agreements — not discrimination or other personal claims.
SEC and IRS whistleblower awards belong to the individual whistleblower and cannot be assigned. For those matters, we work through a funded partnership: we finance the investigation, analysis, and counsel a strong submission requires, in exchange for an agreed share of any award.
Qui tam is different. Under the federal False Claims Act and state analogues like the California False Claims Act, the relator can be an entity — which means our dedicated-vehicle model applies. We form and co-own the relator vehicle with you, fund the case, and share in any relator recovery.
We have done exactly this: our principals structured a dedicated relator vehicle that brought a federal False Claims Act action — with nationally recognized FCA counsel — which has already produced a settlement.
Not every legal claim is an exceptional legal asset. The matters we pursue generally share four traits:
Contracts, valuations, board records, communications — evidence that exists on paper, not just in memory.
Claimed damages typically from $2 million to more than $50 million, supportable by disciplined economic analysis.
A strong judgment against an empty pocket is a trophy, not a recovery.
Commercial claims that can be assigned to a dedicated vehicle. Personal claims generally cannot.
If your matter fits, we can usually tell you quickly. If it doesn't, we'll tell you that too.
Who We Are
Standing Ventures was founded by the recipient of one of the earliest monetary awards issued under the SEC's Dodd-Frank whistleblower program — an order granting the statutory maximum: thirty percent of the monetary sanctions collected. We don't approach whistleblower matters as outside capital. We've stood where you're standing.
That experience shaped everything about this firm: the conviction that meritorious claims deserve real resources, that the party bearing the risk should control the work, and that the person who was wronged should keep the majority of what's recovered.
Working With Leading Counsel
The right lawyer depends on the case. Some disputes call for a national Am Law firm; others for a specialized trial boutique with deep subject-matter expertise.
Because our vehicles retain counsel directly, we can match each matter to the firm best suited to it — national platforms, elite trial boutiques, and highly regarded regional litigators — and give them the resources and preparation that produce results.
National platforms. Elite trial boutiques. The right firm for this dispute — with every resource to win it.
Every dispute deserves to be evaluated on its merits. Standing Ventures principals have pursued and supported matters involving claimed damages from approximately $2 million to more than $50 million.
Some require a lean regional team. Others require national counsel, multiple experts, and years of coordinated work. We structure every vehicle around the needs of the case — not simply its size.
Our Philosophy
Hourly billing rewards time. Passive funding rewards waiting. Neither rewards outcomes.
We believe the party managing a case should own its result. Standing Ventures is compensated only through the vehicle's share of a successful recovery — and the claim owner always holds the larger share.
When you win, we win. When you don't recover, the loss is ours — not yours.
The Model
Your claim is assigned to a dedicated vehicle in which you hold the majority economic interest. You exchange the burden of being a plaintiff for a majority share of a professionally managed matter.
No. Standing Ventures is a principal investment firm. In every matter, legal services are provided by independent law firms retained by the vehicle, exercising independent professional judgment. We fund the work and manage the matter as its owner; the lawyering belongs to lawyers.
Assignments of commercial claims are long recognized under the law, and every vehicle we form is structured and documented with experienced counsel.
No. One matter, one vehicle, no commingling. The entity exists for your claim alone, holds no other assets, and is wound down when the matter concludes.
The vehicle acts through its manager — a single, accountable point of decision is what makes the model work, and it is why the party bearing every cost also directs the matter. The rules are set before anything begins: the operating agreement you negotiate and sign up front governs how the vehicle is run and how proceeds are shared, so there are no surprises later.
The Economics
Nothing. We pay all legal fees, expert costs, and litigation expenses. If there is no recovery, the loss is entirely ours.
Only through the vehicle's agreed share of a successful recovery. No hourly fees, no interest, no charges to you at any point — and the claim owner always holds the larger share. In most matters, that leaves you more than what typically remains after a standard contingency fee and costs.
Proceeds are distributed according to the vehicle's operating agreement — the majority to you. You receive your share as a member of the vehicle, without ever having carried the case.
Possibly, and they depend on your circumstances. Our structures are documented with experienced counsel, and we encourage every claim owner to consult their own tax advisor before signing anything — we will gladly coordinate with them.
We have pursued and supported matters involving claimed damages from approximately $2 million to more than $50 million. Within that range, what matters most is evidence, collectability, and fit — not size alone.
The Process
As much or as little as the matter requires. Most claim owners provide documents and background early, then return to their businesses and families while we carry the case.
The vehicle retains counsel matched to the dispute — national firms or specialized trial boutiques, depending on what the matter requires. Counsel always exercises independent professional judgment.
Both are common. We can evaluate matters at any stage, including mid-litigation, and where existing counsel is the right fit for the dispute, the vehicle can retain them. The structure adapts to the matter — not the other way around.
Complex litigation takes time — often years. That is exactly why the model exists: the time is ours to spend, not yours.
Personal-injury and similar personal claims, which generally cannot be assigned; matters without documentary evidence; and claims against counterparties with no realistic path to payment. A strong judgment against an empty pocket is a trophy, not a recovery.
Initial reviews are handled confidentially, and we enter appropriate confidentiality agreements before any detailed exchange. Please do not include privileged details in an initial inquiry.
Whistleblowers
No one can. SEC and IRS whistleblower awards belong to the whistleblower alone and cannot be assigned — which is why our work here takes the form of a funded partnership instead: we finance the counsel, forensic analysis, and preparation a serious submission requires, in exchange for an agreed share of any award proceeds. The award, and your anonymity, remain yours.
Yes — and unlike SEC and IRS whistleblower awards, the relator in a qui tam action can be an entity. That means our dedicated-vehicle model extends to qui tam: we form and co-own the relator vehicle with you, retain experienced False Claims Act counsel, fund the investigation and the case, and share in any relator award. Our principals have structured and pursued qui tam actions this way, including a federal FCA matter that has already produced a settlement. Strict confidentiality rules apply while a case is under seal, and we treat those obligations with the seriousness they demand.
Move carefully. Preserve what you lawfully have, do not take documents or data you are not entitled to, and speak with experienced whistleblower counsel before discussing your concerns with anyone — including your employer. We can help arrange that conversation confidentially; anonymous SEC submissions are made through an attorney by law.
The SEC receives on the order of 27,000 tips a year and makes awards to a few dozen people. What separates them is rarely the information alone — it is documentation, quantification, and framing the staff can act on. That preparation is precisely what we fund.
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