Bentham IMF, the U.S. arm of Australian litigation funder IMF Bentham Ltd, which last week launched a new $500 million fund, has added two experienced litigators to its investment team.

Daniela Raz, formerly a distressed asset investor, general counsel and chief operating officer for LightRay Companies LLC, has joined Bentham’s New York office. Meanwhile, Fiona Chaney, a former trial lawyer from a Los Angeles-based litigation firm Pasich, joined the Bentham’s Los Angeles office.

Daniela Raz.