Signal Peak Partners Launches in Texas to Provide Litigation Finance and Trial Funding Solutions

Mani Walia speaking at a litigation finance industry conference・ Photo Credit: Signal Peak Partners

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HOUSTON, June 2, 2025 (VSNewsNetwork.com) — Litigation finance company Signal Peak Partners has announced its official launch. The firm will offer financing solutions for domestic and international litigation, including private credit options and case monetization.

Lauren Harrison, left, moderating a discussion about litigation funding with Judge Alan Albright, Judge Michael Engelhart, Judge Charles Eskridge, and former Judge Nancy Atlas・Photo Credit: Signal Peak Partners

Signal Peak is led by Co-Founders and Managing Partners Lauren J. Harrison and Mani S. Walia. Both executives have experience managing over $500 million in institutional capital and have funded some of the largest legal judgments in the country.

Harrison has over 25 years of experience in the civil litigation and litigation finance sector. She previously served as a partner at Vinson & Elkins and Jones Walker and held an executive role at Law Finance Group. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Cornell Law School and clerked for judges on both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Walia has over two decades of experience in trial law and funding. He previously founded the litigation finance group at Siltstone Capital and received the Texas Lawbook Legal Innovation Award in 2022. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and the University of Texas School of Law, where he served as an editor of the Texas Law Review. Walia clerked for judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Signal Peak’s management team includes Jackson Schaap as Vice President of Finance and Carly Thompson-Peters as Director of Operations, both formerly of Siltstone Capital. The company’s investment committee includes a retired federal district court judge, a litigation funding law professor, and the former head of Omni Bridgeway’s Houston office.

The company reports that it has secured more than $40 million in capital commitments ahead of launching its first funding strategy, with a final close target of $125 million. Hazoor Partners, an investor in Walia’s previous fund, has joined as an anchor investor.

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“I’ve had the privilege of working with the Signal Peak team for years. They are a rare combination: elite trial lawyers and top-flight litigation funders with an unwavering commitment to delivering efficient and excellent results for their clients. Lauren and Mani are widely recognized as thought leaders, trusted partners, and expert advisors in the litigation finance industry. Signal Peak will be a tremendous asset for attorneys and plaintiffs,” said Jason Bertoldi, Global Team Leader for Litigation & Contingent Risk Insurance at Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.

“We will distinguish ourselves as a funder of complex litigation and will empower trial lawyers and their clients through strategic funding. We aim to bring perspective and to help our partners achieve towering success. Mani is a visionary who saw this industry’s potential at an early stage, and he has profound leadership skills,” said Lauren Harrison.

“Lauren and I are fortunate to have Jackson and Carly join us as founding members. Jackson brings elite finance acumen to valuation and portfolio construction, and Carly, with her paralegal expertise, is the nerve center of our firm,” said Mani Walia.

Signal Peak will host its industry conference, LitFinLive, on February 25–26, 2026, at The Post Oak Hotel in Houston.

For more information, visit www.signalpeakllc.com.

Source: Signal Peak Partners