Russell J. Genet

Managing Director @Longford Capital

Chicago, IL, US

Russ is responsible for investment sourcing, underwriting and monitoring.Russ is an accomplished attorney with over 20 years experience representing corporate clients in defending and monetizing intellectual property rights in a wide array of industries, including electronics, computers, telecommunications, medical devices and many others.Russ 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.Chambers has ranked Russ in Band 2 for Litigation Funding:Intellectual Property for 20••••24. In 2024, LawDragon included Russ as one of the 100 global leaders in Litigation Finance. In 2013 and 2014, Russ was recognized as an “IP Star” by Managing Intellectual Property. Also, in 2014, Russ was ranked as a leading Illinois lawyer for litigation by the IAM Patent He has been a member of the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago. Russ has also been a member of the Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois.

Purdue University

B.S. Electrical Engineering

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology

JD, Law