Bentham IMF, the U.S. arm of Australian litigation funder IMF Bentham Ltd., continues to add experienced litigators to its investment team, announcing the arrival of former partners from Kirkland & Ellis and Sidley Austin on Tuesday.

In its second round of hiring since its launch of a new $500 million fund, Bentham is picking up Dana MacGrath from Sidley and Sarah Tsou from Kirkland. MacGrath will be responsible for leading the company’s investments in international arbitration matters, while Tsou will focus on evaluating intellectual property matters, particularly patent litigation, for investment. Both attorneys are based in New York.