Touradji Capital Management is a

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based in New York City. It was founded by Paul Touradji in January 2005 after his previous venture, Catequil Asset Management, was closed amid a legal dispute. Touradji Capital is called a " Tiger Cub", as it is a fund that grew out of

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. In 2007, the fund had $0.5 billion under management. In January–July 2012,

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was CEO of Touradji Capital Management. In May 2019, a Manhattan jury unanimously found Touradji Capital Management LP responsible for the compensation of two former portfolio managers, Gentry Beach and Robert Vollero. The verdict awarded the former employees over $40m and with statutory interest the judgment was entered in an amount in excess of $90m. According to the New York Law Journal, The Seiden Law Group LLP in New York, with attorneys

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, Michael Stolper and David Greenberger handled the litigation against Touradji Capital Management LP and will be handling the appeal.

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