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Head of research: US
Penelope Williams 2 Introduction Digital & Data | Data and
E-Discovery Experts
Deputy head of research 4 The coming wave of 181 Legal Marketplace Analysis
Charlotte Riley
construction disputes - 185 Profiles
Senior research analysts supply chain disruptions and 192 Directory
Conor Manders material price increases
Alex Bottomley Kim Reome and Ed Federico, HKA Digital & Data | Digital
Forensic Experts
Research analysts 8 Planning and executing 195 Legal Marketplace Analysis
Tabia Lui
effective cross-border 199 Profiles
Olivia Harrison
Kirsty Carvalho investigations 211 Directory
Johana Shonibare Gwynn Hopkins, Perun Consultants
Anna Mullock Financial Advisory and
Jonathan Brooks Asset Recovery Experts Valuation | Corporate Tax
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THE COMING WAVE OF CONSTRUCTION

DISPUTES – SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS
AND MATERIAL PRICE INCREASES
Kim Reome and Ed Federico, HKA
Case example: A 20-story apartment building is under construction in a major USA city’s downtown. The owner and general contractor estab-
lished a contract with a guaranteed maximum price of $50 million and planned for a two-year construction schedule. The contractor lined up the
subcontractors and started the foundation work with no issues. However, cost increases and supply chain issues impacted the project, including
major price increases in structural steel and delays to steel delivery for the building construction. The cost increases and delays did not stop at
the steel. Once the contractor moved into the interior construction, they faced major cost increases and supply chain delays related to lumber for
framing. Further delays occurred through the completion of the job, due to long lead times on the appliances needed to finish up the apartments
before the residents could move in. The costs grew 50% over the original budget, and the project took one year longer. Determining which party
is responsible for these delays and cost increases in this case requires an in-depth analysis of supply chain and material price issues, as well as
related risk allocation mechanisms in the contract. This article explores some of these topics.

INTRODUCTION related to increased tariffs from the United increased funding for infrastructure across
Since the covid-19 pandemic started in Q1 States. Contractors and project teams have the USA, it is not enough to offset skyrock-
2020, the construction world has been faced worked to mitigate the impacts during the past eting construction costs. These continuing
with major challenges due to material price few years, but it has become increasingly chal- cost increases are causing some parties on
increases and supply chain delays. These lenging due to the unpredictability of the issues sizeable capital projects to reevaluate scope,
issues are still prevalent today, more than two with no foreseeable end in sight. extend schedules or even cancel projects,
years since the pandemic started, and continue In November 2021, President Biden signed and while the federal funding will likely still
to grow, due to other world issues such as the a US$1 trillion infrastructure plan to help fund be spent, the amount of work it stimulates may
Russian invasion of Ukraine, environmental road, bridges, airports and other transporta- be far less than originally anticipated.
challenges, wildfires and economic issues tion and utility projects. While this provides

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MATERIAL PRICE AND SUPPLY cancelled (https://www.wilx.com/2022/04/11/ local-news/2022/06/inflation-taking-a-bite-

CHAIN ISSUES some-michigan-road-projects-scaled-back- out-of-new-infrastructure-projects/, June
In Michigan, the Michigan Department of because-inflation/, April 11, 2022.). 21, 2022).
Transportation (MDOT) is being forced to cut The Des Moines International Airport Figure 1 from the recent April 2022
back on road construction due to the steep was planning on a four-year renovation with Construction Inflation Alert from the
increase in construction costs. The Waverly a budget of $434 million and a completion Associated General Contractors of
Road project in Lansing, for example, has expe- date by 2026. Costs have increased to $733 America shows the two-year increases in
rienced costs overruns of more than 50% to million, or approximately 70% higher than key construction project materials per the
rebuild a one-mile section. MDOT typically plans budget, and the airport is unable to afford producer price indexes (PPIs) provided by the
for 4% inflation year-on-year but is currently the new cost. The project scope has changed, United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. As
dealing with an inflation rate of 2-3% higher. and is now broken up into five phases, with shown in the chart, major construction mate-
The steep increase in such project material only a few gates to be completed by 2026. rials that cover all phases of a construction
costs, such as concrete, asphalt, fuel and steel Despite reducing the number of gates to five, project, from foundations through finishes,
is causing MDOT to reevaluate the number of or 36% of the original plan, the cost is still are being severely impacted. Some of mate-
road repairs that will fit in the budget. In some budgeted at more than $400 million (https:// rials most impacted include fuel, steel,
cases, projects are being delayed or even www.ironmountaindailynews.com/news/ lumber, and other metals:

FIGURE 1
PPIs for construction bidprices and selected inputs
cumulative change in PPIs, April 2020–February 2022, not seasonally adjusted
% change
Apr 2020–
240% Feb 2022

210% Diesel fuel 237%

Steel mill products 113%
180%
Lumber and plywood 101%
150%
Copper & brass mill 70%
120% shapes
90% Aluminium mill shapes 52%

60% Plastic construction 45%

products
30%
Gypsum products 29%
0%
‘Bid price’ (new nonres 18%
-30% building construction)
04/20 06/20 08/20 10/20 12/20 02/21 04/21 06/21 08/21 10/21 12/21 02/22

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, producer price indexes, www.bls.gov/ppi

Diesel fuel prices were increasing before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but have recently skyrocketed. This impacts the costs of both heavy
equipment and the transporation needed to deliver materials, and the unexpected increases in these costs is causing many construction teams
to exceed project budgets. Figure 2 shows national United States gas prices as reported by American Automobile Association (AAA) (as of June
27, 2022), and shows the national average of diesel fuel at $5.794 per gallon and the highest recorded average per-gallon price as $5.816.

FIGURE 2
National Average Gas Prices
Lumber, which also was impacted during
Regular Mid-Grade Premium Diesel E85
COVID, started to see prices level off in late
Current Avg. $4.897 $5.310 $5.610 $5.794 $4.163 2021, but are now increasing again, due to
Yesterday Avg. $4.900 $5.315 $5.614 $5.797 $4.182 California wildfires and the United States’
tariffs on the Canadian lumber industry. In
Week Ago Avg. $4.981 $5.379 $5.677 $5.815 $4.276 November 2021, the tariff rate increased
Month Ago Avg. $4.599 $4.977 $5.259 $5.530 $3.966 from 8.99% to 17.9%, but is in the process of
being reduced significantly (AGC Canadian
Year Ago Avg. $3.095 $3.438 $3.712 $3.237 $2.601 Softwood Lumber Tariffs to Be Lowered |
Associated General Contractors of America
(agc.org), February 17, 20/22). While lumber
Highest Recorded Average Price
costs have come down slightly, the fluctu-
Price Date ating prices are making it more expensive to
build homes (CNBC, Soaring lumber price
Regular Unleaded $5.016 06/14/22
adds nearly $19,000 to the cost of a new home
Diesel $5.816 06/19/22 (cnbc.com), February 15, 2022).

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Due to the ongoing material issues over As shown in Figure 3, the Bureau of Labor for new projects have risen significantly, but
the past few years, many contractors Statistics reported a large variance between the actual PPIs are still higher.
have increased bid prices in an attempt to bids and actual costs through the first half of
address the impacts of rising material costs. 2021. Starting in Q4 2021, however, bid prices

FIGURE 3
Change in prices for inputs to new nonresidential construction
Year-over-year change in PPIs, Sep 2020–Feb 2022,not seasonally adjusted
12 months to:
25%
Sep 2020 Feb 2022
Inputs PPI 1.8% 21%
20%
Bid price PPI 1.8% 17%

15%

10%

5%

0%
Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov Jan
2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2021 2022

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, producer price indexes, www.bls.gov/ppi

CRUX The impacts being caused by supply Because the prices of major materials are
HKA, which provides claims consulting and chain issues, material shortages, rising fluctuating so much at this time, clauses can
dispute resolution services to clients world- freight costs and distribution delays will only be considered to cover material purchasing
wide, has developed an integrated research increase the number of disputes in the pipe- periods and promote pre-ordering certain
program to evaluate construction projects. line. And, like the case study cited at the start materials with shared risk if the material
HKA’s CRUX Insight 2021 identifies, analyzes, of this article, project teams will experience requirements change. Such clauses also
and summarizes the principal causes of claims related to unforeseen costs that may could help with overall project schedule
claims and disputes. More than 1,400 projects not be covered in their contracts, which inten- management, as they can help to reduce
in 94 countries around the world, totaling more sifies the challenges. delays that could otherwise be caused by long
than $2 trillion in construction value, were For additional information, the full HKA lead time materials or material shortages.
analyzed for the CRUX Insight 2021 report. CRUX report can be viewed at https://crux. For ongoing projects, especially those
In it, industry leading HKA consultants have hka.com/. that do not have detailed contract clauses
distilled the underlying causes of claims and mentioned above, the project teams can work
disputes on these projects, which total approx- MITIGATING IMPACTS together to identify any pricing adjustments
imately $73 billion and involve time extensions While the global challenges involving supply as soon as they are made aware of them. In
totaling more than 750 years. As revealed in chain and material costs are daunting, there many contracts, a contractor has a defined
this innovative report, the COVID pandemic has are a variety of actionable measures that can time period, for example 30 to 60 days, to
shifted the causes of construction disputes. help manage some of the market uncertain- submit a request for a material price adjust-
For example, owners and contractors are ties, reduce the risk of claims or, at least, help ment. Therefore, parties should identify and
wrangling over who is liable for disruption parties be prepared for the claims process. address material issues as soon as possible
and lost productivity on projects, which may Project teams can be proactive in to avoid significant schedule impacts.
or may not be due to COVID. However, the reducing risk during all phases of construc- Project teams should also work to keep
biggest impact – on the supply chain – may tion, with the overall risk of an unpredictable good contemporaneous project records that
also prove the most enduring. Managing situation shared between owners, contrac- document supply chain issues and price
the supply chain always was a challenge on tors, and subcontractors. During the early escalation along with the associated impacts
construction projects, but the pandemic has stages of a project, this can include incor- to schedule and budget. An analysis can be
complicated things even further. porating concise and equitable escalation performed that compares the contract prices
The effects on project completion dates clauses that share risk for material price and quantities from the bids to the actual
have yet to emerge in the CRUX Insight data increases. Contract language can identify quantities purchased as well as average
pool. Up to the data capture cut-off in August specific materials and how pricing adjust- industry prices and material price indices.
2021, just over 1 in 10 projects had been hit by ments will be applied to revise the contract Further analysis could include, for example,
late delivery of materials and/or equipment. price. Contract language also can include comparing various vendor costs and delivery
Cost overruns, time extensions and budget a credit to the owner if material prices dates to support the schedule and cost
increases are being reported on projects around decrease during the contract period. impacts. Maintaining good project records
the globe, and steep price increases and delivery Additional contractual language may and ensuring timely communication are key
lags are identified as some of the main causes. include provisions for purchasing materials. to limiting the impact of supply chain issues.

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On some projects, the project teams design is being revised to accommodate the clauses in mind to evaluate the delays and
may not have enough resources to handle high costs of certain materials. Designs for assess damages.
the extensive supply chain and price esca- concrete or steel structures, for example, are Despite the roller coaster of material
lation issues. Because of this, some compa- being altered to include a hybrid of the two prices and supply chains issues throughout
nies are starting to assign supply chain that is based on current or expected steel the construction industry, most projects
teams that are specifically focused on these fabrication schedules, materials costs and continue to progress and project teams
issues and work with the project teams to availability. are adapting. While there is no timetable
clearly document and address all potential for these issues to be resolved, successful
impacts. While project superintendents and CONCLUSION project teams are adjusting the way projects
project managers are focused on building The case study discussed at the start of the are set up, starting with contractual agree-
a project, supply chain teams can actively article involved an apartment building that ments, and ensuring that all project phases
monitor the material costs, availability, and experienced cost and schedule delays caused are proactively managed to mitigate unfore-
delivery dates to assess the impacts to the by material price escalation and supply chain seen issues.
project and propose necessary adjustments. issues throughout the project’s duration. To
Using supply chain teams allows issues to determine who is responsible for delays This material is intended for general educa-
be proactively addressed to minimize the and cost overruns, it is important to have a tional purposes only, and should not be relied
risk of project delays while the construc- clear understanding of the contract and how upon for any other purpose. The opinions
tion moves forward, rather than waiting it defines material escalation, time exten- expressed are those of the authors alone and
to resolve things at the end when it can sions and other budget increases. Also, key should not be attributed to HKA Global, Inc. or
become more expensive and difficult to go contemporaneous project documentation any of its employees.
back and piece together contemporaneous should be reviewed with these contractual
project information. In some cases, project

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PLANNING AND EXECUTING EFFECTIVE

CROSS-BORDER INVESTIGATIONS
Gwynn Hopkins, Perun Consultants

• the assets most often being traced; • Tangible assets: assets whose title and/
• the obstacles to account for at the outset or location may change, but those that
of a cross-border recovery process; may also be difficult to convert into cash.
• the required skillsets of the investigation Examples most often seen in a recovery
team; effort include real estate, plant and
• the anticipated outcomes; and machinery, inventory, vehicles, aircraft
• the stages at which investigation teams and similar movable and immovable
join in a recovery effort. tangible property.
• Corporate assets: assets that relate
When it comes to tracking down missing to the entitlement to income streams.
assets and collecting on debts, investigators Examples most seen in the recovery
need to act quickly to devise a plan that takes effort include shareholdings, commer-
legal and financial ramifications into consid- cial contracts, concessions, receivables
eration. Obtaining legal guidance early and and interests in partnerships and joint
Gwynn Hopkins acting quickly and decisively is essential to ventures.
identifying, securing and realising assets. • Financial assets: cash and other
This guide sets out the asset identification
The longer it takes to conduct an investiga- assets that are easily convertible to
and tracing issues, planning processes and
tion, the better the odds are that that assets cash. Examples most commonly seen
challenges faced by investigators, as well as
will be hidden, often across borders, making during recovery include debt proceeds,
liquidators, receivers and bankruptcy trus-
recovery much more difficult. bank account balances and invest-
tees, in domestic and cross-border disputes.
Assets to be identified are broadly cate- ment assets such as bonds or equities.
It covers five key areas with the aim of
gorised according to their physical existence, Cryptocurrencies and other digital assets
providing an introduction and overview of
usage and convertibility, which also informs are a subgroup of financial assets. The
asset-tracing investigations and issues to
the processes involved in identifying and tracing and recovery of cryptocurren-
be aware of during pre-planning:
tracking them: cies , however, presents certain defining

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features such as the globally visible potential of adding new layers of complexity integration. The team must possess superior
public ledger and that deserves special to the investigation workflow. accounting skills to see through complex
attention, which is beyond the scope of These are some of the considerations to misappropriation schemes disguised as
this article. be aware of at the outset of an investigation: legitimate accounting and financial trans-
• Complex fact sets are inherent in actions. For this reason, most investigation
When discussing an asset tracing investiga- multi-jurisdictional investigations. The teams are composed of professionals from
tion, any or all of the above classes of assets movement of assets between countries different backgrounds across the business
are relevant to investigators. Whatever the results in the need to understand the intelligence landscape. For example, insol-
goal of a particular case may be, complex different legal requirements for asset vency practitioners, forensic accountants,
investigations often involve all three cate- tracing investigations in each country. fraud investigators, lawyers and computer
gories of assets, each leaving a different • Disharmony in laws providing access to forensics professionals. The combination
and distinct documentary trail and chain of documents and information in the control of law, accounting, information gathering
evidence that is useful in a tracing exercise. of third parties will become apparent as and information processing, all assisted by
At the outset of an investigation, the investigators attempt to retrieve informa- technology used to collect and comprehend
scope of assets being traced is unlikely to tion in multiple jurisdictions. Specifically, patterns in large datasets, lends very well to
be definitive. In cross-border investigations, bank, fiduciary and secrecy laws differ successful and efficient tracing assignments.
investigators typically identify specific obsta- from place to place. Computer forensics has become part of
cles to be taken into account at the planning • Resourcing is a much more difficult task the required competencies of investigations
stages in order to address the high probability in the multi-national investigation setting since, not only due to the aforementioned
that assets will moved or further concealed, compared to the domestic setting. The rise in the use of blockchain technology and
for example by transferring the asset to a new point at which the investigation is initiated cryptocurrencies in the service of misap-
jurisdiction. Importantly, information arising can also dictate the types of questions propriation schemes, but also since certain
in the middle of an investigation can lead to that require investigating. The required types of investigations prone to “big data”.
new investigation avenues, requiring investi- skillset for investigators narrows the field Big data sets are informally defined as being
gators to update their investigation plans at of those capable of handling a complex approximately 1 terabyte in size and require
one or several midpoints. international case considerably. specialised knowledge and tools to properly
These midpoints occur when, for analyse – a topic outside the scope of this
example, large tranches of discovery docu- With project resourcing, the investigation article. Credit card fraud, market manipula-
ments are received that change the juris- team must have the necessary knowledge to tion, corporate fraud and money laundering
diction of focus, or expand the scope of be able to establish, for example, who has the matters are now commonly associated with
investigations. Even a single entry in a bank legal title to each class of assets being traced overwhelming amounts of data. If the goal
statement or general ledger can shift focus. and, if money laundering is suspected, how to of an investigation is to eventually compre-
So, any new information always has the identify the stages of placement, layering, and hend and communicate the significance and

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meaning hidden in a mountain of data, the Investigators often use special software, This intersection of accounting, legal and
ability to work with large data sets is also a specifically designed for illustrating personal investigative skills is unique in this area of
requirement. and professional links between individuals practice.
Concerning anticipated outcomes, and companies involved in the movement of But it’s worth repeating that planning
forensic accountants – who often have a traceable assets. The basis for establishing is a critical component of a cross-border
significant presence in asset tracing investi- the links is their proximity to the asset move- recovery strategy, particularly because of
gations – will conduct their work with an eye ments under scrutiny – some of which may the increased complexity of data-driven
towards litigation. In this regard, the most not seem obvious at all. Disparate pieces of investigations and the greater cost involved
efficient team set-up is for investigators to information, such as names of individuals in consulting with legal advisors in numerous
work in tandem with external counsel. This is and companies, addresses, digital commu- jurisdictions of interest.
where the most significant cost-saving syner- nications, corporate transactions, real estate Both broad and specific objectives need
gies arise. It’s also where the investigative transactions, accounting ledger data and to be identified at the earliest possible time-
goals can link directly with the formulation bank account transactions are assembled frame and revisited several times throughout
and support of claims against assets. Once using a visual database. the lifespan of the recovery effort to ensure
matters have moved to the judicial phases, efficient use of time.
the investigative team tends to form an indis- Specifically, in relation to cross-border
pensable part of the legal support team, recovery assignments, an effective strategy
having led the investigation and analysis up considers expected major hurdles at the
to that point. outset and exists as a living roadmap to
As a general point, initiating the asset deal with new information. Investigations
trace at the earliest possible stage is likely should consider and maintain focus on
to inform at least one critical outcome – An effective the jurisdictions involved, the targets of
whether the exercise is commercially viable recovery, the evidence gathering needed
and whether the costs of recovery will exceed
investigation strategy and how different countries’ laws interact.
the value (or expected value) of the assets. exists as a living The failure to consider these complexities
However, it is equally apparent, in our expe- – and to assume that pursuing a domestic
rience, that investigators can be engaged at
roadmap to deal with litigation strategy will result in a successful
a point where there is a relatively well-es- new information cross-border recovery – is much more likely
tablished understanding of the facts and to lead to higher costs and a lower likelihood
circumstances surrounding, for example, a of recovery.
fraud or misappropriation scheme. In such In any event, asset-tracing investigations
cases, investigators may take charge of infor- cannot be conducted according to a pre-de-
mation gathering or information processing signed all-encompassing checklist as there
stages with the ultimate aim of being able are too many unknowns and different factors
to communicate investigation findings in a that can influence the direction of the investi-
succinct and coherent manner for use in Visual database software is used to gation. But, there are two requirements that
court proceedings. create a link analysis that summarises and need to be adhered to in every case: investi-
The intelligence gathering processes illustrates the information collected. This gators must document every step taken in
should quickly flow to the analysis of that seemingly disparate web of data points can service of the investigation, given that investi-
information. This is where investigators be used to conduct a link analysis in order gative methods and findings are likely to form
compile, summarise and report on the data to determine the title of assets or to identify part of the evidentiary trail in court proceed-
collected and can “zoom out” to see the big relationships between different entities and ings; and, investigators must take the earliest
picture. For instance, where certain iden- individuals. For example, The International opportunity to identify the appropriate project
tified transactions of interest actually fit Consortium of Investigative Journalists scope and jurisdictions of focus and revisit
into the overall story of the data: how did Offshore Leaks Database is a publicly these as necessary in order to ensure that
assets move? Who was responsible for their available example of applying visualisation investigations remain on focus.
movement? Where are the assets now? And software (Linkurious and Neo4j) to a large The task of investigating and recovering
which court is most appropriate to assist with amount of interrelated data points. As a misappropriated assets is a difficult one.
disclosure orders? general rule, being able to visually consoli- Every asset tracing investigation is different.
Since the information retrieved can date the results of an asset-tracing exercise Each investigation requires its own strategy,
seem unrelated, all the data collected is in linked-analytical charts is one of the most informed by the level of understanding of
best displayed visually that traces the path effective ways to show the results of an asset where assets may have been diverted to,
of assets over time and identifies parties of tracing investigation. as well as budget considerations and the
interest. investigator’s experience in gathering and
assessing information.

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EXPERTS
Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
 Asset Recovery Experts

ASSET RECOVERY EXPERTS

This year, WWL presents the leading 129 leading asset recovery experts from all around the globe. They have proven the
depth and breadth of their skills and experience with complex, multijurisdictional asset tracing, recovery and investi-
gations issues.

METHODOLOGY
The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers,
corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding
practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual experts. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners
received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly
in our research.

ONSHORE
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Ian Casewell Kevin Hellard Jim Mintz
Mintz Group Grant Thornton Mintz Group
London London New York

Nick Wood Malcolm Cohen Steve Holt

Grant Thornton BDO LLP Grant Thornton UK LLP
London London London

Zoë Newman Daniel Nardello

Kroll Nardello & Co LLP
London New York

LEADING FIRMS
Grant Thornton Steve Holt sits among the very best asset Geoff Varga is a respected name in the
Will Davies is a favourite among peers and recovery experts currently practising and is global asset recovery market, with over 25
clients, who recommend him as “a great described as “a truly excellent practitioner”. years of experience with forensic investiga-
expert” in the asset recovery space. tions, litigation and restructurings.
David Ingram receives extensive Kroll
endorsements from sources for his asset Steve Cornmell has built a leading asset BDO
recovery practice and is lauded for his recovery practice, with market commen- Gervase MacGregor is identified by peers and
“impressive willingness to tackle a difficult tators recognising him as “an outstanding clients as a key name in the asset recovery
case where there are no funds in the estate”. asset recovery expert”. market and describe him as “a big player”
Nick Wood enjoys comprehensive recom- Benedict Hamilton specialises in digital in the space.
mendations from peers for his expertise in investigations and is singled out by respond- Malcolm Cohen is singled out by sources
asset recovery and is an expert who “under- ents as a go-to in the asset recovery space. as a top-notch asset recovery expert and is
stands the drivers of a case and where to go”. Zoë Newman takes a spot among the recommended as “an insightful and meas-
Kevin Hellard is a standout name in the foremost asset recovery experts in the world ured expert who never loses sight of the big
onshore asset recovery market, with sources and comes recommended as “an experienced picture”.
reporting he is “a legend and a hugely effec- and hard-working expert, with the utmost Glenn Pomerantz is a leading name
tive expert”. integrity”. in asset recovery, with market commen-
tators readily endorsing him as a fast and

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reliable expert whose practice has global Alvarez & Marsal Carl Bowles is a well-established asset
coverage”. Daniel Barton collects widespread plaudits recovery specialist, with 15 years of expe-
Malcolm Cohen receives extensive for his work as an asset recovery expert, rience with asset tracing and contentious
recommendations for his work in the asset thanks to his “profound experience in forensic insolvency matters.
recovery space, and is “able to cut through accounting investigations”. Edward Middleton is a highly experienced
the detail of a matter and get to the heart of Julian Jones “is exceptionally experi- expert, who brings over 20 years of experi-
the issue”. enced at running complex multi-jurisdic- ence in high-profile insolvencies and restruc-
tional asset recovery matters”. turing in Asia.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia years of experience with forensic accounting Owen Hawkes of KPMG is singled out by
Matthew Fleming at KordaMentha is recog- and financial investigations. market respondents as a top-tier asset
nised by peers as a leading asset recovery recovery expert, with 20 years of experience
expert in Australia, with extensive experience Chris Fordham is a renowned independent in forensic accounting and recovery cases.
in global fraud and corruption investigations. expert, who brings over 30 years of expertise
to his clients’ investigations and asset tracing USA
England matters. Jim Mintz with Mintz Group is one of the
Ian Casewell of Mintz Group heads the USA’s leading asset recovery experts,
London office and enjoys considerable Netherlands with market sources confirming that he is
acclaim from peers for his sterling work on Gerrie Lenting with Deloitte Financial “extremely good at conducting investigations”
large-scale, cross-border asset tracing and Advisory comes with considerable endorse- all over the world.
recovery cases. ments from peers and clients for his excellent
work on global investigations and forensic Nardello & Co’s Daniel Nardello is a firm
Ashley Messick with GPW + Co is a favourite issues. favourite of the US asset recovery market,
among peers and clients, who describe her earning praise as “the go-to person for the
as “a good practitioner who comes up with Blockint’s Ludo Block is a pre-eminent name largest, most complex mandates” in the
creative solutions to problems”. in the European asset recovery market, with space.
over 30 years of experience with multi-juris-
Greyhawk’s Steven Haynes is appreciated dictional investigations issues and forensic Stanley Foodman at Foodman CPAs
as ‘a charming expert” in the market, with a matters. & Advisors has built a stellar forensic
stellar track record with asset recovery and accounting practice that is recognised by
investigations matters. Singapore peers and clients as a leading firm in the US
Jarrod Baker at Deloitte receives widespread market.
Hong Kong recommendations for his practice, which
Neill Poole at Ankura is a distinguished asset spans multi-jurisdictional fraud and financial
recovery market in Hong Kong, with over 16 crime investigations.

OFFSHORE
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Angela Barkhouse Alex Lawson Margot MacInnis
Quantuma Advisory Limited Alvarez & Marsal Grant Thornton
Grand Cayman Grand Cayman Grand Cayman

Paul Pretlove Matthew Richardson John Royle

Kalo Grant Thornton Grant Thornton
Tortola Tortola Grand Cayman

LEADING FIRMS
Grant Thornton Matthew Richardson is recognised FTI Consulting
Hugh Dickson receives extensive acclaim by peers as an accomplished figure in the Andrew Durant is a well-recognised as global
from market commentators for his work in offshore asset recovery space. He is also asset recovery expert, who has over 20 years
the asset recovery space, which focuses on well-versed in cross-border insolvency and of experience with forensic accounting and
complex restructuring and insolvency issues. fraud investigation matters. regulatory investigations.
Margot MacInnis sits among the fore- John Royle is appreciated by sources for David Griffin is identified as a standout
most asset recovery specialist in the offshore providing “straightforward, commercially name in the asset recovery market by peers,
asset recovery market, and is described as “a focused advice which is aimed at achieving who brings over 20 years of experience in
hard-working, smart and passionate expert”. the right results for the client”. restructuring, insolvency and asset recovery
issues.

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Andrew Morrison is a highly impressive with 20 years of experience in cross-border

asset recovery specialist, with over 23 years restructuring and insolvency matters.
of experience with asset recovery, restruc- John Lopez is held in high esteem by
turing and money laundering issues. peers and clients in the asset recovery space,
who say he is “very well-known in the juris-
KPMG diction, to the point that he is a brand in of
Kris Beighton is described by peers and himself”.
clients as “a very well-respected expert”,

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

British Virgin Islands Krys Global’s Kenneth Krys impresses peers
Paul Pretlove at Kalo is recognised among Cayman Islands across the globe with his asset recovery
the finest asset recovery specialists in the Angela Barkhouse of Quantuma Advisory expertise saying that “if you need a tenacious
jurisdiction, who brings 15 years of experi- Limited enjoys extensive praise for her prac- expert, look no further than Kenneth”.
ence with offshore asset tracing and fraud tice, with peers saying she is “a clever expert
investigations. with a unique focus on corruption-related
matters”.
Chris Farmer of Teneo has built and main-
tained a top-tier asset recovery practice, and Eleanor Fisher with Ernst & Young is singled
peers recognise him as a practitioner who out by market commentators as a go-to in
has “a very strong reputation” in the space. the Cayman Islands for restructuring and
recovery matters.

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Australia Cayman Islands

Matt Fehon AM Angela Barkhouse

McGrathNicol Quantuma Advisory Limited

Matt is a highly regarded corporate advisory Contract compliance – Examining appropri- Angela leads the Cross Border Asset Recovery
specialist and forensic expert and specialises in ateness of charges under contract to determine Group for Quantuma and is head of the Caribbean
financial crime, corporate corruption and regula- whether they comply with contractual agreements. practice. She is an expert in financial investigations,
tory investigations, dispute advisory, enforceable Risk management – Foreign interference, offshore asset tracing and recovery, data analysis
undertakings and risk advisory. fraud, bribery and corruption prevention and and intelligence.
A Forensic Accountant with more than 30 years compliance assignments including development Angela has led high-profile and complex
of investigative and consulting experience, Matt of frameworks, controls and reporting procedures matters in fraud, corruption, financial misconduct,
has built a reputation for integrity and excellence to mitigate risks in Australian and foreign ventures. conflicts of interest and stolen sovereign wealth;
together with an ability to quickly get to the source Enforceable undertakings – Appointed and made cross-border asset recoveries for both
of a problem. This is best evidenced through signif- Independent Expert to Enforceable Undertakings, onshore and offshore jurisdictions. She has acted
icant investigations he has led into fraud, interna- engaged by clients and approved by regula- as liquidator and controller/receiver over entities
tional corruption, foreign interference and financial tors to review remediation and compensation in the BVI and Cayman Islands to ensure asset
markets manipulation. programmes, continuous disclose and conduct, preservation and enforce judgments on behalf of
Matt has many many crisis situations and processes and procedures relating to financial claimants. Angela also provides independent expert
used this experience to assist clients proactively market participants. support to international government organisations
with business reorganisation and improvement Business reorganisation – Major business reor- and global financial institutions for anti-corruption
assignments. ganisation projects focussing on risk, asset and and integrity investigations.
The diversity of assignments extends across human capital protection, IT and regulatory risks.
most industry sectors, with particular experience
in the financial services, construction, resources
and government sectors.
Matt’s engagement experience includes:
Regulatory investigations – Financial markets
investigations, release of market sensitive or confi-
dential information, insider trading, market manip-
ulation, financial advice irregularities and collusion.
Fraud & corruption investigations – Assisting
clients with high profile matters to address serious
allegations. A large portfolio of matters involving
financial crime, asset misappropriation, fraud,
bribery, corruption, conflicts of interest, theft
of IP and false representation through to legal
proceedings.
Dispute advisory – Independent Expert Witness
and consulting expert, involving quantification of
loss, contractual disputes, accounting treatment,
allocation of costs and in fraud, bribery and corrup-
tion in civil proceedings.

Suite N404, Flagship Building

Level 12 142 Seafarers Way
20 Martin Place George Town
Sydney, 2000 Grand Cayman
Tel: +61 2 9338 2680 Tel: +1 345 746 5260
[email protected] [email protected]
www.mcgrathnicol.com www.quantuma.com

WWL says: Matt Fehon AM produces “second to none work in the forensic accounting field”, WWL says: Angela Barkhouse is a distin-
according to peers who applaud his “investigatory prowess”. guished asset recovery expert, who
commentators say “has a unique under-
standing of international asset recovery
issues”.

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Cayman Islands

Niall Goodsir-Cullen Chris Kennedy Alex Lawson

BDO Alvarez & Marsal Alvarez & Marsal

Niall is a consultant for BDO Cayman Ltd’s corpo- Chris Kennedy is a managing director of the A&M Alex Lawson is a managing director and the head
rate recovery and insolvency subsidiary, BDO CRI Cayman Islands team and is a qualified Cayman of A&M Cayman Islands and is a qualified Cayman
(Cayman) Ltd. Islands Insolvency Practitioner. With over 15 years’ Islands insolvency practitioner.
Niall has over 45 years of experience in the experience, he specializes in corporate advisory, He brings over 15 years of experience in
international financial sector in the Cayman restructuring and insolvency. He also acts as a restructuring and specialises in offshore and
Islands, London, Tokyo and New York. He first director in distressed situations. Mr Kennedy has cross-border engagements. His primary areas of
provided financial institutions with Cayman Islands developed a reputation as an industry leader in the concentration include hedge funds and PE funds,
regulatory, accounting, administrative and liquida- offshore restructuring market and has been recog- mining, oil and gas and alternative investments.
tion services advice in the late-1970s. He presently nized as an expert in the field by “Who’s Who Legal.” Mr Lawson leads international teams focused
undertakes financial services sector insolvency and Since moving to the Cayman Islands in 2009, on delivering bespoke solutions to maximise stake-
restructuring appointments as well as litigation and Mr Kennedy has been appointed to act as a volun- holder returns across stressed to distressed situa-
forensic investigation engagements. tary, provisional or official liquidator, inspector, tions involving complex cross-border cases. With a
Niall is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered receiver and director. These engagements vary in strong focus across all hedge funds and PE funds,
Accountants in England and Wales. nature from consensual, soft-wind solutions for international corporations and conglomerates, Mr
solvent entities, through to litigious, multi-juris- Lawson has developed a reputation as an industry
dictional fraud investigations and asset recovery leader in the offshore restructuring market and
focused liquidations. Mr Kennedy has a deep back- has been recognised as an expert in the field by
ground with cross-border liquidations, with expe- Who’s Who Legal.
rience in leading engagements spanning the US, Mr Lawson has been appointed by the Grand
South America, Europe, the Middle-East and Asia Court of the Cayman Islands as an inspector,
and he is often engaged on matters involving close provisional liquidator, and official liquidator to
cooperation with colleagues in the US, Dubai, Hong many high-profile cases. In addition, he has been
Kong and the People’s Republic of China. appointed as a controller by CIMA and acted as
Mr Kennedy is a Chartered Accountant voluntary liquidator to many Cayman Islands regis-
(Ireland), a CIMA registered Director, and an asso- tered companies. Outside of the Cayman Islands, he
ciate of the Chartered Institute for Securities and has been appointed joint liquidator by the Eastern
Investment (CISI) in the UK. He is also a member Caribbean Supreme Court over British Virgin
of the Cayman Island Society for Professional Islands companies and has been recognised in the
Accountants (CISPA), the International Association Courts of Norway, Hong Kong, Dubai, United States
of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy and Australia.
Professionals (INSOL International), the Cayman Prior to joining A&M, Mr Lawson worked at
Island chapter of INSOL, and the American KPMG in the Cayman Islands for 10 years and was
Bankruptcy Institute. a partner in the restructuring practice.

Level 3, Century Yard

Cricket Square Flagship Building, PO Box 2507
George Town 2nd Floor, 70 Harbour Drive
Grand Cayman, KY1-1205 George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104
Tel: +1 345 769 8820 Tel: +1 345 927 3137
[email protected] [email protected]
www.bdo.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Niall Goodsir-Cullen gains plau- WWL says: Chris Kennedy is “particularly
dits for his revered track record with inter- impressive”, with sources highlighting, “His
national asset tracing, investigations and careful and meticulous preparation allows
regulatory work. him to provide ‘off the cuff’ responses
to difficult questions from stakeholders
confidently.”

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Russell Smith
BDO

Mr Lawson earned bachelor’s degrees in With over 25 years of insolvency experience (20 Russell is a fellow of the Association of
both commerce and law from the University of within the Cayman Islands), Russell is a director of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and an asso-
Queensland. He is an admitted lawyer (non-prac- BDO Cayman Ltd’s corporate recovery and insol- ciate member of both the Association of Business
ticing) with the Supreme Court of Queensland, vency subsidiary, BDO CRI (Cayman) Ltd. Recovery Professionals (UK) and the Association
Australia and is a CPI and JIEB pass holder with Russell has broad and extensive experience of Certified Fraud Examiners (USA). Russell also
the Insolvency Practitioners Association of England in contentious, cross-jurisdictional insolvency and holds the Joint Insolvency Examination Board
and Wales and member of INSOL and the Cayman restructuring matters, including asset-tracing and qualification (UK) and has a BA (Hons) degree in
Islands RISA chapter. Mr Lawson is an insolvency recovery. Russell has undertaken engagements economics and business administration.
practitioner in the Cayman Islands and chartered which comprise voluntary, provisional and official
accountant (Australia and New Zealand) as well liquidation, receivership, court-supervised inspec-
as a member of the Cayman Islands Society for torship, corporate recovery scheme, administration
Professional Accountants (CISPA). and regulatory body controllership. Engagements
include hedge fund, insurance, banking, investment
holding and other financial services sector appoint-
ments, along with hotel, construction, property
development and other non-financial services enti-
ties. As an accountant, insolvency practitioner and
fraud examiner Russell also undertakes general
forensic investigations.
Examples include court-appointed liquidator
of a Madoff-related fund involving securities fraud
exceeding US$2 billion, which required substantial
cross-border transactions tracing to successfully
establish an approved claim of US$1.6 billion in
the US (with present recoveries exceeding US$1
billion); court-appointed liquidator of a US$850
million New York-managed hedge fund group
with realisation of global investments comprising
over 100 private equity positions; court-appointed
liquidator of a group of companies related to a
Middle-Eastern fraud exceeding US$9 billion,
court-appointed inspector of a US$1.4 billion Far
Eastern power and construction company involving
allegations of fraud, court-appointed provisional
liquidator and scheme administrator of an insolvent
Argentine bank and court-appointed receiver of a
US$100 million resort hotel.

Level 3, Century Yard

Flagship Building, PO Box 2507 Cricket Square
2nd Floor, 70 Harbour Drive George Town
George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 Grand Cayman, KY1-1205
Tel: +1 345 916 4500 Tel: +1 345 769 8820
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.bdo.com

WWL says: Alex Lawson stands out in the WWL says: Russell Smith is highly sought after among financial advisors, banks, insurers
asset recovery space as “knowledgeable and sponsors who celebrate his unrivalled understanding of critical asset recovery matters.
and pragmatic with excellent commercial
awareness”. He is “well respected” for his
work in fraud investigations.

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England

Daniel Barton Carl Bowles

Alvarez & Marsal Alvarez & Marsal

Daniel Barton, a managing director with Alvarez Prior to joining A&M, Mr Barton was a Carl Bowles is a managing director and head of
& Marsal’s disputes and investigations practice in managing director with the forensic services prac- contentious insolvency with Alvarez & Marsal
London, brings more than 25 years of professional tice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Tokyo. Restructuring in London.
experience to his work. He has taken receivership Mr Barton holds a bachelor’s degree in history. He brings over 15 years of experience and
appointments and directorships in multiple coun- He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered specialises in offshore, asset tracing and conten-
tries, to trace, recover and manage assets. He Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a certified fraud tious insolvency situations. He has worked in
has also given evidence in the English High Court, examiner (CFE). numerous offshore and onshore jurisdictions
among other courts, on a range of fraud, asset Mr Barton has spoken on cross-border inves- working on very complex corporate insolvencies
recovery and investigation matters, as well as in tigations at multiple ACFE European fraud confer- and winding down large structures.
criminal and civil cases in Russia. ences. He has also had articles published, and been In addition, Mr Bowles has also taken appoint-
Mr Barton began his professional career with quoted, in numerous journals and newspapers ments as a trustee in bankruptcy in complex cross-
the insolvency practice of what was then one of the including the Financial Times in relation to the UK border and asset tracing situations.
Big Six accountancy firms, managing businesses Bribery Act. Mr Bowles has taken numerous offshore
during the insolvency process. Here he developed appointments, including some of the most
his strong commercial business and negotiation notable appointments in the Channel Islands. He
skills, and thick skin, as tools for dealing with prob- is currently joint liquidator (was previously joint
lematic situations. After five years of insolvency administrator) of a large international construc-
work, he transferred into the forensic accounting tion group, with a Guernsey top company, with a
team and developed his specialisation in investi- turnover in excess of $1b. In September 2020 Mr
gatory work. Bowles was appointed joint administrator over
Mr Barton now combines his strong commer- the Guernsey top company of a large international
cial and business skills and investigatory expertise mining group (with debts in excess of $2.4b).
to undertake asset recovery projects around the Mr Bowles is listed as an expert in Who’s Who
world, going to places that others would prefer not 2018, 2019 and 2020 as an asset recovery expert,
to go, to secure value and deliver recoveries for specialising in using office holder powers to recover
his clients. complex assets.
Given his background, Mr Barton is retained Mr Bowles is a licensed insolvency practitioner
by clients with judgments or awards over opera- who earned an LLB in Law and a masters’ degree
tional and trading assets. His approach is, as far (LLM) in International Commercial Law.
as possible, to secure revenue streams from assets Mr Bowles is also a member of R3’s Policy
over which he has been appointed with the aim of Committee.
self-funding recovery action.
He has worked with clients across a wide range
of sectors and has undertaken assignments in the
UK, mainland Europe, Africa, the USA, Russia,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan,Turkey, Argentina, Brazil,
Japan, South Korea, mainland China, Hong Kong,
Taiwan and Malaysia. He has taken receiver, liqui-
dator and/or directorship appointments in the
UK, Japan, Cyprus, the Seychelles, British Virgin
Islands, Curacao, Belize, the Netherlands, Russia
and Ukraine. Park House Park House
16-18 Finsbury Circus 16-18 Finsbury Circus
London, EC2M 7EB London, EC2M 7EB
Tel: +44 750 783 8145 Tel: +44 207 070 0697
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Daniel Barton has “profound experience” and comes highly recommended for WWL says: Carl Bowles specialises in
his “invaluable insights relating to fraud, asset recovery and investigations”. outbound, asset-tracing and adversarial
insolvency matters and is in respondents’
eyes “commercial and creative”.

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Robert Capper Malcolm Cohen

Ankura BDO LLP

Robert Capper is the practice leader of Ankura’s Malcolm leads BDO’s national contentious insol- Malcolm is a regular on the lecture circuit,
Asset Tracing and Complex Investigations team, vency team, bringing together BDO’s insolvency having presented at the R3 Insolvency Litigation
which is split across Ankura’s London, Dubai and and forensic skills. Strategies seminar; on cross-border enforcement
Washington offices. Robert has extensive experi- The team focuses on making recoveries from strategies at the C5 Fraud Conference in Geneva;
ence in overseeing a range of complex investigative cross-border, multi-jurisdictional litigation, arbi- on recovery strategies for international insolvency
assignments across the world, typically involving tration and investigations. appointments at the Offshore Alert Conference;
detailed and complex investigations in support of Malcolm has over 35 years’ experience, and at the KNect 365 Asset Recovery International
contemplated or ongoing legal proceedings. This specialising in the financial services, football, prop- Conference in Dublin.
includes some of the world’s largest and high-pro- erty, professional practices, shipping and energy Malcolm is a member of the R3 technical
file asset tracing and recovery cases, including sectors. During this time he has built up exten- committee. He is directly contactable on 020 7893
those against sovereign states and former political sive experience working on complex international 2223.
leaders. It also includes significant recent asset fraud-related insolvencies and securing recoveries
tracing work in support of high-profile interna- for creditors. He has acknowledged expertise in this
tional sanctions. Robert’s experience includes the area, working on assignments ranging from initial
provision and facilitation of a range of funded asset freezing injunctions through to asset-tracing and
recovery solutions. fraud recoveries, contractual claims and insolvency
Prior to joining Ankura, Robert led the consul- clawback claims.
tancy asset tracing and investigations team at He has successfully made recoveries from
Burford Capital, the world’s largest litigation sources including foreign governments, banks,
funder. Robert began his career with eight years directors, customers and suppliers, auditors and
working for the British Intelligence Services, other professional advisers, and associated group
focusing on counterintelligence and counter-ter- companies. He has recovered assets from juris-
rorism investigations with an emphasis on North dictions including the USA, Switzerland, Caymans,
and West Africa. BVI, France, Mauritius and the Channel Islands.
Malcolm has acted as administrator of BSG
Resources Ltd, an international mining company
with a US$1 billion ICSID arbitration claim against
an African government; as administrator of Bell
Pottinger; liquidator of The Rangers Football
Club PLC; court-appointed administrator over the
estate of Don Hanson, former managing partner
of Arthur Anderson, as a result of issues between
the executors; provisional liquidator of Beppler &
Jacobson Ltd, the English holding company of a
valuable Montenegrin hotel business following a
shareholder dispute and claim of minority share-
holder oppression/prejudice; provisional liquidator
of ARM Asset Backed Securities SA, a Luxembourg
securitisation vehicle which had issued US$250
million in bonds to 4,000 investors across the world;
liquidator of Avendis Global Fund Limited and its
55 Bishopsgate trading subsidiaries, all Cayman Island registered
2nd Floor funds operating out of Geneva and London, with 55 Baker Street
London, EC2N 3AS assets under management of US$100 million; and London, W1U 7EU
Tel: +44 20 7469 1111 court-appointed receiver over substantial private Tel: +44 20 7486 5888
[email protected] equity interests held by Sebastian Holdings, Inc, [email protected]
www.ankura.com a Turks and Caicos Islands registered company. www.bdo.co.uk

WWL says: Robert Capper has built an WWL says: The “insightful and measured” Malcolm Cohen “excels at managing stake-
enviable expert practice spanning asset holders who have competing interests”. He “brings an overall commerciality and experience”
recovery, sovereign disputes and white- to “complex high-value matters”.
collar crime matters.

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England

Steve Cornmell Kaley Crossthwaite

Kroll BDO LLP

Steve Cornmell, is a managing director in the Steve has extensive experience of profes- Kaley Crossthwaite is an expert in fraud investiga-
London disputes & investigations practice of Duff sional negligence investigations, particularly those tions and regulatory investigations. She is a char-
& Phelps. involving alleged audit failure involving the failure to tered accountant with over 18 years’ experience
Steve has worked in the forensic accounting identify fraud. He has assisted the UK professional working in the forensic accounting profession.
sector for 25 years. He has a wide range of experi- regulator in investigations regarding the conduct of Kaley spent 18 months on secondment as an
ence of commercial litigation and disputes and is a audit firms and members and has provided expert investigator with the companies investigations branch
specialist in financial investigation. He has exten- evidence in professional disciplinary tribunals. He of the Department of Trade and Industry and was
sive experience of providing forensic accounting has assisted liquidators in bringing claims against appointed several times as an inspector to investigate
expertise in relation to commercial disputes and the auditors of collapsed businesses. He has also insider dealing working alongside the FCA. Kaley has
financial investigations. assisted global accounting firms in defending alle- been appointed many times by the secretary of state
Steve has acted as expert in a wide range of gations of audit failure. to investigate companies acting against the public
cases and has provided evidence in person in the Steve’s cases have covered a broad range of interest and has been involved in many compulsory
criminal and commercial courts, international arbi- business sectors, including oil and gas, metals, wind-ups following the investigation, and subsequent
tration tribunals and disciplinary hearings brought automotive, construction, property, industrials, disqualification of directors. Kaley was also secretary
by professional bodies. He has provided expert financial services, hotels, and retail. His cases to the investigation into the collapse of MG Rover.
evidence regarding the quantification of damages have involved a wide geographical spread and have Before moving to specialise in investigations
and in relation to technical accounting matters. included matters in continental Europe, Africa, the Kaley worked in dispute resolutions on a variety
He has also acted for numerous corporate Middle East, Asia and the UK and US. of work within a wide range of sectors, including
clients in investigations of alleged fraud and Steve was previously a partner in a global breach of contract and business interruption. Kaley
accounting irregularity and breakdown. He has accounting firm where he was the managing currently undertakes a variety of work, including
assisted insolvency professionals in investigating partner of the UK Forensic and Investigation fraud investigations, regulatory investigations, anti-
the circumstances surrounding the failure of busi- Services practice, and where he was also respon- money laundering, anti-corruption and other finan-
nesses, and led efforts to trace and recover corpo- sible for the development of the legal technology cial crime and dispute resolution work. Kaley has
rate funds. services function. worked in a large number of jurisdictions across
He has extensive experience of criminal fraud Steve is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered the world and most recently worked in Ireland on
investigation having assisted the UK Serious Fraud Accountants in England and Wales. He is a graduate a high-profile investigation following the financial
Office, amongst others, on a wide range of enquiries of politics. crisis. Kaley’s experience includes investigating
involving fraudulent trading, theft and false accounting ‘black holes’ and allegations of wrong-
accounting. He has acted as expert for police forces doing from the most senior individuals within large
and prosecution agencies in relation to the prose- global entities. She has worked on many large
cution of money laundering and fraud offences. He cross-border investigations, liaising with overseas
has twice been appointed as an inspector in respect regulators and law enforcement authorities. She
of Companies Act and insider dealing enquiries. He advises boards and non-executive directors following
has also acted in the defence of individuals charged allegations and independent investigations.
with serious fraud and money laundering offences. Kaley is a member of the Institute of Chartered
Steve has extensive experience of asset tracing Accountants in England and Wales and regularly
and the recovery of the proceeds of crime. He has speaks at conferences around the world on fraud,
assisted government agencies in the quantification investigations and crisis management. Kaley
of losses and the pursuit of confiscation proceed- publishes the BDO FraudTrack report twice a year
ings. He has assisted overseas governments in which highlights trends in reported fraud; she is
tracing monies allegedly stolen by former heads also a regular contributor to other journals and
of state. The Shard press publications.
32 London Bridge Street 55 Baker Street
London, SE1 9SG London, W1U 7EU
Tel: +44 20 7089 4747 Tel: +44 20 7486 5888
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.bdo.co.uk

WWL says: Steve Cornmell is identified by market commentators as a statesman of the WWL says: Kaley Crossthwaite maintains a
space, and is revered in the criminal fraud investigations space. sterling reputation among peers and clients
thanks to her resourceful remedies to recov-
ering commercially critical assets.

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Benedict Hamilton Ben Johnson Julian Jones

Kroll Berkeley Research Group Alvarez & Marsal

Benedict Hamilton is a managing director in the Ben Johnson is a managing director in the global Julian Jones is a managing director and a member
Forensic Investigations and Intelligence practice, investigations and strategic intelligence practice of the executive committee of Alvarez & Marsal’s
based in London. He developed Kroll’s General based in London, and leads the forensic investi- disputes and investigations practice, based out of
Investigations team for Europe, Middle East gation team in EMEA. He is a forensic accountant its London office. He brings more than 20 years
and Africa, specialising in digital investigations, with 20 years’ experience in the field, focusing on of accounting experience, with over 18 years of
including open source, and the tools and method- fraud, accounting malpractice and anti-bribery specialist experience in financial investigations and
ologies that enable clients to combat cybercrime, and corruption issues. In the course of his career disputes and has served both advisory and expert
leaks of confidential information, counterfeiting/ Ben has worked on some of the largest and most witness-related roles.
illicit trade and cryptocurrencies. complex investigations and disputes globally. Ben Mr Jones has worked on investigations
Benedict is now the global lead for technology has extensive experience in acting for regulators throughout the UK, Europe, the US and the Middle
and innovation, continuing to develop proprietary and enforcement agencies, which enables him to East for lawyers, public and private sector clients,
tools and techniques for investigations, particularly provide valuable insight to private sector clients governments and regulators. Mr Jones brings
around social media analytics and blockchains. facing regulatory oversight. significant experience in conducting confiden-
Prior to joining Kroll in 2005, Benedict Ben has led multiple investigations on behalf tial reviews, working either independently or in
spent 12 years producing investigative television of accountancy regulators into major accounting conjunction with a company’s internal counsel.
programmes for the BBC and Channel 4. He scandals in the UK and other jurisdictions. He He has also provided expert opinions and given
was also nominated twice for Channel 4’s Royal also led a team of forensic investigators assisting evidence on the assessment of loss, and has
Television Society (RTS) Best Journalism Awards the attorney general’s office and the police of a investigated allegations of bribery and corruption
for programmes on Northern Irish terrorism and Southern European country investigating potential in connection with procurement managers, lawyers
Combat 18. crimes in the country’s banking sector. and accountants, bank officers, sports clubs,
He has extensive experience helping clients In addition to his investigations experience, shipping agents, trustees of pension funds, and
tackle a variety of complex issues, combining Ben has authored expert reports on issues managing directors of both quoted and unquoted
appropriate technology with Kroll’s global team of relating to fraud, corruption and misapplication of companies.
investigative experts to achieve efficient, effective accounting standards in court proceedings, regula- Mr Jones has acted in many high-profile cases
results. tory proceedings and international arbitration; and including leading A&M’s investigations in connec-
Notable cases led by Benedict include a pan he has provided oral expert testimony regarding tion with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and
European effort to disrupt illicit trade in refrigerant global anti-bribery and corruption standards. He providing evidence in connection with several major
gases for the European Chemical Council, using a is also experienced in advising companies on their High Court disputes related to Lehman Brothers
combination of technology, controlled buyer inter- compliance processes, in particular anti-bribery intercompany relationships and the working prac-
actions and site visits for maximum impact. and corruption measures, anti-fraud procedures tices between entities. He also investigated several
Benedict led a case that thwarted a multi- including procurement and sanctions compliance issues linked to Lehman’s structured transactions
million-dollar extortion attempt by a hacker who procedures. group and assisted the team leading the wind-down
held company data, by recovering the data before it He has experience across a range of industry of those structures; analysing multiple pieces of
could be released. He has also identified malicious sectors, in particular: financial services; energy; financial information on behalf of a government in
tweeters through clues in the tweet contents, deep software; IT and telecoms; support services; order to trace and identify worldwide assets of the
web and Whois data, and led a team that identified construction and engineering; and retail. former rulers of one of the Arab Spring countries;
and located those responsible for a $25 million He is the deputy chairman and an executive acting for various UK regulators in investigating the
Bitcoin theft, from social media and intellectual board member of the Academy of Experts, the work of other accountants in several high profile
property access clues, for law enforcement to leading body for the promotion of standards for matters; assisting attorneys to Citibank in an action
prosecute. expert witnesses. arising from the collapse of Parmalat; working on
behalf of financial regulators in analysing various
The Shard 8 Salisbury Square boiler room and Ponzi scheme frauds to identify
32 London Bridge Street 8th Floor funds flows.
London, SE1 9SG London, EC4Y 8AP
Tel: +44 207 029 5071 Tel: +44 20 3808 4758
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.thinkbrg.com

WWL says: Benedict Hamilton has built an WWL says: Ben Johnson impresses market Continued overleaf
impressive expert practice spanning asset sources with his notable experience in
recovery, digital investigations and data asset tracing in a diverse range of sectors,
crime matters. including financial services, technology and
oil and gas.

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England

Julian Jones (cont.) Valery Knyazev Gervase MacGregor

Kroll BDO LLP

Mr Jones’ experience includes assessment of Valery Knyazev is a managing director at Kroll. Gervase is the head of international advisory, risk
quantum, loss of profit, due diligence assistance, Valery has over 25 years of professional experience and quality at BDO LLP. Gervase is one of the most
asset tracing, fraud and financial crime. His work and has been involved in forensic accounting and experienced accounting expert witnesses in the
has covered many sectors including retail, residen- financial expert engagements in the UK, Russia, United Kingdom and has extensive experience
tial and commercial building development, ship- CIS region, and in emerging markets. of international arbitrations. He has worked on
ping, oil and gas, automotive, retail wholesalers Valery has been actively involved in a wide cases in London (LCIA and ICC), Stockholm (SCC),
and manufacturers, telecoms, financial services range of matters including commercial and share- Geneva (ICC), Paris (ICC, ICSID), Zurich (ICC, ad
and professional services companies. Many of Mr holder disputes quantifying damages and valuing hoc Cantonal) and Rotterdam (NAI). He has also
Jones’ cases have required the efficient handling business interests, investment treaty claims, worked on cases before the Court of First Instance
and reviewing of large volumes of electronic data, transaction-related disputes, loss of profit claims, of the European Communities, the High Court in
using advanced forensic computing and data insurance and reinsurance claims, financial inves- London, the Copyright Tribunal and the Restrictive
analytical techniques. tigations and disputes arising out of accounting and Practices Court. He has acted as expert witness
Mr Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in financial irregularities reporting on alleged fraud in hundreds of legal actions and has given oral
mechanical engineering from Imperial College in transactions and asset misappropriation. evidence 73 times.
London and trained as a chartered engineer with Valery has issued reports and testified in arbi- In 1997, he started working as an external
British Steel Corporation. He is a member of the tration proceedings under LCIA, SCC, ICC and ICSID adviser to the United Nations Compensation
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and rules, and in state courts, on many occasions. Commission in respect of compensation claims
Wales. Valery has first-hand experience in business, against Iraq arising from its invasion of Kuwait in
accounting and financial practices in emerging 1990. He considered a large number of claims in
markets and the CIS region. He has provided the oilfield and related energy sectors and was a
services in civil and criminal proceedings, and his lead adviser in respect of the Kuwait oil sector’s
reports have been served in state court proceedings US$23 billion claim for compensation following the
in Russia, Cyprus, British Virgin Islands and the UK. blowing up of its oil wells, plus a number of other
He has advised clients in a wide range of industries claims in upstream and downstream operations,
including construction, financial services, manu- and oilfield capital expenditure in Kuwait, Saudi
facturing, mining, oil and gas, real estate, telecoms Arabia, the PNZ between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
and others. (both onshore and offshore) and Jordan.
Valery is a fellow of the Association of He is currently sitting as an arbitrator in an
Chartered Certified Accountants and a Certified SCC arbitration and has acted on many occasions
Fraud Examiner. He has received additional profes- as the independent expert in expert determinations.
sional education in business valuation. He has a He is the author of various books, including
high degree in economics, and a high degree with Expert Accounting Evidence, Solicitors Accounts and
honours in engineering. Surveyors, Architects and Estate Agents. He has also
written numerous articles for Accountancy and
other technical publications.
His main areas of expertise are in the field of
natural resources, particularly oil and gas claims,
state/operator disputes, in takeover disputes,
acting on regulatory matters and in valuing compa-
nies and damages.
Prior to joining BDO he worked as a petro-
Park House The Shard leum geologist in the North Sea, Australia and
16-18 Finsbury Circus 32 London Bridge Street West Africa.
London, EC2M 7EB London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +44 207 072 3237 Tel: +44 20 3096 6557
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Julian Jones garners WWL says: Valery Knyazev receives compre-
widespread plaudits thanks to his “strategic hensive endorsements for his asset recovery
and tenacious approach” in “some of the expertise, and possesses a “good reputation
largest insolvency and asset tracing cases”. for matters related to fraud investigations”.

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Karen Mura Zoë Newman

FRP Advisory Trading Limited Kroll

He has investigated and reported on the Karen is a director in FRP Advisory’s forensic Zoë Newman is a regional managing director and
affairs of the MG Rover Group and Phoenix Venture services team in London. She has a background in global co-head of the financial investigations prac-
Holdings on behalf of the secretary of state and DTI. both external and internal audit and has specialised tice, based in London. Zoë leverages over 20 years
His experience includes acting as an in forensic accountancy since 2012. of experience working across Eastern Europe, the
accountant instructed by the UNCC to advise Karen has experience of investigations in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the
panels on determination of claims against Iraq a variety of contexts. She has drafted affidavits Middle East and has led numerous international
arising from the Gulf War (1990–1991); acting as an in support of freezing orders and has conducted cross-border investigations. These investigations
expert for the MCPS-PRS Alliance in the Copyright investigations into potential director misconduct, required the tracing of complex fund flows, dissec-
Tribunal relating to online music; acting in rela- including bringing claims under the Insolvency Act tion of corporate structures and assessment of the
tion to loss of profits (among other issues) arising 1986. She has performed complex funds tracing integrity of transactions to support both civil and
from the takeover of ERF by MAN (2001–2007, exercises across multiple bank accounts, applying criminal asset recovery proceedings and disclo-
instructed on behalf of MAN); acting as an expert different tracing rules as appropriate. Karen also sures to regulators.
witness on behalf of the director general of fair has experience of investigating allegations of Zoë’s extensive experience includes advising
trading in respect of the removal of resale price accounting manipulation, such as revenue recogni- emerging and frontier market banking regulators
maintenance on OTC medicines; acting for the UK tion, pre-payments, accruals and inventory; fraud- on systemic issues relating to distressed banks, the
energy regulator on the accounting disclosures by ulent invoicing; bribery; corruption; and money integrity of their capital and the identification of abuse
the large six energy companies; and monitoring laundering. of the financial system by the banks’ shareholders and
trustee for competition regulators. Karen’s disputes experience includes senior management. She has significant expertise
supporting party-appointed experts, single joint in advising both government and corporate clients
experts and expert determiners as well as assisting and their counsel in critical matters concerning the
clients in an advisory capacity. She has worked on prevention, detection and investigation of fraud and
matters under the ICC and LCIA arbitration rules, corruption and associated money-laundering mech-
as well as commercial disputes in the High Court. anisms and related asset recovery strategies.
Karen’s recent dispute cases include sale and She regularly presents to boards, regulators
purchase agreement disputes, lost profits calcu- and government bodies on how best to approach
lations, valuations, professional negligence claims, and structure financial investigations into some of
consequential losses, unfair prejudice claims and the most sensitive issues they face.
breach of contract claims. Further, Zoë has led complex, multi-jurisdic-
Karen’s work covers a variety of industries, tional investigations on behalf of corporates subject to
including financial services, manufacturing, tech- various localised bribery and corruption legislations.
nology and automotive. Zoë has overseen several external asset recovery
Karen is a fellow of the Association of Chartered investigations on behalf of multinational corporates
Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a member of the whose employees were subject to targeted efforts by
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). organised crime to convince them to misappropriate
She is also a fluent French speaker. millions of dollars from the organisations.
She has also assisted high-net-worth indi-
viduals facing allegations of money laundering by
regulators, providing expert evidence by forensi-
cally tracing origins of wealth and deposits frozen
in accounts subject to restraint orders.

The Shard
55 Baker Street 110 Cannon Street 32 London Bridge Street
London, W1U 7EU London, EC4N 6EU London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +44 20 7893 2570 Tel: Tel: +44 207 029 5154
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.bdo.co.uk www.frpadvisory.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Gervase MacGregor is a highly WWL says: Karen Mura is “incredibly WWL says: Zoe Newman possesses “huge
distinguished expert who combines a deep talented and easy to work with”, report inter- experience in the field” and “regularly works
knowledge of accountancy and valuation viewees. She adeptly handles domestic and on significant cross border matters”. “She is
with long experience acting as an inde- international asset recovery work in fraud, energetic, driven and has a great strategic
pendent expert in court. bribery and corruption cases. mind.”

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England

Stephen Peters Gavin Williamson

BDO LLP AlixPartners UK LLP

Stephen is a forensic accounting partner at BDO Much of Stephen’s experience involves cross- Gavin is a managing director in AlixPartners’ UK
LLP with some 20 years of diverse experience border disputes and investigations and he has forensic practice based in London. He is a chartered
in investigations, litigation matters and interna- worked throughout the world. Stephen has also accountant and certified fraud examiner, special-
tional arbitration. He is the UK’s representative been involved in numerous expert witness matters, ising in forensic accounting investigations on behalf
and key player in BDO’s global forensic leadership both litigation and international arbitration, and has of corporate and institutional clients. His practice
group. Stephen has led numerous large multi- experience of giving oral evidence. ranges from the investigation of white-collar crime,
national teams in major international financial financial fraud, theft and bribery, to wider forms
investigations. He has also been involved in expert of employee and institutional misconduct such as
witness assignments, both litigation in court and confidentiality breaches and conflicts of interest.
arbitrations (LCIA, ICC, ICC and ICSID) dealing Gavin focuses on complex multi-jurisdictional
with issues such as breach of contract and loss fraud investigation and asset-tracing and works
of profits, acquisitions and disposals disputes, closely with legal counsel to address increasingly
minority shareholder and joint venture disputes, sophisticated and elaborate methods of money
insurance claims, valuations, accounts interpre- laundering. Gavin’s experience includes tracing
tation, directors’ disqualifications and intellectual misappropriated funds through offshore corpo-
property matters. rate entities, UK, US and Russian property, and
Stephen has significant experience of conten- high-value investment commodities. Analysis and
tious insolvency matters and is the forensic lead evidence prepared by Gavin has supported applica-
for this specialist area. He works alongside insol- tions for numerous freezing, search and disclosure
vency practitioners in a number of roles, including injunctions in matters in front of English courts.
as expert accountant, as adviser in investigations Gavin is based in London but works extensively
to follow cash as well as the tracing and recovery overseas. He has conducted major investigations in
of non-cash assets. Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Ireland, Middle East/
Prior to joining BDO, Stephen worked in the North Africa, Eastern Europe, and Central and East
forensic services practices at the largest global Asia.
firms and specialist consulting companies, where Gavin has been involved in supporting organ-
he was involved in international investigations and isations in a wide range of industry sectors, from
large-scale litigation assignments. Stephen also not-for-profit, retail, and energy and resources, to
spent three years working for an international construction, property and manufacturing. Gavin
firm of chartered loss adjusters dealing with loss has also worked extensively for clients in the finan-
of profits and investigating suspected fraudulent cial services sector, including insurance compa-
insurance claims. nies, hedge funds, banks and sovereign wealth
Stephen graduated with honours with a BSc funds. His financial services experience encom-
degree in civil engineering from Aston University, passes sanctions, anti-money laundering and fraud
Birmingham. He is a fellow of the Institute of investigations. He has reported to the UK’s Serious
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Fraud Office, and US and European prosecutors and
has a postgraduate certificate in fraud risk manage- law enforcement agencies on behalf of banks and
ment from John Moores University, Liverpool. other organisations.
Over the years, Stephen has led very high-pro-
file assignments. His main areas of industry
expertise are in the fields of natural resources
(particularly mining), automotive, construction and
engineering, aerospace and sports. 55 Baker Street
London, W1U 7EU
Tel: +44 20 7893 2790
[email protected]
www.bdo.co.uk

WWL says: Stephen Peters earns acclaim for his extensive experience advising on sophis-
ticated asset recovery claims, forensic investigations and financial disputes.

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Keith Williamson
Alvarez & Marsal

Gavin has a special interest in the use of tech- Keith Williamson is a managing director with Mr Williamson earned a bachelor’s degree
nology in the investigation of fraud and corruption, Alvarez & Marsal based in London who also leads in law from the University of Birmingham. He is a
and asset tracing. He has presented widely on the firm’s Disputes and Investigations team in Hong member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
innovations in forensic technology and their prac- Kong and China. He brings more than 25 years of in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute
tical application to investigation and disclosure. In forensic and investigative accounting experience of Certified Public Accountants.
an environment in which white-collar criminals (including 12 years in Asia), specialising in investi-
and fraudsters are ever more sophisticated, effec- gations of fraud, corruption (US FCPA / UK Bribery
tive investigation requires imaginative solutions. Act) and regulatory issues, asset tracing and
Gavin’s targeted use of technology has identified recovery (including cryptocurrency), and litigation
critical evidence in numerous investigations, from support and expert witness services for disputes.
deleted and recovered SMS messages, Bloomberg He has presented evidence and been cross-ex-
messages, cloud-based data storage and appar- amined in legal proceedings relating to forensic
ently encrypted, secure messaging apps. accounting matters.
Gavin has presented to industry and corporate Most recently at A&M, Mr Williamson has
audiences on various topics relating to the preven- been investigating allegations of US FCPA viola-
tion, detection and investigation of fraud, bribery tions in China and the Asia-Pacific region, iden-
and corruption and is the author of a number of tifying and tracing cryptocurrency transactions in
industry news alerts and publications including financial frauds and disputes, performing forensic
“The Role of Forensic Accountants in International accounting reviews of alleged fraudulent activity
Investigations” published by the International Law in Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Malaysia,
Review, 2016, and “Multi-Jurisdictional Corporate performing an investigation and financial restate-
Investigations: Project Management, Coordination ment exercise for the Asia operations of a listed
and Control” published by International Comparative European company, acting as a Compliance Monitor
Legal Guides, 2017. Gavin has an honours degree for a Chinese State-Owned Enterprise on behalf of
from Queen’s University Belfast and a doctorate a Multilateral Development Bank, leading an anti-
from the University of Dundee, both in civil money laundering review of a Macanese institution,
engineering. He is a fellow of the Institute of and conducting investigations of alleged fraud and
Accountants in England and Wales, and a member corruption in the China operations of multi-national
of the Fraud Advisory Panel. pharmaceutical companies.
Before joining A&M, Mr Williamson spent six
years with AlixPartners in London, most recently
serving as managing director, conducting inves-
tigations and anti-corruption compliance reviews
and providing dispute services across Europe,
Africa and the Middle East. He also spent 10 years
with Deloitte’s forensic and dispute services team,
including three years working in their Hong Kong
office.

Park House
6 New Street Square 16-18 Finsbury Circus
London, EC4A 3BF London, EC2M 7EB
Tel: +44 20 7332 5141 Tel: +44 207 551 4970
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alixpartners.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Gavin Williamson is a highly WWL says: Keith Williamson has “an excellent reputation” and is heralded as a go-to prac-
skilled expert in Asset Recovery, special- titioner for recovering a wide range of assets, including cryptocurrency.
ising in white collar crime, bribery and other
forms of misconduct.

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Hong Kong

Bruno Arboit Cosimo Borrelli

Kroll Kroll

Bruno Arboit is a managing director in the Hong Positions previously held by Bruno include: Cosimo Borrelli is the leader of Kroll’s Asia Pacific
Kong office and leads the Restructuring and member of the Standing Committee on Company and the Caribbean restructuring practice and a
Disputes practice in Greater China. Bruno began Law Reform as appointed by Financial Services and leading restructuring and insolvency practitioner
his accountancy career in Australia and has more the Treasury Bureau of the Government of the Hong in Asia and internationally. He is a Chartered
than 30 years’ experience, predominantly in the Kong Special Administrative Region; Chairman of Accountant with over 30 years of experience in
corporate recovery, forensic accounting and litiga- the HKICPA Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty forensic and financial investigations, accounting,
tion support area, including 11 years working with Executive Committee; board director of INSOL valuation and corporate recovery.
KPMG both in Australia and Hong Kong. He has International, the International Association Cos is renowned in the areas of forensic
lived and worked in Hong Kong for over 24 years. of Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy accounting, money laundering investigations,
Prior to joining Kroll, Bruno was the founder Professionals; and director and presenter for all investigations of banking frauds, financial state-
and managing partner of Zolfo Cooper Asia, which insolvency courses administered by the HKICPA. ment frauds, asset diversion schemes and director
was acquired by Duff & Phelps (now trading as and auditor negligence, and resisting improper
Kroll) in January 2019. Bruno has considerable enforcement of security. These matters often
experience in acting for both directors and cred- involve the tracing, locating and realisation of
itors of companies facing financial difficulties and significant assets.
has undertaken numerous special investigations Cos’ assignments frequently require him to
and business reviews involving the assessment of investigate, form an opinion and give evidence
financial viability and the formulation of recovery before courts, tribunals and regulators in numerous
strategies. His work experience also includes jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, PRC, Singapore,
providing expert opinion in shareholder, commer- the United States, the United Kingdom, Cayman
cial and matrimonial disputes, valuations and fraud Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and the
investigations. Netherlands and Netherland Antilles.
Bruno is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Cos’ strong investigation and forensic back-
a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified ground plays a key role in the analysis and execution
Public Accountants (HKICPA), holder of the HKICPA of restructuring and associated assignments. His
Specialist Designation in Insolvency accreditation, a wealth of commercial experience means he is well
Fellow of CPA Australia, a member of the Australian suited to establishing and implementing solutions
Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround to complex problems and disputes.
Association and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He Cos is also well regarded for his work as an
is an experienced insolvency practitioner, having independent director to listed companies interna-
undertaken numerous court appointments, and has tionally. He is a member of accountancy, restruc-
written a number of published articles on corporate turing and insolvency professional institutes and
recovery related matters, including the operation of associations in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia
insolvency law in Hong Kong and the PRC. and New Zealand. He is frequently appointed as
liquidator, provisional liquidator and receiver by
Courts in Hong Kong, Singapore, Cayman Islands,
British Virgin Islands and Bermuda. He was
awarded the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public
Accountants’ specialist designation in insolvency,
SD (Insolvency).

Level 3, Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen’s Rd Level 3, Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen’s Rd
East East
Tel: +852 3468 5046 Tel: +852 3761 3800
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Bruno Arboit attracts a plethora of recommendations from peers, on account of WWL says: Cosimo Borrelli is identified by
his impressive expert practice spanning asset recovery, disputes and forensic accounting. peers as a key name in Hong Kong when it
comes to asset recovery. He brings over 30
years of experience to clients’ matters.

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Gwynn Hopkins Edward Middleton Neill Poole

Perun Consultants Alvarez & Marsal Ankura

Gwynn Hopkins is the founder and managing Edward Middleton is a managing director with Neill Poole is a senior managing director in Hong
director of Perun Consultants, based in Hong Kong. Alvarez & Marsal’s restructuring group in Hong Kong, and has worked in Asia for over 19 years. He
Having spent over 20 years working between Kong. He brings more than 20 years of experience has accumulated extensive regional experience in
Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin working throughout Asia. dispute services, forensic accounting and finan-
Islands and the United Kingdom, Gwynn Hopkins Mr Middleton’s notable assignments include: cial investigations. Prior to relocating to Asia from
has worked as an insolvency practitioner and serving as lead liquidator of Lehman Brothers’ the United Kingdom, Neill trained as a chartered
forensic accountant on a wide range of local and operations in Asia; leading the financial restruc- accountant on the audit team of a Big 4 accountancy
cross-border engagements and has proven track turing of the state owned Vietnam Shipbuilding practice and, soon after qualifying in 1988, special-
record in dealing with cases involving complex liti- Co., Ltd (Vinashin) via a UK scheme of arrange- ised in forensic accounting.
gation or with contentious matters to resolve. ment; leading the financial restructuring of China’s Neill has been involved in a number of complex
Many of Gwynn’s engagements have related to Evergrande Real Estate Group; and acting as finan- and high-profile dispute and investigations cases in
companies affected by serious fraudulent conduct cial adviser to CIC in the restructuring of Bumi the Asia region and elsewhere and has given expert
and involved significant forensic accounting and Resources in Indonesia. accounting witness evidence on more than 20 occa-
asset tracing work. He also has extensive expe- Prior to joining A&M, Mr Middleton served as a sions in tribunals in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia,
rience in valuation of businesses – particularly managing director at Houlihan Lokey, where he was Singapore and the United Kingdom.
in cases relating to shareholder or joint venture co-head of its Asian Financial Restructuring Group. He is regularly called upon to carry out inves-
disputes – and quantum dispute matters. This position followed a long tenure as a partner of tigations into fraud and corruption, trace assets
Gwynn has been instructed as an expert KPMG China, where he led its restructuring and and act as an expert witness to opine on claims
witness in a range of court cases, and served as insolvency business in China and the Asia-Pacific for losses. Neill is typically required to assess
a consulting expert in arbitration proceedings, region for 10 years. loss of profit claims and business valuations and
dealing with valuation and quantum of damages Mr Middleton earned a bachelor’s degree advise on the technical accounting issues arising
disputes. in economics and politics from the University in disputes. Much of his work is carried out in the
He also provides advice in non-contentious of Manchester. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong context of international arbitrations seated in Asia
matters such as commercial due diligence, MBO Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the and elsewhere.
pricing, and valuation advice for restructuring Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Neill has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in
projects. and of INSOL International, and is a member of economics. He is an associate of the Institute of
Having led teams for many years as a partner International Insolvency Institute. Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a
in Hong Kong and the Caribbean, Gwynn has fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public
a thorough understanding of both the onshore Accountants, a member of the Academy of Experts,
and offshore aspects of appointments, and how a member of the Expert Witness Institute, a certi-
to efficiently undertake multi-jurisdictional fied fraud examiner and an associate member of
engagements. the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Gwynn is a Fellow of the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants, a Certified Public
Accountant (Hong Kong), and a Certified Fraud
Examiner.

7/F Hollywood Commercial House Suite 2206, Level 22

3-5 Old Bailey Street Rooms 405-7, 4/F, St. George’s Building Central Plaza
Central 2 Ice House Street 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai
Hong Kong Central Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2887 0981 Tel: +852 9188 0738 Tel: +852 2233 2533
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.perunconsultants.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Gwynn Hopkins is a market- WWL says: The “knowledgeable” Edward WWL says: Neill Poole is held in high
leading name who impresses sources with Middleton “unfailingly demonstrates the esteem by respondents thanks to his “clarity
his “very hands-on approach” to asset ability to sift through the chaff of extraneous of his opinion, common sense approach,
tracing and recovery proceedings. business matters”. willingness to get into details and persua-
siveness with the tribunal”.

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Singapore United Arab Emirates

Stefano Demichelis Peter Pender-Cudlip Jacqui Record

Kroll GPW Ankura

Stefano Demichelis is a managing director in the Peter Pender-Cudlip is a senior managing director Jacqui Record is a senior managing director at
forensic investigations and intelligence practice of J.S. Held. Peter has some 20 years of experi- Ankura heading the disputes & investigation prac-
and leads the financial investigations team for ence in global investigations, asset-tracing and tice for EMEA with expertise in both investigations
Southeast Asia. With over 20 years of experience enforcement. During that time, he has acted for and disputes. She is a UK chartered accountant
in fraud investigations, Stefano advises clients sovereign entities, major corporations, financial (Fellow of the ICAEW) and has more than 25 years
on preventing, detecting, and investigating fraud. institutions, litigation funders and law firms across of broad forensic investigation and litigation experi-
Passionate about the innovative application of a wide range of global and regional disputes. Peter ence mainly within the Big 4 across the UK, Europe,
data analytics to improve the efficiency and effec- is ranked by WWL as a leading expert for both Asset Middle East and Africa. She has been based in
tiveness of risk mitigation, Stefano has developed Recovery and Investigations 2022, won Lexology’s Dubai, Middle East for the past eleven years.
tailored fraud detection tests, OSINT techniques 2021 Client Choice Award for Asset Recovery in the As a forensic accountant, she has managed
and established data mining techniques to facilitate UAE and Advisory Excellence also selected Peter multi-faceted investigations for a wide variety of
and conduct fraud investigations across various as its recommended expert for Asset Recovery in government, parastatal and commercial clients
sectors. the UAE. covering both financial and non-financial services
Before joining Kroll, Stefano worked at TNT in Peter studied law at Oxford University, is sectors. She has worked on some of the largest
the Netherlands as an international auditor before a qualified solicitor and was a former banker in global forensic investigations reporting to the US
being appointed as investigations audit manager, Schroders’ debt advisory team. Case highlights DOJ and other international government regulatory
responsible for carrying out fraud investigations include global asset tracing and enforcement bodies. She has had a particular focus on sanctions,
on behalf of the TNT Audit Department. assignments on behalf of investors enforcing arbi- shareholder, oil & gas, construction/real estate and
Notable cases led by Stefano include an asset tration awards against sovereigns and/or state- JV/distributor investigations.
recovery investigation to recover USD 270 million owned entities; numerous global and regional asset Her investigations utilize the latest forensic
of stolen funds. He also managed a large project in investigations on behalf of major corporations and technology and asset recovery specialists
Mongolia on behalf of the Central Bank concerning financial institutions; multi-jurisdiction fraud inves- coupled with a deep understanding of people and
the capital increases of six Banks. Stefano has tigations; recovery actions for insurers, banks and accounting issues. She is has testified more than
conducted several complex internal investigations, their legal teams resulting from losses incurred 70 times in both criminal and civil matters in a wide
including an analysis into FOREX fixing allegations in the commodities and other sectors; acting for variety of forums. She has also been appointed as
on behalf of the Malaysian Regulator, and an Anti- liquidators and others in recoveries against former a local senior court-appointed expert in the Middle
Money Laundering remediation exercise for the company shareholders and directors and asset due East on high- value fraud matters assisted by her
largest private sector bank in Bangladesh, helping diligence and enforcement on behalf of litigation Arabic team and an expert assessor on a high-pro-
them build an effective risk-based platform and funders. file government fraud investigation. As such she is
transaction monitoring system. uniquely positioned to manage the investigation
Stefano also has vast experience helping from identifying the initial risk factors through to
clients effectively tackle bribery and corruption financial statement reconstruction, asset recovery
risk. Notable assignments include co-managing and criminal prosecution working across jurisdic-
an investigation into dealings between Norsk Hydro tions and criminal and civil actions to arrive at the
and its consultants around the world to identify best outcome for the client.
potential breaches of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
(FCPA) rules prior to Statoil’s acquisition of Norsk
Hydro’s Oil and Gas business.

10 Collyer Quay One Central

Ocean Financial Centre #05-04/05 Dubai World Trade Centre
Singapore, 049315 Dubai
Tel: +65 6645 4942 Tel: +971 4523 2480
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.gpwltd.com

WWL says: Stefano Demichelis is identi- WWL says: Peter Pender-Cudlip is “an
fied as a leading name in the asset recovery absolute stand out of the asset recovery
space, whose “in-depth experience is truly expert market”, with peers saluting his
an asset”. “ability to recover assets in extremely
complex situations”.

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USA • Florida

Robert Lindquist
Sequor Law

Some examples of her key investigations Bob Lindquist, director of forensics at Sequor Law, In November 2011, The World Bank published
include investigations relating to major high profile is focused on the assessment and execution of The Puppet Masters: How the Corrupt Hide Stolen
frauds. Also various construction / real estate financial investigations based upon his analytical Assets Using Legal Structures and What to Do
investigations including assessing misappropria- ability, intuition and knowledge of fraud gained from About It. Bob Lindquist was an adviser in what the
tion of cash-flows and financial statement recon- 40 years of domestic and international investigative Bank described as the “investigators’ project”,
struction, parastatal investigations relating to fraud cases. acting as a source for facts and opinions.
and misappropriation at senior levels and sanctions Lindquist’s extensive case experience In 2019, Lindquist advised an NYSE public
investigations including reporting to the DOJ. includes many high-profile investigations on company that had purchased a company in 2014
behalf of corporations and governments in the and later learned of the false financial representa-
USA, Antigua, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Grenada, tions that led to an arbitration award in 2019;
Guatemala, Hong Kong, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, the Lindquist worked to determine the whereabouts
Netherlands, Malawi, Trinidad, Romania, St Lucia, of the “purchase funds”, being some C$60 million
Switzerland and the UK. He has obtained courtroom traced to recover assets. In 2017-2018 advised a
experience through expert witness testimony on liquidator in Chile in relation to the alleged Ponzi
over 60 occasions, and attendance with counsel scheme of Alberto Chang Rajii, dubbed “the Chilean
at trials and depositions. Lindquist is the author of Madoff”, to determine the whereabouts of the inves-
Accounting as an Investigative Aid; and co-author tors’ funds totalling some $201 million that were
Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting and The transferred through eight countries over six years.
Accountant’s Handbook of Fraud & Commercial In 2015, Lindquist acted on behalf of the
Crime. plaintiff to conduct a study of the $1.5 billion in
Prior to joining Sequor Law, Lindquist was disbursements, flowing from a contract with the US
senior partner at Lindquist Forensics for some 20 government to deliver fuel to troops in Iraq, among
years; before this he spent three years as principal domestic and foreign bank accounts for the years
at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington, DC. He 2006 to 2010. This revealed a parallel disbursement
is regent emeritus at the Association of Certified structure between the USA and Europe/the Middle
Fraud Examiners. East and to identify potential assets for recovery
Lindquist was recognised for his profes- related to the targets.
sional contributions via election as a fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants of
Ontario; and election to the board of regents, and
later as chair, of the Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners in Austin, Texas.
Lindquist has conducted many presenta-
tions on financial crime at fora including the IBA
Conference in Cancun; the International Money
Laundering Conference in Montreal; the ABA White-
Collar Crime Conference in San Francisco; and
the Pacific Rim Money Laundering and Financial
Crimes Conference in Vancouver. His presenta-
tions, whose titles need no explanation, include
“Lack of Ethics and Poor Controls = Corruption”,
Rolex Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road “The Mindset of Corruption: A Case Study in Greed”, 1111 Brickell Avenue
7B, 7th Floor, PO Box 413705 “Detecting Fraud and Non-Compliance”, “What to Suite 1250
Dubai Expect From Your Forensic Accountant” and “Facts Miami, 33131
Tel: +971 04 381 9038 Beyond the Numbers: Forensic Accounting.” Tel: +1 305 372 8282
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.sequorlaw.com

WWL says: Jacqui Record is credited by WWL says: Robert Lindquist is a leading name in the US market, who has over 40 years of
peers and clients alike for her deep asset experience with domestic and international asset recovery matters.
recovery expertise, with sources highlighting
her as “an excellent practitioner” in the
market.

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USA • Florida New York

Barbara Miranda Ernest Brod

Sequor Law Brod Global Intelligence

Barbara Miranda, the director of investigations at Ernest Brod is a managing director with Alvarez & Prior to joining A&M, Mr Brod led the business
Sequor Law, focuses her practice on domestic and Marsal Disputes and Investigations in New York and intelligence practice at Navigant and was a director
international asset tracing and recovery investiga- leads the firm’s business intelligence practice. Mr in the forensic and dispute services practice for
tions, as well as fraud, corruption, domestic and Brod has extensive experience in applying cutting Deloitte FAS. Earlier, he spent 17 years with Kroll
international judgment enforcement litigation. edge forensic techniques to corporate investiga- as one of the leaders of its investigation and intel-
Prior to joining Sequor Law, Barbara worked tions and providing in-depth business intelligence ligence business, and was a founder and CEO of
for an international investigative firm as a licensed services to clients around the world. Citigate Global Intelligence. Early in his career, he
investigator conducting and overseeing asset Mr Brod is credited with groundbreaking work served for five years as an attorney/investigator
search, due diligence, corruption, country risk, in applying a variety of investigative tools on behalf with the Federal Trade Commission.
patent infringement, competitive intelligence, of companies engaged in litigation, global asset Mr Brod earned a BA from Columbia College
location and surveillance investigations. Barbara searches, enhanced due diligence and in corporate and a JD from Columbia Law School.
also conducted anti-money laundering compliance contests and transactions. In 30 years as an inves-
reviews in the USA and Latin America and assisted tigative and intelligence consultant, Mr Brod has
in drafting and implementing anti-bribery compli- worked with the country’s leading law firms, corpo-
ance programmes for US and Latin American rations and financial institutions. His efforts helped
companies in the wake of identified FCPA or other the field of business investigations gain acceptance
related violations. from corporate America and prominent law firms.
Barbara is a native Spanish speaker and is Mr Brod has uncovered assets around the
fluent in English. She has extensive experience world of borrowers who owe hundreds of millions of
working with an international client base. dollars to the four systemic Greek banks. He led the
Barbara is a magna cum laude graduate of search for assets of the government of Venezuela
the Florida International University College of and for Baby Doc Duvalier’s pirated assets on
Law. She was on the Dean’s List, a recipient of behalf of the government of Haiti. According to
Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) Who’s Who Legal: Asset Recovery 2015, Mr Brod
first generation scholarship and a member of the “excels in tracing hidden assets”.
FIU Law Review. Barbara was also an intern to the Mr Brod is widely recognised as an authority
Honorable Michael A Genden, Eleventh Judicial on shareholder activism, proxy contests and hostile
Circuit, Miami; and the Honorable Robert N Scola takeovers. By looking for hidden issues within
Jr, United States District Court, Southern District companies, as well as insufficient disclosure or
of Florida. She graduated cum laude with a bach- misrepresentation by their principals, his inves-
elor’s degree in political science and a minor in tigative work has helped clients reduce the risk of
psychology from Florida International University fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) issues,
and was also on the Dean’s List. and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and terrorism
Barbara is admitted to practise in all Florida concerns. He has presented his “Do’s and Don’t’s
state courts, as well as in the United States District of Corporate Investigations” program to numerous
Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern law firms and corporate law departments. He has
Districts of Florida, and the US Court of Appeals also written and lectured extensively on dotcom
for the Eleventh Circuit. Barbara is also a current fraud, hostile takeovers, investigative due diligence,
member of the international law section of the doing business in Asia, and litigation intelligence.
Florida Bar and the Association of Certified Fraud
Examiners (ACFE).

1111 Brickell Avenue

Suite 1250
Miami, 33131 Tel: +1 917 602 9394
[email protected] [email protected]
www.sequorlaw.com www.brodglobal.com

WWL says: Barbara Miranda has built WWL says: Ernest Brod has a sterling practice with “an emphasis on corruption, misconduct
a top-tier asset recovery practice, with and regulatory investigations”. One source adds, “His ultimate work product is always well
sources confirming that it is “a great organised and on-point.”
pleasure working with her”.

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DIRECTORY
An asterisk denotes practitioners
who have profiles in the
preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected

based on comprehensive,
independent survey work with
both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international
research criteria are listed.

Glenn M Pomerantz Geoff Varga Argentina

BDO USA LLP Kroll Matías Nahón
CIG
[email protected]
Glenn Pomerantz leads the firm’s global foren- Geoff Varga is a managing director within Kroll’s
sics practice with 38 years of forensic accounting, Restructuring group and is primarily focused on Australia
auditing and consulting experience. Mr Pomerantz contentious and non-contentious restructuring Matt Fehon AM*
provides litigation and dispute advisory, fraud and insolvency matters emanating from offshore McGrathNicol
investigation and anti-corruption compliance, and financial centers. Geoff has over 25 years of public [email protected]
due diligence services to organisations and their practice experience, with a focus on financial Matthew Fleming
counsel. restructurings, insolvency (liquidations, receiver- KordaMentha
Coordinating with BDO practice leaders around ships, bankruptcies), due diligence engagements, [email protected]
the globe representing BDO’s global network of litigation support and forensic investigations.
1,700 offices in 164 countries, Mr Pomerantz organ- He has broad international engagement expe- Bahamas
ises and oversees international resources on cross- rience which he acquired while working in Canada, Anthony Kikivarakis
border matters to serve the needs of the firm’s New Zealand, the Cayman Islands and the United Kikivarakis & Co.
multinational clients. He has significant experience States. Geoff has completed numerous insolvency/ [email protected]
in anti-corruption compliance and investigative restructuring engagements on behalf of lenders, John Lopez
matters in emerging and developed markets as well company management, creditors and share- KPMG
as the asset tracing and asset recovery aspects of holders. Industries covered have included asset [email protected]
these matters. He also has significant investigative management (hedge funds, PE funds, SPVs and
and compliance experience in matters involving offshore holding companies), energy and mining, British Virgin Islands
embezzlement, theft, Ponzi schemes, fraudulent transportation, technology, hospitality and real David Bennett
conveyances and financial reporting fraud. His estate. Grant Thornton
dispute resolution experience includes providing [email protected]
expert witness testimony and consulting services Charlotte Caulfield
in connection with complex economic damages Kalo
across a range of disputes in domestic and inter- [email protected]
national venues. Mr Pomerantz has served as Chris Farmer
a court-appointed umpire and referee, and as a Teneo Holdings
neutral arbitrator. [email protected]
He frequently publishes and presents on Nathan Mills
forensic accounting and fraud topics, including R&H Restructuring
corporate governance, fraud prevention, economic [email protected]
damages, risk assessments and insurance claims. James Pomeroy
Mr Pomerantz holds certifications as a certified Grant Thornton
public accountant and a certified fraud examiner, [email protected]
and is certified in financial forensics. Paul Pretlove
Kalo
[email protected]
Matthew Richardson
Grant Thornton
[email protected]
Anna Silver
FFP Limited
[email protected]
100 Park Avenue
New York, 10017 Canada
Tel: +1 212 885 8379 Tel: +351 913830849 Ontario
[email protected] [email protected] Sandy Boucher
www.bdo.com www.kroll.com Grant Thornton LLP
[email protected]

WWL says: Glenn Pomerantz is a highly WWL says: Geoff Varga possess over 30 Cayman Islands
respected name in the US asset recovery years’ experience advising domestic and Angela Barkhouse*
market, with peers saying he is “a key international clients on complex fraud Quantuma Advisory Limited
forensic specialist with whom it is always a investigations. [email protected]
pleasure to work”.

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Kris Beighton England Ben Johnson*

Teneo Holdings Richard Abbey Berkeley Research Group
[email protected] EY [email protected]
Andrew Childe [email protected] Julian Jones*
FFP Limited David Alexander Alvarez & Marsal
[email protected] Evelyn Partners [email protected]
Simon Conway [email protected] Septimus Knox
PricewaterhouseCoopers Olivia Allison S-RM
[email protected] K2 Integrity [email protected]
Hugh Dickson [email protected] Valery Knyazev*
Grant Thornton Specialist Services Wayne Anthony Kroll
[email protected] FTI Consulting [email protected]
Eleanor Fisher [email protected] Amy Lashinsky
EY Cayman Ltd Daniel Barton* Alaco Limited
[email protected] Alvarez & Marsal [email protected]
Tammy Fu [email protected] Gervase MacGregor*
Ernst & Young Ltd. Carl Bowles* BDO LLP
[email protected] Alvarez & Marsal [email protected]
Niall Goodsir-Cullen* [email protected] Darren Matthews
BDO Robert Capper* K2 Integrity
[email protected] Ankura [email protected]
David Griffin [email protected] Ashley Messick
FTI Consulting Ambrose Carey GPW + Co Ltd
[email protected] Alaco Limited [email protected]
Keiran Hutchison [email protected] Karen Mura*
Ernst & Young Ltd. Charles Carr FRP Advisory Trading Limited
[email protected] C & F Partners [email protected]
Chris Kennedy* [email protected] Sebastian Neave
Alvarez & Marsal Ian Casewell GPW + Co Ltd
[email protected] Mintz Group [email protected]
Kenneth Krys [email protected] Zoë Newman*
KRyS Global Malcolm Cohen* Kroll
[email protected] BDO LLP [email protected]
Alex Lawson* [email protected] Christopher Osborne
Alvarez & Marsal Steve Cornmell* FRP Advisory Trading Limited
[email protected] Kroll [email protected]
Margot MacInnis [email protected] Samuel D Ouriach
Grant Thornton Specialist Services Kaley Crossthwaite* Grant Thornton UK LLP
[email protected] BDO LLP [email protected]
Gordon MacRae [email protected] Hitesh Patel
Kalo Christopher Cully StoneTurn
[email protected] Dilitas [email protected]
Andrew Morrison [email protected] Gavin Pearson
FTI Consulting Alex Davies Quantuma Advisory Limited
[email protected] RSM UK [email protected]
Michael Pearson [email protected] Stephen Peters*
FFP Limited Will Davies BDO LLP
[email protected] Grant Thornton UK LLP [email protected]
Mike Penner [email protected] Alex Plavsic
Deloitte & Touche Andrew Durant KPMG LLP
[email protected] FTI Consulting [email protected]
Chris Rowland [email protected] Mike Saville
FFP Limited James Earp Grant Thornton UK LLP
[email protected] Geoffrey Martin & Co [email protected]
John Royle [email protected] Mark Shaw
Grant Thornton Marcus Fishburn BDO LLP
[email protected] S-RM [email protected]
Jess Shakespeare [email protected] David Standish
PricewaterhouseCoopers Benedict Hamilton* Interpath Advisory
[email protected] Kroll [email protected]
Russell Smith* [email protected] Martin Stone
BDO Steven Haynes Nardello & Co LLP
[email protected] Greyhawk [email protected]
Stuart Sybersma [email protected] Jonathan Thielmann
Deloitte & Touche Kevin Hellard Grant Thornton UK LLP
[email protected] Grant Thornton UK LLP [email protected]
Martin Trott [email protected] Ian Thompson
R&H Restructuring Steve Holt FTI Consulting
[email protected] Grant Thornton UK LLP [email protected]
[email protected] Petra Vujnovic
Cyprus David Ingram C & F Partners
Darren Reeds Grant Thornton UK LLP [email protected]
Begbies Traynor [email protected] Gavin Williamson*
[email protected] AlixPartners UK LLP
[email protected]

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Keith Williamson* Gérard Zolt United Arab Emirates

Alvarez & Marsal Ernst & Young Peter Pender-Cudlip*
[email protected] [email protected] GPW
Nick Wood [email protected]
Grant Thornton UK LLP Netherlands Jacqui Record*
[email protected] Ludo Block Ankura
Andrew Wordsworth Blockint [email protected]
Raedas [email protected]
[email protected] Frank Erkens USA
Holland Integrity Group District of Columbia
Guernsey, Channel Islands [email protected] Christopher Weil
Andrea Harris Martijn Hin Mintz Group
Grant Thornton FourValue B.V. [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Timothy Le Cornu Mark Hoekstra Florida
KRyS Global Deloitte Financial Advisory B.V. Stanley I Foodman
[email protected] [email protected] Foodman CPAs & Advisors
Gerrie Lenting [email protected]
Hong Kong Deloitte Financial Advisory B.V. Robert Lindquist*
Bruno Arboit* [email protected] Sequor Law
Kroll [email protected]
[email protected] New Zealand Barbara Miranda*
Cosimo Borrelli* Mark McDonald Sequor Law
Kroll Grant Thornton [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] D C Page
Patrick Cowley V2 Global
KPMG Saudi Arabia [email protected]
[email protected] Neil Hargreaves Maria M Yip
Chris Fordham Deloitte YIP Associates
Independent [email protected] [email protected]
Ken Fung Paul Huck
FTI Consulting Deloitte
[email protected] [email protected] New York
Gwynn Hopkins* Ernest Brod*
Perun Consultants Scotland Brod Global Intelligence
[email protected] Bill Cleghorn [email protected]
John Lees AVER Eric Danner
Ernst & Young Transactions Limited [email protected] CohnReznick LLP
[email protected] Emma Porter [email protected]
Edward Middleton* AVER Jim Mintz
Alvarez & Marsal [email protected] Mintz Group
[email protected] [email protected]
Neill Poole* Singapore Daniel Nardello
Ankura Jarrod Baker Nardello & Co LLP
[email protected] Deloitte [email protected]
Rod Sutton [email protected] Glenn M Pomerantz*
FTI Consulting Mark Chadwick BDO USA LLP
[email protected] PPB Advisory [email protected]
[email protected] Daniel Rudder
Jersey, Channel Islands Stefano Demichelis* Control Risks
Adrian Rabet Kroll [email protected]
Moore Stephens [email protected] Geoff Varga*
[email protected] Nick Gronow Kroll
Alan Roberts FTI Consulting [email protected]
Grant Thornton [email protected]
[email protected] Owen Hawkes
KPMG
Luxembourg [email protected]
Michael Weis
PwC Luxembourg Turks and Caicos Islands
[email protected] Nick Haywood
PricewaterhouseCoopers
[email protected]

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Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
 Competition | Economists

COMPETITION | Economists
In this chapter, WWL presents 458 of the world’s leading competition economists. They have distinguished themselves
in advising and testifying on a wide range of competition and antitrust issues including merger reviews, cartel investi-
gations, and abuse of dominance matters among others.

METHODOLOGY
The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers,
corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding
practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual lawyers. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners
received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly
in our research.

EMEA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Cristina Caffarra Raphaël De Coninck Benoît Durand
Charles River Associates Charles River Associates RBB Economics
Brussels Brussels City

Kirsten Edwards-Warren Hans W Friederiszick Helen Jenkins

Compass Lexecon E.CA Economics Oxera Consulting LLP
London Berlin London

Kai-Uwe Kühn Adrian Majumdar Miguel de la Mano

The Brattle Group RBB Economics Compass Lexecon
Brussels London Brussels

Rainer Nitsche Jorge Padilla David Parker

E.CA Economics Compass Lexecon Frontier Economics Ltd
Berlin Madrid London

Francesco Rosati Lars Wiethaus

RBB Economics Charles River Associates
Brussels Brussels

LEADING FIRMS
Compass Lexecon and offers clients the “rare combination of Miguel de la Mano sits among the finest
Kirsten Edwards-Warren is lauded by intellectual strength, pragmatic approach competition economists in Belgium and is
sources for being a “smart and creative econ- and clear language”. described by peers as “a very skilled and
omist who has excellent client-management Elena Zoido has built a top-notch prac- knowledgeable expert” and “a great strategic
skills”. tice as an economic consultant, with over 19 thinker”.
Jorge Padilla receives comprehensive years of experience with economic analysis Adrian Majumdar “very quickly cuts to
endorsements for his competition practice and valuation issues across Europe and the the core of the issue and then has a real talent
from market commentators, and has exten- Americas. for presenting his work in a very convincing
sive experience testifying before competition and straight-forward manner”.
authorities in the EU. RBB Economics Francesco Rosati receives extensive
Neil Dryden is a respected name in the Benoît Durand is a highly accomplished acclaim for his competition practice, which
competition space and is praised as a “clever, economist, who comes highly recommended spans Phase I and Phase II merger investiga-
thorough and easy to work with” economists. for his “strong performance, which is excel- tions, as well as abuse of dominance matters.
Thilo Klein enjoys a sterling reputation lent in all network-related economics
among peers for his competition practice, analysis”.

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Co-founder of the firm Simon Bishop is a representing clients in their merger, market abuse of dominance and both horizontal and
pre-eminent figure in the European competi- investigation and abuse of dominance vertical agreement issues.
tion market, with over 20 years of experience matters.
with mergers, vertical restraints and market Diana Jackson displays deep expertise Frontier Economics
definition issues. in complex merger investigation matters, as David Parker distinguishes himself among
Ethel Fonseca receives widespread well as market power issues in a range of sources for his deep competition investiga-
praise from market commentators for her sectors. tion expertise in matters both in Europe and
work as a competition economist on merger, the UK.
market abuse investigations and cartel Oxera Consulting Zoltan Biro is a leading figure in the
matters. Helen Jenkins has forged a stellar econo- competition market, with over 30 years of
Bojana Ignjatovic has built and main- mist practice over 25 years, with experience experience with abuse of dominance and
tained an excellent reputation as a compe- in issues across a broad spectrum of sectors anti-competitive practices cases.
tition economist over 20 years, thanks to her including the energy, financial services and Julia Dietrich is identified as a formi-
strong track record with merger, abuse of retail industries. dable competition economist in the market.
dominance and market investigations. Robin Noble achieves widespread praise Her practice spans the full range of compe-
for his skill and experience in handling tition issues, including merger and cartel
Charles River Associates complex, high-profile matters for some the investigations.
Raphaël De Coninck is an excellent and world’s largest tech companies. Mette Alfter enjoys considerable
astute economist to work with report peers, Matthew Johnson is lauded by market endorsements from peers for her work as a
and is well-versed in a range of competition commentators as “a knowledgeable practi- competition economist, which encompasses
matters including merger and damages tioner who is a pleasure to work with”. merger cases, cartel issues and damages
analyses. Gunnar Niels is a top-tier competition evaluations.
Lars Wiethaus comes highly recom- economist who is highly sought after for his David Foster gains impressive recom-
mended by peers thanks to his outstanding skill with merger issues, abuse of dominance mendations for his competition practice, and
work on high-value cartel, vertical restraint instructions and state aid matters. is sought after for his experience and skill on
and transactional disputes in the space. Enno Eilts has a standout reputation in cases before the EU commission.
Matthew Bennett earns plaudits from competition economics among peers, and is Rachel Webster possesses substantial
respondents for his impressive track record experienced with follow-on damages claims experience and expertise with competition
with high-profile UK mergers, and brings in the transport, energy and ecommerce litigation and policy as an expert, and is well-
experience as a former director of the CMA. sectors. versed in UK and EU market investigations,
Simon Chisholm is renowned for his Avantika Chowdhury is held in high merger control matters and state aid rules.
substantial experience and expertise esteem as a go-to practitioner for merger,

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Belgium especially when it comes to competition and who “consistently performs strongly on
Kai-Uwe Kühn at The Brattle Group is iden- consumer protection regulations. merger cases”.
tified by peers as one of Belgium’s foremost Hans Friederiszick enjoys a top-notch
competition economists. He has over 25 years Amelia Fletcher with the University of East reputation in Germany as a competition econ-
of experience with merger, cartel damages Anglia is a formidable name among compe- omist, with expertise in merger, cartel and
and antitrust issues. tition economists, who brings past experience abuse of dominance matters.
as non-executive director at the FCA to her
Gregor Langus of Competitionsphere is a clients’ matters. Spain
go-to in Belgium for a host of competition Massimo Motta of the Universitat Pompeu
issues, including damages disputes, merger France Fabra and Barcelona Graduate School of
reviews and antitrust investigations. Toulouse School of Economics’ Jean Tirole Economics sits among Spain’s most respected
is a powerhouse authority when it comes competition economists, and has experience
Denmark to competition economics, who sits on the and expertise as the former chief competition
Thomas Rønde with the Copenhagen cutting edge of economic theory. economist of the European Commission.
Business School is a highly respected
professor, with special expertise advising on David Spector at KPMG Economics receives Juan Delgado with Global Economics Group
competition issues in the tech industry. impressive endorsements from market distinguishes himself as a competition econ-
commentators for his work as a competition omist in the Spanish market, and is highly
England economist, and is singled out as a leading sought after by corporations and govern-
Peers of Grant Saggers at NERA Economic name in the French market. ments for his expertise with competition
Consulting “have found him to be an impres- policy and regulations.
sive and thorough operator, who is a pleasure Germany
to work with”. Rainer Nitsche with E.CA Economics is high- Switzerland
lighted by market commentators as one of Christian Jaag with Swiss Economics
John Fingleton of Fingleton Associates is a the best competition economists in Germany, receives extensive recognition for his
standout economist in the European market, economics expertise. And is described as an

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expert who ensures “razor-sharp analytics Samuel Rutz is singled out by peers as Competition Commission to his clients’
and can explain highly complex issues a consummate competition Economists matters.
simply”. in Switzerland, who brings experience
as a former chief economist of the Swiss

NORTH AMERICA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
B Douglas Bernheim Dennis W Carlton Andrew R Dick
Bates White Economic Consulting Compass Lexecon Charles River Associates
San Francisco Chicago Washington DC

Joseph Farrell Nicholas Hill Mark Israel

Bates White Economic Consulting Bates White Economic Consulting Compass Lexecon
Washington DC Washington DC Washington DC

Daniel Rubinfeld Steven C Salop

Compass Lexecon Charles River Associates
Oakland Washington DC

LEADING FIRMS
Compass Lexecon and is sought after for his experience and focuses on merger analysis, price fixing and
Dennis Carlton is counted by peers among expertise with merger and antitrust litigation exclusionary conduct matters across a range
America’s best competition economists, proceedings. of industries.
with respondents describing him as a “really Gregory Vistnes is celebrated as a Michael Whinston comes highly recom-
sharp economist”. leading competition and antitrust econo- mended as an economist, with enviable expe-
Daniel Rubinfeld is a identified as a go-to mist, who has provided economic analyses rience in antitrust economics, regulations
competition economist in the North American on mergers, monopolisation issues, and price and price fixing issues.
market by peers. He is well-versed in merger fixing matters on behalf of private parties and
and damages analyses in an antitrust and US federal authorities. Cornerstone Research
competition context. Michelle Burtis is widely applauded for Ariel Pakes is lauded as “a brilliant econo-
Mark Israel is a renowned economist her outstanding practice covering high-pro- mist” by market commentators, who is well-
with impressive domestic and international file antitrust litigation issues, merger anal- versed in pricing, consumer welfare and
experience with regulatory and litigation ysis and monopolisation briefs. productivity analyses in a variety of industries.
proceedings in the aviation, telecommuni- Margaret Sanderson receives effusive Timothy Bresnahan receives wide-
cations and finance sectors. praise for her work advising public and ranging endorsements for his practice, which
Benjamin Klein is an impressive anti- private sector clients in merger, monopoli- is geared towards market power and compe-
trust economist who brings over 25 years of sation and price fixing disputes. tition analyses, and testifying in liability and
experience with complex antitrust analyses, Michael Salinger is highlighted by damages issues.
including vertical restraints matters. sources for his strong track record advising Peter Reiss is identified as an established
Robert Willig has a stellar reputation government agencies and private companies and respected name when it comes to indus-
among peers in the antitrust market, with on vertical merger issues. trial organisation economics. His expertise
considerable expertise with damages, policy lies in price fixing in the financial services
and merger issues. Bates White Economic Consulting industry among others.
Jonathan Baker is a well-respected Joseph Farrell is a renowned name in the Vandy Howell is described by peers as
name when it comes to competition and anti- antitrust and competition market, and brings “an incredibly smart economist, a fast learner
trust matters, and has a special focus on the experience as a former director of the Bureau in new areas, and just a delight to work with”.
telecommunications sector. of Economics at the FTC to his clients’ anti-
trust matters. NERA Economic Consulting
Charles River Associates Nicholas Hill receives a plethora of Lawrence Wu enjoys an excellent reputation
Steven Salop receives high praise from peers endorsements for his “excellent” work on as an economist, thanks to his strong track
for his economics practice, which spans antitrust matters across the banking, health- record with merger analyses, price fixing and
mergers, joint venture matters and exclu- care and telecommunications industries. exclusionary conduct matters.
sionary conduct. B Douglas Bernheim enjoys a sterling Subramaniam (Subbu) Ramanarayanan
Elizabeth Bailey is a consummate reputation among peers as an economist, is appreciated and recommended as “a
competition economist who sits among the and has enviable experience in high-profile go-to name” for competition and antitrust
best in the market, with peers confirming that litigation, merger and regulatory matters. economic issues.
“she's a great economist”. Cory Capps is a widely acclaimed econ- Michael Baye is the consummate compe-
Andrew Dick has built a top-tier practice, omist among peers in north America, who tition economist, with “good experience”

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acting as testifying expert in merger, monop- from market commentators as “a smart and is “one of the pioneers of this industry”.
olisation and pricing disputes. very experienced” economist, who focuses on David Scheffman is recognised by peers
Ramsey Shehadeh is a well-regarded antitrust, damages and class action matters. as a pillar of the US antitrust and competition
economist amongst peers in the US market, David Kaplan is singled out as a leading market, with near legendary experience at
who is known for his expertise in economic name in the US when it comes to antitrust the FTC behind him.
policy and competition analyses pertaining economics, especially price fixing, monopo- Cleve Tyler receives impressive recom-
to mergers. lisation and damages issues. mendations for his work on antitrust and
David Teece is a highly respected econo- unfair competition matters, with sources
Berkeley Research Group mist, with peers and clients readily endorsing confirming that he “does an excellent job”.
James Langenfeld receives endorsements his economics practice and reporting that he

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Joshua Gans at the Rotman School of Daniel McFadden with The Brattle Group is work in the space and his peerless experi-
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mist in Canada, whose focus lies in antitrust the US antitrust and competition market, and Aaron Edlin with the University of
policy issues and the economic drivers of is a Nobel Prize winner in economics. California at Berkeley School of Law is a
innovation. Loren Smith has built and maintains an top-drawer antitrust specialist, who has
enviable practice as an economist, and peers written extensively on exclusionary pricing,
Renée Duplantis of The Brattle Group wins appreciate him for his “sharp, nimble mind”. cartels and merger issues.
considerable endorsements for her compe-
tition practice, and brings over 20 year of Carl Shapiro at the University of California
experience with merger analyses in the US, at Berkeley - Haas School of Business is a
Canada and Europe to clients’ cases. legendary name in the US competition and

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Claudio A Agostini Juan-Pablo Montero
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Santiago Santiago

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Brazil Founding partner of LCA Consultores Claudio Agostini of the Universidad Adolfo
Paulo Furquim de Azevedo at Insper Institute Bernardo Gouthier Macedo is a pillar of Ibáñez is considered a leading economist in
and Global Economics Group receives exten- Brazil’s competition market, with over 30 Chile, with immense expertise with antitrust
sive recommendations from peers for his years of experience in antitrust, regulatory and energy economics issues.
practice, and brings experience as a former and trade litigation issues. Alexander Galetovic wins impressive
commissioner at CADE to his client’s cases. endorsements from peers for his practice,
Chile and is described by sources as “a very good
Fabiana Tito of Tendências Consultoria Juan-Pablo Montero at The Pontifical economist”.
Integrada secures stand-out recommenda- Catholic University of Chile has distinguished
tions from sources, thanks to her excellent himself as a top practitioner in Chile when it
work on international antitrust issues. comes to competition and antitrust issues,
with peers saying he is “a very well-known
economist’.

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Economists Greg Houston is an established
name in the Australain competition market, Frontier Economics’ Philip Williams takes Singapore
who is well-versed in advising clients on a place among the best competition econo- Tanya Tang of Rajah & Tann Singapore is iden-
high-stakes competition matters. mists Australia has to offer, and is described tified by market commentators an “extremely
“a good name in the market”. sharp” go to economist in Singapore.
Jennifer Fish of Charles River Associates
is a favourite among peers and clients, who New Zealand Elsa Chen with Allen & Gledhill is a highly
recommend her as “a very diligent, articulate James Mellsop at NERA Economic distinguished antitrust specialist, whom
competition economist”. Consulting impresses peers and clients peers recommend as “an active and
with his expertise in competition and anti- renowned practitioner”.
George Siolis with RBB Economics is a key trust issues, and is lauded by them as “a
expert in Australia, with sources readily

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Australia Belgium

Alex Sundakov Raphaël De Coninck

Castalia Charles River Associates

Mr. Alex Sundakov co-leads Castalia. He has over Dr. Raphaël De Coninck heads CRA’s Brussels Raphaël holds a Ph.D. in economics from the
30 years’ experience in economics and finance of office. Raphaël provides expert economic evidence University of Chicago and degrees in law and in
energy, water, transportation, and other infrastruc- and testimony in all competition matters, leading economics from the University of Liège, Belgium.
ture sectors. Having advised on investments valued teams of economists at the forefront of merger, He has been a post-doctoral fellow at New York
at over US$45 billion, he combines a practical antitrust and damages analysis. He has worked on University and taught at the University of Chicago
commercial and market background with strong many of the landmark European competition cases and the Free University of Brussels (ULB).
understanding of theoretical frameworks.   He of the last two decades, including over 80 mergers
has provided evidence in numerous cases under and 25 “Phase II” merger investigations, and over
merger control and trade practices provisions of 50 abuse of dominance, cartel and damages cases.
competition law. Raphaël advises clients on competition
Mr. Sundakov has appeared in cases before matters in front of the European Commission
the High Court of New Zealand, the Australian and national authorities, as well as in litigation
Competition Tribunal, the Australian Consumer and in arbitration. In addition to European cases
and Competition Commission (ACCC) and the New and multi-jurisdictional filings, he has provided
Zealand Commerce Commission. He provided expert economic evidence in Belgium, the United
expert evidence for regulatory and arbitration Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Spain and
hearings in several other jurisdictions, as well as Switzerland, and regularly works on transatlantic
economic evidence for international arbitration cases in close collaboration with US colleagues.
under the investment protection treaties. Raphaël’s experience spans a wide range of
Mr. Sundakov started his career in New products and industries, including the tech sector,
Zealand Treasury in 1984, working on health, labor pharmaceuticals, consumer products and retail,
market and regulation issues.  In 1992, he joined transport, telecoms, energy, basic industries, finan-
the International Monetary Fund. A period at the cial services, media and entertainment. While at
headquarters in Washington DC was followed by a CRA, he has worked for clients such as Apple,
stint as the IMF Resident Representative in Ukraine. Universal Music Group, TomTom, Dolby, Pfizer,
In 1997, Mr. Sundakov returned to New Zealand Novartis, Mylan, Baxter, Abbott, GE, Linde, Novelis,
to become Director of the New Zealand Institute Energizer, Danone, Heineken, Henkel, L’Oréal, ABF,
of Economic Research, the country’s premier Ahold Delhaize, Virgin Atlantic, Wallenius, Cable
economics think tank. He has been at Castalia Europe, Canal+, SFR, FIFA, Credit Suisse, Deutsche
since 2003. Bank, JP Morgan, private equity firms and the
Mr Sundakov was educated at the Victoria European Commission.
University of Wellington and the London School Prior to joining CRA, Raphaël was a member
of Economics. of DG Competition’s chief economist team at the
European Commission. While at the Commission,
he contributed to major competition policy initia-
tives, including the European Commission’s Best
Practices for Economic Submissions and Data
Collection in Merger and Antitrust Cases, and the
European Commission’s Practical Guide on the
Quantification of Antitrust Damages. Raphaël has
published numerous articles on the economics of
competition, covering in particular horizontal and
36-38 Young Street non-horizontal mergers, the impact of mergers 143 Avenue Louise
Sydney, 2000 on innovation, market definition, exclusionary Brussels, 1050
Tel: +61 2 9321 6862 conduct, excessive prices, standard essential Tel: +32 2 627 1401
[email protected] patents, bargaining power and antitrust damages [email protected]
www.castalia-advisors.com estimation. www.crai.com

WWL says: Alex Sundakov enjoys a fantastic WWL says: Raphaël De Coninck is singled out by peers as "an excellent and astute econo-
reputation among peers and clients, mist" thanks to his experience in a range of merger, antitrust and damages cases.
wholaud him as "an excellent consulting
economist".

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Belgium England

Lars Wiethaus Liam Colley

Charles River Associates Cornerstone Research

Dr Lars Wiethaus joined CRA as a vice president Lars is a co-editor of the Journal of European Liam has over 25 years' experience in economics
in June 2016 and splits his time between the Competition Law and Practice. He has published consulting, specialising in competition, and compe-
Munich and Brussels offices. Previously, Lars widely in economics and law journals including tition litigation. Liam was described in  Global
was a director and head of the Brussels office at the International Journal of Industrial Organization, Competition Review as having "earned an excel-
E.CA Economics. He started his career with LECG Telecommunication Policy, Review of Industrial lent reputation among his peers and clients", and
(Evans/Padilla group) in London. Organization, Information Economics and Policy, in Who’s Who Legal as "praised for the unassailable
With 15 years of consulting experience, Lars Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Journal quality of his work" and for “his impressive testi-
advised on numerous complex transactions of European Competition Law and Practice, and mony in competition cases”.
including Synthomer/Omnova, Karstadt/Galaria Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb. Lars regularly speaks Liam has represented numerous clients before
Kaufhof, Daimler/BMW Car Sharing JV, Microsoft/ at conferences and competition law seminars and the European Commission and national competi-
LinkedIn, Deutsche Börse/London Stock Exchange provides economics training for judges. tion authorities, regulators and courts on the full
(third-party), Telefónica Deutschland/E-Plus, Alternative address: Leopoldstr. 8-12, 80802 range of competition issues, in particular in the
Immonet/Immowelt, Liberty/Kabel BW, Swisscom/ Munich. Tel: +49 89 20183 6352. financial services, telecoms, media, technology
SRG/Ringier, Six/PayLife and Portugal Telecom/ and automotive sectors.
Sonaecom. He has worked on a large variety of Liam has acted as expert economist before
article 102 cases and those involving vertical the UK High Court and the UK Competition Appeal
restraints, with a particular focus on network Tribunal (CAT) on many antitrust damages matters
industries and platform markets. Lars has ample including  NHS & Ors v Reckitt Benckiser;  WM
litigation experience, covering both defendants’ and Newson & Ors v IMI plc and Boliden AB; Peugeot
claimants’ positions in claims concerning infor- Citroen Automobiles UK Ltd & Ors v Pilkington Group
mation exchanges, cartels and vertical restraints. Ltd & Ors; BMW AG v MOL, K-line & Ors; Hilding
He has assessed damages in multiple high-pro- Anders International AB & Ors v Vita Cellular Foams
file claims, including in the steel, smart card (UK) Ltd & Ors; and Graiseley Properties Ltd & Ors v
chips, automotive, trucks, beer, glass, telecoms, Barclays Bank plc (the Libor ‘test case’). He has also
payment cards, and online distribution sector. He acted on successful regulatory appeals at the CAT
has advised on various regulatory matters in the for BSkyB in BSkyB & Ors v Ofcom (pay-TV appeal)
field of telecommunications and energy. Lars is and for Lloyds Banking Group in Barclays Bank plc
particularly experienced in cases concerning the & Ors v Competition Commission.
European Commission, the German BKartA, the Liam has wide experience estimating damages
Austrian BWB and the Swiss WEKO. Lars has in both a competition and a commercial litigation
served as an expert at court.  context (including class action) and has worked
on a significant number of both stand-alone
and follow-on actions in abuse of dominance
cases. Other cartel damages matters include FX,
aluminium warehousing, trucks, LCD, air cargo,
occupant safety systems, automotive lighting,
HVAC, wire harnesses, starters and alternators,
smart card chip, construction, recruitment and
flat glass.

143 Avenue Louise

Brussels, 1050
Tel: +32 2 627 1402
[email protected]
www.crai.com

WWL says: Lars Wiethaus is a go-to name for the full spectrum of competition matters and
regularly assists on claims involving information exchanges, cartels and vertical restraints.

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Greg Harman James Harvey

Berkeley Research Group Economic Insight Ltd

Liam has advised clients on a wide range of Greg Harman is a managing director and leads James Harvey is a co-founder and director of
market inquiries including retail banking, cash BRG’s EMEA disputes practice. During his 28 years Economic Insight, with 20 years of experience.
savings, credit information, payment protection in consultancy, he has undertaken a wide range of James specialises in the use of economics and
insurance, motor insurance, audit, new cars and assignments in the UK and internationally. He is an quantitative techniques to help clients involved in
buses, and has worked on a significant number of expert in the areas of valuation, dispute consulting, competition and regulatory matters.  His work
merger cases at both the national and EC level, in pricing, competition finance and economic regu- covers competition-related litigation cases
particular on cases involving deployment of effi- lation. He has significant experience working on (including collective and class actions), price
ciency and failing firm evidence. cases in telecommunications, media, energy, post, control appeals and redeterminations, and
Liam holds an MSc in economics (with distinc- water and transport. non-contentious matters, including merger inves-
tion) from Birkbeck College London, an MA in EC Mr Harman’s experience has included the tigations.  He provides advice to regulators and
competition law (with merit) from King's College production of independent expert reports for companies on the economics issues associated
London, and a BA in economics in EC competition submission to government departments, courts, with liberalising markets.
law (with merit) from King's College London, and tax authorities, and competition and regulatory In addition, James has played a major role in
a BA in economics from the University of Sussex. bodies, and inclusion in international corporate establishing Economic Insight’s leading Dispute
Liam is an active member of the competition law transaction agreements. Resolution practice, which focuses on disputes
forum of the British Institute of International and Mr Harman has given evidence before the arising from breaches of competition law.  He has
Comparative Law and he has written and spoken UK High Court; AAA, PCA, ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL given written and oral evidence before the UK High
widely on competition and litigation matters. and SCC tribunals; the UK Competition Appeals Court and the Competition Appeals Tribunal.
Tribunal; the UK Competition Commission; James is an editor of the European Competition
the UK Competition and Markets Authority; Law Review and is as an adviser to both the Bar
the Competition Tribunal in South Africa; the Standards Board and IPReg. James is an active
Competition Commission in South Africa; the High contributor to journals and conferences on compe-
Court in South Africa; Ofcom; the CAA, a port case tition and regulatory economics and policy.  He
heard under the provisions of the UK Harbours Act; undertakes assignments on a pro-bono basis for
the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the several organisations, including for a cancer charity
Court of Arbitration for Sport. Mr Harman has been and for single parents affected by government
involved in mediation procedures. welfare policy. James has an MSc in Economics
Mr Harman is a leading expert active in (with distinction) from the University of York and a
commercial arbitration worldwide, and has been BSc in Economics from Cardiff University.
ranked in WWL Arbitration from 2012 to 2020. He
is also recommended by the directory as an expert
in competition economics, litigation and quantum
of damages.

8 Salisbury Square
4 More London Riverside, 5th Floor 8th Floor 125 Broad Street
London, SE1 2AU London, EC4Y 8AP London, EC2N 1AR
Tel: +44 20 7098 7570 Tel: +44 20 3725 8350 Tel: +44 20 7100 3746
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.cornerstone.com www.thinkbrg.com www.economic-insight.com

WWL says: Liam Colley has a first-rate WWL says: Greg Harman garners plau- WWL says: James Harvey is a favourite
reputation as a highly strategic economist dits for his notable expertise in competition among market respondents and "demon-
who receives acclaim for his "persuasive and finance and economic regulation and is strates a real understanding of the litigation
compelling" analyses.  regularly sought after by clients in the tele- process and the impact of his work in it".
coms, media, energy and transport sectors.

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England

Derek Holt Mat Hughes

AlixPartners UK LLP AlixPartners UK LLP

Derek has represented numerous clients before He provided evidence as an economic expert Mat Hughes is a managing director in AlixPartners’
the European Commission, national competition in several price control inquiries before the CMA, European competition practice, which is part of a
authorities, infrastructure regulators and courts in including on behalf of BSkyB and Talk Talk in broader litigation practice. He has 30 years of expe-
matters relating to restrictive agreements, abuse each of local loop unbundling and wholesale broad- rience as an antitrust economist, and in dealing
of dominance and market investigations. He has band access; as well as on behalf of British Gas with European and UK competition authorities
particular experience in the utilities, aviation, finan- in British Gas v Ofgem, the first third-party appeal and specialist utility regulators in relation to all
cial services, telecoms and automotive sectors. of an Ofgem charge control. He has also presented aspects of competition law. Who’s Who Legal 2020
Derek has extensive testifying experience in evidence before the French postal regulator and ranks Mat as a Global Elite Competition Economist
relation to article 101 and 102 matters on behalf the European Parliament in relation to universal Thought Leader (one of only four in the UK) and
on both defendants and claimants. He has recently service obligations in postal services. describes him as “very attentive and bright” and
testified on behalf of Premiership Rugby Limited Derek has acted as expert adviser in relation to that its sources say that “he knows how to zero in
in relation to whether its’ salary cap was a restric- regulatory investigations, arbitrations and compe- effectively on what will make a difference in a case”.
tion of competition (PRL v Saracens); on behalf of tition litigation matters including in the pay TV, Mat also has substantial experience in acting
Network Rail in relation to a stand-alone claim automotive parts, mobile payments, postal delivery in relation to a number of competition damages
before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in services, airports, airlines and energy sectors. cases, including for four international car/truck
Achilles v Network Rail; on behalf of Visa Inc before Derek has previously acted in a range of market companies, in relation to various car and truck
the UK High Court in Arcadia et al v Visa; and on investigations carried out by the Competition parts, for various claimants in relation to the
behalf of Ping in its appeal of a CMA infringement and Markets Authority and its predecessors, polyurethane foam cartel, the envelopes cartel, a
decision before the CAT (Ping v CMA). He testified as including  PCAs  and small business banking, pharmaceutical “pay-for-delay” case, and a patent
the regulatory expert on behalf of Verizon UK, Virgin payday loans, aggregates and cement, BAA licensing dispute.
Media and Vodafone before the CAT in relation to airports and rolling stock leasing. He has also Mat has acted for clients before the
a dispute on wholesale ethernet charges (British advised in relation to mergers and acquisitions in Competition and Market Authority (CMA)/
Telecommunications plc v Ofcom); and before the the airports, energy networks, fuel services, tele- Competition Commission (CC) on more than 30
South African Competition Tribunal on behalf of coms and forestry sectors. cases covering detailed phase-two merger and
the South African Competition Commission (SACC Derek holds an MSc in economics (with distinc- market investigations, as well as on a very large
v South African Airways). tion) from the London School of Economics, a BA number of first phase mergers. For example, Mat
Derek was the expert on behalf of the claim- (honours) in economics and finance from McGill acted before the CMA in relation to its market inves-
ants in the bearings cartel damages matter before University. tigations relating to personal current accounts and
the CAT (Peugeot SA v SKF et al) and acts as expert Derek frequently presents at conferences on SME banking, acted before the CMA in relation to
for Visa in the European Commission’s ongoing competition and litigation matters including esti- its private motor insurance investigation, and in
article 101 investigation into multilateral inter- mation of damages, the use of economics in court relation to the CC’s Groceries investigation and
change fees. He is currently acting as expert before cases and developments in regulatory economics. in the subsequent remittal. As regards mergers,
the UK High Court on a range of matters including Mat acted on Hunter Douglas/247 (CMA), JD Sports/
on behalf of an international cosmetics firm in a Footasylum (CMA), Inspired/Novamatic (CMA),
vertical restraints case, and on behalf of a large Unite/Liberty (CMA), JD Sports/Go Outdoors (CMA),
producer of computer components in relation to a Ashtead/Lion (CMA), Ballyclare/LHD (CMA), Imerys/
follow-on cartel damages claim. Derek also acts Goovean (CC), Kemira/GrowHow (CC), Billerud/
as expert adviser to a European bank in relation to Kinnervik (DG Comp), P&O/Stena (CC), Sky/ITV (CC),
a European Commission investigation in the bond Arla/Milk Link (DG Comp), Ahlens/NK (Sweden
markets. second stage) and Edmundson Electrical/Electric
Center (OFT).

6 New Street Square

London, EC4A 3BF
Tel: +44 20 7098 7475
[email protected]
www.alixpartners.com

WWL says: Derek Holt receives acclaim for his considerable work as an expert and is
well-regarded on airport regulation matters.

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Matt Hunt
AlixPartners UK LLP

Mat has also advised widely on the application He has also written and spoken about an econ- Matt Hunt is a managing director and partner at
on the economics of regulation and the interface omist’s take on private antitrust litigation outside AlixPartners and head of the EMEA economics
between regulation, competition and consumers’ the US, the pitfalls of applying AI to Big Data, regu- practice. He has 20 years’ experience advising
interests. This includes acting for British Gas of the latory oversight of digital markets and whether a clients on complex competition and regulatory
first ever customer-led appeal of a network price new approach is required, BritNed v ABB: Economic matters that often require testimony in court. He
control decision in the UK, a judicial review appli- and Legal Lesson from the first UK cartel damages has served as an expert in cases in the English High
cation for Speed Medical, and for various utilities. cases, the importance and application of economic Court, Irish High Court, UK Competition Appeal
Mat started his career as an economist at the evidence in stand-alone private actions in the UK Tribunal, and Hong Kong courts and he regularly
UK Office of Fair Trading, and until March 2013 courts from 2010 to 2014, a practical guide to the submits expert reports to regulatory authorities and
was chief economist at Ashurst LLP. Mat has a BA assessment of damages under UK and EC compe- competition authorities. Matt leads AlixPartners
degree in economics and accountancy from the tition law, the certification of claims by the UK economics work in the telecoms, media and tech-
University of Kent at Canterbury, and an MSc in Competition Appeal Tribunal as eligible for inclu- nology sectors and has significant experience
economics from Queen Mary College, University sion in collective proceedings, the assessment in financial services, electricity, healthcare and
of London. of unilateral public price announcements, and gambling sectors.
Mat has written and spoken widely on compe- (following the European Court of Justice’s judgment Matt has led teams of economists defending
tition matters. This includes a series of articles on in Intel and the Commission’s Qualcomm decision) clients in major Article 101 and 102 cases such
the economics of EU and UK merger control in “Loyalty rebates – all change or business as usual”. as Slovak Telekom (margin squeeze and refusal to
ICLG’s Comparative Legal Guide to International supply) and Telefónica UK (alleged excessive pricing)
Merger Control for many years (covering matters and, recently, for a major consumer goods supplier
such as Economic evidence in retailer mergers (multiproduct rebates). He has also advised
after Sainsbury’s/Asda: Death by GUPPI, and numerous major companies on bringing compe-
the assessment of the competitive effects of tition complaints to authorities or the courts, or in
mergers on innovation following the European defending actions in court.
Commission’s Dow/DuPont decision), a chapter in He has worked on several patent and copyright
Global Legal Insight’s publication Merger Control cases in the English High Court. These include:
2020 on covid-19 and avoiding the failure of the representing HTC on Philips v HTC, a standard-es-
failing firm defence, The risk of a Phase 2 refer- sential patents/FRAND case; representing a major
ence in UK merger control: retrospect and prospect: international handset manufacturer on another
Lessons and Future Direction, and co-authoring the SEP/FRAND case; and acting as a testifying expert
leading book on UK merger control (Parr, Finbow for Sports Information Services Ltd on a copyright
and Hughes, with the third edition being published infringement case related to horse racing betting
in November 2016). information.
Matt has a strong track record leading the
economic advice on mergers and joint ventures.
This has included numerous Phase 2 mergers
including representing Hunter Douglas on its
purchase of online blinds retailer 247 blinds, Bauer
Media on the purchase of local radio stations, Telia
on the purchase of Bonnier Broadcasting, Deutsche
Telekom and Orange on the sale of EE to BT, a major
third party in Hutchison 3G UK/Telefónica UK and the
JV parties in Vodafone UK/Everything Everywhere/
6 New Street Square Telefónica UK.
London, EC4A 3BF
Tel: +44 20 7098 7420
[email protected]
www.alixpartners.com

WWL says: The "very competent and skilled" Mat Hughes receives acclaim for his Continued overleaf
"encyclopedic knowledge and excellent drafting skills".

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England Germany

Matt Hunt (cont.) Sam Williams Niels Frank

Economic Insight Ltd Lademann & Associates GmbH Economists
and Competition Consultants

In the telecoms sector, he has extensive Sam Williams is a director and co-founder of Niels Frank is a partner at Lademann & Associates.
expertise and knowledge of regulatory issues and Economic Insight, with almost two decades of expe- He studied economics with a focus on industrial
supports clients in appeals of regulatory decisions rience of advising on competition law and regula- organisation at the University of Hamburg and
regarding, inter alia, spectrum auctions, price tory matters. He was, notably, the expert economics the Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel. Niels
controls, interconnection and universal service. witness in relation to the case of Socrates Training has more than 10 years of experience working on
For example, Matt was the joint expert for all four Limited v The Law Society, the first competition liti- numerous antitrust matters involving the assess-
UK mobile operators regarding a dispute at the gation case to be heard under the CAT’s fast track ment of cartel damages (inter alia, cement, car
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal over interconnec- process. During his career, he has advised clients glass, TV advertising, sugar), the effects of hori-
tion charges and an expert for eir in the Irish High on market investigations; abuses of dominance zontal and non-horizontal mergers (third party
Court regarding an appeal of a ComReg decision (predation, margin squeeze, refusal to supply) and in Telefónica/E-Plus) as well as abuse of dominance
on universal service. cartel cases, including the estimation of damages. cases concerning conditional rebates, bundling and
Matt has worked in several jurisdictions outside He has also led high-profile merger control access to essential facilities. His industry expe-
Europe, including leading the advice to OFCA, the work. Sam has particular expertise in advising rience includes fast moving consumer goods,
Hong Kong Communications Authority, on several on competition matters in regulated industries, TV-advertising, retailing, construction materials,
cases that included providing expert evidence for such as water, telecoms and energy. He also sits on business insurance, paper wholesale, airport
an appeal of a decision regarding alleged excessive the advisory pool of experts at the Bar Standards infrastructure, telecommunication and services
pricing. He has also advised a major DRAM supplier Board; and is on the CMA’s panel of external experts related to the postal sector. Recently, Niels led
related to an antitrust investigation by the SAMR, in relation to price control appeals. the L&A team that was jointly retained as neutral
the Chinese antitrust authority. economic experts by suppliers and buyers in the
Matt has published articles on industrial German market for fire engines to assess cartel
organisation in peer-reviewed journals including damages and to propose a settlement solution.
the Journal of Competition Law & Economics and This project proved a novel and efficient alternative
Telecommunications Policy. He holds an MSc in to damage litigation in court. Niels has published
economics (with distinction) from the London papers in the  Journal of Competition Law and
School of Economics and an MPhys in physics (with Economics, the Journal of European Competition Law
first class) from the University of Oxford. and Practice and Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb. Since
2007 Niels has lectured on competition economics
and competition policy at the University of Bayreuth.

6 New Street Square 125 Broad Street An der Alster 63

London, EC4A 3BF London, EC2N 1AR Hamburg, 20099
Tel: +44 20 7098 7443 Tel: +44207 100 37 46 Tel: +49 40 6455 7790
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www.alixpartners.com www.economic-insight.com www.lademann-associates.com

WWL says: Matt Hunt is highly respected WWL says: Sam Williams is extensively WWL says: Niels Frank is a top-tier compe-
competition economsts, and impresses with experienced at delivering expert testimony in tition economist who has "the ability to
his "very effective ability to seek the bigger litigation and is highly valued for his ability to provide good ideas and creative thinking" in
picture in play" in the course of a case. successfully communicate complex issues. a case.

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 Economists | Competition

Hans W Friederiszick Rainer P Lademann

E.CA Economics Lademann & Associates GmbH Economists
and Competition Consultants

Hans W Friederiszick is a director and one of the Rainer Lademann is managing partner at Rainer Lademann supports clients from the
founders of E.CA Economics. Dr Friederiszick has Lademann & Associates GmbH Economists and leading companies in their industry, such as Audi,
more than 20 years of experience in advising clients Competition Consultants (L&A) based in Hamburg. AXA, Bosch, Daimler/Chrysler, Deutsche Post,
in all fields of competition economics (cartels, He founded the parent company in 1986, which Dyckerhoff, Coty, Edeka, Fiat, HeidelbergCement,
merger cases, abuse of a dominant position and became the first German consultancy specialised Henkel, HUK, Gothaer, Lafarge, MAN, Metro Group,
state aid cases) and has led teams of economists in competition economics. Markant, Migros, RTL-II, Schering, Spar Austria,
on international antitrust investigations. He was In more than 30 years as a competition econ- Tip/GE, ThyssenKrupp, Volkswagen AG and VNG.
part of the first chief economist team of DG COMP. omist, his range of consultancy projects covers Rainer Lademann studied at the University
His major engagements in recent years the whole scope of antitrust law in numerous of Göttingen where he also obtained a PhD and
include: representing Remondis, the leading different industries including automotives; food; was appointed honorary professor in 2005. He has
German recycling company, in its attempted take- steel and machine building; cement and glass; published more than 80 articles and monographs.
over of Dual System Deutschland; supporting a energy; infrastructure (airports) and transporta-
buyer in the purchase of REAL stores from Metro tion services; wholesale; television; postal services;
AG; winning a framework contract on impact and insurance.
assessments of various state aid regimes (for the He gained long-standing experience from
EU Commission); the takeover of some assets of numerous juridical and strategic projects during
Unitymedia by Vodafone; the Air Berlin/TUI joint trials and preliminary analyses, within merger
venture, EU Phase I; the Holcim/Cemex West trans- control for antitrust suits and abuse proceedings
action, EU Phase II; the Holcim/Lafarge transac- as well as for realignments of selective distribu-
tion, EU Phase I (merger); acting as an economic tion systems (block exemptions) and in context of
expert in the air cargo cartel case, German Court damage litigations and regulatory law. He acted as
proceedings for a group of international freight neutral economic adviser for plaintiffs and defend-
forwarders (private litigation); acting as an ants in the cooperative settlement of damages in
economic expert in the synthetic rubber cartel case, the case of the German fire engine cartel. Already
UK Court proceedings for a group of European tyre involved with economic analyses of antitrust law
manufacturers (private litigation); and the Visa/ while studying at university, he later monitored
MasterCard litigation regarding interchange fees, the fifth and sixth amendments to the German
UK Court proceeding for a group of retailers (private Competition Law for the Monopoly Commission
litigation). (alongside the Ifo Institut for Economic Research).
Hans W Friederiszick is a research fellow In this context he also participated in the hearing of
at ESMT Berlin. His recent publications address the economic committee of the German parliament
regional state aid (in Werner/Verouden: EU State Aid as an expert.
Control. Law and Economics), the economic analysis
in European competition law (NOMOS Kommentar,
Europäisches Wettbewerbsrecht) and cartel litiga-
tion activity (Journal of Antitrust Enforcement).

Schlossplatz 1 An der Alster 63

Berlin, 10178 Hamburg, 20099
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WWL says: Hans Friederiszick is highly WWL says: Rainer Lademann comes highly recommended for his deep expertise as a
recommended by peers as a leading econ- competition economist, with peers describing him as "a giant of the field". 
omist who "consistently performs well on
merger cases".

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 Competition | Economists

Germany Spain

Rainer Nitsche David Jiménez-Ayala

E.CA Economics Kroll

Dr Rainer Nitsche is a director at E.CA Economics David Jiménez-Ayala is a managing director at David is a registered forensic accountant
and an expert in providing economic advice Kroll’s governance and risk advisory practice (Duff (REFor) and a member of the Spanish Arbitration
in competition and litigation cases before the & Phelps rebranded as Kroll in 2021). He special- Club. He received his master’s degree from
European Commission and national competition ises in disputes, fraud and restructuring consulting Instituto de Empresa; his bachelor’s degree in
authorities in Germany, Austria, the UK and the thanks to his knowledge in accounting, economics, business administration from both ICADE (Spain)
Netherlands. He has more than 25 years of experi- financial valuation and corporate finance. and CESEM (France); and studied mergers and
ence supporting clients in all fields of competition David has led major projects in anti-laundering acquisitions at the University of Stanford (United
policy enforcement, including cartel and abuse of cases, forensic accounting, claim of damages, States). He is fluent in Spanish, English, French,
dominant position cases and merger control (Phase fraud detection and antitrust. He has given expert German and Portuguese.
I and Phase II investigations). In addition, he has testimony both in legal courts, such as the Spanish
advised on a variety of regulation issues in network National High Court, the High Courts of Justice and
industries (transport, telecommunications, postal the Provincial Courts in civil (commercial, antitrust,
services and electricity) and has published widely bankruptcy and fraud), criminal, labour and admin-
in the field of competition economics. Rainer istrative cases, and in arbitration tribunals (in both
Nitsche is a research fellow at ESMT Berlin, where Spanish and English). David has also submitted
he teaches courses on digital platform strategy. expert witness reports to the Constitutional Court,
Besides renowned law firms, his clients have and he has been selected several times as a
also included the European Commission and court-appointed expert. 
national competition authorities. Rainer Nitsche David has extensive experience on corpo-
has extensive experience as a testifying expert. rate transactions, both from a pre-deal advi-
He has acted as a court expert in more than 10 sory perspective (due diligence, M&A mandates,
merger and antitrust proceedings. He has served SPA and valuation advisory) and on post-deal
as an economic expert in numerous cartel cases engagements (completion accounts, price adjust-
for courts, plaintiffs and defendants from a broad ments, and claims related to representations and
range of industries including the trucks cartel, the warranties). 
elevator cartel, the rail cartel, the cold cut meat He has worked on more than 100 engage-
cartel, the automotive bearings cartel, the sugar ments involving the major private equity firms
cartel, the district heating tube cartel, the gas and industrial companies, including cross-border
cartel, the pumpers and turntable ladder cartel, transactions and litigations in the United States,
the automotive glass cartel, the LPG cartel and Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Curaçao, the
the de-icing salt cartel, as well as cartels in several UK, France, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands,
FMCG industries, grocery retail, waste industries Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Angola, Algeria, Cape
and plant construction. Verde and Morocco, among others.
Recent Phase I and II EU merger cases include
ZF/Wabco, RHI/ Magnesita, Heidelberg Cement/
Italcementi and Telefónica/E-Plus. He has advised
a number of European national governments and
state aid recipients.

Paseo de la Castellana 81
Schlossplatz 1 Floor 24
Berlin, 10178 Madrid, 28046
Tel: +49 30 21231 7020 Tel: +34 600 99 57 41
[email protected] [email protected]
www.e-ca.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Rainer Nitsche earns plaudits WWL says: David Jimenez-Ayalais a highly respected competition economist among peers
for his "impressive expertise across merger and expertly handles complex issues pertaining to investigations and antitrust law.
proceedings, enforcement matters and in
court".

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 Economists | Competition

USA • California

William S Choi David Teece

AlixPartners Berkeley Research Group

Dr William Choi is an experienced economist and David Teece is the professor in global busi- arising out of the decision by the government to
statistician who assists organisations and govern- ness and director of the Tusher Initiative for the terminate Lattelecom's exclusive contract to
ments in solving complex and challenging issues Management of Intellectual Capital, Institute for supply telephone service in Latvia in connection
in the marketplace and the courtroom. He brings Business Innovation, Haas School of Business at with Latvia's efforts to enter the European Union;
over 20 years of professional experience serving the University of California, Berkeley. an arbitration between Zenon and Vivendi regarding
as an expert witness on matters related to class He previously taught at Stanford University membrane-based wastewater treatment facilities;
certification, antitrust, healthcare, securities litiga- and Oxford University. David earned his PhD in and an arbitration between members of the Space
tion, statistics, econometrics, valuation of financial economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Imaging Europe joint venture in a dispute over risk
products and intellectual property. He has testified He has received eight honorary doctorates and allocation and performance.
at deposition, trial and arbitration. His testimony numerous prizes and other academic recognition
and consulting experience have covered a range of for his professional and academic work. He has
industries, including automotive, mobile devices, published over 200 articles and books.
telecommunications, online commerce, artificial David’s academic research and writing involves
intelligence, virtual reality, e-cigarettes, opioids, corporate and business strategy with specialisa-
apparel, food products, software and consumer tions in the management of technology and its
appliances. commercialisation, intellectual property, and
William also assists companies with improving antitrust issues in high-tech industries. He has
their competitive position in the marketplace. chaired boards of public companies and founded
In such matters, he provides companies with and guided numerous new enterprises in the United
insights into their data using advanced economic States and abroad. He also has complex deal and
and statistical analyses to design optimal pricing governance experience.
models, inventory management models, claims David also has extensive experience in
analysis and intellectual property valuation. In this intellectual property and antitrust litigation,
capacity, he has assisted clients across numerous including CalTech v Broadcom and Apple. His work
industries, including retail, pharmaceuticals, flash in international arbitration includes litigation and
memory, restaurants, health insurance and alco- appearing as an expert witness in an arbitration
holic beverages. He also previously was retained by between the Iranian government and a department
the Department of Justice as an outside statistician of the UK Ministry of Defence regarding valuation of
related to its investigation of mortgage fraud that partially completed tanks being built for Iran when
resulted in the largest settlements in US history. the contract was cancelled by Iran following the
William has previously taught economics fall of the shah; an arbitration between Intelsat and
courses at Duke University and UCLA. He also France Telecom and others over the distribution of
has taught at conferences, including programmes satellite communications services; an arbitration
on class certification and damages, economics, between the government of Latvia and Lattelecom
valuation, statistics, game theory, licensing, and
finance at annual meetings of the American Bar
Association, the Licensing Executives Society and
other associations.

California Street 2200 Powell Street

Suite 2050 Suite 1200
San Francisco, 94104 Emeryville, 94608
Tel: +1 415 848 0295 Tel: +1 510 285 3221
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WWL says: William Choi is commended as WWL says: David Teece is "a world-renowned antitrust expert" who earns widespread
an "experienced expert economist" who acts endorsements for his expertise in industrial organisation and intellectual property.
across a broad spectrum of cases in the US
and globally.

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 Competition | Economists

USA • District of Columbia

David Argue Paul E Godek Henry Kahwaty

Secretariat Secretariat Berkeley Research Group

Dr. Argue received his Ph.D. in economics from Dr Paul Godek is a senior vice president at Henry Kahwaty’s areas of expertise include micro-
the University of Virginia in 1990, after which he Economists Incorporated in its Washington, DC economics, industrial organization, antitrust
joined Economists Incorporated, the prede- office. He has 30 years of experience in litigation economics, and econometrics.
cessor organization to Secretariat Economists. consulting – in the areas of antitrust, class certifi- He has completed numerous antitrust reviews
As a managing director at Secretariat Economists cation, commercial damages and securities fraud. of mergers and horizontal and vertical contractual
located in Washington, DC, he analyzes competition Dr Godek served at both of the federal anti- arrangements. He has also completed studies of
and performs damages analyses in various health trust agencies. Before entering private consulting, monopolization and abuse of dominance in the
care markets for government merger reviews and he was the economic adviser to the director of context of government investigations and private
private antitrust litigation. He has also taught the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade litigation. His merger work includes studies of
MBA-level courses in the economics of healthcare Commission. Prior to that, he was a staff econo- mergers in metals, solid waste, industrial prod-
at the Carey Business School of Johns Hopkins mist with the antitrust division of the Department ucts, computer hardware and software, defense
University and authored several articles and pres- of Justice. electronics, pharmaceuticals, electricity, consumer
entations on healthcare competition matters. Dr Godek has made numerous presenta- goods, and telecommunications.
Among the health care areas in which Dr. Argue tions to the antitrust authorities and to various In addition, Dr Kahwaty has analyzed compe-
has consulting experience are hospitals, physi- other federal agencies, including the Department tition issues in the mining, luxury goods, banking,
cian practices, ambulatory surgery centers, air of Commerce, the Federal Communications and hardware emulation industries. He has
ambulances, health insurance, prostheses and Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, the completed studies of vertical restraints and vertical
pharmaceuticals.  International Trade Commission, and the Securities integration, and the impact of such vertical rela-
He has testified numerous times by deposition and Exchange Commission. Dr Godek has testified tionships on competition. His work also includes
and in hearings on health care competition matters, as an expert witness on behalf of the Department the study of price fixing allegations, class certifi-
including FTC v. Otto Bock HealthCare and Saint of Justice and in private litigation. He has also been cation, and antitrust damages.
Alphonsus et al. and FTC v. St. Luke’s Health System. retained as a consulting expert by the Federal Trade Dr Kahwaty also has completed analyses of
He also testified before the Utah state legislature Commission. intellectual property damages and the economic
about the competitiveness of healthcare markets in Both in government service and in private impact of changes in government policy. Dr.
Utah.  In addition, he has contributed to the debate practice, Dr Godek’s work has focused on the appli- Kahwaty’s policy work includes the analysis of
over competition in healthcare through the publica- cation of statistics and econometrics to antitrust issues in healthcare, including the costs associ-
tion of articles on cross-market merger theories in and class-certification issues and to the compu- ated with changes in Medicare, Medicaid, and the
healthcare, bundling and alleged predatory pricing, tation of damages. He has extensive experience availability of generic drugs and biologic medicines.
hospital merger simulation, and competition dealing with large and complex databases in the He has also worked on small business issues.
between physician-owned hospitals and general context of litigation. Dr Kahwaty has presented analyses to
hospitals. Examples of Dr Godek’s publications relating the Antitrust Division of the US Department
Recently, Dr. Argue has testified in matters to industrial organisation and public policy can be of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission
involving disputes over abatement costs of the found in such journals as Antitrust Bulletin, Antitrust (FTC), Directorate-General for Competition of
opioid epidemic as well as disputes between Source, Competition Policy International, Economic the European Commission (EC), Federal Energy
healthcare providers and payors regarding rates Inquiry, Journal of Financial Economics, and the Regulatory Commission, Centers for Medicare &
for out-of-network emegency services.  His team Journal of Law and Economics. Medicaid Services, Congressional Budget Office,
has developed sophisticated econometric models Dr Godek received his PhD and MA in Congressional Committee Staff, Medicare Payment
to account for the various sources of value reflected economics from the University of Chicago. Advisory Commission, and  Small Business
in managed care contracting. He received his BA in economics and political Administration.
science, with high distinction, from the University Dr Kahwaty has testified on cases during FTC,
2121 K Street NW of Michigan. Canadian Competition Tribunal, and EC hearings.
2121 K Street NW He prepared two reports on competition in banking
Suite 1100 Suite 1100 for the Irish Competition Authority and assisted
Washington, 20037 Washington, 20037 the Irish Competition Authority with its study of
Tel: +202 833 5265 Tel: +1 202 833 5225 competition in the insurance industry.
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ei.com www.ei.com

WWL says: David Argue employs a deep WWL says: Paul Godek is "a smart, knowl-
understanding of how markets work to edgeable and exceptionally strong econo-
provide "effective and practical solutions to mist" with three decades of experience.
clients".

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 Economists | Competition

David Kaplan
Berkeley Research Group

Dr Kahwaty started his career as an econo- David Kaplan is an executive director at Berkeley Mr Kaplan has submitted presentations
mist with the Antitrust Division of the DOJ. At the Research Group, where he served from 2011 to concerning various economic issues before
Antitrust Division, he specialized in market power 2021 as Vice Chairman and as a member of the the American Bar Association, the District of
analysis for merger and monopolization cases Board of Managers. He specialises in antitrust Columbia Bar, the Conference Board and Brookings
with a focus on the computer software, banking, economics (including matters related to claimed Institution. Mr Kaplan has also taught CLE courses
manufacturing, and defense industries. He spent price fixing and monopolisation, by way of example); in damages analysis and class actions. He received
fifteen years as a senior economist, principal, and damage assessment in antitrust and intellectual an MA in economics from the George Washington
director with LECG working out of LECG’s offices property matters (including those involving patents, University (in addition to a BA in economics) and a
in Washington and London. He received his PhD trade secrets, and defamation); and the analysis JD from the George Washington University National
in economics from the University of Pennsylvania of damage issues related to general commercial Law Center (but does not practise law).
in 1991 and was recognized in the 2011 and 2013– litigation (including issues related to valuation).
2019 editions of The International Who’s Who of He is experienced in analysing economic issues
Competition Lawyers & Economists. in matters involving possible class certifica-
tion, having submitted expert reports in over 15
such matters (including a large number related
to antitrust issues). Mr Kaplan has testified as
an economic expert in federal and state courts
(including more than five hearings related to
possible class certification), and before arbitra-
tion panels and regulatory agencies such as the
International Trade Commission. He has also testi-
fied before Congress on antitrust and competitive
policy issues.
Mr Kaplan has served as a consultant to the
Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics,
the Department of Justice and the Senate Judiciary
Committee. He has published in the field of
economics (including a book related to antitrust
economics); taught business statistics in the MBA
programme at Johns Hopkins University for more
than 10 years (including the study of economet-
rics); and served as a lecturer in economics at
George Mason University for 10 years (primarily
teaching microeconomics, including the study of
market competition). He has lectured at Columbia
University, George Washington University, and the
University of Utah.

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WWL says: Henry Kahwaty is highly WWL says: David Kaplan is a market-leading economist with particular expertise in antitrust
regarded by market sources as "a first-rate and damage assessment in IP disputes.
economist" who possesses "a clear under-
standing of the facts and data" in antitrust
matters.

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 Competition | Economists

USA • District of Columbia

James Langenfeld Philip Nelson

Berkeley Research Group Secretariat

Dr James Langenfeld is a senior managing director Dr. Nelson is a managing director at Secretariat He is currently on the ABA Antitrust Section’s
at Ankura, based in Washington, DC. He provides Economists. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from Council and has served as a chair and/or vice chair
economic analyses and expert testimony for liti- Yale University, after graduating from Dartmouth of the ABA Antitrust Section’s economics, intellec-
gation, regulatory actions and economic policy College. He taught economics at Yale and antitrust tual property, and health care and pharmaceuticals
in a wide variety of industries. This work involves law at Fordham Law School. He served as Assistant committees.
several different types of matters, including anti- Director for Competition Analysis in the FTC’s
trust, damages, class actions, labour, mergers, Bureau of Economics.  While at the FTC, he was on
statistical analyses, and the impact of regulation the Merger Screening and Evaluation Committees.
on firms and consumers. He also serves on the Dr. Nelson has written numerous articles and
editorial board of several professional journals, and two books, Corporations In Crisis: Behavioral
has published numerous articles in journals and Observations For Bankruptcy Policy and U.S.
books on diverse topics in applied economics and International Competitiveness. He also helped edit
econometrics. Over his 30-year career, he has held the ABA Antitrust Section’s Market Power Handbook:
positions as managing director at other consulting Competition Law And Economic Foundations.  In addi-
firms; director in the Bureau of Economics of the tion, he co-authored the class certification chapter
Federal Trade Commission; and senior economist in the ABA Antitrust Section’s Econometrics: Legal,
at General Motors. Practical, and Technical Issues, which has been cited
by several district courts.
Dr. Nelson has worked on competition matters
involving mergers, price fixing, vertical restraints,
Robinson-Patman Act, unfair competition, intel-
lectual property, class certification, and damage
issues. He has testified in contract disputes (on
damages and liability issues), intellectual property
disputes (on secondary indicia of non-obviousness,
damages, and irreparable harm), FERC valuation
hearings, and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act compensation cases. Industries
that he has analyzed include: pharmaceuticals, oil,
natural gas, refining, gasoline marketing, pipelines,
gasoline retailing, defense, grocery products, vehi-
cles, automotive parts, pesticides, toys, electrical
equipment, machine tools, plastics, chemicals,
metals, household products, security exchanges,
computer hardware and software, integrated
circuits, retailing, fast-food, and healthcare tech-
nologies and services. 

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WWL says: James Langenfeld stands WWL says: Philip Nelson is commended for his stellar expertise in testimonials and
out for his "outstanding, credible work" in presenting analysis, particularly praised for his work in the oil and gas industries.
competition economics, particular in merg-
er-related scenarios.

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 Economists | Competition

David Scheffman Cleve B Tyler

Berkeley Research Group Berkeley Research Group

David Scheffman is a noted scholar with years of Dr Scheffman has over 12 years of experi- Cleve B. Tyler, PhD, is a managing director at BRG
experience in high-level government positions. ence in a number of senior positions at the FTC who specializes in applying economic analyses
For many years, he taught business strategy and (1979–1988 and 2001–2003). He was director of the to antitrust, intellectual property, and damages
marketing courses to MBAs, executive MBAs Bureau of Economics (the head economist at the issues.
and business executives. He also taught courses FTC) from 1985 to 1988; and from 2001 to 2003. An economic consultant with more than twenty
on economic theory and econometrics to PhD The FTC Bureau of Economics website identifies years of experience, Dr. Tyler also teaches, writes,
students in economics. He has worked as a busi- several notable achievements under his leadership. and speaks about competition and intellectual
ness consultant, expert witness, and litigation and Dr Scheffman has also served in many positions property topics.  He has testified at deposition and
regulatory consultant in a variety of matters for in the leadership of the antitrust section of the trial in federal court, in state court, and at arbitra-
companies and attorneys. American Bar Association, including as a member tion. Dr. Tyler is an adjunct professor of economics
Dr Scheffman has testified in jury and bench of the council of the section. in Johns Hopkins University’s applied economics
trials in federal, state and administrative proceed- Dr Scheffman is recognised expert in, among program, teaching graduate-level courses in indus-
ings, and in arbitrations, in other countries and other areas, industrial organisation and antitrust trial organization and microeconomics.
before Congress and state legislatures. economics, having authored several important Dr. Tyler has developed or analyzed damages
He was the expert for Whole Foods in the articles and books on topics such as monopolisa- models for a range of matters including antitrust,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s challenge of tion, vertical restraints, market definition, merger unfair competition, patent infringement, trade
Whole Foods’ acquisition of Wild Oats. He was cited analyses and barriers to entry. He has also written secret misappropriation, copyright infringement,
numerous times in the decision. He was also the on, taught and consulted on issues involving busi- breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and has
expert for the defendant insurance brokers in a ness strategy, marketing, pricing, distribution and evaluated class certification issues. His competi-
class action in which Marsh & McLennan was the intellectual property. tion and antitrust work include evaluation of both
lead defendant. Recently, he was the expert for Blue Dr Scheffman taught at the Owen Graduate horizontal and vertical issues and analysis of
Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in a case brought School of Management at Vanderbilt University, market definition, market power, and competitive
by the US Department of Justice that has been where he was a chaired professor from 1989 until effects using regression analysis and economic
continued by Aetna. 1998, and taught as an adjunct professor until 2011. modeling. Dr. Tyler has analyzed economics and
As an expert witness and regulatory and liti- He won faculty-wide teaching awards in 2002 and damages issues in many industries, including
gation consultant, Dr Scheffman has worked on 2006. He created and taught the business strategy waste collection and disposal, pharmaceuticals,
matters involving antitrust; mergers and joint curriculum at the Owen School and continues to medical devices, biotechnology, semiconductors,
ventures; class certification; RP; complex busi- teach a course on business strategy in the execu- memory products, telecommunications, data
ness litigation (marketing practices, contracts, tive MBA programme, and he has won a teaching products and services, enterprise software, online
torts, management practices, etc); damages; and award in this programme. He has also taught MBA search advertising, video games, insurance, health-
intellectual property (patents, copyrights, and trade courses at the Owen School on marketing, distri- care, avionics, automotive and automobile compo-
secrets). He has also been an expert in matters that bution, pricing and the management and valuation nents, home appliances, food and beverages, and
involved Section 5 of the FTC Act. He has testified of intellectual property. electricity generation and distribution.
as an expert in economics; econometrics; anti- Dr Scheffman has taught business strategy Dr. Tyler holds a PhD in economics special-
trust; damages; business strategy and manage- in the executive MBA programme at the Johnson izing in industrial organization, finance, and the
ment; marketing; and advertising and consumer Graduate School of Management at Cornell economics of the public sector. He is an author of
behaviour. He has presented to US federal and University. He has also taught PhD-level courses the book Assets and Finance: Calculating Intellectual
state, Canadian, and European government agen- on economic theory and econometrics. Finally, Property Damages, published by Thomson-
cies. He has experience with industries including he taught statistics for lawyers at Georgetown Reuters.  He has published articles on damages and
manufacturing, energy, services, consumer prod- University Law Center. competition issues, including in Antitrust, Antitrust
ucts, healthcare, defence, media, retailing and Bulletin, and The Global Competition Review.
distribution.
1800 M Street NW, Second Floor 1800 M Street NW, Second Floor
Washington, 20036 Washington, 20036
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WWL says: David Scheffman is a well-renowned practitioner with decades of experience WWL says: Cleve Tyler is widely recognised
testifying in high-profile trials and arbitrations. by market respondents as "an amazing
economist" who is "great to work with"
and "delivers invaluable assistance to his
clients”.

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 Competition | Economists

USA • District of Columbia

Keith Waehrer Frederick R Warren-Boulton

Secretariat Economists Berkeley Research Group

Keith Waehrer’s work involves antitrust agency Frederick is a professional economist and heads the Fred is included among the most highly
investigations and litigations as well as litiga- German operations of the Competition Economists regarded German competition economists in the
tion among private parties. His work focuses on Group. He specialises in competition economics, Expert Guides 2020: Competition and Antitrust
mergers, monopolization, price fixing, and intelec- with a particular focus on damage estimations in list. Since 2019, he has been repeatedly listed as
tual property disputes. Dr. Waehrer has testified both a competition and a commercial litigation one of Germany’s “Future Leaders” in the Who’s
at deposition and trial. His help is sought by both context.  He also advises national and international Who Legal: Competition  and  Who’s Who Legal:
enforcers and private parties whose mergers or clients on matters relating to abuse of dominance, Consulting Experts rankings. He is a member of
conduct are being investigated by US agencies. He market power, horizontal and vertical agreements, the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht, the German
has worked on some of the highest profile antitrust regulatory issues and on broader dispute matters. Competition Litigation Forum and the German
litigations in recent years—State of New York et al. In his commercial litigation work, Fred has Arbitration Institute.
v. T-Mobile-Sprint, FTC v. Qualcomm, United States acted for both plaintiffs and defendants in over Frederick holds a Ph.D. from the University of
v. AT&T-Time Warner, and United States of America 20 cartel damages cases. He has broad sectoral East Anglia, a Master’s degree in Competition and
et al. v. American Express Co. et al.—and on signif- experience, with specific expertise in the automo- Regulation Economics from Maastricht University
icant mergers—E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. and tive, consumer goods, financial services, retail, and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration
Dow Chemical Company, United Technologies telecommunications, and transportation sectors. and Economics from the University of Passau.
Corp. and Rockwell Collins, and Comcast and Case examples including pesticides, aluminium He is fluent in German and English.
Time Warner Cable (abandoned). Dr. Waehrer has smelters, bathroom fittings, roll-on/roll-off
authored highly regarded papers on the analysis shipping, trucks, German payment cards, sugar,
of competitive effects in auction markets and the confectionery, polyurethane foam and various
impact of overlapping minority shareholdings on car parts. Clients include household names like
competition. Deichmann, dm, METRO, Suez, United Airlines,
In addition to his work on US matters, as a Veolia, Volkswagen or Zentis, but also small
visiting partner at ESMT Competition Analysis (now agri-businesses and automotive suppliers.
known as E.CA Economics) in Berlin, Germany, Dr. Besides his litigation work, Fred currently
Waehrer worked on a number of significant matters represents the alleged ringleader, a major
before the European Commission and European construction company, in Austria’s largest ever
national competition authorities. Dr. Waehrer’s cartel probe before the Kartellgericht. Recently he
international experience includes testimony before has also advised defendants in the power cables
the South African Competition Tribunal. industries in relation to cartel allegations, has
He has worked on matters involving a wide advised METRO in its proposed sale of German food
range of industries, including consumer products, retailer Real before the Federal Cartel Office, has
telecommunications, aerospace, music licensing, quantified joint purchasing benefits for multiple
pharmaceuticals, financial services, e-commerce, British food retailers, and has assessed competi-
agricultural inputs, industrial parts, veterinary tive links between parties in a shareholder dispute.
services and chemicals. He has written widely on competition
matters. This includes a chapter in the Handbuch
Kartellrechtliche Schadensersatzklagen guide to
cartel damages, commentary on recent court deci-
sions, as well as academic and editorial articles.
Fred frequently presents at conferences and
external lawyer training courses on topics including
2121 K Street NW typical and untypical defense arguments in cartel
Suite 1100 and abuse cases, the assessment of unilateral public 1800 M Street NW, Second Floor
Washington, 20037 price announcements, theories of harm in informa- Washington, 20036
Tel: +202-833-5206 tion exchange cases, and the use of economics in Tel: +1 202 559 2169
[email protected] assessing damages. He also lectures on competition [email protected]
www.ei.com and litigation matters at English universities. www.thinkbrg.com

WWL says: Keith Waehrer receives plaudits WWL says: Frederick Warren-Boulton is a prominent expert who is highly skilled in indus-
for his "impressive work as an advocate" for trial organisation and antitrust matters, particularly when it comes to mergers, price fixing
his expert opinions and his effortless ability and monopolies.
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DIRECTORY
Belgium Miguel de la Mano
An asterisk denotes practitioners Mette Alfter RBB Economics
who have profiles in the Frontier Economics Ltd [email protected]
preceding pages. [email protected]
Enrique Andreu Brazil
Nominees have been selected Compass Lexecon Sílvia Fagá de Almeida
based on comprehensive, [email protected] LCA Consultores
independent survey work with Simon Bishop [email protected]
both general counsel and private RBB Economics Juan Pérez Ferres
practitioners worldwide. [email protected] Ferres & Associados
Jan Bouckaert [email protected]
Only specialists who have met University of Antwerp Department of Economics João Paulo G. Leal
independent international [email protected] Edgard Pereira & Associados
research criteria are listed. Aleksandra Boutin [email protected]
Positive Competition Marcos Lima
[email protected] M&A Consultoria Econômica
Xavier Boutin [email protected]
Argentina Positive Competition Bernardo Gouthier Macedo
Marcelo Celani [email protected] LCA Consultores
Universidad Torcuato di Tella Adina Claici [email protected]
[email protected] The Brattle Group Gustavo Madi Rezende
Esteban Greco [email protected] LCA Consultores
GAMES Economics Raphaël De Coninck* [email protected]
[email protected] Charles River Associates Gesner Oliveira
Diego Petrecolla [email protected] GO Associados
Universidad de San Andrés Mathias Dewatripont [email protected]
[email protected] ECARES Edgard Pereira
[email protected] Edgard Pereira & Associados
Australia Michael Dietrich [email protected]
Geoff Edwards RBB Economics João Pondé
Charles River Associates [email protected] Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
[email protected] Benoît Durand [email protected]
Jennifer Fish RBB Economics Luiz Carlos Delorme Prado
Charles River Associates [email protected] UFRJ - Instituto de Economia
[email protected] Laurent Eymard [email protected]
Tom Hird The Brattle Group Ruy Santacruz
CEG [email protected] Universidade Federal Fluminense
[email protected] Cyril Hariton [email protected]
Greg Houston Positive Competition Fabiana Tito
HoustonKemp Economists [email protected] Tendências Consultoria Integrada
[email protected] Bruno Jullien [email protected]
Jason Ockerby Positive Competition Paulo Furquim de Azevedo
CEG [email protected] Insper Institute and Global Economics Group
[email protected] Claus Kastberg Nielsen [email protected]
George Siolis Copenhagen Economics
RBB Economics [email protected] Canada
[email protected] Kai-Uwe Kühn Alberta
Rhonda Smith The Brattle Group Jeffrey Church
The University of Melbourne [email protected] Church Economic Consultants
[email protected] Gregor Langus [email protected]
Alex Sundakov* Competitionsphere
Castalia [email protected] British Columbia
[email protected] Patrick Legros Thomas Ross
Luke Wainscoat Positive Competition University of British Columbia - Sauder School
HoustonKemp Economists [email protected] of Business
[email protected] Valérie Meunier [email protected]
Philip Williams Compass Lexecon Michael Tretheway
Frontier Economics Ltd [email protected] InterVISTAS Consulting Inc
[email protected] Vitaly Pruzhansky [email protected]
Yan Yu RBB Economics
RBB Economics [email protected] Ontario
[email protected] Mihael Raveggi Andy Baziliauskas
RBB Economics Charles River Associates
Austria [email protected] [email protected]
Gerhard Clemenz Francesco Rosati Renée Duplantis
University of Vienna RBB Economics The Brattle Group
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Klaus Gugler Frank Verboven Joshua Gans
University of Vienna Leuven Catholic University- Dept of Economics Rotman School of Management
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Christine Zulehner Lars Wiethaus* Frank Mathewson
University of Vienna Charles River Associates Charles River Associates
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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Margaret Sanderson Henrik Ballebye Okholm Simon Gaysford

Charles River Associates Copenhagen Economics Frontier Economics Ltd
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Michael J Trebilcock Thomas Rønde Daniel Gore
University of Toronto Faculty of Law Copenhagen Business School RBB Economics
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Ralph A Winter Urs Haegler
Charles River Associates England Compass Lexecon
[email protected] Mark Armstrong [email protected]
University of Oxford Greg Harman*
Chile [email protected] Berkeley Research Group
Claudio A Agostini Pinar Bagci [email protected]
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez The Brattle Group James Harvey*
[email protected] [email protected] Economic Insight Ltd
Gabriel Bitrán Walter Beckert [email protected]
G Bitrán & Asociados Birkbeck University of London Paul Hofer
[email protected] [email protected] AMC Economics Ltd
Andrea Butelmann Matthew Bennett [email protected]
Butelmann Consultores Charles River Associates Derek Holt*
[email protected] [email protected] AlixPartners UK LLP
Fernando Coloma Correa Zoltan Biro [email protected]
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Frontier Economics Ltd Mat Hughes*
[email protected] [email protected] AlixPartners UK LLP
Jorge Fantuzzi Cristina Caffarra [email protected]
FK Economics Keystone Strategy Matt Hunt*
[email protected] [email protected] AlixPartners UK LLP
Ronald Fischer Claudio Calcagno [email protected]
Department of Economics. Universidad de Chile GMT Economics Ltd Paul Hutchinson
[email protected] [email protected] RBB Economics
Alexander Galetovic Simon Chisholm [email protected]
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Charles River Associates Bojana Ignjatovic
[email protected] [email protected] RBB Economics
Aldo González Tissinetti Avantika Chowdhury [email protected]
Department of Economics. Universidad de Chile Oxera Consulting LLP Diana Jackson
[email protected] [email protected] Charles River Associates
Rodrigo Harrison Liam Colley* [email protected]
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Cornerstone Research Helen Jenkins
[email protected] [email protected] Oxera Consulting LLP
Juan-Pablo Montero Justin Coombs [email protected]
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Compass Lexecon Matthew Johnson
[email protected] [email protected] Oxera Consulting LLP
Ana Maria Montoya Lorenzo Coppi [email protected]
Butelmann Consultores Compass Lexecon Philip Kalmus
[email protected] [email protected] Charles River Associates
Jorge Tarziján Martabit Luis Correia da Silva [email protected]
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Oxera Consulting LLP James Kavanagh
[email protected] [email protected] Oxera Consulting LLP
Stephen Davies [email protected]
Colombia University of East Anglia Paul Klemperer
Marcela Melendez [email protected] University of Oxford
Marcela Melendez Peter Davis [email protected]
[email protected] The Brattle Group Stephen Lewis
[email protected] RBB Economics
Cyprus Dan Donath [email protected]
Panayiotis Agisilaou Charles River Associates Maria Maher
Trojan Economics [email protected] Independent Expert
[email protected] Neil Dryden [email protected]
Compass Lexecon Adrian Majumdar
Czech Republic [email protected] RBB Economics
Milan Brouček Kirsten Edwards-Warren [email protected]
Havel & Partners, Attorneys-at-law Compass Lexecon Dan Maldoom
[email protected] [email protected] DotEcon Ltd
Pavel Vacek John Fingleton [email protected]
CRS Economics sro Fingleton Associates Simon Maunder
[email protected] [email protected] Flint Global
Amelia Fletcher [email protected]
Denmark University of East Anglia Nicola Mazzarotto
Søren Andersen [email protected] KPMG Economics
Kromann Reumert Ethel Fonseca [email protected]
[email protected] RBB Economics Boaz Moselle
Erik Molin [email protected] Compass Lexecon
Gorrissen Federspiel David Foster [email protected]
[email protected] Frontier Economics Ltd Gunnar Niels
[email protected] Oxera Consulting LLP
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Robin Noble France Martin Hellwig

Oxera Consulting LLP Laurent Benzoni Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective
[email protected] Tera Consultants Goods
Alan Overd [email protected] [email protected]
Charles River Associates Luís Fontaine Campos Roman Inderst
[email protected] Frontier Economics Ltd RCS Economics
David Parker [email protected] [email protected]
Frontier Economics Ltd Antoine Chapsal Thilo Klein
[email protected] Analysis Group Compass Lexecon
Andy Parkinson [email protected] [email protected]
Compass Lexecon Laurent Flochel Rainer P Lademann*
[email protected] Charles River Associates Lademann & Associates GmbH Economists and
Matthias Pflanz [email protected] Competition Consultants
Compass Lexecon Marc Ivaldi [email protected]
[email protected] NERA Economic Consulting Frank P Maier-Rigaud
Paula Ramada [email protected] ABC Economics
London Economics Frederic Jenny frank.maier-rigaud@abcecon
[email protected] ESSEC Business School Rainer Nitsche*
Pierre Regibeau [email protected] E.CA Economics
Charles River Associates François Lévêque [email protected]
[email protected] Ecoles de Mines de Paris Volker Nocke
Grant Saggers [email protected] University of Mannheim
NERA Economic Consulting David Martimort [email protected]
[email protected] Paris School of Economics Martin Peitz
Rameet Sangha [email protected] University of Mannheim
Compass Lexecon Frédéric Palomino [email protected]
[email protected] Compass Lexecon Christoph Riechmann
Ian Small [email protected] Frontier Economics Ltd
Compass Lexecon Patrick Rey christoph.riechmann@frontier-economics.
[email protected] Toulouse School of Economics com
Patrick Smith [email protected] Klaus M Schmidt
RBB Economics Paul Seabright University of Munich
[email protected] Toulouse School of Economics [email protected]
Cento Veljanovski [email protected] Monika Schnitzer
Case Associates David Sevy Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
[email protected] Compass Lexecon [email protected]
John Vickers [email protected] Christian von Weizsäcker
University of Oxford David Spector Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective
[email protected] KPMG Economics Goods
Michael Waterson [email protected] [email protected]
Warwick University Jean Tirole
[email protected] Toulouse School of Economics Greece
Rachel Webster [email protected] Yannis S Katsoulacos
Frontier Economics Ltd Gildas de Muizon Athens University of Economics and Business
[email protected] Deloitte [email protected]
Helen Weeds [email protected]
Charles River Associates Hong Kong
[email protected] Germany Derek Ritzmann
Caitlin Wilkinson Georg Clemens Economics Partners
KPMG Economics Compass Lexecon [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Iestyn Williams Julia Dietrich Hungary
RBB Economics Frontier Economics Ltd Gergely Csorba
[email protected] [email protected] Infrapont Economic Consulting
Mark Williams Christian Ehmer [email protected]
ECLM Economics Limited RBB Economics
[email protected] [email protected] India
Sam Williams* Enno Eilts Jincy Elizabeth Francis
Economic Insight Ltd Oxera Ernst & Young LLP
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
George Yarrow Niels Frank* Shyam Khemani
Regulatory Policy Institute Lademann & Associates GmbH Economists and SKP Group
[email protected] Competition Consultants [email protected]
Reinder van Dijk [email protected] Ram Tamara
Oxera Consulting LLP Hans W Friederiszick* Nathan Associates
[email protected] E.CA Economics [email protected]
[email protected]
Finland Alexander Gaigl Ireland
Pekka Sääskilahti Oxera Paul K Gorecki
Compass Lexecon [email protected] Trinity College
[email protected] Justus Haucap [email protected]
Otto Toivanen DICE Consult Alan Gray
Aalto University School of Business [email protected] Indecon
[email protected] [email protected]

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Pat McCloughan Eric van Damme Richard Murgatroyd

PMCA Economic Consulting Tilburg University RBB Economics
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Francis O'Toole Nicola Theron
Trinity College New Zealand FTI Consulting
[email protected] Hayden Green [email protected]
Axiom Economics
Israel [email protected] Spain
Gabriel Baron James Mellsop Enrique Cañizares Pacheco
Compass Lexecon NERA Economic Consulting RBB Economics
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Shlomi Parizat Juan Delgado
Dr Shlomi Parizat Norway GAMES Economics
[email protected] Rolf Sverre Asp [email protected]
Menachem Perlman Oslo Economics Natalia Fabra
Menachem Perlman & Company [email protected] Universidad Carlos III De Madrid
[email protected] Asbjørn Englund [email protected]
Roy Rosenberg Oslo Economics José Antonio García
Compass Lexecon [email protected] The Brattle Group
[email protected] Tommy S Gabrielsen [email protected]
University of Bergen David Jiménez-Ayala*
Italy [email protected] Kroll
Paolo Buccirossi Ove Skaug Halsos [email protected]
Lear Oslo Economics Massimo Motta
[email protected] [email protected] Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona
Barbara Veronese Harald K Selte Graduate School of Economics
Oxera Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Jorge Padilla
Jostein Skaar Compass Lexecon
Korea Oslo Economics [email protected]
Jeon Seong Hoon [email protected] Carlos Pascual
Sogang University Frode Steen KPMG Economics
[email protected] Norwegian School of Economics [email protected]
Richard Tong-Jun Shin [email protected] Alejandro Requejo
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Lars Sørgard Compass Lexecon
[email protected] Norwegian School of Economics [email protected]
Sang-Seung Yi [email protected] Georges Siotis
Seoul National University Nils-Henrik Von der Fehr Compass Lexecon
[email protected] University of Oslo [email protected]
[email protected] Nadine Watson
Mexico Compass Lexecon
Aslan Cohen Peru [email protected]
Alef Consultores Elmer Cuba Elena Zoido
[email protected] Macroconsult Compass Lexecon
Enrique Espinosa Velasco [email protected] [email protected]
SAI Law & Economics Hugo Santa Maria
[email protected] APOYO Consultoria Sweden
Pascual García Alba [email protected] Petter Berg
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores RBB Economics
de Monterrey (ITESM) Portugal [email protected]
[email protected] Pedro Pita Barros Mats Bergman
Elisa Mariscal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Södertörn University
GAMES Economics [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Ricardo Gonçalves Niklas Strand
Eduardo Perez Motta Universidade Católica Portuguesa RBB Economics
SAI Law & Economics [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Abel Moreira Mateus
Eduardo Scola Universidade Nova de Lisboa Switzerland
Alef Consultores [email protected] Berne
[email protected] Markus Saurer
Jaime Serra Puche Singapore Markus Saurer Industrial Organization
SAI Law & Economics Elsa Chen [email protected]
[email protected] Allen & Gledhill LLP
Maria Fernanda de la Vega [email protected] Geneva
Alef Consultores Tanya Tang Damien Neven
[email protected] Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP The Graduate Institute of International and
[email protected] Development Studies
Netherlands Julian Wright [email protected]
Maarten Pieter Schinkel National University of Singapore
Amsterdam School of Economics [email protected] Zurich
[email protected] Michael Funk
Matthijs Visser South Africa Swiss Economics
RBB Economics Paul Anderson [email protected]
[email protected] Genesis Analytics (Pty) Ltd
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Christian Jaag Thomas McCarthy B Douglas Bernheim

Swiss Economics NERA Economic Consulting Bates White Economic Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Samuel Rutz Daniel McFadden Michelle M Burtis
Swiss Economics The Brattle Group Charles River Associates
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Roger Noll Cory Capps
USA Stanford University - Department of Economics Bates White Economic Consulting
Arizona [email protected] [email protected]
Gautam Gowrisankaran Dina Older Aguilar Andrew R Dick
The University of Arizona (Senior Advisor to Cornerstone Research Charles River Associates
Cornerstone Research) [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Bruce Owen David M Eisenstadt
Stanford University Berkeley Research Group
California [email protected] [email protected]
Susan Carleton Athey Peter C Reiss Eric R Emch
Stanford Graduate School of Business Stanford University (Senior Advisor to Bates White Economic Consulting
[email protected] Cornerstone Research) [email protected]
Elizabeth Bailey [email protected] Joseph Farrell
Charles River Associates Daniel Rubinfeld Bates White Economic Consulting
[email protected] Compass Lexecon [email protected]
Timothy F Bresnahan [email protected] Paul E Godek*
Stanford University (Senior Advisor to Celeste Saravia Secretariat
Cornerstone Research) Cornerstone Research [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Margaret E Guerin-Calvert
William S Choi* Carl Shapiro FTI Consulting
AlixPartners University of California at Berkeley - Haas [email protected]
[email protected] School of Business Laila Haider
Alan Cox [email protected] Charles River Associates
NERA Economic Consulting Andrea Shepard [email protected]
[email protected] Cornerstone Research Nicholas Hill
Jesse David [email protected] Bates White Economic Consulting
Edgeworth Economics David Teece* [email protected]
[email protected] Berkeley Research Group Mark Israel
Aaron S Edlin [email protected] Compass Lexecon
University of California at Berkeley School of Michael Topper [email protected]
Law Cornerstone Research John H Johnson
[email protected] [email protected] Edgeworth Economics
Richard J Gilbert Susan Woodward [email protected]
Compass Lexecon Sand Hill Econometrics, Inc Andrew Joskow
[email protected] [email protected] NERA Economic Consulting
Vandy Howell Lawrence Wu [email protected]
Cornerstone Research NERA Economic Consulting Henry Kahwaty*
[email protected] [email protected] Berkeley Research Group
Michael Keeley [email protected]
Cornerstone Research Connecticut David Kaplan*
[email protected] Judith A Chevalier Berkeley Research Group
Benjamin Klein Yale School of Management [email protected]
Compass Lexecon [email protected] Michael Katz
[email protected] James A Levinsohn Compass Lexecon
Edward E Leamer Yale School of Management [email protected]
University of California, Los Angeles [email protected] Bryan Keating
[email protected] Barry Nalebuff Compass Lexecon
Jeffrey Leitzinger Yale School of Management [email protected]
Econ One Research Inc [email protected] Michael Kheyfets
[email protected] Sharon M Oster Edgeworth Economics
Gregory K Leonard Yale School of Management [email protected]
Charles River Associates [email protected] George Korenko
[email protected] Fiona M Scott Morton Edgeworth Economics
Andres Lerner Yale School of Management [email protected]
Compass Lexecon [email protected] James Langenfeld*
[email protected] Edward Snyder Berkeley Research Group
Joshua Lerner Yale School of Management [email protected]
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP [email protected] Susan Henley Manning
[email protected] FTI Consulting
Jonathan Levin District of Columbia [email protected]
Stanford Graduate School of Business David Argue* Robert C Marshall
[email protected] Secretariat Bates White Economic Consulting
Jeffrey K MacKie-Mason [email protected] [email protected]
University of California at Berkeley School of Jonathan Baker Leslie M Marx
Law Compass Lexecon Bates White Economic Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Preston McAfee Kenneth C Baseman Serge X Moresi
California Institute of Technology MiCRA Inc Charles River Associates
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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Philip Nelson* Joseph P Kalt

Secretariat Florida Compass Lexecon
[email protected] Roger D Blair [email protected]
Daniel P O'Brien University of Florida, Warrington College of Louis Kaplow
Compass Lexecon Business Administration Harvard Law School
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Jonathan M Orszag Rebecca Kirk Fair
Compass Lexecon Illinois Analysis Group
[email protected] Gustavo (Chip) E Bamberger [email protected]
John Ramirez Compass Lexecon John E Kwoka Jr
Econ One Research Inc [email protected] Northeastern University
[email protected] Dennis W Carlton [email protected]
David Reitman Compass Lexecon Monica Noether
Charles River Associates [email protected] Charles River Associates
[email protected] Fredrick A Flyer [email protected]
George A Rozanski Compass Lexecon Ariel Pakes
Bates White Economic Consulting [email protected] Harvard University (Senior Advisor to
[email protected] Robert H Gertner Cornerstone Research)
Steven C Salop University of Chicago- Graduate School of [email protected]
Charles River Associates Business Robert S Pindyck
[email protected] [email protected] MIT Sloan School of Management
Chetan Sanghvi Rahul Guha [email protected]
NERA Economic Consulting Cornerstone Research Michael Salinger
[email protected] [email protected] Charles River Associates
Yianis Sarafidis William Landes [email protected]
Charles River Associates The University of Chicago Law School Martha S Samuelson
[email protected] [email protected] Analysis Group
David Scheffman* Anne Layne-Farrar [email protected]
Berkeley Research Group Charles River Associates Frederic M Scherer
[email protected] [email protected] Frederic M Scherer
Marius Schwartz Kevin Murphy [email protected]
Compass Lexecon Charles River Associates Richard Schmalensee
[email protected] [email protected] MIT
J Gregory Sidak Mohan Rao [email protected]
Criterion Economics LLC Epsilon Economics John Van Reenen
[email protected] [email protected] MIT
Hal J Singer William P Rogerson [email protected]
Econ One Research Inc Northwestern University School of Law Christopher Vellturo
[email protected] [email protected] Quantitative Economic Solutions LLC
Loren Smith [email protected]
The Brattle Group Iowa Elizabeth Xiao-Ru Wang
[email protected] Herbert Hovenkamp Compass Lexecon
Theresa A Sullivan University of Iowa [email protected]
Compass Lexecon [email protected]
[email protected] New Jersey
Scott Thompson Maryland Orley Ashenfelter
Bates White LLC Tim Brennan Princeton University - Department of Economics
[email protected] University of Maryland Baltimore County [email protected]
Joanna Tsai [email protected]
Charles River Associates New York
[email protected] Massachusetts Sumanth Addanki
Cleve B Tyler* Ernst R Berndt NERA Economic Consulting
Berkeley Research Group MIT Sloan School of Management [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Severin Borenstein
Gregory Vistnes Peter J Boberg Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Charles River Associates Charles River Associates [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Luis Cabral
Keith Waehrer* Tasneem Chipty New York University - Stern School of
Secretariat Economists Chipty Economics Business – Department of Economics
[email protected] Mary T Coleman [email protected]
Frederick R Warren-Boulton* Compass Lexecon Nicholas S Economides
Berkeley Research Group [email protected] New York University Stern School of Business
[email protected] Pierre Y Cremieux [email protected]
David A Weiskopf Analysis Group
Compass Lexecon [email protected]
[email protected] Leemore Dafny
Michael Whinston Harvard Business School
Bates White Economic Consulting [email protected]
[email protected] David Evans
Robert Willig Global Economics Group
Compass Lexecon [email protected]
[email protected] Jerry Hausman
MIT
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George A Hay [email protected] Texas

Cornell Law School Ramsey Shehadeh Robert Maness
[email protected] NERA Economic Consulting Charles River Associates
C Scott Hemphill [email protected] [email protected]
Columbia University School of Law Pablo T Spiller David Sibley
[email protected] Compass Lexecon ERS Group
R Glenn Hubbard [email protected] [email protected]
Columbia Business School Lauren J Stiroh Keith R Ugone
[email protected] NERA Economic Consulting Analysis Group
Graeme Hunter [email protected] [email protected]
NERA Economic Consulting Lawrence J White Abraham L Wickelgren
[email protected] New York University Stern School of Business University of Texas School of Law
Justin McCrary [email protected] [email protected]
Columbia University School of Law
[email protected] Pennsylvania Virginia
Christine Siegwarth Meyer Aviv Nevo Kenneth G Elzinga
NERA Economic Consulting The Wharton School and Department of University of Virginia – Dept of Economics
[email protected] Economics, University of Pennsylvania (Senior (Senior Advisor to Cornerstone Research)
Darwin Neher Adviser to Cornerstone Research) [email protected]
Cornerstone Research [email protected]

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Economists – Future Leaders
Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
 Competition | Economists – Future Leaders

COMPETITION | Economists – Future

Leaders
In this chapter, WWL proudly presents 47 competition economists who are the rising stars of their field thanks to their
impressive advisory and testifying work on behalf of domestic and international clients across a wide range of sectors.

METHODOLOGY
The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers,
corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding
practitioners and the very best in their field.

EMEA
Most Highly Regarded
Roman Fischer Annabelle Jochem Helen Ralston
Charles River Associates RBB Economics Oxera Consulting LLP
Brussels Düsseldorf London

Tim Reuter Andrew Swan Nicola Tosini

RBB Economics Compass Lexecon NERA Economic Consulting
Düsseldorf London City

LEADING FIRMS
Compass Lexecon Lau Nilausen is a favourite among peers Christopher Milde gains comprehensive
Andrew Swan sits among the brightest stars and clients, who recommend him as “an endorsements for his competition work, and
of the competition market, with sources intelligent, meticulous, and knowledgeable sources confirm that he is “a tough opponent,
saying he is “a great economist with a economist”. smart and a fast thinker”.
hands-on approach”. Patricia Lorenzo has built and maintains Laura Phaff is a respected name in the
Orjan Sandewall impresses commen- a sterling competition practice in Europe, UK’s competition market, and is known as “a
tators with his competition expertise, and is and is well versed in merger and damages strong former agency economist”.
recommended as “a thorough practitioner analyses.
who is able to build sold arguments and
master the details”.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Belgium in demand, market size and regulatory RBB Economics’ Annabelle Jochem receives
Roman Fischer at Charles River Associates analyses. extensive recommendations for her competi-
is lauded by market commentators as “an tion skill and experience, and is known as “a
intelligent economist who is always to the France precise and efficient economist”.
point and a pleasure working with”. Olivier Sautel at Deloitte is a standout
competition economist in France, with over Denmark
England 15 years of experience with regulatory and Emma Bang Frich at Gorrissen Federspiel
Stefania Germinario of Frontier Economics policy issues in the space. receives comprehensive endorsements for
comes highly recommended by respondents her competition expertise as an economist,
as “an analytical and vigorous economist who Germany with experience advising clients across a
is approachable”. Nicola Tosini of NERA Economic Consulting variety of practice areas.
is counted among the rising stars in Germany,
Helen Ralston with Oxera is a standout and his “advice is straight to the point and Spain
competition economist in the market, with meets exactly the client's needs”. Patricia Lorenzo of Compass Lexecon sits
sources saying she is “first class”. among Spain’s rising stars when it comes to
Alia Schweiger with E.CA Economics competition economics. She is well versed in
KPMG Economics’ Adam Rivers is a key “impresses with her farsighted approach to merger, damages and conduct issues.
name in the UK market as he leads the firm’s economic analyses. She has a keen eye for
gaming and betting group, and is well-versed the required level of detail”.

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NORTH AMERICA
Most Highly Regarded
Ian Cass Timothy Watts
The Brattle Group NERA Economic Consulting
Toronto New York

LEADING FIRMS
Berkeley Research Group Edgeworth Economics Chuck Fields is “a smart, well-organised,
Kevin Christensen is an economist who “on David Colino “has a strong understanding of and creative economist” and “is extremely
the pharma side has done more than anti- how expert economic testimony can fit into good at translating between economists and
trust, which informs any analysis one might and support a larger litigation strategy. This attorneys”.
need on an antitrust matter”. makes him not only an excellent expert on
Shireen Meer has “very strong written economic issues but also a valuable sounding
analysis capabilities” and ensures “clarity board for such matters as discovery, and
of analysis, responsiveness, and a thorough motions strategy”.
approach”.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Canada USA Mario Lopez at Charles River Associates is
Ian Cass at The Brattle Group takes a place Timothy Watts with NERA Economic an established name in the North American
among Canada’s brightest stars in competi- Consulting is a standout competition econ- antitrust and competition market, with
tion economics, and brings over a decade of omist in the US, who is “practical and detail special expertise in matters pertaining to
experience in merger analyses. oriented”. the telecommunications, pharmaceutical
Dimitri Dimitropoulos receives impres- and biotech sectors.
sive recognition from peers and clients, Cornerstone Research’s Bryan Ricchetti
thanks to his polished work on mergers, offers “insightful comments and economic Vivek Mani of Cornerstone Research is iden-
anticompetitive conduct and damages advice, which always reflect a keen under- tified by sources as a go-to name for a range
issues. standing of the relevant legal issues”. of competition issues, including cartels and
merger issues in the US and EU.

ASIA-PACIFIC
Most Highly Regarded
Chris Whelan
RBB Economics
Melbourne

LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Australia Japan Hong Kong
Chris Whelan at RBB Economics is a highly Keita Fukunaga of AlixPartners “consist- Compass Lexecon’s Dennis Beling
sought-after economist report peers, who ently delivers solid and practical outcomes “impresses most with his ability to explain
say he “has a great manner, is very thorough in the complicated matters where we typi- complicated economic concepts in simple
and writes well”. cally face various challenges including time language to lawyers”.
and data constraints and complexity of issues
Bronwyn Taylor of HoustonKemp Economists involved'. New Zealand
impresses peers and clients with the strength India William Taylor at NERA Economic Consulting
of her practice, which encompasses merger Vishal Narula with Alvarez & Marsal offers earns high praise for his competition prac-
analyses across a range of sectors including clients “proactiveness, subject matter exper- tice, with commentators confirming that he is
the finance, retail and energy sectors among tise, a practical approach, and effective “an excellent competition economist”.
others. communication”.

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Singapore
Lip Hang Poh of Baker McKenzie Wong
& Leow is “extremely thorough, has good
standing with antitrust regulators, and is
strategic in helping companies deal with
antitrust regulators”.

ASIA-PACIFIC

LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Brazil as a top-tier competition economist, with a Peru
Andrés Osorio Tocornal with Econsult special focus on drug pricing issues. Vincent Poirier-Garneau with APOYO
Advogados e Consultores Associados Consultoria enjoys a sterling reputation
is a favourite among peers and clients, Guillermo Paraje of Universidad Adolfo among peers in the Peruvian market, due to
and possesses “outstanding skills as an Ibáñez is a respected economist in the his standout work on cartels, abuse of domi-
economist”. Chilean market, and is described by sources nance and regulatory issues.
as “probably a current leader in the field”.
Chile
Joaquín Poblete at Pontificia Universidad
Catolica de Chile is recognised by respondents

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England Germany USA • District of Columbia

Iona McCall Simone Kohnz Kevin W Christensen

AlixPartners UK LLP E.CA Economics Berkeley Research Group

Iona is a professional economist with 20 years of Dr Simone Kohnz is a director at E.CA Economics. Kevin W. Christensen, Ph.D. is a Director in B
experience. She specialises in competition and She has more than 15 years' experience in RG’s Economics and Damages community. Dr.
regulatory matters and has an established repu- economic consulting advising clients from a Christensen specializes in antitrust & competition
tation for delivering rigorous economic analysis for wide range of industries, in all fields of competi- policy, public policy, and damages analysis. Often these
clients both as an adviser and an expert witness, in tion policy and across a number of jurisdictions specialties are applied in the context of the pharmaceu-
particular with respect to anti-competitive agree- including Germany, the European Union, the UK, tical industry. He regularly works on class action litiga-
ments, abuse of dominance infringements and Spain and Austria. tion matters to address questions of class certification
associated private damages claims. In recent years, Simone specialised in the and estimation of class-wide damages. Dr. Christensen
She has acted for the UK, EC, Dutch and quantification of damages in private litigation has submitted expert reports to the U.S. District Court
French competition authorities, as well as lawyers cases. She has advised clients and drafted expert for the District of Columbia and regulatory agencies.
and businesses on competition matters across witness reports for European, German and Austrian He has provided deposition testimony in state court.
a range of sectors including financial services, cartel and information exchange cases in a variety Additionally, he has authored white papers and regu-
digital markets, transport, healthcare and of industries including trucks, sugar, timber, latory filings for state and federal agencies.
pharmaceuticals. banking cards, pumpers and turntable ladders, Dr. Christensen has been involved in antitrust
Iona has wide experience estimating damages district heating, fast-moving consumer goods and & competition matters that included price fixing,
in the context of both group claims and CPOs. de-icing salt. Since 2019, Simone has served as monopoly, monopsony, market allocation, raising
Recent cases include trucks, forex, and auto- a testifying expert in front of Spanish courts in rivals costs, or tying and bundling allegations. He
motive bearings. Iona has also advised clients in numerous private damage litigation cases. also has worked on several mergers and acqui-
complex market investigations including secondary Simone also has considerable experience in sitions and non-public investigations by federal
ticketing, credit reference agencies and loan mergers. She worked on a number of merger feasi- agencies. For economic regulation matters Dr.
syndication. bility studies in the fast-moving consumer goods Christensen has estimated the economic and
She is a founding member of W@ industry and in asphalt plants. She also provided tax revenue impact of proposed infrastructure
CompetitionUK and she has written and spoken assistance in the mergers of Knorr/Bremse, H+H/ investments or regulatory changes. He has esti-
widely on competition and litigation matters. Xella and Strabag/Lafarge. Furthermore, Simone mated economic damages in a variety of antitrust
In 2021, Iona was named by Who’s Who Legal has worked on a number of regulatory cases in tele- and false advertising litigations and has provided
as a "Future Leader" in the field of competition communication, transport and pharmaceuticals. testimony on economic damages resulting from
economics. bribery. His work spans oil & gas, pharmaceutical,
Iona holds an MSc Economics from the London biotechnology, medical device, banking, automo-
School of Economics and a BSc (First) in Economics bile finance, wholesale distribution, transporta-
and French from the University of Birmingham. tion, consumer packaged goods (CPG), agriculture,
Iona also spent a year studying economics at the building materials, tourism, and gaming industries. 
Sorbonne in Paris. Dr. Christensen holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the
University of Florida and a B.S. from James Madison
University. From 2011 to 2022 Dr. Christensen served
on the board of editors for The Antitrust Magazine
Online (formerly The Antitrust Source) a publica-
tion from the American Bar Association’s Section
of Antitrust Law. Dr. Christensen also serves on the
Board of Directors for RxPartnership. RxPartnership
is a critical part of the health care safety net that
provides affordable brand and generic medications
to low-income, uninsured Virginians.
6 New Street Square Schlossplatz 1 1800 M Street NW, Second Floor
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www.alixpartners.com www.e-ca.com www.thinkbrg.com

WWL says: Iona McCall is a standout WWL says: Simone Kohnz is "a great econo- WWL says: Kevin Christensen is "held in
competition economist, with market mist who is pleasant to work with", according high regard" by interviewees, who call him
commentators reporting that they would be to sources who further note her "sharp anal- "a great peer" in the economics field.
"delighted to work with Iona on any case". ysis and excellent writing".

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USA • District of Columbia DIRECTORY

Laura Phaff
An asterisk denotes practitioners Compass Lexecon
who have profiles in the [email protected]
preceding pages. Helen Ralston
Oxera Consulting LLP
Nominees have been selected [email protected]
based on comprehensive, Adam Rivers
independent survey work with KPMG Economics
both general counsel and private [email protected]
practitioners worldwide. Andrew Swan
Compass Lexecon
Only specialists who have met [email protected]
independent international Malcolm Tan
research criteria are listed. Frontier Economics Ltd
[email protected]
Josh White
Analysis Group
Shireen Meer Australia [email protected]
Berkeley Research Group Bronwyn Taylor
HoustonKemp Economists Finland
[email protected] Anssi Kohonen
Dr Shireen Meer is an economist and a director in Chris Whelan OP Financial Group
the Washington DC office of the Berkeley Research RBB Economics [email protected]
Group. She specialises in the rigorous application [email protected] Emmi Martikainen
of economic analysis to litigation and consulting Ernst & Young
matters. She has worked on a wide variety of Belgium [email protected]
matters, including antitrust, class actions, complex Roman Fischer
commercial disputes, intellectual property and Charles River Associates France
government investigations. [email protected] Olivier Sautel
Dr Meer has worked on competition matters Nicole Robins Deloitte
across a wide range of industries addressing Oxera [email protected]
issues related to class certification, competitive [email protected]
effects, unfair competition and unfair trade prac- Joan de Solà-Morales Germany
tices, economic impact, economic damages and RBB Economics Simone Kohnz*
long-term liability estimation. Additionally, she [email protected] E.CA Economics
has conducted benchmarking analyses, assessed [email protected]
outsourcing viability of public services and has Canada Christopher Milde
conducted comparative economic analyses of Ontario Compass Lexecon
proposals for government clients. Her work has Ian Cass [email protected]
spanned industries such as healthcare, consumer The Brattle Group Tim Reuter
products, metal refining products, banking, and [email protected] RBB Economics
pharmaceuticals. Dimitri Dimitropoulos [email protected]
Dr Meer has taught undergraduate-level The Brattle Group Fabian Rinnen
courses in micro- and macroeconomics and was [email protected] CEG
managing editor of Managerial and Decision [email protected]
Economics, a peer-reviewed journal. She has Chile Nicola Tosini
published papers in academic journals and in Guillermo Paraje NERA Economic Consulting
professional publications. Her research on behav- Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez [email protected]
ioral economics has received mentions in trade [email protected] Fred Wandschneider
press.  Joaquín Poblete CEG
Dr Meer has testified at jury trial, provided Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile [email protected]
deposition testimony, and submitted expert reports [email protected]
in federal and state court. She has served on arbi- India
tration panels for the Financial Industry Regulatory Denmark Nandita Jain
Authority (FINRA). Dr Meer is an active member of Rie Paving Mortensen Deloitte
several professional associations. She received her Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab [email protected]
PhD and MA in economics from Emory University. [email protected]
Israel
England Roy Shalem
James Baker Numerics Economic & Financial Consulting
Frontier Economics Ltd [email protected]
[email protected]
Iain Boa New Zealand
1800 M Street NW, Second Floor Frontier Economics Ltd William Taylor
Washington, 20036 [email protected] NERA Economic Consulting
Tel: +1 202 480 2695 Felipe Flórez Duncan [email protected]
[email protected] Oxera Consulting LLP
www.thinkbrg.com [email protected] Peru
Iona McCall* Vincent Poirier-Garneau
AlixPartners UK LLP APOYO Consultoria
WWL says: Shireen Meer earns endorse- [email protected] [email protected]
ments from interviewees for her "clarity of Lau Nilausen
analysis and writing ability" as well as her Compass Lexecon
"thorough approach". [email protected]

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Singapore District of Columbia Massachusetts

Lip Hang Poh Kevin W Christensen* Josh Lustig
Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow Berkeley Research Group Charles River Associates
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
David Colino Vivek Mani
Spain Edgeworth Economics Cornerstone Research Boston MA
Patricia Lorenzo [email protected] [email protected]
Compass Lexecon Chuck Fields Dov Rothman
[email protected] Edgeworth Economics Analysis Group
[email protected] [email protected]
USA Michael Kheyfets
California Edgeworth Economics New York
Fei Deng [email protected] Subramaniam (Subbu) Ramanarayanan
Charles River Associates Shireen Meer* NERA Economic Consulting
[email protected] Berkeley Research Group [email protected]
Maria Salgado [email protected] Timothy Watts
Cornerstone Research NERA Economic Consulting
[email protected] Illinois [email protected]
Paul Wong Kostis Hatzitaskos Vanessa Yanhua Zhang
NERA Economic Consulting Cornerstone Research The Brattle Group
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Bryan Ricchetti
Cornerstone Research
[email protected]

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Quantum, Delay & Technical
Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
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CONSTRUCTION | Quantum, Delay &

Technical
This year we highly 280 outstanding experts for their market leading work across the construction area. They are high-
lighted for their vast experience provide expert testimony on an array of quantum and delay issues.

METHODOLOGY
The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers,
corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding
practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual experts. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners
received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly
in our research.

EMEA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
David Barry Colin Byford Guy Elkington
Kroll gb2 LLP Ankura
London London Dubai

David Goodman Liam Holder Wendy MacLaughlin

Kroll Secretariat gb2 LLP
London London London

Franco Mastrandrea Rob Palles-Clark Mike Saulsbury

HKA Kroll Secretariat
London London Dubai

Michael Stokes Andrew Yendall

Ankura Yendall Hunter Limited
London London

LEADING FIRMS
HKA “His reports are exceptionally well-written, David Falkenstern receives widespread
Emyr Evans demonstrates to sources his clear and thorough, reaching sensible endorsements as “a very solid expert” who
“committed, methodical and insightful results.” is “great to work with” and “approaches the
approach to analysing issues” and “ability to Karen Best draws praise from respond- joint expert process in an open and collabo-
always offer meaningful contributions”. ents who commended her as “an excellent rative way”.
Franco Mastrandrea is commended as delay expert” whose attention to detail is With over 20 years’ experience, Aidan
“one of the most experienced thinkers that unmatched. Coyne receives praise for his deep under-
can be found today in the quantum market”, Haroon Niazi is an “excellent expert” with standing of and ability to provide expert
winning praise for his strategic advice in “vast experience in KSA and the Middle East testimony in complex construction projects
practical and technical matters. Region.” He “provides the highest quality encompassing a wide range of sectors.
David Atkinson is acclaimed as a go-to deliverables at all times”. Ian Greenhough is singled out by market
expert with “a significant following” in the sources for his impressive quantum practice
construction sector, with peers stating, “He Kroll and his “ability to present complex quantum
is hugely respected.” With over 30 years of experience, Austin claims and present his opinions clearly in his
Michael Tonkin is “very knowledgeable Duffy is singled out as “an excellent expert” written report and before a tribunal”.
and sensible in his ideas” rendering him “a for his construction management practice David Barry “is a top expert in the
safe pair of hands who delivers on-point, that combines delay and damages analyses construction industry” thanks to his astute
clear, practical reports.” across a variety of projects. quantum delay analysis spanning a broad
Mark Dixon is “a real heavyweight” whose Joanne Prior is “an effective and range of industries.
work in “large and high-value energy and oil convincing quantum expert” and “a very Rob Palles-Clark is a favourite among
and gas disputes” is “superb”. Sources say: adept practitioner”. peers and clients, who readily endorse him as

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a “world class” construction expert. who find him “very good to work with as an who is “excellent for quantum” in construc-
David Goodman is described by sources opposing expert.” tion disputes.
as “an excellent delay expert” and “one of the The “fantastic” Jacqui Record enjoys Wendy MacLaughlin is highlighted by
most knowledgeable experts in the industry”. wide acclaim as a construction expert among market respondents as “the best expert out
peers as “a stand out expert in the construc- there” who “excels at the technical detail”
Ankura tion field.” thanks to her strong industry background.
Michael Stokes is a prominent name in Paul Taplin is an established name in the Charles Gurnham is acclaimed as “a very
the construction expert market, with peers expert market, and is “good under the pres- meticulous practitioner who takes care in his
confirming that he has “excellent knowledge sure of cross-examination”. analysis” in construction-related disputes.
and expertise in quantum matters”. The “great” David Dellar “knows his stuff Sarah Pattinson performs “outstand-
Mamas Stavrou is identified as the and is easy to work with.” One source high- ingly” in complex quantum matters, span-
consummate construction expert by peers lights, “He produces impressive graphical ning valuations and disruption estimations,
in the UK market, and brings over 25 years illustrations for delay analysis.” among other matters.
of experience with quantum analyses and
disputes to her clients’ matters. Diales Expert Witnesses Secretariat
The “analytical, thorough and easy-going” John Mullen receives substantial praise and Liam Holder commands “complete confi-
Tony Farrow “combines his extensive reserve is hailed for his impressive work providing dence” from sources thanks to his “combina-
of industry knowledge” with “solid analytical expert testimony in complex construction tion of integrity and tactical nous” with which
acuity, considerable clarity in communicating disputes. “superbly well-written, highly professional,
the elements of his reasoning and a genuine Keith Strutt has four decades of experi- to-the-point expert reports” are produced.
interest in any key additional facts”. ence and possesses “excellent knowledge George Taft is “very sensible, pragmatic
Matthew Finn is “an excellent expert” in the construction industry”, particularly and has a good handle on the detail”, with
who is “fantastic at seeing the woods through pertaining to the oil and gas sector. sources noting his “articulate, authorita-
the trees and getting to the bigger picture Mark Wheeler is a highly respected tive and attentive” approach in proceed-
quickly”. His “commercial common sense construction expert with a long-standing ings.
adds real value for clients” and his work is practice providing testimony on high-value Mehmet Karakoc is a distinguished
“comprehensive, reliable and authorita- quantum disputes. construction expert, as sources extol “his
tive.” Timothy McGoldrick has over 35 years’ forensic grasp of the details is exceptional.”
Scott Jardine is an “excellent and expe- construction sector experience and “excels Oliver Barnes is a “practical and
rienced” expert “always on top of the details” in presenting expert testimony in a simple sensible” expert whose ability to interface
and produces “good quality output”. and easily understandable manner”. between legal, technical and commercial
Volker Schmitz leaves sources Michael King continues to be a leading towards ensuring an accurate and sustained
“impressed by his expertise in analysing figure in the market thanks to his exceptional assessment is “very impressive”.
infrastructure construction projects” and handling of quantum and damages issues in Mike Saulsbury “insightfully identifies
his “knowledge of the applicable construc- complex construction proceedings. strengths and weaknesses very early on”,
tion law”. Stuart Holdsworth is highly regarded for producing “exceptionally clear and persua-
Stephen Sandles maintains a sterling his work in complex construction disputes, sive oral testimony and written reports”.
construction expert practice, and has over where he provides top-tier expert evidence Kagan Aktas “has a good balance of
13 years of experience advising government on structural and material defects. knowing and being able to apply delay anal-
organisations, developers and contractors on ysis methodologies, whilst remaining firmly
quantum issues. GBsqd grounded by practicalities”.
“Top-drawer expert” Guy Elkington is The “exceptional” Colin Byford is heralded by
“fantastic” and “widely endorsed by peers” market respondents as “a very strong expert”

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

England Christopher Ennis with Time | Quantum Expert Daniel Miles has a stellar reputation as a
Andrew Yendall at Yendall Hunter comes highly Forensics Limited is singled out amount peers testifying expert thanks to his specialist knowl-
regarded by peers and clients alike who note, for his “brilliantly written reports and skilful edge of complex construction disputes.
“His delay analysis is excellent, and reports are analysis”.
extremely well written.” Jas Cheema at Berkeley Research Group is a
Martin Hunter brings over 30 years of expe- David Rollason at David Rollason Associates is “strong player” in the market who stands out for
rience to his construction practice, providing widely recognised for his top-tier work providing his skill and expertise in international construc-
expert analyses to his clients’ disputes. delay analyses in international construction tion disputes.
disputes. Seamus O’Doherty earns plaudits for his
From Accuracy, Hervé de Trogoff is a “great “experience of major construction projects”.
collaborative worker” and impresses market Mark Mills with Aquila Forensics has a “good Sources add: “Experienced decision makers
sources with his “impressive technical knowl- grasp of the detail whilst being able to summa- rely on Seamus’ reports.”
edge and application”. rise the key issues succinctly” in infrastructure
disputes. Mark Hackett from Mark Hackett Associates
is renowned for his deep expertise in delay

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analysis and has vast experience advising on “ability to communicate complex technical who describe him as “one of the best” for
major construction projects. analysis in a manner that is easily understood construction-related disputes.
by the layman”.
United Arab Emirates
Peers and clients commend David Merritt Berkeley Research Group’s Michael Kenyon
at Capital Consulting International for his is “first-class in the UAE” say sources

NORTH AMERICA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Toshi Dezaki Robert Freas Jeffrey E Fuchs
Ankura Exponent Inc Delta Consulting Group
Washington Alexandria Woodbridge

Neil Gaudion Scott D Gray Bob Groves

Lighthouse Consulting Group Ankura TM Financial Forensics LLC
Atlanta Miam San Francisco

Don Harvey Felipe André Isoré Gutiérrez Christopher Larkin

Secretariat CONEXIG FTI Consulting
Atlanta Houston Toronto

Ted Scott Meera Wagman

Secretariat Secretariat
Los Angeles New York

LEADING FIRMS
Ankura J Mark Dungan is highly sought after Sources report that Patrick McGeehin is
Market commentators commend Toshi for “his careful analysis of materials, well- “an excellent and thorough quantum expert”
Dezaki for his “unique ability to understand written reports, great subject-matter knowl- who has “fantastically effective demeanour
the big picture goals, as well as the person- edge, and excellent forensic skills”, which when testifying” and is “regarded as one of
alities and politics involved in working with a all contribute to his “high credibility as a the best at assessing quantum of damages
multi-expert matter”. witness”. in the USA”.
Scott D Gray is “an experienced quantum Charles R Heckman is recommended Robert Poole earns his reputation as an
expert with a great capability to express his for “his proven track record of generating objective and thorough quantum expert by
professional opinion during hearings” as he well-substantiated reports under difficult repeatedly demonstrating “his big-picture
possesses “remarkable cross-examination time constraints”. He is distinguished by his perspective and thorough analysis that is
skills in English and Spanish”. “impressive ability to clearly explain complex persuasive and non-partisan”.
Peter V Badala is lauded as “one of the concepts and analysis relating to all aspects Andrew Rhodes is considered “one of the
most respected construction experts in the of construction delay”. pre-eminent consultants in the construction
US”. His “analyses are detailed, strategic, and Gene Lash receives ample praise for field” with over 25 years of experience testi-
sturdy against all scrutiny”. being “creative, insightful, and professional” fying on matters of quantum and delay.
Israel Almodovar is considered a top in his approach to quantum and delay Few can rival Louie C Wu’s “efficiency,
practitioner in the field for “his truly remark- matters. knowledge, and quick recall of pertinent
able oratory skills which he demonstrates The” very astute” Tong Zhao is a leading details”. This has given him the “ability to see
during hearings and cross-examination consultant with “an extensive technical back- the shortcomings of the opposing expert’s
as well as his thoroughly impressive acute ground which has proven invaluable”. analysis”.
analysis”.
The “versatile and multifaceted” Robert FTI Consulting HKA
W Davenport is a leading construction expert Christopher Larkin is highly recommended Kenneth R Baker is “skilled at designing
who has a vast breadth of experience in for “his ability to succinctly and clearly well-rounded presentations” during his
quantum and delay matters. communicate complex schedule issues”. expert testimonies. He “routinely goes above-
His “breadth of experience in projects lends and-beyond by recommending experts who
Delta Consulting Group credibility to his analysis”. can supplement his knowledge”.
Jeffrey E Fuchs is regarded as “an extremely Paul S Ficca is renowned in the quantum Wayne DeFlaminis is an outstanding
well-informed construction analyst” who is field for being “very organised, highly effi- consultant for matters of delay, quantum, and
“great at explaining complex concepts in cient, and always ready to contribute to disruption who displays “advanced knowledge,
terms that are easily understood”. parallel analyses”. diligence, and mastery of subject matter”.

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Frank J Giunta is a leading figure in the to conduct “a very robust analysis of issues in Meera Wagman is widely lauded for her
construction consulting space, possessing a timely fashion”. “rare and valuable skillset”, with which she
over 35 years of experience managing “provides rigorous cause and effect analysis
complex projects and providing expert testi- Secretariat of the realistic inflection points throughout a
mony in quantum and delay. Don Harvey is regarded as one of the leading project cycle”..
Sources say that Scott D Hollingsworth delay experts in the construction business, Mike Kling receives accolades for having
is “knowledgeable, responsive, and easy to possessing “a mastery of the details that he “an incredibly thorough mastery of details”
communicate with”. He “blends seamlessly can seamlessly translate into the big picture and being “absolutely relentless in his pursuit
with the project team and thoughtfully artic- for tribunals to understand”. of correct information that pertains to the
ulate how delays occurred”. Ted Scott is able to balance his “calm, case”.
Chris Spandau has “a breadth of patient, easy-going nature” with being “highly
construction knowledge” that enables him responsive, diligent and thorough”.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

USA Neil Gaudion at Lighthouse Consulting he is “an excellent delay claims expert”.
Robert Freas at Exponent Inc is a leading Group is “incredibly detailed and thorough”
expert in the field of construction consulting in his approach, making him “an outstanding Felipe André Isoré Gutiérrez with CONEXIG
who performs a wide range of risk analysis presenter of information”. is considered “excellent at communication
and project management services across and explaining complex technical matters”,
various sectors. Sources attest that Bob Groves of TM both as an adviser and as a testifying expert.
Financial Forensics is “one of the best in the
business of construction experts”, adding that

ASIA-PACIFIC
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Scott Adams Mike Allen Garry Crossley
Scott Adams Consultants Ltd Secretariat FTI Consulting
Hong Kong Hong Kong Singapore

Amit Garg John Lancaster Jon Prudhoe

Secretariat JS Held Ankura
Singapore Singapore Singapore

Paul Roberts
Secretariat
Brisbane

LEADING FIRMS
Ankura capable of explaining technical quantum Peers nominate Stephen Rae as “the leading
Market commentators regard Jon Prudhoe concepts clearly and persuasively”. quantum expert in Australia” due to his “thor-
of Ankura as “an extremely efficient quantum oughness, attention to detail, and broad
and delay lawyer”, adding that “he is highly FTI Consulting range of experience in the field”.
sought after for his oral testimony skills, Regarded as “the go-to delay expert in
which are truly world-class”. Southeast Asia”, Garry Crossley of FTI James Taylor comes highly recommended
Consulting has the “ability to demystify the as “a renowned quantum expert” who has “a
The “excellent negotiator and technical approach to assessing delays on a project”, wealth of experience in all matters relating
expert” Chris Clark has demonstrated “an taking great care outlining his “expert anal- to construction”.
ability to complete work under tight time- ysis in a clear and logical manner”.
frames without compromising on quality, as Secretariat
he regularly produces very detailed and tech- Graham McNeill is “very thorough, Mike Allen is regarded as “extremely skilled
nical delay analysis”. committed, and patient” in his approach to at testifying, for he is thorough and meticu-
construction quantum and is “excellent under lous in his analyses and expert opinions.
Sources describe Anne Connolly as “very pressure and as a convincing witness under
responsive and sharp”, adding that “she is cross-examination”.

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Sources say that Amit Garg has built up an Paul Roberts is “very well-respected in the Market commentators report that Ben Burley
excellent reputation as a practitioner who international market” due to his “high level of is “sharply witted and an excellent strategist”
“always produces clear, well-written reports experience and reliability in handling complex as it pertains to “his cutting-edge expertise
which are readily accessible”, benefiting from quantum matters”. in construction and delay law”.
“his ability to absorb and assimilate huge
amounts of data”.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia Sources attest to John Battersby at Battersby Singapore
Phillip Blunden at Hinds Blunden is “univer- Kingsfield being “the most experienced John Lancaster at JS Held is a “skilled delay
sally recognized in the construction legal quantum expert in the region” due to his expert who is in high demand” due to “his
marketplace” for his “depth of experience, record of producing outstanding results for deep understanding of events that impact
confidence, and professionalism”. his clients. progression in major projects” as well as “his
calm and confident composure when under
China John Cock of Q Consulting in association with cross-examination”.
The “methodical and measured” Baoqiang Hanscomb Intercontinental is often cited as
Zheng of HKA comes “highly recommended “the best technical expert in Hong Kong” with Samuel Widdowson at Accuracy impresses
as an expert in delay analysis” due to his over 40 years of professional experience. market commentators with “his remarkable
“confident and logical disposition” coupled clarity of thought, intellectual rigor, and prac-
with “his record of making painstaking efforts Patrick O’Neill with ADR Partnership tical knowledge”. He is “hands down the most
to instil confidence in those who work with receives ample praise for being “a highly talented delay expert I have worked with”.
him”. skilled quantum expert who possesses a vast
array of construction experience”.
Hong Kong
The “highly reliable” Scott Adams with Scott Douglas Wardale at Project Co-ordination
Adams Consultants enjoys a “fantastic repu- Services is recognised as “a fantastic
tation for being a reasonable, common-sense construction expert” who specialises in the
practitioner who is well-known in the field”. programming of large, multi-disciplined
projects.

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Australia

Jonathan Brown Chris Clark Stuart Downes

Secretariat Ankura FTI Consulting

Jonathan is a chartered quantity surveyor with Chris Clark is a senior managing director at Ankura Stuart Downes is a senior director in the construc-
more than 28 years of experience in the commer- based in Australia with an expertise in construction. tion solutions practice of FTI Consulting and is
cial and contract management of projects in the UK, A chartered civil engineer with 25 years’ experience based in Perth, Australia.
Middle East, and Australia. He has been appointed in civil engineering contracting and in commercial Stuart is a chartered quantity surveyor, and
as quantum expert on over 18 occasions on matters and contract consulting, Chris has gained civil engi- specialises in the preparation of expert reports,
in Australia, PNG, and Africa. neering experience with major contractors on large submissions for adjudication, advising and working
Jonathan has testified as a quantum expert infrastructure projects including road, rail, airport, in conjunction with client law firms in the preparation
in the supreme court of Western Australia and in and power generation projects culminating in the of claims for delay and disruption costs, extension of
arbitration, including giving concurrent evidence position of project manager on major projects. time and disputed variations on high profile projects
(hot-tubbing). He provides impartial advice on He also has hands on experience in the design of and disputes in preparation for arbitration or litigation.
disputes and acts as a quantum expert in mediation, various temporary works. Stuart has worked in both Australia and the
adjudications, arbitrations and expert conferrals. As a consultant, Chris has worked on UK and has more than 20 years’ experience in the
Jonathan’s experience spans commercial, numerous buildings, process plant, oil &gas and commercial, contractual and claims management
social, education, mining, oil and gas, infrastruc- power related projects comprising complex struc- of projects, ranging from gas pipelines, FLNG and
ture, and utilities projects. He provides strategic tural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instru- LNG installations, mining and resources, power
procurement advice, tailored to client risk profiles mentation works. generation, marine civil, heavy and light rail, utilities
and specific project drivers, and has implemented Chris has been appointed as delay expert on (electricity, water and wastewater), offices, schools,
these strategies throughout the design and several occasions and has given evidence under airport extensions and residential developments.
construction phases of projects. cross-examination. A particular field of expertise Stuart has worked with a wide range of standard
Jonathan’s expertise includes all aspects of is in analysis of delay, its causation and illustration and bespoke construction and engineering forms of
quantity surveying practice, valuation of prolonga- of impact, and dealing with issues of prolongation, contract, including the NEC3 and more traditional
tion costs, disruption and loss of productivity, and disruption, EOT entitlement and concurrency. contracts (lump sum, with or without quantities),
termination costs. A selection of Chris’ expert witness appoint- design, build and maintain, model forms, and a
Jonathan has significant experience in first ments includes time impact expert on numerous variety of framework agreements.
principles estimating, for estimates of all classes mineral resources plants, mass rapid transit, Stuart began his career in the construction
prior to tender, and for variation and claim assess- power stations, buildings and LNG plant projects. industry in 2000, working for several blue-chip
ment during and following construction. He has He has also provided advice on hospitals, infra- contractors and has particular experience and
developed and audited CAPEX estimates for mining structure, rail, process plants and sewage plants knowledge in post-contract commercial manage-
process plants and associated infrastructure in projects. ment and contract administration. Stuart relocated
Australia and overseas. to Australia in 2011 with an international firm of
Jonathan is a Fellow of the Royal Institution construction contract consultants specialising in
of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a member of the dispute management before joining FTI Consulting
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an associate of in 2012 as an associate director. He has since
the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, and been involved in specialist appointments to the
a practising member of the Academy of Experts. mining, oil and gas, power, rail, civil construction
He holds a degree in quantity surveying and a and building and infrastructure sectors across
post graduate diploma in construction law and the APAC region. He has also prepared numerous
arbitration. expert reports (both quantum and delay) on high
profile/complex projects, and has been appointed
as independent quantum expert himself on several
occasions.

Level 10, 225 St Georges Terrace Level 47, Central Park

Perth, WA 6000 152-158 St. George’s Terrace
Perth Tel: +61 8 9278 2626 Perth, 6000
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com www.ankura.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Jonathan Brown is lauded as WWL says: Chris Clark is credit by peers WWL says: Stuart Downes earns glowing
“articulate, proactive, calm and measured”. and clients alike for his deep construction praise from market sources who describe
Interviewees add: “He understands issues expertise, with sources highlighting him as” him as “a strong advocate” and a “responsive
and gives clear advice, with a practical but an excellent competitor” in the market. and knowledgeable” expert.
thorough approach to matters.”

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Australia

Jon Dyson Stuart Harold

FTI Consulting FTI Consulting

Jon Dyson is a managing director in the construc- years in the Middle East as a commercial manager Stuart Harold is a senior director in FTI Consulting’s
tion solutions practice of FTI Consulting and is and development manager for the real estate arm construction solutions practice. He is a commer-
based in Melbourne, Australia. of a local investment bank. Since returning to cially and contractually astute Project Controls
Jon is a highly experienced infrastructure, Australia in 2010, Jon has held principal and direc- Specialist with over 20 years’ experience in planning
property development and construction profes- tor-level positions heading core business streams and project controls. He has extensive experience in
sional, having operated for more than 30 years or state offices for large international and local the preparation and defence of contractual claims.
across building and civil engineering within Asia- consultancy businesses. As well as, programming experience spanning
Pacific, the Middle East and the UK. Throughout Jon is an RICS accredited expert witness, holds numerous disciplines including, building, civil engi-
his career, Jon has accumulated and applied a bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying and is neering, mechanical and electrical engineering, oil
broad-range expertise in quantum and delay anal- a post-graduate certificate in the mechanics of and gas and process engineering.
ysis, expert reporting, public private partnerships project finance. Jon is a member of the Royal MrHarold is based in Perth, but has worked
procurement and technical advisory, financier Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Society in both the United Kingdom and Australia encom-
development monitoring, technical due diligence, of Construction Law Australia and Building Dispute passing the entire project lifecycle, including tender
construction risk management, development Practitioners’ Society Inc. program preparation and validation; construction
management, contract management, and commer- program development; sub-contractor program
cial and cost management. assessment and integration; progress monitoring;
Jon specialises in analysis, preparation and preparation and defence of contractual claims for
critiquing of contractual claims pertaining to Extension of Time and Disruption; and the forensic
quantum associated with delay, disruption and analysis of programmes for the retrospective
scope change, and has been involved in disputes demonstration of cause and effect
relating to LNG processing plants and compressor MrHarold also prepared, or assisted in the
hubs, mining facilities, airport infrastructure, road preparation, of numerous expert reports in the area
and rail including tunnelling, oil and gas platforms of delay and disruption and has extensive expe-
and commercial developments. Jon has been rience in the successful presentation of complex
engaged as an independent expert witness in rela- project information for the purposes of alternative
tion to numerous disputes concerning the value of dispute resolution.
prolongation, disruption, defects rectification and MrHarold holds a Bachelor’s degree (Honours)
variations, including in connection with security of in Building, is an Incorporated Member of the
payment adjudications. Chartered Institute of Building and a Professional
Jon’s consulting career began in 1985 as Member of the Resolution Institute (formerly the
a quantity surveyor with a renowned UK private Australian Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators).
quantity surveying practice, where he attained
RICS qualification and membership. Jon relocated
to Hong Kong in 1994, operating as an associate
director in the areas of claims and disputes for five
years across the Asia region before returning to
the UK and specialising in PPP advisory and tech-
nical due diligence on behalf of project sponsors
and financiers. In 2004, Jon emigrated to Australia,
continuing to operate within the PPP, and claims
and disputes fields. Subsequently, Jon spent three
Level 21 Level 47, Central Park
600 Bourke Street 152-158 St. George’s Terrace
Melbourne, VIC 3000 Perth, 6000
Tel: +61 3 9604 0600 Tel: +61 8 9321 8533
[email protected] [email protected]
www.fticonsulting.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Jon Dyson receives glowing praise for his “excellent working knowledge of WWL says: With over 25 years of experi-
construction and the challenges faced”. He is further highlighted for his “pragmatic and ence, Stuart Harold is highly regarded for
client-focused” approach. his work in complex construction disputes,
where he provides top-tier expert evidence
on contractual claims and project disputes.

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Jonathan Humphrey William J Kerr

HKA TBH

Jonathan leads HKA’s forensic accounting and Jonathan is appointed regularly as an expert in William is a programming and project controls
commercial damages practice in Oceania and contentious matters and has experience providing manager with over 20 years of experience in the
Asia. He is a chartered accountant with more oral evidence in commercial and investment treaty construction industry, including management of
than 20 years of experience advising clients as an cases. He has worked in multiple forums, including civil projects and as an expert witness on delay and
accounting and finance expert on complex conten- international arbitration under ICC, UNCITRAL, disruption matters. His areas of expertise include
tious matters and in an advisory capacity. LCIA, SIAC, AIAC, DIAC and HKIAC rules, court liti- delay and disruption analysis, project planning,
Jonathan’s extensive construction industry gation and mediation. project controls, claims advisory and dispute
experience includes the assessment of conse- Jonathan is a fellow of the Institute of avoidance. William’s extensive practical expe-
quential damages, including lost profits; chal- Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and rience in engineering and construction projects
lenging the reasonableness of liquidated damages; has a degree in economics from the University of has provided basis for programming and project
valuing losses from expropriated assets; analysing Bristol. management expert appointments. He has acted as
claims for incurred and additional cost; quantifying an expert determiner and has given expert evidence
quantum meruit claims; joint venture disputes; in arbitration.
shareholder disputes; assessing additional His core experience includes rail and road
financing costs due to delays; quantifying claims infrastructure, building, power, renewables and
for insured events; claims for opportunity cost; mining.
accounting issues; and overhead allocation and William frequently sits on dispute and claims
apportionment. advisory panels and has delivered a number of
Jonathan’s other experience includes the seminars on project planning, project controls,
quantification of lost profits arising from breach of claims and dispute avoidance. He holds degrees in
contracts and warranties, valuations resulting from construction management and construction law
expropriation and shareholder disputes and quan- and is a member of the Academy of Experts and
tification of damages in respect of class actions, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
professional negligence, insurance claims, busi-
ness interruption and post-acquisition disputes.
Jonathan has worked across sectors including
construction; oil and gas; power; IT and telecoms;
financial services; and manufacturing. He has an
established international background working in
jurisdictions including Australia, New Zealand,
Asia, the UK, Continental Europe, the Middle East
and Africa.

1 Hickson Road
The Rocks Level 10/900 Ann St
Sydney, NSW 2000 Brisbane, QLD 4000
Tel: +61 2 9255 9142 Tel: +61 437 438 449
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.tbhconsultancy.com

WWL says: Jonathan Humphrey impresses clients and peers for his “impressive due dili- WWL says: William Kerr stands out among
gence and attention to detail” that assists him in making nuanced distinctions and decisions. peers as a leading project management
and delay expert with vast experience in
construction.

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Australia

George Matta Stephen Rae Paul Roberts

TBH FTI Consulting Secretariat

George is an architect with over 26 years’ experience Stephen Rae is a chartered quantity surveyor with Paul is a chartered quantity surveyor with over 35
in the construction industry. He holds a Bachelor over 35 years’ experience in the construction and years of experience in all facets of commercial,
of Science degree in architecture and a master’s engineering industries. For the past 25 years he contractual and dispute management. He has
degree in construction law and arbitration. has specialised in the provision of cost manage- acted as expert on over 100 occasions in matters
Prior to becoming a consultant, George spent ment, change valuation and forensic delay anal- of quantum and damages.
15 years working with international contractors. His ysis services to owners, contractors and their Paul worked in quantity surveying for almost
core skills are in the areas of project management; legal advisors. His services have been provided in 20 years followed by over a decade specialising
project planning and controls; contract administra- both contentious and non-contentions situations, in dispute avoidance and resolution. His experi-
tion; and dispute resolution. George has worked on in relation to commercial developments, roads, ence spans a wide variety of building, engineering,
medium-sized to large projects including power railways, airports, tunnels, oil and gas platforms, mining and petrochemical projects located
stations, airports, railways, tunnels, roads and shipbuilding, LNG plants, pipelines, mining facil- throughout Australia, South East Asia and the UK.
bridges, oil and gas, mining and commercial and ities, power plants, desalination plants, clean Paul mainly operates from Secretariat’s
residential projects across the Middle East, Asia energy projects, nuclear installations, defence Brisbane office and provides commercial advice,
and Australia. installations, pharmaceutical plants and marine contractual services and expert quantum opinion
George has worked for clients, contractors, civil projects. to clients ranging from contractors, employers and
subcontractors and suppliers dealing with claims Stephen first testified as an expert in 2000 in their respective legal advisers on building, engi-
both up and down the line. As an expert in delay Hong Kong in relation to a dispute arising out of a neering, mining and petrochemical projects.
and disruption analyses, George understands the hotel development in Macau. He has since received Paul is formally trained and experienced as
importance of effectively communicating analysis in excess of 40 expert witness appointments on adjudicator, arbitrator, expert determiner and
outcomes to the parties in order to assist in the construction quantum and/or delay matters and mediator. He is regularly appointed to act as expert
decision-making process. His strong background has given oral expert testimony within several witness in Australia and overseas and has been
in planning and controls has allowed for develop- jurisdictions including Australia, Hong Kong, cross-examined in both litigation and arbitration,
ment of specialist expertise in the preparation and Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan before domestic including giving concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing).
assessment of position papers for dispute reso- and international arbitral tribunals. Paul has been a committee member of a
lution negotiations involving delay and disruption Stephen frequently lectures on subjects number of professional industry bodies, including
matters; representing clients during mediation in relating to the preparation and assessment of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and
such matters; and provision of expert opinion in the construction claims, delay analysis methodologies the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australia). He
matters of construction programming, delay and and methods of evaluating the impact of change on is an experienced tertiary-level tutor and external
extensions of time, and loss of productivity for arbi- resource efficiency. examiner and regularly speaks on topics including
tration and litigation. George has been appointed as Stephen holds Bachelor’s degrees in both Law alternative dispute resolution, procurement and
expert on a number of time-related and disruption and Quantity Surveying, is a Fellow of the Chartered risk.
claims and has been cross-examined in domestic Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the Royal
as well as international arbitration proceedings. Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and an
George regularly presents and writes tech- RICS Accredited Expert Witness.
nical articles on subjects relating to the preparation
of construction time-schedules, preparation and
assessment of extension of time, forensic delay
analysis methodologies and the quantification of
loss of productivity.

Level 47, Central Park

Level 18, 225 St Georges Terrace 152-158 St. George’s Terrace L7, 110 Eagle Street
Perth, 6000 Perth, 6000 Brisbane, 4000
Tel: +61 8 6462 3200 Tel: +61 8 6430 1344 Tel: +61408881958
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.tbhconsultancy.com www.fticonsulting.com www. secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: George Matta is lauded by WWL says: Stephen Rae has over 40 years’ WWL says: Paul Roberts has built and
market commentators as a construction experience in the construction sector, with maintains an enviable quantum and delay
expert who is “much in-demand, very hard peers lauding him as “a leading quantum practice, thanks to his “strong analytical
working and backed by a good team”. expert in Australia” who possesses “an skills and report writing”.
excellent reputation”.

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Canada • Alberta British Columbia

Terry Yeager Ali Fard

Berkeley Research Group Ankura

Terry Yeager has more than 20 years of experience of resources and labor productivity; quantification Ali Fard is a delay & quantum expert and a
in general contracting, construction manage- of damages; and expert testimony on construction Chartered Quantity Surveyor with more than 25
ment, and business management, as well as projects worldwide. He has been qualified and testi- years of industry experience. He has been appointed
highly specialised skills in estimating, scheduling, fied as an expert in scheduling and delay analysis on numerous complex construction disputes to
project management, and construction business in state court and in numerous arbitrations and provide expert evidence regarding project delays
management. He has also provided construction alternative dispute resolution proceedings, and has and disputed changes, as well as the cost issues
consulting services for more than ten years. He provided litigation consulting services on numerous arising from lost productivity, acceleration, prolon-
has extensive practical experience with project esti- projects. gation and disruption.
mating, scheduling, cost and financial analysis, and His expert appointments cover a wide range
project management. of industries and iconic projects with values up to
As a construction management consultant, $2.8 billion in the Oil & Gas, Power, Infrastructure,
Mr Yeager has provided project risk management Healthcare and Building sectors in Canada and
(PRM) experience and litigation support consulting various other jurisdictions.
services in the United States and western Canada In addition to expert appointments, Ali has
for owners including Toyo Tire NA, Hartsfield successfully led several dispute-avoidance and
Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Our Lady dispute-resolution consulting assignments to help
of Lourdes, Suncor, Agrium, and Spectra Energy. contractors, developers, owners, and banks reach
He has experience optimizing project devel- a negotiated settlement. Ali is highly experienced
opment and design and construction administra- in setting contractual and claims management
tion processes, and minimizing the likelihood of strategies and advises clients in respect of contract
delays, disruptions, scope growth, and disputes. solutions, contract risk management, commer-
He also has extensive dispute resolution experience cial management procedures, and negotiation
performing claims analysis and providing expert strategies.
testimony on matters including delay, disruption, Ali’s qualifications include an MBA and an LLM
acceleration, suspension of work, standard of in construction law and arbitration, as well as a BSc
care, differing conditions, constructive changes, and an MSc in mechanical engineering. Ali is also
late owner-furnished materials, over-inspection, a fellow at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
interference, breach of contract, and business (FCIArb), a member of both the Royal Institution
interruption. of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and Canadian
Mr Yeager’s experience includes master Institute of Quantity Surveyors (PQS), and an RICS
scheduling; conceptual estimating/budgeting; accredited mediator.
constructability/bidability review of solicita- Clients refer to his expert work as “meticu-
tion and contract documents; earned value and lous, objective and well considered” and agree
schedule analysis; data collection and integration; that “Ali Fard is very detail oriented and focused
progress, performance, and risk analysis; analysis on distilling complex issues into understandable
reports”. Ali is a frequent speaker and panellist,
and delivers training programmes at the Osgoode
Hall Law School and British Columbia Institute of
Technology (BCIT).

421 7th Avenue SW 555 Burrard St

30th floor 1st Floor
Calgary, T2P 4K9 Vancouver, V7X 1M8
Tel: + 1 678 224 5299 Tel: +1 604 722 1481
[email protected] [email protected]
www. thinkbrg.com ankura.com

WWL says: Terry Yeager stands out for his “ability to communicate complex issues in an WWL says: Ali Fard is “able to get to the crit-
understandable way” as well as his facility with construction accounting matters. ical elements of complicated claims quickly
and efficiently”, say sources. He excels at
claims in heavy construction projects.

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Canada • Ontario Quebec

Christopher Larkin Robert Poole Maged Abdelsayed

FTI Consulting FTI Consulting HKA

Chris Larkin is a senior managing director in the Robert Poole is a managing director in FTI Maged Abdelsayed is a professional engineer with
FTI Consulting forensic and litigation consulting Consulting’s construction solutions practice in 35 years of construction industry experience. He
practice and leads its construction solutions group Toronto, Ontario. MrPoole is an experienced testi- has been appointed as an expert on more than 100
in Canada. MrLarkin has more than 29 years’ expe- fying expert witness in construction and property occasions for matters relating to delay, quantum
rience in the construction industry, which includes disputes, specialising in quantum. He has held and government contracting.
23 years specialising in contracts and dispute senior positions in public and private organisations Maged has been cross-examined in both litiga-
resolution. in Canada and the UK delivering expert witness, tion and arbitration appearing before various courts
His experience has embraced a number of claims advisory, cost consultancy, risk manage- and panels. He has acted as an expert witness in
complex projects, including power generation ment and project management services. North America and internationally on disputed
projects, data centres, building schemes, ship- MrPoole has been appointed as an expert projects ranging from transport infrastructure,
building projects, rail projects, mechanical and witness and has prepared or defended against power generation and utilities to buildings and
electrical installation, and various civil engineering claims on a broad spectrum of project types, industrial plants.
schemes. He has worked in a variety of countries including buildings, roads and bridges, railway and Maged has held various project and site
including Canada, the UK, Malaysia, Indonesia, transportation, oil and gas plants, power plants, management positions for consulting and engi-
UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar. tunnels and ship building. He has provided rebuttal neering firms and for major contractors. He has
MrLarkin is a chartered civil engineer with a law reports and assisted counsel with the identification been responsible for project execution, planning,
degree and arbitration qualifications. of key issues, witness statement preparation, and scheduling, cost control as well as claims analysis
MrLarkin has been appointed as a scheduling preparation for trial. on industrial, commercial and civil work projects.
expert witness and has acted as an assistant expert MrPoole is a fellow of the Royal Institution Maged specialises in disputes related to
witness on both delay and quantum matters. He has of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and a Canadian project delays, labor productivity losses, the impact
experience of mediation, adjudication, arbitration professional quantity surveyor (PQS). of changes on construction work, and damages
and major litigation proceedings. assessment. He also provides consulting and
His claims management experience includes advisory services including developing and imple-
the forensic investigation of causes of delay and menting project management plans and audits,
additional costs, delay analysis, quantum anal- reviewing project practices and control systems,
ysis, analysis of large quantities of complex data, assessing costs and schedules, cost recovery, and
drafting of statements of claim, evidence manage- preparing and defending construction claims.
ment and claim evaluation and rebuttal. Maged is a member of Quebec’s Order of
MrLarkin has given a number of presentations, Engineers (Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec),
notably on delay analysis, concurrent delays, liqui- the American Association of Cost Engineers
dated damages, FIDIC forms of contract and claim International, the American Society of Civil
preparation. Chris has had a number of articles Engineers, and the American Bar Association. He
published in construction industry construction holds a master’s in engineering project manage-
publications. ment and is a frequent speaker on the subjects of
delay analysis, productivity analysis, quantification
of damages, claims avoidance practices, and data
management practices and has developed and
delivered various training programmes on these
topics.
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www.fticonsulting.com www.fticonsulting.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Christopher Larkin is held in WWL says: Robert Poole is widely endorsed WWL says: Maged Abdelsayed stands out
high esteem as “an excellent expert” with by market commentators for his “superb for his ability to utilise a logical mindset
“an entrepreneurial mindset” which helps communication skills and ability to simplify when dealing with complex problems in
him assist on complex engineering and damages analysis”. order to “synthesise the issues and conclu-
construction projects. sions of his analysis” for clients and the
court.

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China England

Baoqiang Zheng Faye Allen Tim Baillie
HKA J.S. Held Kroll

Baoqiang Zheng is a professional consultant with Faye is an experienced Chartered Quantity Surveyor Tim Baillie is a chartered civil engineer with over
over 20 years of experience in construction dispute and a Director within the Construction Advisory 16 years’ of experience in the design, procurement,
avoidance and dispute management. He has been team in J S Held based in the United Kingdom. construction management and commissioning of
involved in claims for major infrastructure schemes With over 27 years’ experience in the construc- major projects, most recently as a project director.
around the world and has acted as delay expert. tion and engineering industries, she supports a He has been appointed as an independent
Baoqiang specialises in project planning variety of construction and engineering clients to expert witness on project management, construc-
and forensic delay analysis. He has been directly avoid, mitigate and resolve disputes and is regu- tion management and delay matters.
involved in a variety of major international projects larly involved in dispute resolution processes Having worked for a number of market leading
across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the both domestically and internationally. Faye is an contractors, Tim has a wealth of experience gained
Middle East; regarding the preparation and defence accredited expert with experience of litigation, arbi- across a diverse range of public and private sector
of claims, disputes and arbitrations on behalf of tration, adjudication and mediation. She is expe- markets throughout the UK.
contractors, subcontractors, clients and legal rienced in providing expert evidence and witness Tim holds an MSc in Major Project Management
counsels. evidence in high value/high profile disputes and from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Civil
Baoqiang has assisted the named expert on has given expert evidence and been cross exam- Engineering from Heriot Watt University. He is a
a number of occasions in matters of delay. This ined by leading counsel in the Technology and fellow of the Association for Project Management
has included the production of expert reports in Construction Court. Her clients, both contractors and has also been a member of the Institution of
arbitration proceedings regarding industrial and and client organisations, benefit from her breadth Civil Engineers since 2013.
infrastructure projects. He has also acted as named of experience having worked in senior positions for
delay expert multiple times, including a combined various contractors and consultants across a wide
cycle power plant project in Europe, two coal fired range of sectors. Alongside her professional career,
power plant projects in South East Asia, and a solar Faye works with the RICS as an APC Assessor and
photovoltaic power plant in South America, and has STEM as an ambassador for the construction and
been cross-examined. engineering industry.
Baoqiang has extensive experience in build-
ings, infrastructure, oil and gas, power and
transportation projects. He has provided services
including contract administration, contractual and
commercial management, due-diligence, procure-
ment, contract negotiations, disruption analysis,
and estimating and cost management.
Baoqiang is a highly qualified professional,
a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyor (MRICS). He also holds a Project
Management Professional certificate (PMP®) from
PMI of the USA.

Unit 3505, Building 12, No.39 East Third

Ring Middle Road The Shard
Chaoyang District 66-67 Newman Street 32 London Bridge Street
Beijing London, W1T 3EQ London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +86 10 8620 7890 Tel: +44 7818 525 981 Tel: +44 2030966516
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.jsheld.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Baoqiang Zheng is heralded WWL says: Faye Allen garners widespread WWL says: Tim Baillie is a key name in the
as “one of the most experienced experts in acclaim from peers for her mastery of quan- UK construction expert market, with peers
China” whose reliability and expertise place tity surveying, and her professional handling describing him as “a very impressive expert”.
him in high demand. of complex quantum matters in a timely
manner.

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Oliver Barnes Brian Barry David Barry

Secretariat Kroll Kroll

MrBarnes is a managing director of Secretariat and Brian Barry is an experienced project manager and David has over 30 years of programme, project
manages delay matters in their London practice delay expert with over 20 years of experience in and construction management experience,
in the United Kingdom. He is a chartered builder, the construction industry. He has worked exten- spanning a wide range of industries that include
with over 25 years of experience in the construc- sively around the world, completing major project major civil, commercial, environmental, indus-
tion industry, specialising in dispute resolution, assignments in North America, Europe, the Middle trial, institutional, process and energy works.
delay and disruption analyses, project overruns, East and Asia. As a project manager David specialises in using
scheduling and project controls. His experience Brian provides expert advisory services in critical path method scheduling as the principal
spans a number of the largest European infrastruc- construction disputes in the areas of programming, tool in managing complex construction projects
ture and commercial projects including airports, programme assessment, productivity, time impact, and programmes. As an expert he has considered
universities, multi-storey commercial/residential, and delay and disruption. He has been involved in and reported upon issues such as project and
motorways, hospitals, hotels, courts, oil and gas, delay analysis and delivery of written opinions construction management performance, as well
ports, power, rail, stadiums, tunnels and water/ on a wide range of construction and engineering as acceleration, concurrency, delay, disruption,
wastewater treatment facilities. projects. float ownership, mitigation responsibility, resource
MrBarnes has been appointed as an expert on Brian has been appointed as an independent usage and other planning issues.
numerous disputes both domestically in the UK and expert witness and tribunal appointed expert, David has extensive testifying experience and
in Europe, African nations and the Middle East. He representing clients in arbitration, mediation and is renowned for his independence and integrity.
has provided evidence in the UK TCC litigation, UK adjudication. His experience is wide ranging and includes
Adjudications and testified in arbitrations (under He has extensive site-based project and airports, stadia, highways, bridges, tunnels, light
ICC, rules) as an independent expert on matters of construction management experience and is and heavy rail transportation systems, hospitals,
scheduling, project delay, and loss of productivity. particularly skilled in complex technological commercial buildings, power generating facilities,
MrBarnes is also an author and frequent matters, overseeing the integration of technology manufacturing and process plants, oil and gas
speaker on a variety of construction-related systems within a fast-tracked construction project facilities, and shipbuilding.
topics including delay and disruption analyses in environment. He has successfully tracked, moni- David also acts as a dispute advisory board
construction. tored and documented progress on a number of member, arbitrator and mediator. He has had a
Prior to working in the consulting field, complex projects, ensuring clients’ interests were number of appointments as court/tribunal-ap-
MrBarnes worked both as a construction engineer protected and position supported by recorded facts. pointed expert.
and planner/scheduler on several large building Brian’s many years of experience in the David founded Blackrock Expert Services
and civil infrastructure projects gaining hands-on construction industry have encompassed as-built Group in 2009, originally as Blackrock Programme
experience setting out, tendering, planning and and existing surveys, design and works manage- Management. Blackrock Expert Services was
managing. ment, project management and project planning, acquired by Kroll in 2020.
MrBarnes received both a BSc in Building team management and contract administration,
Management (Design & Construction) from including certification, instruction and extension
Northumbria University, with Postgraduate of time claims.
qualifications in Construction management and
Construction Law. He is a Fellow of the Chartered
Institute of Building, an Associate of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitration and a member of the
Academy of Experts.

Providian House
2nd Floor
16-18 Monument Street The Shard The Shard
London, EC3R 8AJ 32 London Bridge Street 32 London Bridge Street
Tel: +44 772 121 9905 London, SE1 9SG London, SE1 9SG
[email protected] Tel: +44 20 7836 0158 Tel: +44 20 7836 0158
www.secretariat-intl.com [email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Oliver Barnes is a “practical and

sensible” expert whose ability to interface WWL says: Brian Barry impresses peers WWL says: David Barry “is a top expert in
between legal, technical and commercial and clients alike with his expert practice, and the construction industry” thanks to his
towards ensuring an accurate and sustained is described as “a dedicated practitioner” astute quantum delay analysis spanning a
assessment is “very impressive”. with “great attention to detail”. broad range of industries.

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Russell Bates Constance Beauchamps Karen Best

HKA Kroll HKA

Russell is a project planner and forensic delay Constance Beauchamps is a senior director in Karen is a Chartered Civil Engineer with nearly 30
analyst with over 30 years of experience in the the Expert Services practice, based in the London years of experience in the construction and engi-
construction and engineering industries. He has office. She is a civil engineer with over ten years neering industries. She worked as a site agent and
acted as a delay expert on more than 25 occasions of experience in the construction and engineering senior engineer for almost a decade before moving
and has been cross-examined in arbitral proceed- industry. She specialises in programming and into construction consultancy, giving her a strong
ings in the UK, Denmark and France. project management, providing delay analysis grounding for the delay expert roles that she has
Russell has 10 years of experience as a site support to experts in the preparation and produc- undertaken.
planner and project controls manager with a large tion of export reports and providing strategic project Karen has been appointed as delay expert
international contractor. More recently he has advisory services to clients. Constance has been on more than 15 occasions regarding building
provided dispute avoidance, claims management involved in large projects worldwide whereby she and power related project disputes. She has also
and expert services and has supported clients with has been leading teams delivering services in the assisted the named expert on 15 occasions on
project disputes throughout the UK and across fields of delay analysis. various projects across the Middle East, Europe
Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Prior to joining Kroll, Constance was a director and the Americas. Karen has been cross-exam-
Russell has significant experience in oil and at Blackrock Expert Services, which was acquired ined in arbitration and has a wide range of expert
gas, as well as buildings, energy, industrial and by Kroll in 2020. witness training from various institutions including
infrastructure projects. He utilises electronic Constance has undertaken infrastruc- the Academy of Experts, Bond Solon, the Expert
programme management tools, such Primavera, ture master planning, design works and project Witness Institute and Pearson Education.
MS Project and Asta Power Project, and employs management on a wide range of major projects Karen is experienced in construction manage-
as wide range of analysis techniques including throughout Europe and the Middle East, including ment, project planning and critical path methods
time impact/windows, collapsed as-built, impacted buildings, civil infrastructure, nuclear, roads, resi- of retrospective delay analysis. She has worked on
as-planned, and as-planned versus as-built. dential, telecommunications, utilities and waste- expert appointments related to delay and disrup-
Russell is a renowned delay expert specialising water treatment facilities. tion claims regarding civil engineering and building
in project planning, critical path methods of delay Constance holds a master’s degree in civil contracts from power plants in Qatar and industrial
analysis and delay and disruption. He has been engineering from École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de facilities in Australia to numerous buildings and
cross-examined in ICC and UK domestic arbitra- Saint Étienne. She is fluent in French and English. infrastructure projects across Europe, the UK and
tions concerning petrochemical, infrastructure and Africa.
building project disputes in Europe, Africa and the Karen is widely experienced as a site engineer
UK; he has acted as a delay expert for matters in and has worked on a variety of civil engineering
adjudication, arbitration, litigation and mediation projects across the UK. These range from marine,
around the world. bridges and heavy civils projects including work
Russell holds a Master’s in Phase on the construction of the London Eye. As a site
Transformations in Cement Forming Compounds agent, Karen was responsible for various projects,
and a degree in Metallurgy and Science of Materials planning and organising works on site, and liaising
from the University of Oxford. He also holds a with clients and subcontractors.
Masters in construction law and arbitration and
is a practising member of the Academy of Experts.

2nd Floor The Shard

100 Victoria Embankment 32 London Bridge Street
London, EC4Y 0DH London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +44 20 7618 1242 Tel: +44 20 7836 0158
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Russell Bates is “a great delay WWL says: Constance Beauchamps has Continued overleaf
expert” who “produces excellent reports”, built an impressive construction expert
thanks to his 30 years’ experience in practice, combining delay and damages
construction and engineering matters. analyses across a variety of projects in
Europe and the Middle East.

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Karen Best (cont.) Geoff Bewsey Gary Blackburn
HKA J.S. Held

Karen has a master’s in construction law Geoff is a partner at HKA with over 40 years of expe- Gary Blackburn is a practising quantum and delay
and arbitration and is a regular presenter at HKA rience in design, contracting and consultancy in expert and a highly experienced chartered quantity
masterclasses. She presents on the subjects the engineering and construction industries. He is surveyor with extensive knowledge of the analysis,
of delay analysis and developing the master a specialist in programming and analysis of delay preparation, defence and negotiation of construc-
programme, and has presented at RICS and CIArb and disruption on complex, major projects. tion claims.
seminar series on the same topics. Karen is highly Geoff’s experience portfolio includes oil and With 34 years’ experience across building, civil
regarded by clients and colleagues alike; during gas facilities, power and process plants, roads and engineering, infrastructure, utility, rail, marine,
last minute preparation for a potential testimony a bridges, retail and industrial developments, as well power, process, petrochemical, and oil and gas
client espoused that, “she was well prepared and as hospitals, schools, colleges and other public sectors in the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle
supremely confident in assessing and digesting buildings. East, he is one of the few experts capable of acting
difficult subject matter” and that, “the intricate He moved into consultancy in 1999, drawing as quantum or delay expert, providing a practical
… analysis was evenly balanced with an overall on his management and commercial experience in and focused approach derived from his extensive
assessment [that] fit perfectly with the legal construction to advise clients on project manage- project experience.
strategy of the case.” ment, dispute avoidance and bid management. Gary typically works with leading domestic and
Geoff has also assisted clients to establish record international construction and engineering clients
and control systems that enable responsive moni- on matters including delay, critical path analysis,
toring and management of production in their cause and effect, concurrency, extensions of time,
construction works, and provides support and disruption, acceleration, loss and expense, valu-
training to clients concerning time management ation of variations, valuation of measured works,
skills and procedures. prolongation costs, lost productivity and loss of
He has been appointed on many occasions as profit.
planning and programming expert on construction His clients benefit from his insight gained
disputes in the UK, Europe and the Middle East, as in senior positions with both contractor and
well as South Korea, Azerbaijan and the Philippines, consultant organisations and his broad range
and has given expert evidence in arbitration. of sector experience. He is an accredited expert
Geoff is a regular speaker at industry confer- with experience of litigation, arbitration, adjudi-
ences around the world, presenting topics such as cation and mediation, including concurrent expert
disruption analysis and valuation, management of evidence or “hot tubbing” in arbitration hearings.
project records, principles of time risk manage- He has acted as expert adviser and expert
ment and methods of delay analysis. witness on behalf of contractors, subcontractors
He holds a BSc in civil engineering from and employers and provided expert opinion in
the University of Westminster, London, and is a respect of quantum, disruption and delay in large
member of the Society of Construction Law. complex disputes involving multidisciplinary teams.
Recent experience includes waste to energy
plants, marine salvage work, motorway infra-
structure, professional negligence, gas refinery
and education facilities, both domestic and
international.

2nd Floor 2nd Floor

100 Victoria Embankment 100 Victoria Embankment 66-67 Newman Street
London, EC4Y 0DH London, EC4Y 0DH London, W1T 3EQ
Tel: +44 20 7618 1200 Tel: +44 20 7618 1200 Tel: +44 7884 436318
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.hka.com www.jsheld.com

WWL says: Karen Best draws praise from WWL says: Geoff Bewsey “deserves to be WWL says: Gary Blackburn earns plau-
respondents who commended her as “an on this list” distinguished by his “written dits as an established quantum expert who
excellent delay expert” whose attention to reports, oral testimony and ability to work delivers first-class analysis on high-value
detail is unmatched. well with other experts in high-stakes and construction projects.
high-profile disputes”.

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Angelica Boca Colin Byford Paul Cacchioli

HKA gb2 LLP HKA

Angelica Boca is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor Colin is a founding member and a senior partner Paul Cacchioli is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor
with 25 years of construction and engineering at gb². He is a chartered quantity surveyor and a with more than 35 years of construction industry
industry experience. She has been appointed as a fellow of the RICS. He has over 30 years’ experience experience. He has been appointed as a quantum
quantum expert and has assisted the named expert of advising on major construction, engineering and expert on numerous occasions.
on numerous occasions. marine projects around the world. He specialises in Paul has particular expertise in mechanical,
Angelica has experience of litigation, interna- commercial management, quantity surveying, cost electrical, and public health (MEP) engineering
tional arbitration and adjudication, acting as the engineering, measurement, procurement advice, services and has acted as the quantum expert for
single joint expert in arbitral proceedings as well valuation of works, variations, prolongation, disrup- disputed projects across various sectors including
as assisting the appointed adjudicator and named tion, acceleration and forensic investigations. Colin transport infrastructure, marine, commercial and
expert in analysis and submissions. She has acted has worked for clients, contractors and private mixed-use buildings, data centres, and healthcare
as the quantum expert for disputed projects with practice in most sectors of the construction and buildings, with values of up to £250 million. His
values in excess of €250 million and is experienced engineering industry. Colin has also acted as an experience includes litigation, arbitration (domestic
in dispute resolution in many European jurisdictions. online tutor and marker for the College of Estate and international), adjudication, and mediations,
Angelica’s construction background has a Management for their measurement module (civil as well as, statements of claim, counterclaim
focus on commercial and contracting matters, engineering QS practice) as part of the BSc for and defence submissions, and resolution via
working for contractors, sub-contractors and quantity surveying. Colin has experience of most negotiation.
employers. She has worked on major projects forms of contract including FIDIC, JCT, ICE, NEC, Paul has worked as the commercial lead
throughout Europe and Australia ranging from GCWorks, IChemE, LOGIC and various bespoke providing commercial stewardship on major
process and energy (hydroelectric, wind farms, forms of contract. He has experience of most forms projects across rail and infrastructure, buildings,
wastewater treatment, oil and gas), infrastructure of procurement including traditional, design and industrial, data centres, and power and utilities
(highways, railways, bridges, ports), and buildings build, management, cost reimbursable and turnkey sectors in the UK, Europe and the Far East. He has
(commercial facilities, hotels, housing). Angelica is contracting. Colin has been appointed to provide strong commercial and contractual knowledge
well versed in various standard forms of contract independent expert quantum advice to court and having worked with a range of standard forms
including FIDIC, ICE, JCT and NEC as well as a international arbitrations on numerous occa- including NEC, JCT, ICC, IChemE, ICE, and bespoke
variety of bespoke contracts. sions. He has testified on over 20 occasions in the forms of contract.
Angelica specialises in the quantification of Technology and Construction Court, London and He also has significant experience in working
claims such as prolongation, disruption, acceler- arbitration hearings in London, Paris, Rotterdam, with distressed and insolvent companies within the
ation and variations. She has particular expertise Dubai, Qatar and Singapore. He has considerable construction sector.
with the FIDIC suite of contracts and is widely experience of witness conferencing/hot tubbing. Paul is a fellow of the Royal Institution of
experienced in UK statutory adjudications and Colin has acted as quantum expert under the Chartered Surveyors and is a Bond Solon accred-
dispute adjudication boards (DABs), acting for both following arbitration rules: ICC, LCIA, SCMA, SIAC, ited expert witness. He has a master’s in construc-
employers and contractors. DIAC and NAI. tion law and dispute resolution and a degree in cost
Angelica is a fellow of the Chartered Institute management of building engineering services and
of Arbitrators and a member of the Royal has been published by Practical Law on a variety of
Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Society of construction dispute matters.
Construction Law and the Academy of Experts.
She holds diplomas in surveying, arbitration and
adjudication and an advanced professional award
in expert evidence from Legal Experience Training
(LETAPAEWE), she has also completed a variety of
Bond Solon expert witness training. Adam House 2nd Floor
7-10 Adam Street 100 Victoria Embankment
3200 Daresbury Park London, WC2N 6AA London, EC4Y 0DH
Warrington, WA4 4BU Tel: +44 20 7520 9330 Tel: +44 20 7618 1270
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.gbsqd.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Angelica Boca runs a widely WWL says: The “exceptional” Colin Byford WWL says: Paul Cacchioli is “incredibly dili-
endorsed practice, with sources noting her is heralded by market respondents as “a gent and personable. He is able to gracefully
“thorough understanding of the particular- very strong expert” who is “excellent for lead a team and be a team player as he tends
ities of the construction market”. They also quantum” in construction disputes. to understand the issues straightaway and
note her “attention to detail, without losing communicates well with the team”.
the bigger picture”.

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Peter Caillard Jas Cheema Mark Coghlan

HKA Berkeley Research Group Kroll

Peter Caillard is a Chartered Civil Engineer with Jas Cheema is a managing director in BRG’s Mark Coghlan, senior director at Kroll, is an expe-
over 30 years of experience in the construction London office. He works globally providing quantum rienced chartered quantity surveyor specialising in
industry. He is widely experienced in the design expert opinion as well as litigation and arbitration quantum expert services and construction dispute
and construction of highways, transport and infra- support services relating to the calculation of and resolution. Mark has experience of working on a
structure projects. He has acted as technical expert approach to damages and valuation of construction wide range of projects both in the UK and interna-
on matters of design and project management on works. tionally. Mark has been appointed as a quantum
many occasions. Jas has over 20 years of construction experi- expert and has assisted with the preparation
Peter has managed projects through all stages ence (including five years based in the Middle East) of expert reports on several large international
of construction, from preliminary design through to and he has provided expert witness testimony on a disputes.
final account, using a variety of forms of contract. variety of construction related quantum topics for Mark has extensive experience of dealing
His experience ranges from major highways, rail- government agencies, consulting organisations, with construction claims and their quantification
ways, structures and utilities to transportation developers, contractors and subcontractors. including matters such as termination, loss and
planning and development projects. Jas has experience with many types of expense, variation entitlement, and valuation
Peter has also undertaken much work with construction and infrastructure projects, including matters under various forms of contract.
private sector developers, including master plan- gas processing facilities, pipelines, tunnels, high- Mark is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of
ning, access design, parking studies, road pave- ways, sports stadia, hospitals, airports, mixed-use Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of
ment design and drainage design. In addition, (commercial and residential), hospitality (hotels) Arbitrators and the Chartered Institute of Building
he has completed research projects for the UK and residential projects. His experience includes and has an MSc in Construction Law and Dispute
Highways Agency and drafted new technical design assessment of prolongation costs, cost escalation, Resolution from King’s College, London.
standards. disruption costs, the valuation of change orders and
Peter has been engaged with projects variations, contractor terminations, differing site
throughout the world including the UK and Europe, conditions and measurement issues and numerous
the Middle East and Africa. He has processed other forms of project impacts. Jas also has expe-
contractual disputes and assessed claims for rience of projects involving various delivery and
projects in Africa and the Middle East and attended procurement methods such as design-build, EPC,
and presented evidence at formal dispute hearings. target contracts, remeasurement, cost plus fixed
Peter has carried out safety audits for a wide fee and cost plus percentage fee arrangements.
range of projects and has prepared accident investi- Jas has testified in mediation and arbitration
gation reports for litigation. He has appeared as an proceedings (including witness conferencing) as
expert witness at planning inquiries and contrac- quantum expert across Europe and the Middle
tual dispute hearings. He has been cross-examined East. Jas holds a BSc (Hons) in civil engineering
in arbitration and gave evidence to the House of commercial management and a MSc in construc-
Commons select committee during the passage tion law.
of the enabling legislation for the Channel Tunnel
Rail Link.

2nd Floor 8 Salisbury Square The Shard

100 Victoria Embankment 8th Floor 32 London Bridge Street
London, EC4Y 0DH London, EC4Y 8AP London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +44 20 7618 1200 Tel: +44 750 546 5080 Tel: +44 20 7836 0158
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.thinkbrg.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Peter Caillard is renowned WWL says: Jas Cheema is a “strong player” WWL says: Mark Coghlan is highly regarded
for his “rigorous and difficult analysis that in the market who stands out for his skill by peers for his ability to “assimilate large
holds up well under scrutiny”, according to and expertise in international construction numbers of documents and analyse data
sources who further add, “He works well disputes. drawn from them with great precision”. He
inside very difficult deadlines.” is further described as “attentive, accurate
and efficient”.

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Lee Cookson Mark Dixon
J.S. Held HKA

Lee Cookson is a leading forensic delay expert Mark Dixon is a chartered quantity surveyor, char- Mark has been described as “a superb expert
with over 36 years of experience in the construc- tered arbitrator and partner at HKA with over 35 with a strong reputation for his construction exper-
tion industry. He has acted as delay expert on years of experience in the construction and engi- tise in the shipping and maritime sector” and “a
numerous international construction and engi- neering industries. He is a respected and widely distinguished quantum and delay expert providing
neering programme and delay related disputes. He experienced quantum expert witness having acted analysis and testimony of the highest order”, who
has given written and oral evidence in international in over 30 major cases. “remains a firm favourite among industry players
arbitration and in the Technology and Construction Mark first testified as an expert witness in who praise his strong analytical skills and hands-on
Court in the UK. He has also assisted parties at court in 1995. He has given oral testimony in the approach”.
mediation, both internationally and in the UK. English courts and in various international arbi-
Lee’s expert commissions cover a wide range tration proceedings, by both traditional cross-ex-
of industries and sectors. His building experience amination and concurrent expert conferencing (or
includes health, education, retail, hotel, office, “hot-tubbing”). Mark’s expert commissions have
industrial, residential and fit-out projects. His engi- included disputes up to US$1.2 billion on contracts
neering experience includes motorways, bridges, up to US$2.5 billion within wider projects up to
underpasses, tunnelling, rail, land reclamation, US$17 billion in value.
port and marine works, pipe-laying and fabrication He specialises in large international oil and
projects. His process experience includes waste- gas, marine and industrial sector projects. He has
to-energy, oil and gas and power. been appointed as expert on offshore and onshore
Lee’s clients include employers, developers, oil and gas facilities in Asia, Australia, Europe and
main contractors, large subcontractors, joint the Middle East; shipbuilding contracts in Europe
venture partnerships and professional services and Asia; and power, utilities and process plant
organisations. He is experienced assisting both projects in Europe. He has also been appointed
claimants, defendants and respondents. Lee’s on various infrastructure and building contracts
appointments include, the independent analysis of in Europe.
delay on projects for the purposes of establishing In addition to his expert witness and advisory
the correct quantum of any time extensions due; roles, Mark is an experienced third-party neutral.
the correct quantum of delay arising from alleged He has been appointed as adjudicator or arbitrator
professional negligence, typically in respect of on over 500 cases. Mark is listed in the RICS, ICE,
the late release of drawings and information; and CIArb, TeCSA, RIBA, CIC and CLG panels of adjudi-
the correct quantum of delay for the purposes cators and the RICS, CIArb, HKIAC, AIAC, CIETAC,
of establishing loss and damages, including the SHIAC, SCIA and PIAC panels of arbitrators.
identification of concurrent delay. He has also been Mark’s expert witness and dispute resolu-
appointed to consider delay on early termination tion practice is underpinned by extensive experi-
cases. ence acting in the capacities of quantity surveyor,
Lee takes a practical, pragmatic, fact-driven contract administrator and claims adviser. He has
approach to analysing delay. He is skilled at unrav- been involved on contracts up to US$11 billion as
elling seemingly intractable problems, identifying part of wider projects up to US$30 billion in value.
the key issues and deriving order from chaos.
He adds clarity through clear and unambiguous
testimony.
2nd Floor
66-67 Newman Street 100 Victoria Embankment
London, W1T 3EQ London, EC4Y 0DH
Tel: +44 20 7812 2637 Tel: +44 20 7618 1200
[email protected] [email protected]
www.jsheld.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Lee Cookson is singled out WWL says: Mark Dixon is “a real heavyweight” whose work in “large and high-value energy
among peers for his top-tier delay anal- and oil and gas disputes” is “superb”. Sources say: “His reports are exceptionally well-
yses and related disputes in international written, clear and thorough, reaching sensible results.”
construction proceedings covering a range
of industry sectors including hospitality and
energy, among others.

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Austin Duffy Richard Edwin Emyr Evans

Kroll Kroll HKA

Austin Duffy, managing director at Kroll, is a char- Richard Edwin, managing director at Kroll, is Emyr Evans is a chartered quantity surveyor and
tered civil and structural engineer with over 30 a Chartered Civil Engineer with approaching 40 barrister (non-practising) with over 30 years of
years’ experience in the planning, design, procure- years’ experience as a programme and construc- construction industry experience. He is an inter-
ment, delivery and management of complex engi- tion professional. Richard specialises in the use of nationally experienced quantum expert witness
neering and construction projects globally. critical path analysis to assist in the resolution of and has acted on many high-value disputes up to
He has been instructed more than 70 times construction, process, industrial, oil and gas and US$1 billion. He has been instructed on more than
as an independent expert on project manage- offshore disputes. 40 occasions.
ment and construction management perfor- Richard has been appointed on over 55 occa- Emyr is involved in the preparation, analysis
mance/negligence matters, and on programming, sions to provide independent programming and and submission of expert witness reports and in
delay, disruption and acceleration issues. He has delay advice to clients, assisting them cost-effec- the preparation and defence of contractual claims.
submitted written evidence in conciliation, media- tively to resolve their construction-related disputes. He has given oral testimony in London, Paris, The
tion, adjudication, litigation and international arbi- Where a dispute cannot be settled amicably Hague, Rotterdam, Toronto and Khartoum, and
tration proceedings and has testified, including the between the parties, Richard regularly provides has experience of delivering concurrent evidence
provision of concurrent evidence (or ‘hot-tubbing’), independent expert witness opinion in formal (“hot-tubbing”) and evidence online.
in ICC, HKIAC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, DIAC and LCIA proceedings, has provided and oral testimony, and He has strong commercial and contractual
arbitrations on numerous occasions. has been ‘hot-tubbed’ at both international arbi- knowledge, having worked with a range of standard
Austin is regularly retained by both private tration (ICC, ICSID and LCIA) and DAB hearings. forms of contract as well as various bespoke forms
and public-sector clients to provide strategic Richard’s extensive experience was devel- of contracts. He has experience of dispute reso-
development and project management advice oped both as a main contractor and construction lution including international arbitration hear-
and programme management advisory services manager, for two of the UK’s major construc- ings, pleadings for arbitration (domestic and
on major capital investment programmes. Having tion companies, during which he delivered international), referral notices and responses for
worked at director level with leading international large, complex, high-value civil engineering and adjudication process, statements of claim, coun-
project management firms and design and build building projects. That experience encompasses terclaim and defence submissions and resolution
contractors, he has extensive experience acting for design/engineering, procurement and construc- via negotiation.
both client and contractor entities in the delivery of tion management, design and build contracting, Emyr has been appointed as quantum expert
large-scale, complex and high-value construction management and general contracting, risk many times in construction and engineering
and engineering projects. management, value engineering, programming, disputes in the UK, Europe, North America, Africa,
Austin’s experience spans healthcare, delay, disruption and acceleration analyses, dispute the Middle East and Asia. He has experience and
commercial, residential, industrial, retail, leisure, resolution and dispute avoidance. expertise across a variety of sectors ranging from
education, technology, renewable energy and Richard’s sector experience includes major aerospace, buildings, industrial and infrastructure
power, mining, process, pharmaceutical, oil and road, rail and airport infrastructure, renewable to oil and gas, offshore platforms, rail, roads and
gas and civil engineering sectors. energy and power, oil and gas, industrial and tunnelling, power and renewables, and technology.
process plants, healthcare, heavy civil engineering, Emyr is a fellow of the Royal Institution of
residential, commercial, retail, education, leisure, Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute
mechanical and electrical installations and of Building and the Academy of Experts; and a
offshore projects. member of the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn.
He holds a BSc (Hons) in quantity surveying, an MSc
in construction management and an LLB (Hons)
law degree. He is highly regarded by clients and
peers alike.

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London, SE1 9SG London, SE1 9SG London, EC4Y 0DH
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WWL says: With over 30 years of experience, WWL says: Richard Edwin is a top-tier delay WWL says: Emyr Evans demonstrates to
Austin Duffy is singled out as “an excellent expert, with market commentators reporting sources his “committed, methodical and
expert” for his construction management that he is “a favourite among lawyers in insightful approach to analysing issues”
practice that combines delay and damages Dubai” for construction disputes. and “ability to always offer meaningful
analyses across a variety of projects. contributions”.

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David Falkenstern Tony Farrow

Kroll Ankura

David Falkenstern is a civil engineer with over 20 Dr. Tony Farrow is a senior managing director at His experience in plant projects includes acting
years of experience in the construction industry. He Ankura, based in London. He has over 30 years’ as expert witness in a Japanese arbitration rela-
specialises in providing expert advice and consulta- experience in leading large expert witness cases tion to disputes on two coal-fired power stations
tion on major construction projects in the areas of involving the analysis of schedule delay and disrup- in South Africa; expert appointments in arbitration
programming, programme assessment, planning, tion, and disputed final accounts. He has submitted concerning causes of delay in relation to refin-
productivity, time impact, delay and disruption, with over 200 expert reports, and given evidence in the eries in Iraq and Australia; project support from
a focus on resolving disputes. In 2022, David was English High Court and to arbitration tribunals in Japan in relation to cement and fertiliser plants in
elected to the UK’s Society of Construction Law the UK, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, the Netherlands Indonesia and Malaysia; commercial work asso-
Counsel. He is also a regular speaker and lecturer and Switzerland. ciated with disputed final accounts in relation to
at Paris Arbitration Week, London Disputes Week, Tony has operated at corporate level in the EPC various process plants in the UK; project support
and Kings College. sector, leading the project controls functions (plan- from Japan in relation to a steel plant complex in
Before joining Kroll, David was a partner at ning, contract and cost management) for an inter- Libya; and producing reports investigating delays
Blackrock Expert Services, which was acquired by national EPC contractor/operator organisation. He and final accounts in relation to two water treat-
Kroll in 2020. first qualified as a quantity surveyor and subse- ment plants in the UK.
Prior to becoming an expert, David worked quently worked in a broad commercial environment Tony’s experience relating to building works
as a civil engineer, cost estimator and planner for within the international project management field, includes producing an expert report on delays and
the construction of an underground rail project, dealing with claims, litigation, commercial issues, giving evidence to arbitral tribunal in relation to a
underground pipeline and pump station project, and trouble shooting. headquarters building in Hong Kong; producing
and other large civil engineering projects. His plan- He has published many papers, particularly a report covering quantum and delay and giving
ning experience includes planning the construction on the topics of delay analysis and acceleration. evidence to arbitral tribunal in relation to a health-
works related to a combined cycle power station, He regularly gives seminars and undertakes care headquarters project in the UK; producing an
a 50-story residential high-rise and an urban light bespoke training courses for clients. His PhD thesis expert report on delay and disputed final account
rail project. concerned strategic issues in managing a profes- and giving evidence to arbitral tribunal in relation
David has worked with contractors, engineers sional services firm. to an insurance headquarters project in the UK;
and owners from all over the world to consult on Tony’s marine and offshore experience and producing an expert report on delay and giving
matters related to claims, construction program- includes: expert witness appointments for quantum evidence on nine separate occasions to arbitral
ming and scheduling, contract disputes, project and delay issues on two drill ship projects and three tribunal in relation to a media centre in Egypt.
controls and project management. He has been FPSO projects, including giving evidence to the His infrastructure experience includes: expert
appointed as an independent expert focused on arbitral panels; producing a report investigating witness appointments on two pipeline projects in
forensic delay analysis, giving both written and oral delays and extra costs, and presenting evidence Jordan and Kuwait regarding quantum and delay
evidence on matters of programming and project to an arbitral tribunal, in relation to a mega-yacht including giving evidence to the arbitral panels;
delay in construction disputes in arbitration, adju- project in the Netherlands; and producing an expert producing an expert report on delay and quantum
dication and mediation. He has experience in witness report on delays and disputed account, and impacts in relation to a bridge construction project
major construction projects across a broad range giving evidence to arbitral tribunal, in relation to a in the UK following section collapse; preparing
of industries including commercial property devel- new-build roll-on/roll-off ferry in the Netherlands. and negotiating claims for delay in relation to
opment, petrochemical, power generation, oil and He also worked on four semi-submersible drilling civil airfields projects in Nigeria; and commercial
gas, nuclear power and transportation. rig projects and ten FPSO projects acting in a support on an 80km BOT road project in Israel.
He has been cross examined in arbitral hear- contract management and project controls role
ings on numerous occasions and regularly supports during project execution.
clients in disputes and arbitrations before the ICC
and LCIA, as well as in ad-hoc arbitrations.
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32 London Bridge Street 2nd Floor
London, SE1 9SG London, EC2N 3AS
Tel: +44 20 7836 0158 Tel: +44 20 7015 2361
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: David Falkenstern receives WWL says: The “analytical, thorough and easy-going” Tony Farrow “combines his extensive
widespread endorsements as “a very solid reserve of industry knowledge” with “solid analytical acuity, considerable clarity in commu-
expert” who is “great to work with” and nicating the elements of his reasoning and a genuine interest in any key additional facts”.
“approaches the joint expert process in an
open and collaborative way”.

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Matthew Finn Neil Fitch

Ankura Kroll

Matthew Finn is a senior managing director at the experience and knowledge of working under Neil is a chartered quantity surveyor with some 40
Ankura based in London. He is a Fellow of the all different types of contracts within building years of experience in construction and engineering
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Fellow and civil engineering projects, including but not projects globally. He has acted as an expert witness
of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow of limited to, JCT, NEC, ICE, FIDIC, PFI, Procure 21, on many occasions, including single/joint expert
the Chartered Institute of Building and a Member Procure 21+, EFA Design & Build, SCAPE, and PPC and expert determiner/assessor, and he has acted
of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering. 2000. He also regularly provides training to large as a mediator. He has given oral evidence in the
Matthew is regularly appointed as an expert witness contracting companies on JCT and NEC forms of Technology and Commercial Court (TCC) and arbi-
in the field of quantum (damages) in construction standard contracts. tral and criminal proceedings; represented parties
matters. He has given oral evidence in UK litiga- A selection of Matthew’s recent quantum in mediation or adjudication; and been “hot-tubbed”
tion on several occasions under both traditional expert experience includes appointment by a in both the TCC and international arbitration. Neil
cross-examination and under concurrent evidence contractor on a €6bn new-build nuclear power has acted on matters in UK, Ireland, Mainland
commonly known as hot- tubbing. In addition to station relating to assessing damages related to Europe, Africa, Middle and Far East and Fiji.
several quantum CPR part 35 expert appoint- delay and disruption in international arbitration. Neil applies rigour and attention to detail in the
ments in UK litigation, Matthew has also acted Matthew has also been appointed on a $10bn provision of independent expert advice on construc-
as a quantum expert in international arbitration, thermal power plant centre in South East Asia to tion and engineering issues, assisting clients and
mediation and adjudication/DABs. assess a $2bn damages claim resulting from a their teams in the successful approach to, and
Matthew has been recognised in Who’s Who termination. He has also been appointed in inter- resolution of, complex issues. He has advised a
Legal in Arbitration, Quantum and Delay, and national arbitration on two thermal power plants in wide range of stakeholders, including account-
Construction chapters in publications in 2018, South Africa and a biomass fuel project in the UK. ants, banks, contractors and sub-contractors,
2019, 2020 and 2021. In addition to expert witness Matthew was also appointed to value a damages developers and investors, education authorities,
appointments, Matthew is a certified civil and claim of circa £60 million on a £1 billion high rise government/local authorities, private individuals,
commercial mediator, construction adjudicator, luxury hotel and residential scheme in London. He project managers and construction consultants,
international and domestic arbitrator, and sits on was also appointed on a PFI by the SPV and their solicitors, and transport authorities.
over 30 worldwide arbitration panels. legal team to assess a claim of circa £50m relating Neil’s extensive construction experience spans
Prior to undertaking expert appointments, to defects surrounding fire protection, mechan- commercial, defence, government, health care,
Matthew’s professional experience included ical, electrical and public services on a £220m PFI industrial, leisure, residential, new build and fit-out
regional management roles within the building and hospital, the matter was referred to the High Court - sectors, as well as infrastructure that includes
civil engineering divisions of major contractors, Technology and Construction (‘TCC’). Matthew was highways, major civils, process, power and rail-
managing multiple complex large value projects. also appointed quantum expert concerning claims ways. His contractual experience ranges from land
His experience whilst working for a contracting relating to prolongation, disruption, inflation, loss sale/development agreements and agreements
organisation was also in claims and dispute reso- of overheads and profit recovery and variations on for lease, to all major forms of project agreements
lution. He has experience in building, civil engi- a Data Centre project. He is also providing project including FIDIC, JCT, ICE and NEC as well as JV
neering, nuclear, rail, power, oil and gas, and advisory services to a tier 1 UK main contractor agreements.
building services. under a JCT Major Projects Construction Contract
He is an accredited and practising member 2016 for a Stadium project, England. The matter is
of the Academy of Experts (MAE), Member of ongoing, and Matthew regularly conducts training
the Expert Witness Institute (MEWI), and RICS to the project staff and undertakes regular audits.
Accredited Expert Witness under the RICS Expert
Witness Accreditation Service and included on the
expert referral panel. He also has undertaken the
Legal Experience Training Advanced Professional 55 Bishopsgate The Shard
Award in Expert Witness Evidence (LETAPAEWE). 2nd Floor 32 London Bridge Street
Matthew also is a practitioner for Dispute Boards London, EC2N 3AS London, SE1 9SG
MENA (Middle East and North Africa). Matthew has Tel: +44 20 7398 3861 Tel: +44 20 7836 0158
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Matthew Finn is “an excellent expert” who is “fantastic at seeing the woods WWL says: With over 35 years of experience,
through the trees and getting to the bigger picture quickly.” His “commercial common sense Neil Fitch is a “top expert” in the construc-
adds real value for clients” and his work is “comprehensive, reliable and authoritative”. tion industry who possesses an impeccable
eye for detail.

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David Goodman Mark Gordon Duncan Grimshaw

Kroll Kroll HKA

David Goodman, managing director at Kroll, is a Mark Gordon, managing director at Kroll, is a Duncan Grimshaw is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor
civil engineer and delay analyst with over 25 years’ Chartered Quantity Surveyor and quantum expert with over 35 years of construction industry experi-
experience in the construction industry of which with over 30 years of experience in the construction ence. He has been appointed as a quantum expert
the past 19 years have been spent working within and engineering industry. He has been appointed on more than 40 occasions and has acted as a
project planning, strategic advice, project manage- as an expert on matters of quantum and quantity single joint expert.
ment and dispute resolution teams in the UK and surveying in the UK and internationally on more Duncan has been cross-examined in both the
internationally. Much of the analysis carried out by than 70 occasions for disputes up to US$5 billion courts and alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
MrGoodman has naturally involved detailed reviews and on complex megaprojects exceeding US$20 proceedings. His expert roles have been in relation
of the design, procurement or the construction billion in capital value. to a variety of building, industrial, and infrastruc-
process of a project. Mark has a wealth of experience gained ture projects, with disputed values of up to £100
As part of these roles MrGoodman has worked across a diverse range of public and private sector million. Duncan has also assisted the named expert
on various projects across the globe from North markets, utilising both standard and bespoke forms for disputes with claims in excess of £1 billion.
America to South Australia, within all major of contract over many jurisdictions. He has particular expertise in relation to
construction fields including civil engineering and During his career to date, he has been negligence claims against quantity surveyors,
infrastructure, power, oil and gas, residential and appointed by contractors and sub-contractors, project managers, employer’s agents and contract
commercial construction. consultants, developers, private and public sector administrators.
MrGoodman has acted as an expert witness clients and suppliers to work on a wide-ranging Duncan has worked for national and inter-
on many occasions, including in domestic litigation portfolio of work that includes airports, power national contractors and major multidisciplinary
and under various international rules of arbitra- stations and grids, waste-to-energy plants, rail- consultancies. His experience includes commer-
tion. He has prepared expert witness reports, given ways, ports, manufacturing facilities, hospitals, cial management and project management using
oral expert testimony and provided strategic advice offices, retail and residential developments. standard and bespoke main works contracts and
to solicitors and counsel on various time-related Mark holds a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying sub-contracts including JCT, FIDIC, NEC3/4 and
disputes. and an MSc in Construction Law and Arbitration IChemE.
from King’s College, London. Duncan has specialised in dispute resolution
for more than a decade. Alongside his expert work,
he also undertakes dispute avoidance commissions
for live projects, aiming to reduce claims between
contractors and employers and from subcontrac-
tors to main contractors.
Duncan is a fellow of the Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors, a practising member of the
Academy of Experts, and a member of the Society of
Construction Law. He holds an LLM in construction
law and legal practice, an Advanced Professional
Award in Expert Witness Evidence, is a Bond Solon
accredited expert witness, and an ECC accredited
Project Manager for NEC3.

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32 London Bridge Street 32 London Bridge Street 100 Victoria Embankment
London, SE1 9SG London, SE1 9SG London, EC4Y 0DH
Tel: +44 20 7836 0158 Tel: +44 20 7836 0158 Tel: +44 7808 012 231
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www.kroll.com www.kroll.com www.hka.com

WWL says: David Goodman is described by WWL says: Mark Gordon possesses over WWL says: Duncan Grimshaw is “very
sources as “an excellent delay expert” and 30 years’ experience in the construction approachable, professional and method-
“one of the most knowledgeable experts in industry and regularly advises prestigious ical” and “provides complex analysis in an
the industry”. clients on high-value domestic and cross- accessible and client-friendly way.” Sources
border disputes. further note, “His attention to detail is
faultless.”

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Charles Gurnham Liam Holder Stuart Holdsworth

gb2 LLP Secretariat Diales Expert Witness Services

Charles is a founding member and a senior partner As a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Stuart has extensive practical grounding in
at gb². He is a chartered quantity surveyor and a Surveyor (FRICS) with 30 years’ experience on major construction engineering through nine years
fellow of the RICS, and has been called to the international construction and engineering projects, working with contractors and consultants
bar. He has over 35 years of experience advising Liam Holder’s project involvement spans many before setting up his own specialist engineering
on engineering and building projects around the sectors and geographies, including the UK, main- consultancy – Cameron Holdsworth. As director
world, with considerable experience of projects in land Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and South or principal for the past 25 years he has gained
infrastructure, power, process and buildings. He America. He specialises in the valuation of complex experience of: all types of concrete (prestressed
specialises in commercial management, quan- claims involving aspects such as valuation and meas- (which includes pre and post-tensioned concrete),
tity surveying, cost engineering, measurement, urement, delay, disruption, variations, defective works reinforced and mass concrete); building cladding;
procurement advice, valuation of works, variations, and termination claims, and he is regularly appointed steel design, including façades; steel fabrication;
prolongation, disruption, acceleration and forensic as quantum expert on large international projects. piling, including specification and design; façade
investigations. Charles has extensive experience Liam has served as expert adviser/witness retentions; temporary works; masonry; renova-
on a number of different contract conditions such during all phases of arbitration and litigation. He tion and demolition of derelict structures; refur-
as FIDIC, IChemE, NEC and ICE; and has worked has provided written evidence to various tribunals bishment; drainage; contract management and
for clients, contractors and private practice in (adjudication, dispute boards, mediation, concil- administration; site management and supervi-
most sectors of the construction and engineering iation, arbitration and litigation) and has given sion; risk analysis; structural timber; geotechnical
industry. Charles has been involved in numerous oral evidence on many occasions, including the design; and ground investigation. In addition to this
disputes heard by the TCC in the UK and interna- provision of concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing), for traditional design experience, Stuart has become
tional arbitration tribunals on projects in many the English High Court and various international a specialist in providing advice on the design and
different countries under ICC and UNCITRAL rules arbitrations (ICSID, ICC, UNCITRAL, DIAC), as well design review of more unusual structures such as
in connection with quantum, procurement, valu- as dispute boards, adjudications and mediations. movable structures, telecommunication network
ation, loss and/or expense and the quantification He has given evidence in the UK, the Middle East, infrastructure, bridges, sports stadia and tented
of damages. He has experience of “hot tubbing” Europe and Canada. membrane structures. He is also interested in
and has been instructed by tribunals as a single Liam was a member of the working group vibration attenuation and has played a major role
joint expert on a number of occasions. Peers say, established by the RICS to write the third edition in the design of the raised, removable equestrian
“Charles is very thorough and shows a real under- of the RICS “Guidance Note for Surveyors Acting arenas for the 2012 Olympics in Greenwich Park.
standing of the principles that are relevant to the as Adjudicator”s. He is also the lead technical Throughout his career he has gained experience
case. He is able to clearly and effectively consider author for the fourth edition of the “RICS Practice of litigation work including the investigation of
the facts and evidence, whilst always looking to Statement and Guidance Note for Surveyors Acting causes of building and structural defects and the
maintain his objectivity.” as Expert Witnesses”, the mandatory guidance for evaluation of contractual claims. More recently, he
all RICS surveyors. has been specialising in forensic investigation and
Liam holds an MSc in construction law and providing expert evidence, working on large civil
arbitration from Kings College, University of London and criminal litigation cases. He has also provided
and a BSc (Hons) degree in quantity surveying. He Norwich Union with technical advice on the merits
is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of claims involving defects in and damage to
(FCIArb), a chartered construction manager houses, including cases involving damp-proofing.
(MCIOB), an accredited expert witness (CUEW), a His attributes include the ability to think laterally
member of the Academy of Experts (MAE) and a and evolve cost-effective and innovative solu-
member of the Society of Construction Law. tions through detailed analysis of the challenges
Providian House presented by a case or project.
Adam House 2nd Floor
7-10 Adam Street 16-18 Monument Street 110 Cannon St
London, WC2N 6AA London, EC3R 8AJ London, EC4N 6EU
Tel: +44 20 7520 9330 Tel: +44 7500 885797 Tel: +44 207 377 4944
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.gbsqd.com www.secretariat-intl.com www.diales.com

WWL says: Charles Gurnham is an WWL says: Liam Holder commands WWL says: Stuart Holdsworth is highly
acclaimed as “a very meticulous practitioner “complete confidence” from sources thanks regarded for his work in complex construc-
who takes care in his analysis” in construc- to his “combination of integrity and tactical tion disputes, where he provides top-tier
tion-related disputes. nous” with which “superbly well-written, expert evidence on structural and material
highly professional, to-the-point expert defects.
reports” are produced.

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Duncan Hughes-Phillips Scott Jardine

Base Quantum Ltd Ankura

Duncan, founder and CEO of Base Quantum, is Scott Jardine is a senior managing director at Scott was appointed as the independent
a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and a member of Ankura, based in London. He is a chartered civil delay expert witness for a DIAC arbitration on a
the Expert Witness Institute with almost 30 years’ engineer with over 25 years’ experience in imple- dispute between an owner and the builder of a ship.
experience in the engineering and construction menting and advising on capital projects. He has Construction issues included delays to piping and
industries. Along with ‘live’ experience working been appointed as a delay expert witness on many electrical systems, additional steel weight and
on major projects, such as the New Hong Kong occasions, in both traditional engineering and IT design changes.
Airport and the King’s Cross Station Development, capital project disputes, and has given oral evidence. He was appointed as the delay expert in a
he has had a long, formative career as a consultant Scott has worked for public and private sector dispute between a contractor and developer on a
on a diverse range of short-term, troubleshooting clients advising on project delay, contract termi- multimillion-pound high-end residential project in
roles, working at all levels of the supply chain. nation, contract efficiency and dispute readiness. London. Scott’s client won the adjudication.
Duncan’s experience with specialist subcontrac- He has undertaken detailed reviews of projects and Scott was appointed as the independent
tors, provides him with an in-depth grasp of the advised clients on the strengths of the delay case delay expert witness in litigation between a
complex minutiae of construction technology and and options for termination. His project experience contractor and a client over the cause of delays
his big project experience provides him with the covers a wide range of sectors including power; oil to the construction and commissioning of a waste
ability to identify and focus on the big ticket items and gas; shipping; marine engineering; defence; processing plant. Delays were caused by struc-
in a dispute. His experience gained across many, nuclear; rail; infrastructure; education; airports; tural issues as well as by late commissioning of
often difficult, commercial situations, provides him retail; high-end residential; healthcare; IT; civic the process equipment. The case settled before
with an excellent skill set for his role as a quantum buildings; and manufacturing processes in the UK trial at the TCC.
expert. Duncan provides detailed quantum anal- and internationally. Scott provided expert programming and delay
ysis in a pragmatic and proportionate manner. He Scott has been appointed as the delay expert advice to a consortium undertaking a prestigious
has undertaken analysis on major projects around in the UK High Court (TCC), arbitrations (LCIA, ICC £800 million infrastructure project in the UK; he
the world, including on airports in the UK, Middle & DIAC), dispute adjudication boards (DABs) and assisted in managing live programme risks and
East and Africa, power stations in Africa, oil and mediations. Scott also regularly undertakes inde- extension of time claims with the client.
gas projects in Australia and Iraq, and highways, pendent “merit reviews” for clients and works for Scott was appointed as the delay expert in a
hotels and holiday resorts in the UK, Asia and insurers on delay-related insurance claims. dispute between a contractor and client on a UK
Eastern Europe. He has also been instructed in Scott has authored expert reports and road project; the delay expert to independently
relation to investment treaty disputes. Alongside conducted analysis to determine the assessment of assess the delay impacts to a defence project by
his experience of testifying in major international culpability with regards to capital project disputes, external influences; and the independent delay
arbitrations and in the TCC, Duncan regularly and delay and disruption cases utilising traditional expert witness in litigation between an SPV and an
accepts instructions from across the UK on smaller and bespoke delay analysis methods. He has given UK public sector body over the cause of delays to
disputes in adjudication, litigation and other forms oral evidence on causes of delay and delays analysis the construction of a group of building projects (the
of alternative dispute resolution. He continues to methods. case settled before trial at the TCC).
provide hands-on advice on live projects alongside Scott has advised clients on dispute prepara-
his growing team at Base Quantum. Duncan’s tion, including advice on consequences of termi-
testifying experience includes several major, nating contracts and preparing for formal dispute
complex, high-value international arbitrations on proceedings; advised and assisted client project
construction projects, litigations in the TCC and in teams in the development of project controls,
the Channel Islands. procurement systems and risk strategy, and in the
selection of project team and contracting organ-
isations; developed and implemented contract
Base Studios programme management systems for use within 55 Bishopsgate
Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwych production teams, utilising several high-end crit- 2nd Floor
London, WC2B 4HN ical path analysis software packages and bespoke London, EC2N 3AS
Tel: +44 20 7043 0993 database applications; and implemented the use of Tel: +44 20 7015 8734
[email protected] earned value analysis as a mechanism for project [email protected]
www.base-quantum.co.uk control and budget reporting. www.ankura.com

WWL says: Duncan Hughes-Phillips is a key WWL says: Scott Jardine is an “excellent and experienced” expert “always on top of the
name in the UK market, and comes highly details” and produces “good quality output”.
recommended by peers for his expertise
with a range of construction disputes as an
expert.

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Colin Johnson Mehmet Karakoc Ekrem Kaya

HKA Secretariat HKA

Colin has over 30 years of experience including Mehmet Karakoc is a managing director at Ekrem is a widely experienced civil engineer with
acting as a lender, equity investor, developer, Secretariat and is based in London. With 17 years of 24 years of construction industry experience. He
and legal and financial adviser. He has given oral experience in the construction industry, MrKarakoc has acted as expert witness in matters of civil engi-
evidence on more than 20 occasions and has acted specialises in the resolution of a wide range of neering, delay and quantum.
as an expert in matters of litigation and arbitration, complex disputes, forensic investigations, providing Ekrem’s broad experience spans the fields of
ranging from investment treaty claims to commer- witness testimony, delay and disruption analyses, construction project management, project controls,
cial, contractual and construction disputes. He has preparation of extension of time, disruption and cost project assurance, contract management, claims
supported clients on disputed sums of up to $50 claims, programming and project advisory matters. management, forensic delay analysis, cost control
billion. MrKarakoc has provided written and oral testimony and various forms of dispute resolution. He has
Colin uses his international experience in (including witness conferencing) in a number of worked on projects in Turkey and across Asia,
analysing, negotiating and managing major energy venues including international arbitration. Europe, Africa and the Middle East, including
projects to determine full commercial impacts and Through his years of experience as an engineer high-profile oil and gas, civil engineering, building
their effect on valuations. He has worked in Europe, and as an expert consultant, MrKarakoc has devel- and transportation projects.
North America, Latin America, Africa, the Middle oped a detailed knowledge of construction, project Ekrem also has comprehensive practical
East and Asia on behalf of national governments, management, scheduling and cost controls. In knowledge of all forms of delay analysis, special-
large companies, and entrepreneurs. addition, he regularly delivers trainings and speaks ising in the “Windows” and “Time Impact Analysis”
Colin specialises in evaluating value and at key industry events. methods; predominantly in circumstances where
damages in relation to large project companies MrKarakoc has been appointed as a delay previous submissions based on other forms of
whether in investment treaty claims, contractual and quantum expert on a number of large conten- analysis were not persuasive or successful. He is
disputes and investigations. He has provided expert tious and non-contentious international matters adept with all forms of planning software and has
services across a wide range of sectors including including construction of one of the longest gas experience with a wide range of programmes used
power, oil and gas, infrastructure, agriculture, pipelines in the world, the longest extradosed to effectively manage construction projects.
mining, construction, financial services, manufac- bridge in Europe, the tallest building in Europe Ekrem has been appointed as expert witness
turing, real estate and telecoms. and one of the largest airports in the Middle East. on numerous occasions and has been cross-ex-
Colin is a fellow of the Association of Chartered He has also been involved with disputes related to amined several times, including giving concur-
Certified Accountants and a member of the Energy the information technology and defence systems. rent evidence (hot tubbing). He has experience
Institute; and he holds a diploma in international MrKarakoc’s experience spans across in complex international construction disputes,
communication (degree equivalent) in Spanish. He numerous industries including infrastructure, including major investment treaty (ISCID and
is fluent in Spanish and has a working proficiency power, process and industrial, hospitals, commer- UNCITRAL) arbitrations, and has been appointed
in Portuguese, French and some German, as well cial, healthcare, hospitality, water structures and as dispute adjudication board (DAB) chairman, and
as his native language, English. oil & gas. In addition to UK projects, he has under- arbitrator in major construction disputes.
taken commissions all over the world, from Africa Ekrem has also been heavily involved in the
to Americas, in 35 countries. defence and rebuttal of claim submissions on
MrKarakoc holds a BSc degree in civil engi- behalf of contracting organisations. He special-
neering and a MSc in construction law and dispute ises in the provision of strategic advice relating
resolution from King’s College. He is a member of to claims and assessment of entitlement to addi-
the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in England tional payment in the context of delay and changed
and Wales, Society for Computers & Law, and The circumstances.
Academy of Experts.
Providian House
2nd Floor 2nd Floor
100 Victoria Embankment 16-18 Monument Street
London, EC4Y 0DH London, EC3R 8AJ
Tel: +44 20 7618 1200 Tel: +44 786 307 6949
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Colin Johnson is praised as WWL says: Mehmet Karakoc is a distin-
an “effective operator who is able to distil guished construction expert, as sources
complex accounting and valuation principles extol “his forensic grasp of the details is
into clear language”. exceptional.”

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Gary Kitt Carlos Loayza
J.S. Held Delta Consulting Group

Ekrem is fluent in both Turkish and English. Gary is a Senior Managing Director within the Carlos Loayza is a senior director at Delta
He conducts various seminars on issues ranging Construction Advisory practice of JS Held and is Consulting Group based in London. He brings
from delay analysis, quantum, risk allocation under a highly experienced Chartered Quantity Surveyor, more than 20 years of construction and litigation
domestic and international forms of contracts, Chartered Builder and Chartered Arbitrator with experience, with primary areas of concentration
roles of experts in dispute resolution processes and almost 40 years’ experience in building and engi- in planning and programming, and delay analysis.
effective management of construction contracts. neering projects worldwide. Over the last 25 years MrLoayza has worked with clients on projects in
Ekrem is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Gary has regularly been instructed as expert South America, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Oceania,
Arbitrators and the Chamber of Civil Engineers witness on quantum issues (valuation of disputed and Europe.
in Istanbul, a practising member of the Academy variations, prolongation, disruption, loss of profits) During the past 14 years, MrLoayza has
of Experts and is dual-qualified with an LLM in on major disputes across all sectors of industry provided advice to project owners, contractors,
construction law and arbitration, in addition to his including infrastructure, building projects (avia- subcontractors, funders, consultants, and other
BS degree in civil engineering and his MSc degree tion, healthcare, residential), oil and gas, process stakeholders in relation to delay and disruption to
in geotechnical engineering. engineering and shipbuilding. Gary is experienced major capital projects in both the public and private
in the provision of written and oral evidence, having sectors both in the UK and internationally.
been regularly cross examined by Leading Counsel MrLoayza has experience across a broad range
in both litigation and in arbitration hearings. He is of project sectors including power generation,
also experienced in providing testimony by way of real estate, oil and gas, transport infrastructure,
expert conferencing or “hot-tubbing.” offshore construction, shipping, government, and
Prior to joining JS Held, Gary spent 11 years public sector projects.
as a Partner at Arcadis LLP leading its Contract MrLoayza has been repeatedly appointed as
Solutions team in the UK which provided expert expert witness in relation to delay and disruption
evidence on quantum, delay and technical issues. aspects of project disputes in adjudication, inter-
Gary holds a diploma in surveying from the national arbitration, and litigation and has given
College of Estate Management and a Master of written and oral testimony (in person and virtually)
Science degree in construction law and arbitra- multiple times before the High Court of England
tion from King’s College, London. He has been on and Wales (TCC), and in international arbitration
the RICS President’s Panel of Adjudicators for 20 (both in English and in Spanish).
years and has been appointed as Adjudicator in MrLoayza is a civil engineer and has previously
both domestic and international disputes in excess gained practical experience working for an energy
of 200 occasions. He is also a Chartered Arbitrator, infrastructure construction contractor in South
Accredited Mediator and passed the Bar Vocational America where he specialised in the construction
Course at the grade of Very Competent. Gary has of transmission lines, power plants and substa-
regularly chaired and presented on industry panels. tions. MrLoayza was involved in all aspects of those
construction projects from initial estimating and
procurement, through planning and delivery.
Delta Consulting Group is an international
consulting firm of multi-disciplined professionals
in engineering, accounting, finance, economics,
construction, project management and litigation
support.
2nd Floor Marlow House
100 Victoria Embankment 66-67 Newman Street 1A Lloyd’s Avenue
London, EC4Y 0DH London, W1T 3EQ London, EC3N 3AA
Tel: +44 20 7618 1200 Tel: +44 7826 535 499 Tel: +44 204 566 8313
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.jsheld.com www.delta-cgi.com

WWL says: Ekrem Kaya runs a “strong WWL says: Market sources commend WWL says: Carlos Loayza is lauded for
practice” distinguished by his “comprehen- Gary Kitt as the “go-to name in domestic “his methodical nature and ability to distil
sive and practical knowledge of big-ticket UK cases”, thanks to his vast experience complex delay analysis into an understand-
construction projects and technical exper- providing expert testimony on quantum able format for clients”.
tise about power plants”. issues spanning a range of industry sectors
from infrastructure to oil and gas.

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Wendy MacLaughlin Ewen Maclean Franco Mastrandrea

gb2 LLP Kroll HKA

Wendy is a senior partner at gb². She is a chartered Ewen Maclean is a chartered civil engineer (FICE Franco is a chartered quantity surveyor and char-
civil engineer and a member of the Institution of and FCIArb) and a much sought after testifying tered arbitrator with over 40 years of experience in
Civil Engineers. She has over 25 years of experi- expert in the field of forensic delay and disrup- the construction industry. He has acted as expert
ence in the engineering and construction industry, tion analysis for construction and engineering on more than 50 international project management,
specifically on major projects in the power sector projects across the globe. He has over 30 years of delay and quantum-related disputes.
during her time with Arup, in both site-based roles experience in the fields of construction and engi- Franco’s expert commissions cover a wide
and project office roles. Her years working as a neering including design, contract administration, range of industries including oil and gas in
consulting civil engineer provides her with a sound contracting, project management, planning and Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, North Africa and
basis for her primary role as a programming and programming of major construction projects. South East Asia; transport infrastructure in the
delay expert. He has been recognised in Who’s Who Legal as Caribbean and the UK; power generation, from
Wendy specialises in delay and disruption anal- a leading expert witness and one of the world’s CCGT to windfarms, in the UK; and numerous
ysis and is known for her pragmatic and propor- foremost practitioners in construction. building and infrastructure projects around the
tionate approach to her analyses, and her keen eye Ewen is well versed in many of the standard world.
for detail. She has undertaken analyses on major forms of construction contract including NEC, Franco is widely regarded as an expert who
projects around the world in most sectors. These FIDIC, JCT, ICE, and GC works conditions as well as is both well qualified and highly experienced in
include power stations in South East Asia, MENA, bespoke forms of contracts including PFI contracts. complex construction issues. He is able to effec-
South America and Europe; oil and gas projects His experience portfolio spans, inter alia, major tively identify the key issues of principle in construc-
in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Africa and building and infrastructure projects, including tion appraisal disputes and provide clients with
Australia; rail systems (heavy rail, light rail, rapid airports, bridges, civil engineering, energy (HEP greater clarity as to project performance. Franco
transit), roads and highways projects in the UK, and waste to energy), fit-out works, FPSOs, guided combines management, construction and legal
Romania, East Africa, Middle East and Australia; busways, motorways, mechanical and electrical knowledge enabling him to deliver balanced opin-
and large-scale mining projects in Australia. installations, mining, mixed-use developments, ions on the performance of those involved in those
She has been cited in several editions of petrochemical including oil and gas and LNG, projects, and objective appraisals of the appropriate
WWL: Construction. In 2016 the guide called her an pharmaceutical, piping, power stations, railways, or likely outcomes.
“intellectually rigorous authority”; in 2017 it stated sewage, structural steelwork, telecommunications From London to Australia and Canada to
she was “able to explain the complexities of her and cabling, water treatment and tunnelling. Antarctica, Franco has extensive and diverse
analysis to laypeople in an accessible and persua- Ewen also lectures extensively on various dispute resolution expertise. With an established
sive manner, and is everything you would expect commercial and contractual subjects within the record in drafting, interpreting and applying
of an expert”; and in 2018 the guide described construction industry. Speaking appointments have commercial terms in contracts, he successfully
her as “awesome on the delay side” and a “delay included domestic and international conferences combines both knowledge and experience under
superstar”. In 2019 and 2021 she was awarded on a range of topics including delay and disruption traditional cross-examination and hot-tubbing.
Construction Expert Witness of the Year by Who’s methods of analysis, the expert witness, technology
Who Legal. and prospective versus retrospective analysis.
Ewen is an accredited Expert Witness, Fellow
of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Fellow of the
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Fellow of
Forensic Analysis with the Guild of Project Controls.

Adam House The Shard

7-10 Adam Street 32 London Bridge Street
London, WC2N 6AA London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +44 20 7520 9330 Tel: +44 7876 686036
[email protected] [email protected]
www.gbsqd.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Wendy MacLaughlin is high- WWL says: Peers commend Ewen Maclean
lighted by market respondents as “the best for his first-rate construction practice and
expert out there” who “excels at the tech- “ability to quickly get to the core issues in
nical detail” thanks to her strong industry a mass of data and to explain complicated
background. concepts clearly to clients”.

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Timothy McGoldrick Michelle Metz

Diales Expert Witness Services HKA

Franco holds a doctorate that addresses the Tim is a widely experienced quantity surveyor with Michelle Metz is a planner by training and has over
law, practice and quantification of construction over 39 years of construction industry experience. 30 years of experience in the construction industry.
claims; is a CEDR accredited mediator; appears He has worked as a consultant for more than 30 She has worked on a wide range of projects, acted
on the RICS register of Dispute Board Members years and has acted as quantum expert on 31 as delay expert and expert assistant on multiple
and the FIDIC President’s list of adjudicators; he is occasions. occasions.
a Chartered Arbitrator and appears on arbitrator Tim provides pre- and post-contract advice, Michelle has acted as expert, or expert advisor,
lists maintained by RICS and international arbitra- from drafting contracts, negotiating contracts on complex projects in dispute. This experience
tion centres in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore. and preparing and defending claims to delivering has been gained on a range of projects including
He has written extensively on the evaluation of dispute management services. These services have the construction of pharmaceutical facilities, LNG
construction claims and is listed in Who’s Who been provided on a wide range of projects, princi- refineries, power plants, rolling stock, roads, rail,
Legal: Construction 2016 as a ‘distinguished expert’ pally heavy engineering and shipbuilding, in the tunnelling, airports and building projects. She has
who is ‘an unflappable witness that stands up well United Kingdom and overseas. He has supported experience as a party appointed delay expert and
to cross-examination’. employers, contractors, subcontractors and has given oral evidence to arbitral tribunals in Hong
consultants. Kong and in Poland.
Tim has extensive international experience and Michelle’s site planning experience includes
has been based in Indonesia, Japan and Australia, major highways, complex oil and gas projects,
as well has having undertaken numerous short- complex rail, rolling stock and high-rise tower
term commissions in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, block projects and commercial fit-outs across Asia,
Australia and Canada. Europe, Canada and the UK. She is able to draw on
Tim is also very experienced at leading and her strong planning background to both assist and
managing large teams of consultants in the prepa- advise clients on matters of delay to construction
ration and defence of claims and in support of his and engineering projects. Michelle also provides
expert appointments. He has been cross-exam- advice on the preparation of master programmes,
ined on nine occasions including giving concurrent associated updates and reviews, the management
evidence (hot-tubbing), in both litigation and arbi- of time risks and extension of time assessments.
tration proceedings, for disputes of up to US$1.2 Michelle has presented at various seminars,
billion in value. Tim has also been appointed to the on the subjects of scheduling, delay analysis meth-
IChemE adjudicator panel and has acted as adju- odologies, programming challenges and role of the
dicator on a number of occasions. Expert across Europe, Asia and Australia.
Tim lectures extensively on various matters
relating to construction law and in-house forms of
contract. He has considerable knowledge and expe-
rience of all of the main standard forms of contract
and has written for various industry publications.

2nd Floor 2nd Floor

100 Victoria Embankment 110 Cannon St 100 Victoria Embankment
London, EC4Y 0DH London, EC4N 6EU London, EC4Y 0DH
Tel: +44 20 7618 1200 Tel: +44 207 377 4944 Tel: +44 1928 756 600
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.diales.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Franco Mastrandrea is WWL says: Tim McGoldrick has over 35 WWL says: Michelle Metz receives exten-
commended as “one of the most experi- years’ construction sector experience and sive recommendations from peers and
enced thinkers that can be found today in “excels in presenting expert testimony in a clients for her construction practice, with
the quantum market”, winning praise for his simple and easily understandable manner”. one source reporting that “her report settled
strategic advice in practical and technical the dispute, which I think would otherwise
matters. have run on for a long time.”

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John Mullen Derek Nelson

Diales Expert Witness Services HKA

John Mullen is a chartered quantity surveyor and Derek Nelson is a fellow and current chairman of He has a strong reputation with peers and
civil engineering surveyor with over 40 years’ expe- the Academy of Experts, having acted as expert clients alike, who say “Derek’s professionalism and
rience across buildings, infrastructure, civil engi- determiner, adjudicator, mediator and panel thoroughness in evaluation and analysis are second
neering, energy, oil and gas and process projects. member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ to none” “He is all you would want in an expert - a
He was one of the founders of Driver Group and business arbitration scheme, with extensive experi- true master”, who go on to note that Derek Nelson
is now a main board member. ence as an independent expert witness in litigation is highly recommended for “the great clarity of his
As one of the world’s leading quantum experts, and domestic and international arbitration. presentation - difficult concepts are put across
he has had over 70 expert witness appointments A chartered quantity surveyor and a chartered in an understandable way”. Derek is recognised
in many different jurisdictions across the world, engineering surveyor and commercial manager, for “the breadth and depth of his experience”.
including, Africa, the Americas, Europe, the Middle Derek is an accredited and certified expert witness, Derek “performs well under cross-examination”
East and the United Kingdom. Matters appointed an accredited mediator and accredited expert according to respondents, who praise his “clear
on have ranged in value up to US$2.75 billion in determiner. His experience covers 40 years in the and well-researched reports”. The “impressive”
dispute. construction industry. Derek Nelson is a “much respected” figure in
John has been cross-examined on many occa- Derek is frequently retained to prepare inde- the market, commended by respondents for his
sions, several times in the hot tub. He has been pendent expert witness reports in construction outstanding work dealing with quantum, delay and
cross-examined by specialist construction senior and engineering disputes in litigation, arbitration, disruption disputes. The “highly respected” Derek
counsel, including some of the UK’s top specialist adjudication and conciliation. He is an accredited Nelson is recognised for his “depth and breadth
King’s Counsel. Evidence has been given to tribu- expert and fellow with both the Academy of Experts of technical know-how and industry experience”
nals including some of construction’s most eminent and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, as when it comes to complex construction disputes.
judges and arbitrators. well as a certified expert witness through Cardiff Derek Nelson has a broad international practice
John is co-author of the books Evaluating University and Bond Solon, who has been appointed and impresses peers with his “high- quality reports,
Contract Claims and The Expert Witness in in the role of independent expert witness on over well-substantiated conclusions and excellent
Construction. 70 occasions, addressing issues in combination performance under cross-examination”. Derek
He is recommended in WWL Thought Leaders of delay, quantum and disruption and the interac- Nelson “performs well in cross-examinations” and
(2018 and 2019) and WWL Global Elite Thought tion of the same and has testified in both court and offers “professional and consistently high-quality
Leaders (2019 and 2020). arbitration proceedings on such matters on over 20 work” whilst referred to as “usually the quickest
occasions, including giving concurrent evidence. to comprehend the crux of a matter and from
He has successfully acted on behalf of both there he offers and communicates the practical
referring and responding parties in a number of options or solutions”. Derek is “a gifted quantum
adjudication referrals under statutory provisions in expert” that is commended for his “vigilance”
the UK, Singapore and Malaysia, and internationally during construction disputes. Nelson’s technical
in connection with dispute adjudication and dispute background coupled with his “intimate knowledge
review boards and is accredited as an expert deter- of international construction law and arbitration
miner with The Academy of Experts. hearings” ensure that he is “highly sought after” to
Derek is a contributing author to Delay and testify in disputes.
Disruption in Construction Contracts, fifth edition,
first supplement, chapter 17, ‘Disruption To
Progress And Lost Productivity’.
To date, Derek’s geographical experience
includes Belgium, Belize, China, Denmark, Finland,
Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Lao, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, 2nd Floor
110 Cannon St Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, 100 Victoria Embankment
London, EC4N 6EU Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. London, EC4Y 0DH
Tel: +44 207 377 4944 Tel: +44 20 7618 1200
[email protected] [email protected]
www.diales.com www.hka.com

WWL says: John Mullen receives substan- WWL says: Derek Nelson is heralded as “a powerhouse in construction disputes”, according
tial praise and is hailed for his impressive to commentators who laud him as “one of the most experienced experts in the market”.
work providing expert testimony in complex
construction disputes.

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Roger Nutland Seamus O’Doherty Ian Osbaldeston
J.S. Held Berkeley Research Group Kroll

Roger is a Senior Managing Director within the Seamus O’Doherty is a London based director in Ian Osbaldeston, managing director at Kroll, is a
Construction Advisory practice of J.S. Held and BRG’s Construction Practice. He is a Chartered Chartered Quantity Surveyor and quantum expert
part of the CA leadership team in the UK. Roger Quantity Surveyor, Chartered Builder, adjudicator, with over 24 years’ experience in main contracting,
primarily acts as a lead quantum expert, but also arbitrator and mediator with nearly thirty years of consultancy and acting as an independent quantum
has extensive commercial experience to assist experience in commercial and project management expert witness. He is a member of the Academy of
clients in the preparation and defence of contrac- and related disciplines. Experts and has been appointed as an independent
tual claims. Seamus is regularly appointed as an inde- expert witness over 30 times. He has also provided
He is a chartered quantity surveyor and char- pendent quantum expert in construction and oral testimony on 17 separate occasions in arbi-
tered builder, with more than 35 years’ experience engineering disputes. He also assists clients with trations under the UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, DIAC and
across the construction and engineering industries. litigious matters in the formulation of strategy, ICSID rules.
Roger is experienced in commercial manage- preparation of documents and case presentation Lauded in the industry for his clear and focused
ment, final account negotiation and the preparation in adjudication, arbitration, and litigation in the UK approach, he has a proven track record in delivering
and defence of contractual claims and works with and abroad. construction consultancy services to clients across
leading domestic and international construction He has worked for engineering and construc- the supply chain. As well as expert testimony,
and engineering clients to avoid, mitigate and tion companies, consultancies, and client organi- Ian also provides independent advice to States,
resolve disputes. He has given expert evidence on sations on projects in various countries including Governments, EPC contractors and subcontrac-
quantum matters, has cross-examination experi- the UK, Ireland, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico, tors on live projects to avoid, mitigate and resolve
ence in both the TCC and in arbitration and is very USA, India, China and the Middle East. disputes.
well versed in varying forms of dispute resolution. Seamus has provided cost planning, esti- Having previously lived and worked in the
His clients benefit from insight gained over mating, procurement, contract, claims (typically Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for many
decades in senior positions with both contractor related to delay and disruption, loss and expense years, Ian has extensive experience in the commer-
and consultant organisations and his broad range and final accounts) and commercial management cial issues encountered on major programmes of
of sector experience. on a broad range of projects including rail, metro, work. This includes the valuation of disruption,
Over the past 15+ years, he has been exten- power, steel plants, pharmaceutical oil and gas, disputed variations, extension of time, terminated
sively involved in the provision of expert witness airport, bridge, commercial, residential, civil, works, the financial impact of late payment, and
and claims services relating to quantum matters, educational, health and industrial. He has worked the financial impact of non-project related over-
in connection with major building and engineering with standard and bespoke main contracts and heads. His sector experience is wide ranging
disputes. sub-contracts including NEC, JCT, FIDIC, ICE. and has included the administration of projects
Seamus is also regularly appointed as a based on major forms of contract such as FIDIC
dispute resolver and is a panel member of the RICS EPC, NEC, IChemE, ICE and JCT. Ian is particu-
President’s Panel of Construction Adjudicators, larly experienced in complex Infrastructure, oil and
UK Adjudicators, the CIC Low Value Disputes gas, process and power projects as well as projects
Adjudication Scheme, the CIArb Business in sectors such as IT special airport systems,
Arbitration Scheme and is a CEDR ADR Official. rail, nuclear, water, marine, aviation, and luxury
He is a Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of commercial and residential properties.
Arbitrators.

8 Salisbury Square The Shard

66-67 Newman Street 8th Floor 32 London Bridge Street
London, W1T 3EQ London, EC4Y 8AP London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +44 7885 115918 Tel: +44 20 8068 4780 Tel: +44 20 7836 0158
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.jsheld.com www.thinkbrg.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: With more than three decades WWL says: Seamus O’Doherty earns plau- WWL says: Ian Osbaldeston is singled out as
of experience in the construction and engi- dits for his “experience of major construc- the “the best quantum expert” who is “excel-
neering industry, Roger Nutland distin- tion projects”. Sources add: “Experienced lent on the stand”. His “sensible, measured
guishes himself as a leading name for decision makers rely on Seamus’ reports.” and level-headed approach” receives further
construction contracts and related disputes. praise.

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Rob Palles-Clark Sarah Pattinson Joanne Prior

Kroll gb2 LLP Kroll

Rob Palles-Clark, managing director at Kroll, is a Sarah is a senior partner at gb². She is a chartered Joanne Prior, managing director at Kroll, is a
quantity surveyor and quantum and delay expert quantity surveyor and member of the RICS with Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 30 years of
with over 36 years of experience in the construc- almost twenty five years of experience within the experience in the construction industry. Joanne
tion and engineering industry. He has extensive construction industry. Sarah specialises in the is regularly appointed as a quantum expert on
experience of major building, civil engineering, provision of independent expert opinion in the fields large, complex international construction and
highway, marine, railway, petrochemical and of quantity surveying, cost engineering, measure- engineering projects. She has considerable testi-
water projects throughout the UK, Europe, the ment, procurement advice, valuation of works, vari- fying experience and has given evidence in the
Middle East and other international locations. Rob ations, prolongation, disruption and acceleration. Technology and Construction Court (TCC) and Man
has had over 70 appointments as an independent Sarah’s experience includes complex engi- arbitration hearings in the UK and internationally.
quantum and/or delay expert witness, including a neering and infrastructure projects such as Joanne has worked on a wide range of projects
number of high-profile, billion-dollar cases. He airports, roads, process plants/mining facilities, in the UK, Europe, Africa, Australia, Far East and
has twice given expert evidence in the Technology offshore wind farm installations and onshore fabri- the Middle East and has expertise in the anal-
and Construction Court (TCC) on quantum and cation contracts, oil and gas plants and installa- ysis and quantification of construction claims on
programming matters. He has been cross-ex- tions, highways and over-ground rail. She has major building, highway, rail, process and energy
amined both as a delay and a quantum expert in worked for clients, contractors, subcontractors and contracts.
international arbitrations on many occasions, has in private practice in most sectors of the construc- Joanne holds a BSc (Hons) degree in
experience of “hot-tubbing” and he has extensive tion and engineering industry. Quantity Surveying, a Masters Degree in Business
experience of adjudication and mediation. Rob’s Sarah has experience of working with various Administration and Postgraduate Diplomas
experience as a quantity surveyor has involved the forms of contract including FIDIC and NEC, the in Law and Arbitration. She is a Fellow of the
pre-contract and post-contract financial adminis- JCT suite of contracts, IChemE and ICE forms of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and sits as a RICS
tration of commercial projects, and extensive expe- Contract. Sarah has experience of many forms of Assessment of Professional Competence (APC)
rience in delay and cost claim preparation, analysis, procurement including design and build, traditional Assessor.
management and resolution. He has also advised bills of quantities, construction management, cost
clients about best practice procurement and reimbursable and bespoke forms of contract.
procurement procedures and has drafted several Sarah has been appointed to provide inde-
procurement guides for the UK Government. Rob pendent expert quantum advice to court and
sits as an adjudicator on adjudicator panels for international arbitrations on numerous occasions
three distinguished bodies: the Royal Institution of and has testified in arbitration hearings in Oman,
Chartered Surveyors (RICS); the Technology and Dubai, London and Geneva and in the High Court
Construction Solicitors’ Association (TeCSA); and of Trinidad and Tobago.
the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), and
regularly sits on dispute adjudication boards.

The Shard The Shard

32 London Bridge Street Adam House 32 London Bridge Street
London, SE1 9SG 7-10 Adam Street London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +44 20 7836 0158 London, WC2N 6AA Tel: +44 20 7836 0158
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.gbsqd.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Rob Palles-Clark is a favourite WWL says: Sarah Pattinson performs WWL says: Joanne Prior is “an effective
among peers and clients, who readily “outstandingly” in complex quantum and convincing quantum expert” and “a very
endorse him as a “world class” construction matters, spanning valuations and disruption adept practitioner”.
expert. estimations, among other matters.

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Ian Robinson Stephen Sandles

Tempus Delay Analysis Ankura

Ian Robinson is the founder and senior partner of Ian’s practice is a combination of UK and inter- Stephen Sandles is a managing director at Ankura
Tempus Delay Analysis LLP, based in London. Ian nationally based work, including projects in Canada, with 15 years’ quantity surveying experience in
founded Tempus in 2012 having been a partner South Africa, Peru and Chile, the UAE, Ireland, the the construction industry, working for contractors
with construction specialists Davis Langdon LLP Philippines, Romania, Trinidad, Turkey, Israel, and consultants and is a fellow of the Chartered
since 1998 and having led Davis Langdon’s Legal Kyrgyzstan, Spain, Kathmandu, Kenya, Angola, Institute of Arbitrators. He has Currently based in
Support Group since 2008. Ian leads a specialist Tunisia, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia. Ian’s experience London, with projects worked on in the UK, Europe,
team providing advice, support and expert anal- covers a wide range of sectors in the construction, Middle East and Australia.
ysis in relation to delay and disruption as it affects civil engineering, energy, process engineering and Stephen has been directly involved in projects
the construction and engineering industries. Ian oil and gas industries. This includes commercial for government organisations, developers,
specialises in the forensic investigation of construc- and residential property (including a number of contractors, and utility network operators over a
tion and engineering delays, with a view to assisting iconic projects in London), hospitals, hotels, wide range of schemes including power, oil and
parties and tribunals to identify the extent, causes military facilities, major roads and bridges, flood gas (onshore/offshore), FPSOs, civil engineering,
of and responsibility for critical project delays. Ian’s defence and control facilities, coal, gas, hydro-elec- transportation, residential and commercial prop-
clients are drawn from all sides of the industry and tric, nuclear, biomass and onshore and offshore erty, covering feasibility studies, pre-tender docu-
include property developers, government and local wind power generation, airport facilities, oil and mentation, cost management and claims using all
government departments (both UK and interna- gas pipelines and pumping and processing facili- major forms of contract.
tional), universities, contractors and specialist ties, smelting plants, offshore jetties and harbour Specialising in dispute resolution, Stephen
subcontractors, utility companies, engineers and construction. Ian has advised on matters with sums has been involved in multiple large-scale disputes
architects and their insurers. in dispute of up to £500 million. including ADR, adjudication, litigation and arbitra-
Ian has practised in this area since 1995 and Ian is a member of the Royal Institution of tion and is regularly appointed as quantum expert
has acted as an expert witness in numerous high- Chartered Surveyors, having qualified as a char- and assisted on expert witness reports for high
value and high-profile cases before a variety of tered quantity surveyor in 1990. profile disputes.
tribunals. This includes a number of appearances Stephen’s professional experience includes
before the Technology and Construction Court working on various pipelines in England, the
in London, and also before international arbitral Middle East, and Australia. He was appointed by
tribunals (both ICC and UNCITRAL) in London, a system operator as pre-action expert advisor on
Paris, Bucharest, Miami, Johannesburg, Dubai and a multi-million termination dispute on an NEC3
Singapore. Ian has given oral evidence on over 20 Option C contract; served as lead assistant valuing
occasions, including a number of reported cases. substantial variations and assessing delay and
These include Mirant Asia-Pacific Construction (Hong disruption in connection with the delivery station
Kong) Limited v Ove Arup & Partners International within an LNG Plant; has undertaken measure-
Limited and Another [2007] EWHC 918 (TCC), and ment and valuation of a multi-billion oil pipework
Walter Lilly & Co Ltd v Mackay & Another [2012] dispute; has assessed the quantum on a multi-mil-
EWHC 1773 (TCC). lion dispute concerning LNG facilities.
Stephen has also provided advice on buildings
and infrastructure projects. He prepared an expert
advisor report for a multi-million complex defects
remedial scheme to the façade of a landmark
building, he successfully negotiated the settlement
of historical disputed claims on the construction
of a multi-million underground rail service control
Ludgate House centre and was appointed quantum expert on a
107 – 111 Fleet Street three-person panel to independently review and
London, EC4A 2AB assess entitlement for a multi-million dispute on a
Tel: +44 20 7936 9451 mixed-use development in Doha comprising delay
[email protected] and disruption claims.
www.tempus-delayanalysis.com

WWL says: Ian Robinson ranks highly among peers thanks to his top-notch advisory practice Continued overleaf
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England

Stephen Sandles (cont.) Mamas Stavrou

Ankura

Stephen has extensive experience on power Mamas Stavrou is a managing director at Ankura, He also provided expert reports and testimony
projects, including, successfully negotiating a based in London. He is a chartered quantity on quantum in the High Court in London (TCC) in
settlement of a complex and sensitive multi-mil- surveyor with more than 25 years’ experience Greenore Port Ltd v Technical & General Guarantee
lion mechanical and electrical infrastructure in the construction industry, now specialising in Company. The matter related to the assessment
scheme concerning safety-critical 400 kV cable construction dispute resolution. He is a fellow of the of costs properly due to the claimant in respect of
cooling, the settlement of a complex dispute Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a fellow of the completion of port refurbishment and marine
between a specialist contractor and an alliance on the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and a Bond dredging works following replacement of the orig-
a multi-million cable installation scheme on a 400 Solon-accredited expert witness. inal contractor.
kV power station, preparation of expert reports on Mamas is regularly appointed as expert witness He was the lead assistant in the preparation
several biomass construction projects. on quantum and has testified in the Technology and of expert evidence on quantum in a $900 million
Prior to consulting work, Stephen has been Construction Court, in international arbitration, and dispute in ICC arbitration relating to the construc-
involved in numerous large scale construction in dispute board hearings. He is recognised as a tion of a 540km LNG pipeline, receipt station, and
projects where he worked in a traditional contract leading expert in WWL: Construction. associated mainline valves in eastern Australia. This
environment to deliver a 400 kV cable installation Mamas’ professional experience includes involved examination and assessment of the impact
across 32 km of tunnels in London; worked within expert reports and testimony on quantum in on equipment and labour from delays, disruption
an alliance to deliver a mechanical and electrical an ad hoc arbitration relating to a major waste and prolongation caused by variations to welding
275 kV cable cooling scheme in pumping stations water network and sewage treatment project in procedures and other major variations. The assess-
and canal-side troughs; assisted the interim Oman. The amount in dispute was $90 million and ment entailed labour and equipment productivity
construction management team on the bespoke concerned assessment of sums claimed in relation analyses; audit of staff and labour costs and employ-
procurement of the luxury mixed-use development, to alleged variations, delay, disruption, and loss of ment agreements; audit of equipment costs and
Chelsea Barracks and assisted in the mixed-use opportunity. equipment supply agreements; and audit of internal
development Great West Quarter, comprising He also provided expert reports and testi- charging arrangements and accounting systems.
listed refurbishments, commercial and residen- mony on quantum in a $50 million dispute in South He was also the lead assistant in the prepa-
tial blocks. African rules arbitration. The dispute involved ration of expert evidence on quantum in a $100
Stephen is recognised as being personable, assessment of the impact on equipment and labour million dispute in ICC arbitration relating to the
commercial and solutions-oriented by his clients. from major scope changes and costs properly due construction of a nickel slurry pipeline project in
He has a passion for technical research and acts to the claimant after termination of its contract Africa. This required assessment of the impact on
as a dissertation supervisor to students on the MSc for civil engineering and earth works on a mining labour and equipment arising from unforeseen
Construction Law and Dispute Resolution course at project in Africa. The assessment predominantly ground conditions and late changes to cut and fill
Kings College London. entailed the analysis of equipment utilisation and and reinstatement activities.
the audit of equipment costs and third-party equip- Mamas was the expert adviser undertaking
ment supplier agreements. peer review of the appointed quantum expert’s
Mamas provided expert reports and testi- reports and analyses, and assisted the legal
mony on quantum in dispute concerning a 400MW team, appointed on behalf of the lead joint venture
combined cycle gas turbine power plant project in partner, to assess the quantum for discrete aspects
Latvia. The dispute concerned the assessment of of the case. The claims related to delay, disruption
costs arising from changes to equipment transpor- and additional costs incurred as a consequence of
tation requirements and restrictions from delays termination, notably increased construction costs
caused to the delivery of equipment and from delays due to changed construction methodology arising
caused to the commissioning process. from programme re-sequencing.

55 Bishopsgate 55 Bishopsgate
2nd Floor 2nd Floor
London, EC2N 3AS London, EC2N 3AS
Tel: +44 20 7015 8731 Tel: +44 20 7015 2369
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Stephen Sandles maintains a WWL says: Mamas Stavrou is identified as the consummate construction expert by peers in
sterling construction expert practice, and the UK market, and brings over 25 years of experience with quantum analyses and disputes
has over 13 years of experience advising to her clients’ matters.
government organisations, developers and
contractors on quantum issues.

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Michael Stokes Keith Strutt

Ankura Diales Expert Witness Services

Michael Stokes is a senior managing director at He was appointed as quantum expert on behalf Keith has over 40 years of experience in the engi-
Ankura, based in London. He is an internationally of the Yard in connection with a claim related to the neering and construction industries. He has worked
recognised quantum expert, with more than 30 world’s largest wind assisted yacht. The claims in several sectors of construction including build-
years of experience in the construction industry. related to the proper valuation of the works, and ings, civil engineering and rail; and has worked
Michael has worked across all industries, but his he testified at a hearing in London. extensively on the preparation and defence of
core areas of expertise include rail (systems and He was appointed as a quantum expert in an contractual claims in these sectors, as well as in
rolling stock); power and process plants; pipe- ICC arbitration in connection with a container port connection with oil and gas fields, petrochemical
lines; offshore platforms; stadia; major commer- expansion project in the Middle East. Complex and refinery projects, process plants, power plants,
cial buildings, including high-rise; and major quantum issues arose regarding substantial and mining projects, as an expert.
infrastructure projects including ports, highways, costs to complete and the terminated contractor’s Keith’s work includes construction manage-
tunnels and airports. damages. Claims and counterclaims totalled circa ment and client advisory (contract and commercial)
He is regularly appointed as an independent US$50 million. He testified at a hearing in London. work, as well as acting lead negotiator, funder’s
expert on complex and high-value disputes. He was appointed as quantum expert on behalf project representative and expert, in management
His core discipline is quantum, but he has also of a major subcontractor providing all the flexible and cost of projects in excess of $200 billion, and
provided effective evidence in relation to delay and pavement works on a major new highway in Qatar. formal dispute negotiations in excess of $60 billion.
the standard of performance of quantity surveyors Issues related to method of measurement, mate- He has testified in formal disputes in excess of $7
and project managers. Having been instructed in rials quantities, delay, and disruption costs. He billion.
arbitration or litigation on 60 occasions, Michael testified at an ICC hearing in Qatar, and the claims Keith has acted as party and court-ap-
has testified in a number of forums and jurisdic- were valued at circa £35 million. pointed joint expert on several engineering and
tions including the UK, France, Denmark, the UAE, He was appointed as quantum expert in construction disputes. He has been appointed as
Qatar and Australia. connection with specialist airport services package party expert in connection with the time and cost
Michael was recently appointed on behalf of on a major international airport expansion project management of upstream oil and gas field develop-
the government project sponsor as quantum expert in the Middle East. High-value claims related to ments, rail infrastructure, and power infrastructure
in connection with 350km water pipeline and well disputed variations and contra charges, prolonga- and generation disputes.
field (55 production wells) project dispute. He tion, and complex disruption. He testified at DIAC Other project examples include offshore and
provided independent evidence in Uncitral proceed- hearing, giving evidence concurrently. onshore wind; a water treatment plant; a diesel
ings regarding all quantum aspects of the case, refinery; offshore oil rig drilling operations; a rede-
including valuation of variations, delay, disruption, velopment of three gold mines, a gas turbine and
and acceleration; and he testified at a hearing in combined cycle power plants; as well as petro-
Paris. chemical and alcohol process plants.
He was also appointed on behalf of the Keith has been appointed to provide advice
contractor as quantum expert in connection with on the administration of live projects; dispute
a 530km, 42-inch diameter gas pipeline project avoidance; risk management; procurement;
dispute. He provided independent quantum interpretation of technical and process elements
evidence in ICC proceedings regarding all quantum of construction contracts; project management
aspects of the case, including valuation of varia- structure; and strategy.
tions, delay, disruption, and acceleration, as well Keith also provided technical and commer-
as a quantum meruit claim; and he testified at a cial advice as well as lead negotiation support to
hearing in Australia, giving concurrent evidence. the minister of state for oil and gas of a prominent
Michael was appointed as quantum expert on CIS republic during the renegotiation of production
behalf of the plant owner of a new 5000 TPD cement sharing agreements, dispute settlement negotia-
plant in Qatar. Claims related to unpaid certificates, 55 Bishopsgate tions and formal disputes.
variations and prolongation, and other delay-re- 2nd Floor 110 Cannon St
lated claims and counterclaims, with total sums in London, EC2N 3AS London, EC4N 6EU
dispute in excess of US$100 million. He testified at Tel: +44 20 7015 2379 Tel: +44 207 377 4944
an ICC arbitration hearing in Qatar, giving concur- [email protected] [email protected]
rent evidence. www.ankura.com www.diales.com

WWL says: Michael Stokes is a prominent name in the construction expert market, with WWL says: Keith Strutt has four decades of
peers confirming that he has “excellent knowledge and expertise in quantum matters”. experience and possesses “excellent knowl-
edge in the construction industry”, particu-
larly pertaining to the oil and gas sector.

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England

George Taft Tom Taylor

Secretariat Base Quantum Ltd

MrTaft is a managing director of Secretariat MrTaft also frequently acts as expert adviser to Tom is a chartered quantity surveyor, quantum
International, based in the UK. Secretariat special- clients outside of formal dispute processes; and as expert and managing director at Base Quantum. He
ises in providing independent expert advice on independent auditor on behalf of banks and donors has over 15 years’ experience in construction across
construction projects in the areas of programming supporting investment on programmes such as a wide range of fields including, energy, pipelines,
and scheduling (delay and disruption), quantum the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement project. He civil engineering, and major infrastructure projects,
analysis and general damages. provides clients with forensic quantum analyst such as airports, highways and marine structures.
MrTaft is a fellow of the Royal Institute of services; consultation during alternative dispute He has worked throughout the supply chain on
Chartered Surveyors with 30 years of experience, resolution processes; and claim assembly, defence projects of all sizes in the UK and Europe, and on
and has been engaged as a quantum expert on and negotiation; advice on valuation methodologies. major construction projects whilst based in Africa
some of the world’s largest and highest-pro- He also delivers seminars, training and articles on and the Middle East. His varied career has provided
file projects. He is typically appointed on large these subjects. him with hands-on experience of claims and
construction disputes with complex quantifica- commercial issues under various forms of contract.
tion issues. His areas of expertise include costs of More recently, Tom has been instructed as an
building construction and major civil engineering, expert witness in over 100 contentious matters of
including piling, dewatering, tunnelling, rail, varying size and value. He has been appointed by
concrete and steel structures, together with large- public and private clients, contractors, and subcon-
scale earthworks and offshore and marine works. tractors in litigation, international arbitration and
Acknowledged as a leading expert on the other alternative dispute resolution fora, in courts
quantum of claims on construction contracts, including the TCC in the UK. He has testified and
MrTaft has been cross-examined on numerous been cross-examined, both virtually and in person,
occasions in a range of dispute processes (particu- as a party-appointed and single joint quantum
larly international arbitration and litigation in the expert. Tom’s recent experience of international
English High Court) and has also had wide expe- arbitration proceedings relates to major projects
rience of witness-conferencing. His experience as in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Australia.
a practitioner in different areas of the construc- Tom’s subcontracting background enables him
tion industry, while working for both contractors to recognise that his advice and opinions need to be
and employers, has enabled him to provide valu- concise, practical, and proportionate. This focus on
able insights when acting as a quantum expert or producing clear and effective output allows him to
when advising on the resolution of or avoidance of tackle the key issues of a dispute and is of particular
disputes. MrTaft is also relied upon for his ability value to clients.
to distil complex quantum issues on matters with
large volumes of cost evidence and to articulate
them clearly to assist the parties and Tribunals.
MrTaft is regularly appointed as a quantum
expert on a wide range of major construction
disputes throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and the
Americas. He often acts as a party-appointed
expert but has also been engaged as an inde-
pendent assessor by tribunals or dispute boards,
for example, on the Panama Canal Expansion and
the Bosphorus Crossing.
1310 Solihull Parkway Base Studios
Birmingham Business Park Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwych
Birmingham, B37 7YB London, WC2B 4HN
Tel: +44 7810 850 109 Tel: +44 207 043 0993
[email protected] [email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com www.base-quantum.co.uk

WWL says: George Taft is “very sensible, pragmatic and has a good handle on the detail”, WWL says: Tom Taylor’s “reports are always
with sources noting his “articulate, authoritative and attentive” approach in proceedings. well written, detailed, fair and very persua-
sive”, with clients further highlighting his
“excellence in cross examination”.

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France

Alan Whaley Mark Wheeler Anthony Charlton
J.S. Held Diales Expert Witness Services HKA

Alan is a chartered construction manager, char- Mark is an engineer and surveyor with over 25 Anthony Charlton is a chartered accountant with
tered quantity surveyor, accredited expert witness years’ experience in the construction industry, close to 30 years of professional experience. He has
and director at J.S. Held. He has over 22 years of including major civil engineering, building and been appointed as an expert in matters of forensic
experience working at all levels of the construction power projects. He acts as an expert witness in accounting and the assessment of economic loss
industry. both technical and quantum disputes, and has on over 50 occasions.
Over the course of his career, Alan has partic- cross-examination experience in the High Court Anthony has testified in both English and in
ipated in the management and delivery of a variety and in high-value international arbitrations. French for matters before the French and Belgian
of domestic and international projects within both He specialises in providing expert reports in domestic courts and for many investment and
contractor and client teams. These projects include quantum, M&E quantum, and M&E technical. Mark commercial arbitration matters. He has acted in
international airports, onshore/offshore seaports, has appeared as a tribunal expert, independent disputes ranging from $3 million to $20 billion.
oil and gas facilities, gas fired power stations, water expert valuer and a party expert in litigation, adjudi- Anthony has specialised in dispute-type work
treatment works, chemical processing facilities, cation, arbitration and mediation. Mark gained site since 1996, after first gaining professional expe-
railways, sports stadia, high-rise developments, experience on a wide range of projects in commer- rience in many auditing and insolvency related
hotels, retail developments and residential cial buildings, on both a pre-designed and design- assignments. His experience is global and covers a
schemes. He has held a range of senior profes- and-build basis, in office developments, industrial variety of industries including technology media and
sional roles including quantity surveyor, planning/ projects, and a number of schools and hospitals. telecoms, oil and gas, energy, resources, construc-
programming consultant, contracts administrator This has involved work on a wide range of contracts tion, real estate, mining, aviation, infrastructure,
and claims manager. He commenced his career on including JCT, PPC2000, BE Collaborative, FIDIC hotel & leisure, banking, media, materials.
site working as a carpenter. and the NEC3&4 forms, with which he has worked Anthony’s expertise ranges from the quantifi-
Alan now specialises in the forensic investiga- extensively; he regularly advises on the practical cation of damages claims in international commer-
tion of delay and disruption affecting major inter- application and use of them. He has appeared cial and investment treaty disputes, contentious
national construction, energy and infrastructure as an expert in the UK, the Middle East and the valuations and expert determinations to share-
projects. He is frequently instructed on behalf of Asia-Pacific region. He has also been instructed holder and joint-venture disputes, financial and
clients and contractors as expert witness or inde- as expert in NEC3&4 matters, from both a project fraud investigations, and other types of forensic
pendent expert, and has testifying experience in management and quantum perspective and has accounting assignments. He is also frequently
international arbitration. He adopts a pragmatic extensive sector experience, including on a number instructed to prepare preliminary assessments of
and analytical approach to delay analysis with a of major infrastructure projects. His quantum loss by claimants and law firms in contemplation of
focus on simplifying complex technical problems, claims experience includes those relating to addi- launching formal dispute proceedings.
and has an in-depth understanding of the relation- tional payment for variations, re-measurement, Anthony is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered
ship between issues of liability, delay and quantum. damages, disruption, prolongation and increased Accountants in England and Wales and a member
Alongside his professional career, Alan leads costs. Particular areas of expertise include issues of their specialist valuation group. He is widely
the dispute resolution module on the University such as: re-rating of billed items, valuation of recognised by WWL as a Global Elite Thought
of Salford’s LLM construction law and practice disruption, preliminaries thickening, head office Leader and Thought Leader in their quantum of
programme. He also regularly lectures on advanced overheads, site overheads and plant depreciation. damages, arbitration and investigations – forensic
training programmes with a focus on dispute reso- experts’ research.
lution, forensic delay analysis and quantum claims.

66-67 Newman Street 110 Cannon St 33 Rue Galilée

London, W1T 3EQ London, EC4N 6EU Paris, 75116
Tel: +44 20 7812 2000 Tel: +44 207 377 4944 Tel: +33 6 46 39 72 72
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.jsheld.com www.diales.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Alan Whaley enjoys a sterling WWL says: Mark Wheeler is a highly WWL says: Anthony Charlton excels in the
reputation in the market for his profound respected construction expert with a long- market as “a very knowledgeable expert”
expertise in delay analysis and has extensive standing practice providing testimony on with “exceptional” expertise in construction
experience advising on major domestic and high-value quantum disputes. matters.
international construction projects.

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France Germany

David Coyne Thierry Linares Thomas Hofbauer
Diales Expert Witness Services FTI Consulting FTI Consulting

David Coyne is both a UK and European Chartered Thierry Linares is a managing director, leading the Thomas Hofbauer, a senior managing director at
Engineer with over ten years of experience in construction solutions practice of FTI Consulting’s FTI Consulting. He is a member of the Forensic
the construction and engineering industries. He forensic and litigation team in Paris. He joined and Litigation Consulting practice and is based in
specialises in forensic construction programming FTI Consulting in 2016, having spent most of his Munich where he leads the Constructions Solutions
and delay analysis. He has been engaged in various professional career managing major oil and gas practice in Germany and the DACH region. He is a
projects, including commercial developments, and infrastructure projects. civil engineer with over 25 years’ experience in the
power stations, oil and gas, offshore renewables, Thierry has 17 years of experience managing construction and engineering industries and acts
rail facilities, transport infrastructure, airports, the various components of project controls, on as both delay and quantum expert, in English and
and hospitals. He has prepared numerous expert both the contractor and client sides. He has German language disputes. and has been commis-
reports on international arbitration matters. been extensively involved in the set-up, manage- sioned as expert on more than 20 occasions.
David commenced his career as a geotechnical ment and development of activities in the project He acted as a tribunal and party-appointed
specialist, leading research projects at Cambridge control sphere; budget and cost control; planning, expert witness for German and international parties
and Oxford universities. He subsequently acquired contracts and subcontracts administration; risk in relation to disputes across Europe, China, India,
significant practical experience in all stages of management; and analysis of key performance Russia, South Africa, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the
the project life cycle, from tendering and design indicators. United States. He has given evidence in arbitral
to construction, supervision and project manage- As such, Thierry has developed comprehen- proceedings at the DIS in Germany, ICC in Paris, the
ment, throughout the U.K., Europe, Middle East, sive, hands-on knowledge of issues related to esti- VIAC in Vienna, and the SCAI in Zurich. Thomas has
Africa and Asia. David now applies his experience mating, accountancy, scheduling, procurement, acted as expert witness in a wide range of indus-
and knowledge in dispute resolution. risk and contract management within the construc- tries including buildings, infrastructure-, industrial,
David is a Chartered Engineer, with a Civil tion project industry, and uses this mixed skill set in IT, power, chemical, system engineering and rolling
Engineering degree from University College Dublin, the writing, analysis and expertise of construction stock projects.
an MSc in Geotechnical Engineering from Imperial project claims. Thomas has lectured on international project
College London and an MSc in Construction Law He has worked on greenfield onshore oil and management at the University of Applied Sciences
and Dispute Resolution from King’s College gas, offshore modular process, power plants, in Stuttgart for more than four years. He also
London. mining and port projects, as well as civil infrastruc- delivers regular lectures on ‘the expert in arbitra-
ture projects from engineering to commissioning. tion’ at the Swiss Academy of Arbitration for the
He has extensive experience of engineering, tech- certificate of advanced studies (CAS) in arbitration
nical and industrial problematics causing delay, qualification.
disruption and over-costs, and of their in-depth As expert witness but also as an adviser
analysis. Thomas strives to present the issue, the approach,
Thierry acts as an expert witness in arbitra- and the conclusion in a way that client, counsel, and
tions and dispute avoidance, as a standing or ad the arbitral tribunal get to understand the case and
hoc FIDIC dispute board member, as an auditor allow them to decide the dispute.
and trainer, as well as part of due diligence teams.
Thierry has experience testifying in ICC arbi-
trations as technical, forensic delay and quantum
expert in English and French languages, in both
civil law and common law environments. He acts
in conventional disputes between contractor and
client, and in more complex set-ups, involving
disputes between partners of a JV or consortium.
4th Floor, Fünf Höfe
86 Boulevard Hausmann Salvatorstrasse 3
Paris Paris, 75008 Munich, 80333
Tel: +33 6 62 12 47 33 Tel: +33 1 470 36 950 Tel: +49 89 242 120 11
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.diales.com www.fticonsulting.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: David Coyne is a favourite among WWL says: Thierry Linares garners praise WWL says: Thomas Hofbauer earns praise
peers and clients, who say “he has a quick for his deep understanding of and ability from legal practitioners and fellow experts
mind and proposes practical solutions” and to provide expert testimony in complex alike for his ability to “illustrate complicated
is considered “one to watch in the field of disputes in the energy sector. delay analysis in easily understandable
delay analysis”. terms”.

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Volker Schmitz
Ankura

Dr Volker Schmitz is a senior managing director termination, on behalf of a German EPC Contractor compliance frameworks and potential breaches of
at Ankura based in Frankfurt. He has more than during a DIS arbitration; delay analysis regarding duty as well as cost overruns and delays; set-up
20 years of experience in the construction, real a delayed manufacturing of several railway trains advisory and continuous project assurance for
estate, and infrastructure sector, during which he (rolling stock) with special regard to delays asso- the construction of a large-scaled potash mine on
provided dispute resolution and advisory services in ciated to covid-19 on behalf of a Czech transpor- behalf of a Canadian mining company; organisa-
Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia. His exper- tation company; delay analysis in connection with tional set up advisory, design, and implementation
tise includes matters such as project/program a delayed planning and construction process of of the risk management framework on behalf of
set-up, organisation, and performance improve- a German nuclear research facility in terms of a Danish sugar producing company; design and
ment, contract-, claim- and risk management as ongoing mediation proceedings on behalf of an implementation of a new Central Infrastructure
well as expert witness services. He has conducted US EPC contractor; quantum and delay analysis Management business unit at a major German
numerous quantum and delay reports for high-pro- in connection with a delayed construction of a international Airport and support with continuous
file arbitration and litigation proceedings and is well 40-story high-rise building in Germany on behalf improvement of business activities and ongoing
versed in testifying under cross-examinations in of the developer with special focus on delays and CAPEX/OPEX reduction; organisational advisory
both English and German. productivity losses associated to covid-19; contract concerning project structures, risk management
A selection of Dr Volker’s quantum and delay and claim management on behalf of a potash and CAPEX/OPEX optimization in terms of the
expert experience includes the appointment by a mining company for the construction of several construction and operation of a new railway line
Norwegian EPC contractor on a north sea offshore pipelines and pipeline-supporting structures in in Germany.
wind farm project relating to assessing quantum Germany, including evaluation of changed works,
and delay issues relating to a delayed serial fabri- breaches of duty, resulting quantum and liquidated
cation and transportation program for 49 offshore damages; contract and claim management as well
steel foundations in a DIS arbitration; the appoint- as strategic tendering support for the construc-
ment by a higher court in Switzerland in connection tion of a hospital and research facilities on behalf
with a large pipeline project in Switzerland relating of a German hospital operator with special focus
to assessing the quantum of a disputed subcon- on subcontractor EOT claims; contract and claim
tractor-claim due to a reduced contribution margin; management for the construction of a new runway
quantum and delay analysis concerning potential and the extension of an existing terminal at a major
C-level liabilities and pecuniary losses during a German airport. Pre-action advice and support in
litigation regarding a wood processing plant relo- the strategic decision making concerning a major
cation from Canada to the US on behalf of a leading dispute with the general planer.
company in the wood-processing industry; quantum Volker’s project advisory experience includes
analysis in connection with a PPP motorway project providing root cause analysis to identify the actual
in Greece relating to increased design, construc- project status in terms of budgets, costs, and
tion, operating and maintenance costs, on behalf schedules as well as breaches of duty in connection
of the concessionaire during an ICC arbitration; with a German/Swiss rail and transport compa-
quantum and delay analysis in connection with the ny’s delayed investment program; project audit
construction of a refinery plant in Germany with concerning the construction of an interconnector
the focus of increased design, construction and and converter station behalf of a German EPC
construction management costs as well as exten- contractor on a Kenyan/Ethiopian interconnector
sion of time-related costs, on behalf of the Employer and converter station; project audit and schedule
during a DIS arbitration; quantum analysis of review regarding the feasibility of contractual mile-
more than 80 VORs concerning the fabrication stones and baselines for the construction of a five-
and transport of tripods and wind-energy-gen- star hotel on behalf of the Macanese developer;
erators as well as lost feed-in-remuneration and forensic investigation for a delayed Swiss tunnel
liquidated damages because of an early contract renovation project focusing on the maturity of Oper46, Bockenheimer Anlage 46
Frankfurt, 60322
[email protected]

WWL says: Volker Schmitz leaves sources “impressed by his expertise in analysing infrastructure construction projects” and his “knowledge
of the applicable construction law”.

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Hong Kong

Mike Allen Ben Burley Clive Holloway

Secretariat Secretariat FTI Consulting

Mike is a chartered quantity surveyor with over 30 Mr Burley is a managing director with Secretariat, Clive Holloway is a programming expert and
years’ experience in the industry. He has worked specialising in consulting on construction projects forensic delay analyst and is a senior director of the
internationally for many years, spending the past in the area of delay analysis. He is an experienced construction solutions practice of FTI Consulting in
20 years based full-time in Hong Kong. He has Delay Expert and specialises in high value complex Asia. He is an accomplished construction profes-
extensive experience in procurement and contract International Arbitrations with a particular focus on sional, with over 40 years of experience in the
strategy; dispute resolution; and providing strategic APAC and EMEA. construction industry that has been dedicated to
advice to clients on distressed or problem projects. His practice involves analysis of delay, disrup- the field of planning, programming, scheduling,
Mike works on numerous disputes and live tion and acceleration arising to construction and delay analysis, extension of time claims and expert
projects for employers, contractors and subcontrac- engineering projects, or programmes of work to witness work.
tors. He provides contract advice, and has prepared assist in the resolution of complex disputes. His Clive is a practising member of the Academy
claims and rebuttals; assisted in negotiations; and clients benefit from his extensive delay, planning, of Experts and has been appointed as programme
appeared in many different tribunals. Mike is experi- programming and project controls experience. He expert witness on numerous occasions and has
enced in a wide range of civil engineering, building, has developed his skills across multiple sectors given evidence and been cross-examined in arbitra-
M&E and process plant contracts, including the ICE including energy, infrastructure, building, offshore tion. Clive is fully aware of the role and obligations
sixth edition; Engineering Construction Contract (NEC); and industrial. He has been appointed expert of an expert witness and understands the need
I Chem E Red and Green Book; G90; JCT; and GC Works witness relating to delay, concurrent delay and to provide independent advice and opinion to the
and Sub Contract Forms, which also includes bespoke, disruption. tribunal, relevant to his expertise, appropriate to
simple and situations of no written contract. He also Mr Burley has provided expert reports and the case, as outlined in the brief. Clive also has
has extensive experience of FIDIC and various standard oral evidence in support of his opinion to various considerable experience in the preparation of delay,
and ad hoc forms of contract in various countries in dispute resolution forums, specifically litigation, disruption, extension of time and other time-related
Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australasia. arbitration, adjudication and mediation. As well claims, and counter-claims, and in the defence and
Mike’s experience includes building, civil as traditional cross examination, Mr Burley is rebuttal thereof. Clive has acted for claimants and
engineering, mining, infrastructure, LNG facili- also experienced in witness conferencing or ‘hot defendants, producing numerous time-related
ties, marine civil engineering and process works. tubbing’ in multiple different forms. reports, either formal expert witness reports or
This has been in both project-related and arbitra- less formal expert advocate reports with respect
tion environments, where the work has involved to extension of time and delay claims for litigation,
the analysis of large amounts of data to produce arbitration, adjudication and mediation, etc.
independent valuations related to a range of claims Clive is adept in the forensic programme anal-
including delay and disruption, prolongation and ysis of delay and is familiar with the methods and
variations. approaches available to determine extensions of
Mike has been appointed as a quantum expert time. Clive has worked on a wide variety of projects
witness on several construction disputes, acting and in many sectors, and has had global exposure,
for both claimants and respondents, working with working internationally, although primarily in the
major firms of solicitors and barristers. He has UK, Asia and the Middle East.
given evidence in the High Court twice, and in
domestic and international arbitrations 26 times.
Mike is also a CEDR-accredited mediator.

Units 301 – 03, 3/F Shui On Centre Units 301 – 03, 3/F Shui On Centre
6-8 Harbour Road 6-8 Harbour Road Level 35, Oxford House
Wan Chai Wan Chai Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2979 2200 Tel: +852 2979 2227 Tel: +852 3768 4717
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com www.secretariat-intl.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Mike Allen is “a great inter- WWL says: Ben Burley is “a name of real WWL says: Clive Holloway is a favourite
national worker” who handles cases with note on delay in Hong Kong” whose “sensible among peers and clients, who herald his
a “thorough, detail-oriented and tireless” and pragmatic” approach “ensures a high “excellent knowledge of the construction
approach. standard of report”. industry”.

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Ireland

Graham McNeill Scott Ramsden Mark Wearen

FTI Consulting HKA Kroll

Graham McNeill is a senior managing director and Scott is an experienced quantity surveyor with over Mark Wearen is a senior director and quantum
the global leader of FTI Consulting’s construction 30 years of experience in the construction industry. expert at Kroll. He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor
solutions practice. He is based in Hong Kong, but He has 24 years of experience working interna- (MSCSI/MRICS) and Chartered Civil Engineering
works internationally. MrMcNeill has worked in Asia tionally, across Europe, North & Central America, Surveyor (MCInstCES) with over 35 years of cost and
for almost 25 years with some of the largest blue Africa, Asia and Australia, with more than 15 years commercial management experience in construc-
chip employers and contractors in the construc- in the Middle East and Asia, as both a contractor tion and engineering. He has been appointed as
tion industry. He has extensive experience in the and consultant. an expert on quantum and quantity surveying
preparation, defence, negotiation and settlement Scott has been appointed multiple times as an related disputes on building, civil engineering
of contractual claims. He works alongside, and in independent quantum expert in arbitral proceed- and utility infrastructure projects in Ireland and
support of, solicitors and barristers and has been ings, in respect of oil & gas, power and building internationally.
recognised by Who’s Who Legal as a “Global Elite projects, with dispute values in excess of US$250M, Having commenced his career working for
Thought Leader” and a “top class expert who is and has been cross-examined as a witness in Main Contractors in the UK and Ireland, he has
highly respected in the international markets”. meditation and arbitration proceedings. He has also worked as a consultant and has provided inde-
He was also cited for his “very comprehensive also acted as lead assistant for offshore oil and pendent expert advice on claims, quantum and
and well-reasoned report” and his “excellent gas, power and infrastructure project disputes. He disputes management and avoidance to contrac-
performance on the stand”. He has given evidence has provided commercial management services tors, employers and sub-contractors on both public
and been cross-examined as a quantum expert to major international contractors and oil and gas and private sector projects. His project experience
on numerous large international commissions, companies and supports clients with wide ranging includes contracts procured using traditional forms
giving evidence in conciliations, mediations and strategic advice. of contract, design and build, target cost, turnkey
arbitrations. Scott’s sector expertise includes ports, mining, and PPP/PFI. He has extensive experience of the
MrMcNeill has been appointed as a quantum oil and gas, infrastructure, airports, buildings, Irish Public Works suite of contracts as well as
expert witness on numerous large international power, and industrial projects. He has considerable FIDIC, NEC, ICE/IEI, RIAI and JCT contract forms.
commissions under HKIAC, ICC, DIFC and ICSID experience in the preparation, defence, negotiation He has provided independent reports on the quan-
rules, giving evidence and being cross-examined and settlement of contractual claims, and supports tification of claim risk and quantum for public and
in multiple jurisdictions. He has worked in many solicitors and barristers regarding commercial and private sector clients and has been appointed as an
sectors, including but not limited to infrastructure, contract management matters and dispute resolu- expert witness on multiple occasions. Instructions
oil and gas, power, rail and aviation. tion services and, having worked as both contractor taken include referrals to mediation; concili-
In addition, MrMcNeill has also been appointed and consultant, Scott is able to provide strategic ation, arbitration, adjudication; and litigation.
as dispute manager on a number of high-pro- advice to a range of clients. He has given evidence under cross examination
file construction disputes and is an accredited Scott is a fellow of the Chartered Institute and concurrently (“hot-tubbing”) at arbitrations,
mediator with the HKIAC. His core competencies of Arbitrators and an associate member of non-statutory adjudications and conciliations.
include quantity surveying, risk analysis and change the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Mark is a regular conference and CPD speaker
management, cost value reconciliation, commer- Surveyors. He holds a master’s in construction law on commercial management and quantum related
cial management and contract administration, the and arbitration and a diploma in quantity surveying. matters and lectures on Construction Claims as
preparation and management of delay, disruption part of the Trinity College Dublin Post Graduate
and prolongation cost claims, and the formulation ] Project Management Diploma course. He holds
of commercial settlement strategies. Postgraduate Diplomas in Project Management
and Construction Law and Administration and
an MSc with distinction in Construction Law and
Level 35, Oxford House Unit 908, 9/F, Dah Sing Financial Centre Practice.
Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road 248 Queen’s Road East 24 St. Stephens Green
Hong Kong Wanchai Dublin, D02 EK82
Tel: +852 3768 4674 Tel: +852 6103 8645 Tel: +44 20 7836 0158
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.fticonsulting.com www.hka.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Graham McNeill receives WWL says: Scott Ramsden receives a WWL says: With over three decades of
extensive endorsements from peers for plethora of endorsements for his deep industry experience, Mark Wearen has been
his construction expert practice, where he expertise in quantum matters relating to involved in an array of quantum and quantity
brings over 25 years of experience to large- high-value construction projects in EMEA surveying disputes in the construction and
scale project disputes. and APAC. engineering sectors. He draws plaudits from
peers who praise his “in-depth knowledge
and experience”.

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Qatar Saudi Arabia

Tom Kapapa Colin Russell Haroon Niazi

HKA HKA HKA

Tom is a surveyor with over 20 years of construc- Colin is a chartered quantity surveyor with over 29 Haroon is a chartered quantity surveyor with
tion industry experience. He acts as both delay and years of experience in the construction industry. He more than 15 years of experience in the construc-
quantum expert, and has been appointed on eight has extensive experience in quantum and has been tion industry. He is dual qualified as a Chartered
occasions. appointed as an expert witness on five occasions. Quantity Surveyor (FRICS) and as a barrister, he is
Tom has a broad construction background, Colin has worked on a variety of projects, including therefore well placed to provide advice and opinion
working as a site manager and a surveyor on a building construction, wastewater treatment, oil in relation to the most complex of construction
variety of projects across Africa, the Middle East and gas-fired power stations, airports and high- disputes. He has been appointed as a quantum
and the UK. His diverse sectoral experience ranges ways throughout the Middle East and Europe. His expert and provided expert testimony in the
from major city developments (including high- experience as a quantity surveyor and commercial Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
rise tower buildings and leisure developments), director informs his dependable quantum and delay Haroon has experience in all forms of dispute
road and motorway construction, rail and station analysis. resolution and excellent knowledge of the JCT,
construction, and major structural steelwork to Colin is experienced in leading teams in the NEC, FIDIC and MPW contracts in Kuwait; the
water, wastewater and infrastructure drainage, preparation of delay, disruption and variation claims Saudi Public Works Contract; and the Saudi Aramco
power station construction, oil and gas develop- for clients. He works efficiently with legal teams, standard form contracts, as well as various ad hoc
ment, LNG complex development, and mechanical providing clear and concise analyses for even the contracts. Haroon specialises in the quantification
and electrical infrastructure. most complex issues. of construction cost claims and he supports clients
Tom specialises in delay and quantum issues Colin has acted as a quantum expert regarding across various market sectors, from power, oil and
for civil and building infrastructure and industrial infrastructure and buildings disputes in the Middle gas to major buildings and infrastructure projects.
works. He quickly unravels complex situations, by East. He has also acted as lead assistant to the Haroon holds a masters in both law and quan-
simplifying the key elements necessary to solve party-appointed quantum and delay experts for tity surveying. He is a fellow of the Royal Institution
issues, before reaching a formal dispute process. both claimants and respondents in ICC arbitrations. of Chartered Surveyors, and a member of the
Tom has acted as expert for disputed sums up Colin is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.Haroon
to US$600 million and for projects values in excess Arbitrators, and a member of the Royal Institution was awarded HillInternational’s 2014 Worldwide
of US$5 billion. He has been cross-examined in of Chartered Surveyors and the Association of Consultant of the year award for his achievements
several international arbitration cases, including Project Management. He holds a BSc (Hons) in and has been named one of the top 100 most influ-
giving concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing), and has quantity surveying and an MSc in construction law ential construction leaders in the Middle East by
been praised by counsel and tribunals alike for his and dispute resolution, and has completed the Construction Week.
testimony. Tom also acts as both an arbitrator and a Pearson SRF BTEC Level 7 Professional Award in Haroon is Vice Chairman of the Royal Institution
mediator, and has taken the lead on a dispute adju- Expert Witness Evidence. of Chartered Surveyors working Advisory Board in
dication board (DAB), as well as leading numerous Saudi Arabia and is therefore uniquely placed to
claims negotiations. support clients across Saudi Arabia and the wider
Tom is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Middle East region.
Arbitrators, a member of the Royal Institution of
Surveyors (RICS), and an Academy of Experts-
certified quantum expert. He continues to provide
training and mentoring for quantity surveyors and
contact adm inistrators in Qatar.

Doha Tower 13th Floor

Al Corniche Street, West Bay
Doha Doha Tower 13th Floor Office 705 (B), Bin Homran Center
Tel: +974 4441 3146 Al Corniche Street, West Bay Al Tahlia Street, P.O. Box 54104
[email protected] Doha Jeddah, 21514
www.hka.com Tel: +974 4441 3146 Tel: +966 12 633 3394
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.hka.com
WWL says: Tom Kapapa is “a rare talent
in Qatar” who is held in high esteem for his
“commercial and strong understanding of WWL says: Colin Russell is “outstanding in WWL says: Haroon Niazi is an “excellent
clients’ ultimate goals and how to achieve construction claims relating to additional expert” with “vast experience in KSA and
them”. costs arising from delayed works”. One the Middle East Region.” He “provides the
source adds, “He is always willing to assist highest quality deliverables at all times”.
clients in highly technical issues.”

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Scotland

Roy Andrew Gerry Brannigan

FTI Consulting HKA

Roy Andrew is a senior managing director in the FTI His appointments include experience on major Gerry Brannigan is partner and head of Forensic
Consulting forensic and litigation practice based in high-profile disputes both domestically and inter- Technical Services (FTS) at HKA. Gerry leads a
Stirling and London, UK. He is a chartered quantity nationally. He has been involved with projects in the global team of engineering, architecture, scientific,
surveyor who has spent over 30 years working in the UK, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, and technical specialists providing expert witness
construction industry. He specialises in the provi- Algeria, Norway, Russia, UAE, Qatar, Mongolia, and expert advisory services.
sion of expert evidence in the fields of quantum, Slovakia, Greece and Estonia. Recent experience Since 2012, Gerry has been appointed more
disruption and delay in relation to construction and includes energy from waste, power, dredging, major than 50 times as an expert witness in building
engineering disputes. infrastructure, oil and gas, roads, marine, buildings services engineering (MEP) and has acted as the
Prior to becoming a consultant, MrAndrew and utilities. lead expert in multi-disciplinary construction
worked in senior positions with major national disputes. He has given oral evidence at arbitra-
UK-based building and civil engineering contrac- tions, adjudications and dispute adjudication
tors where he gained extensive contractual and boards. In addition, he has assisted at mediations
commercial management experience. and provided a deposition in the USA.
For the last 14 years he has worked exclu- Gerry’s appointments have concerned disputes
sively in the dispute resolution field. He has acted in different jurisdictions including Scotland,
for Employers, Contractors and Sub-contractors England, Ireland, Norway, UAE, Qatar, Australia
to produce and defend claims in engineering and and USA Federal Court. As well as undertaking
construction projects. He has been instructed as individual building services / MEP expert witness
an independent expert on over 40 occasions. His appointments, Gerry has experience of managing
experience encompasses the forums of arbitra- and coordinating multi-disciplinary expert teams
tion, litigation, adjudication, dispute adjudication on complex construction disputes. He has opined
boards and mediation. He has testified in court, on liability, design responsibility, client scope,
adjudication, dispute adjudication board hearings performance issues, risk, professional respon-
and mediations. sibility, design duties, contractor duties, systems
His services are specifically sought after failures and contributed to the assessment of delay
in connection with high-value complex contract factors.
disputes. He has a wide-ranging knowledge of With a background in design engineering and
technical, commercial and contractual matters. project management, Gerry has experience in almost
This comprehensive practical understanding of all types of buildings including residential, universi-
the issues in dispute means he is able to focus his ties, healthcare, high-rise, multi-use developments,
expertise on investigating and identifying the crit- data centres, industrial facilities, commercial office
ical issues upon which disputes turn. developments, museums, galleries and airports.
He has extensive skills, knowledge and exper-
tise in building services engineering with a focus
on heating, cooling, ventilation, air conditioning,
controls, public health engineering, sustainability
and project planning. Gerry has detailed knowledge
of building physics, energy efficiency and sustain-
ability, building regulations and the interaction of
users on the performance of buildings. He also has
significant experience in project and design manage-
Unit C, First Floor ment, problem solving, design quality, client briefing
Logie Court and scope development, site inspection, project
Stirling University Innovation Park financial management, project programming and
Stirling, FK9 4NF the coordination between disciplines on complex
[email protected] construction projects.
www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Roy Andrew earns regular recommendations for the “consummate expert Continued overleaf
reports he produces” in preparation for high-value construction and engineering litigations.

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Gerry Brannigan (cont.) Al Brown

HKA

Gerry is a fellow of the Chartered Institution Al Brown is a chartered mechanical engineer and Al has given oral evidence in court and has
of Building Services Engineers and a member of fire engineer with more than 35 years of experi- provided written evidence to and on behalf of
the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & ence in fire safety and industrial property risk engi- insurers. He has received instructions from
Air Conditioning Engineers, the Society of Public neering. He has acted as a technical expert witness insurers, loss adjusters and lawyers in over 30
Health Engineers, and the Society of Construction on more than 30 occasions, including 21 external investigations, including fire losses totalling in
Law. He is a practising member of the Academy of cladding matters. excess of $175 million. Al’s investigation and
Experts and an associate member of the Chartered Al has been instructed as an independent expert witness experience has included plating
Institute of Arbitrators. expert to opine on external facades including clad- equipment and heated wet process equipment
ding, insulation, fire and cavity barriers. He has for the semiconductor industry; investigation into
also opined on matters related to sprinkler system the operation and effectiveness of fire protection
installation design and operation. systems; and reviewing compliance with legisla-
Al is a recognised expert in fire engineering tion for means of escape, fire and smoke resisting
for the semiconductor and liquid crystal display doors and aluminium composite material (ACM)
(LCD) fabrication industry and fire protection. He cladding systems.
has advised on fire risk engineering for over 50 Al is a fellow of the Institution of Fire
manufacturing cleanrooms operated by over 20 Engineers, a member of the Institution of
companies between 1987 and 2018 with insured Mechanical Engineers and a professional member
values ranging for $1 billion to $15 billion. Al has of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. He is
served on the NFPA standards committees for 318 highly regarded by clients and the dispute reso-
(Cleanrooms) and 75 (IT Equipment) since 2001. lution professionals he works with and features
He has extensive experience of hazard identi- as a vetted expert on the Law Society of Scotland
fication, fire risk assessment and risk mitigation. Register of Expert Witnesses.
This includes evaluation of the adequacy and reli-
ability of automatic fire protection systems and
fire safety management procedures, developing of
credible fire scenarios comprising property damage
and business interruption estimates for insurance
underwriters.
Al initially focussed on fire risk engineering,
fire protection systems and fire investigation whilst
working in the insurance industry; before becoming
an independent fire safety consultant and fire risk
assessor in 1999. He has advised management and
construction professionals on compliance with fire
legislation, building regulations and fire protection
standards for a variety of buildings, equipment and
industrial processes across Africa, Asia Pacific,
Europe, the Middle East and North America.

220 St Vincent Street

Glasgow, G2 5SG 220 St Vincent Street
Tel: +44 141 270 7060 Glasgow, G2 5SG
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Gerry Brannigan is a favourite WWL says: Al Brown is “a passionate expert in his field” who is “immensely knowledgeable”
amongst clients, winning praise for his and provides “easily digestible advice”.
“availability, attention to detail and concise
communitive skills”.

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Hamish Clark Alex Currie

HKA HKA

Hamish is a chartered architect with over 35 years’ Hamish is a fellow of the Royal Incorporation Alex qualified as a chartered engineer in 1980 and
experience as a practising architect. He has been of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) and a member of has over 40 years of construction industry experi-
appointed as an expert architect on over 30 occa- the Australian Institute of Architects. He has a ence. Alex has been instructed on over 30 occasions
sions and has been a member of a team of experts Diploma in Construction Law and is a member of to provide expert opinion on a range of matters in
on four occasions. He has been cross-examined both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the civil and structural engineering.
as an expert in international arbitration, court Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He is He has met with other experts, lawyers and
proceedings. He has provided concurrent evidence an accredited member of both the RIBA and RIAS legal counsel, and taken part in international arbi-
an international arbitration. expert witness panels. In addition to acting as an trations in Singapore, Toronto and Vienna including,
Hamish provides expert opinion on architec- examiner for the final “Part 3” professional exam- in Singapore, participation in concurrent evidence
tural matters to clients in the Middle East, Europe, inations for architects, he has lectured in profes- (hot-tubbing). Alex has also attended a virtual arbi-
Asia and Oceania. His expert appointments include sional practice for the department of architecture at trations in Glasgow and London and has contrib-
matters associated with resource infrastructure the University of Strathclyde for a number of years. uted to adjudications and mediations.
projects, transport infrastructure projects, light While in practice, Hamish held an accreditation in Alex has worked across a broad range of
industrial, commercial, hospitality projects, social building conservation from the Royal Incorporation sectors including industrial, roads and bridges,
housing projects including residential towers, of Architects in Scotland. education, hospitals, residential, oil and gas, retail
luxury residential developments and heritage build- and commercial projects. His clients have included
ings. Hamish has acted in disputes with values in lawyers, contractors, industrial companies, health
excess of A$200 million and in the dispute resolu- boards, housing associations, local authorities,
tion arenas of litigation, arbitration, adjudication architects, project managers and private clients.
and mediation. Hamish manages and peer reviews Alex has hands-on experience as an engi-
expert reports for other HKA experts. neer, both in the design office and onsite. He has
Hamish worked for 29 years as a partner and managed, designed and supervised building struc-
20 years as managing partner in a UK architec- tures and civil engineering projects in the UK and
tural practice. During that time, he combined also has supervision experience in the Middle East.
management responsibilities with those of a project Alex is a fellow of the Institution of Civil
architect. His experience therefore includes profes- Engineers, a member of the Chartered Institution
sional appointments, feasibility studies, design of Highways and Transportation, a member of the
development, design documentation, detailed and Academy of Experts, and a member of the BSI
performance specifications, and building condition committee for Eurocode 6, BS EN – 1996, for the
surveys and reports. He has acted as project lead design and use of masonry.
and contract administrator throughout his career Between 2005 and 2017, Alex was an approved
and is well acquainted with a variety of procure- certifier, as defined by the Structural Engineers
ment routes and contract forms. His early expe- Registration Scheme in Scotland and operated by
rience included North Sea construction projects the Institution of Structural Engineers.
and the construction of oilfield support facilities in
the Middle East.

220 St Vincent Street 220 St Vincent Street

Glasgow, G2 5SG Glasgow, G2 5SG
Tel: +44 141 270 7060 Tel: +44 141 270 7060
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Hamish Clark is described by respondents as “thorough, considered and punc- WWL says: Alex Currie is an “excellent
tual on delivery” with “an ability to focus on the key issues without losing sight of the smaller communicator with a pragmatic approach”
stuff”. to “complex structural, technical and archi-
tectural issues” in cases.

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Michael King David McIntyre

Diales Expert Witness Services HKA

Michael is a chartered quantity surveyor who David is an exceptionally well-qualified and expe- David is a published author, a fellow of the
trained with a major UK building contractor and rienced chartered engineer who has worked in the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, specialist fellow
progressed to regional commercial director, over- construction industry for 38 years. He is uniquely of the International Institute of Risk and Safety
seeing a business with turnover of £150 million. experienced and his advice is sought by clients Management, member of the Nuclear Institute,
Michael has a master’s degree in construc- across industry. He has an honours degree in member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
tion law; has acted in the consultancy field since mechanical engineering and master’s degrees in and member of the Academy of Experts.
2004; and is a fellow of the Royal Institution of pressure vessel design, business administration
Chartered Surveyors and the Chartered Institute and construction law. He is internationally recog-
of Arbitrators. nised in the field of mechanical engineering, has
He has been appointed as a quantum expert acted as technical expert numerous times and
on more than 25 occasions in adjudication, DAB has given evidence on many occasions. He often
proceedings and court proceedings in Scotland leads teams of experts in different engineering
and England. He has given expert testimony in the disciplines and works closely with delay, quantum,
Technology and Construction Court in London. forensic accounting and damages experts.
Michael has also acted in overseas jurisdic- David has a track record of assisting clients
tions including Germany, France, Dubai and the and their advisers to resolve disputes and nego-
Caribbean. His expert experience covers a wide tiate settlements concerning complex power and
range of sub-sectors including bridges; roads; process projects across the world. He has worked
marine; tunnelling; landfill; flood prevention; in Oceania, Asia, the Middle East and Europe on a
landslips and embankments; wind, nuclear and variety of projects that have included boilers, gas
hydroelectric power; rail; port buildings and infra- and steam turbines, nuclear installations, process
structure; process plants; water and waste water pipework, plant and equipment, and in the areas
systems; fire damage; schools; specialist labora- of safety and risk management and operation and
tories; specialist glazing and render; and concrete maintenance of mechanical and electrical systems.
frames and demolition. David is also highly experienced in the investi-
Michael has also been appointed by several gation of circumstances involving cranes and lifting
major insurers in relation to professional indem- equipment that have led to serious injuries and
nity claims for and against engineers, architects deaths. These include consideration of designs,
and quantity surveyors in adjudication and court operation and maintenance, regulatory require-
proceedings. ments and good practice. He is familiar with the
Michael is currently acting for clients in arbi- requirements of the Lifting Operations and Lifting
tration and in cases in the Court of Session, and the Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and the Provision
Technology and Construction Court. and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER).
David is often able to bring together his engi-
neering, business and construction law expertise
to advise clients on a range of matters. He has
given evidence in court, at arbitrations and adju-
dications in the UK and around the world. He has
been appointed by the International Chamber of
Commerce (ICC) to provide technical assistance
to arbitrators and has assisted legal teams and
Queen’s House clients during mediations, expert determination,
19 St Vincent Place and settlement negotiations. 220 St Vincent Street
Glasgow, G1 2DT Glasgow, G2 5SG
Tel: +44 207 377 4944 Tel: +44 141 270 7060
[email protected] [email protected]
www.diales.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Michael King continues to be WWL says: David McIntyre enjoys a stellar reputation for his prolific technical expert expe-
a leading figure in the market thanks to rience in large-scale construction litigation.
his exceptional handling of quantum and
damages issues in complex construction
proceedings.

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Doug Neville Alan Sinclair

HKA Turner & Townsend

Doug is a chartered civil and structural engineer Alan joined Turner & Townsend in 2011 as the Alan is a chartered engineer, a member of the
with over 35 years of experience in multi-discipli- director responsible for establishing and launching Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Institution
nary engineering consultancy design. He has acted our Scottish contract services division. He now of Civil Engineers and has a masters degree in
as a technical expert on over 25 occasions. leads our Scottish, North East of England and Irish construction law. Alan regularly acts as delay and
Doug qualified as a chartered engineer in divisions, and is a member of the UK management quantum expert and has been cross-examined in a
1981 and worked with leading engineering design board. number of tribunals on a range of subject matters
consultancies for almost three decades. He has a Alan has significant construction experience related to delay, disruption and quantum.
comprehensive understanding of civil and struc- operating at senior management level in advising
tural engineering design and construction, gained on commercial and contractual approaches, across
through experience in many industry sectors a diverse portfolio of projects in the public and
ranging from buildings and infrastructure to power, private sectors. Alan’s role encompasses support
industrial and oil and gas. He completed a master’s on projects that are being delivered during the
in construction law in 2012. construction phase, as well as providing advice
As a practicing expert witness in civil and upon disputes and dispute avoidance. He has wide
structural engineering, Doug is mainly involved experience advising both contractors and client
with the provision of advisory and expert services in bodies including government entities.
connection with construction industry dispute reso- From an engineering background, Alan has
lution. His specialisms include forensic civil and many years of experience within the construc-
structural engineering, professional competence tion industry, with defined skills in preparing and
and standard of care, and project procurement and defending contractors’ claims, preparing inde-
performance. pendent reviews of projects in dispute, contract
Doug has been cross-examined in many inter- advice, adjudication, arbitration and expert witness
national arbitrations, including participation in work in the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle
concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) and in several East.
adjudications. Alan has significant experience in major infra-
Doug authors articles and delivers seminars structure projects, as well as real estate, power
on the role of a technical expert, the role of the and industrial and manufacturing projects. Alan
engineer and the practice of hot-tubbing. Doug is is highly proficient with planning software, such
a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Primavera, MS Project and Asta Power Project,
the Institution of Structural Engineers. He is also and employs a wide range of analysis tech-
a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators niques, including windows, collapsed as-built and
and a practising member of the Academy of as-planned versus as-built, in order to demon-
Experts. strate causation. In addition, Alan is also regularly
Doug was formerly a member of the Institution instructed to provide expert opinion on quantum
of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) structures expert panel matters, such as preparation of final accounts,
and a member of the editorial board of the ICE’s valuation of variations, re-measurement, inflation
Forensic Engineering Journal. Doug has also and assessment of disruption/prolongation cost
been recognised by Who’s Who Legal as a Thought claims.
Leader in Construction.
Clients and colleagues agree that Doug is
“knowledgeable, thorough and reliable”.
33 Bothwell Street
220 St Vincent Street 2nd Floor
Glasgow, G2 5SG Glasgow, G2 6NL
Tel: +44 141 270 7060 Tel: +44 141 221 5358
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.turntown.com

WWL says: Doug Neville has “huge expe- WWL says: Alan Sinclair receives comprehensive endorsements as a market-leading expert
rience in technology- and construction-re- for all aspects of complex construction disputes.
lated arbitrations and litigations” in which he
“clearly articulates his views and reasons”.

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Singapore

Kevin Attrill Lee Baker Brian Bowie

Ankura FTI Consulting Secretariat

Kevin Attrill is a managing director at Ankura, Lee is a widely experienced planner and delay MrBowie is a director with Secretariat International
based in Singapore. He is a Chartered Quantity analyst with over 10 years of experience in the based in Singapore. He has 20 years of experience
Surveyor with over 25 years’ experience with major construction industry. He has acted as named delay in the construction and engineering sectors, and
construction and engineering projects in the public expert on six occasions and assisted the named has worked on projects in Europe, the Middle East,
and private sectors. expert on numerous other disputes. Africa and Asia. MrBowie specialises in advising
Kevin provides advice to employers, contrac- Lee has extensive experience of high-value clients in relation to construction and engineering
tors, and specialists in relation to quantum issues mega-projects in Africa, Asia, Europe and the projects that have suffered delay and disruption.
that includes the preparation of quantum expert Middle East across a range of sectors including MrBowie has provided advice to project
reports, principles for the valuation of change, aviation, buildings, infrastructure; oil and gas, owners, contractors and subcontractors in rela-
assessment of damages, and ascertainment process engineering and power. In addition to tion to major capital projects in both the public
of direct loss and/or expense arising from delay planning and delay-related support, Lee provides and private sectors. He has experience of various
for formal dispute pleadings in arbitration and various commercial services from pre-contract standard contract forms along with project specific
litigation. Recent expert appointments involved management, to change management and dispute bespoke contracts. He has experience of arbitration
disputes on a retail development and coal fired avoidance techniques. Lee also performs quan- proceedings under ICC, AAA, SIAC and DIAC rules.
power station. titative schedule risk analysis (QRSA) and other MrBowie has experience across a broad range
Kevin’s previous roles have been held on all analysis methods and has provided procurement of project sectors including real estate develop-
sides of the construction industry across Southeast assistance for several public private partnerships ments (residential, commercial, healthcare, and
Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and the United (PPP) within the UK and Europe. pharmaceutical), transport infrastructure projects
Kingdom. Having regularly worked on projects As a delay analyst, Lee is proficient in all recog- (including rail and roads), government and public-
with construction costs exceeding $1 billion, nised delay analysis methods. sector projects.
his contractual and commercial work involves Lee’s named expert commissions relate Prior to specialising the area of delay and
preparing claims and negotiating the settlement to buildings projects in Singapore, China and disruption he gained practical experience working
of problematic final accounts. Malaysia. He has assisted in the preparation of for a multi-disciplinary engineering practice in the
Kevin is a qualified adjudicator in a number of expert reports for adjudication, arbitration and UK and Hong Kong in all aspects of engineering
Australian jurisdictions and has been appointed to mediation in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. projects from design and modelling, site supervi-
decide several matters. Lee is a regular presenter for the Building and sion and contract administration
Construction Authority in Singapore and was guest MrBowie has a first class BEng (Hons) degree
speaker for the SCL(Malaysia), SPMI and the FIDIC in civil engineering, and a master’s degree in
Asia Pacific Conference in 2015. He has also spoken construction law and arbitration from King’s
at risk management events and masterclasses as College London.
well as being published in an industry journal on the
subject of project finance and construction risk. Lee
has appeared as an expert witness in four of the six
Young Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s
(SIAC) advocacy roadshows.

460 Alexandra Road 60 Robinson Road

22-05 mTower BEA building #14-01
Singapore, 119963 One Raffles Quay, #27-10, South Tower Singapore, 068892
Tel: +65 6276 9050 Singapore, 048583 Tel: +65 6225 9600
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.fticonsulting.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Kevin is a formidable construc- WWL says: Lee Baker is a distinguished WWL says: Brian Bowie is “a very sound
tion expert whose “flexibility and sensitivity construction expert, who “possesses rich delay expert” whose “technical and pres-
to the team dynamics is something that is knowledge of the construction industry, as entation skills” make him “an absolute
well appreciated by clients”. well as strong analytical and presentation standout in the field of technical delay
skills”. analysis”.

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Fook Thim Chan Anne Connolly Garry Crossley

Secretariat Ankura FTI Consulting

Chan Fook-Thim is an associate director at Anne is a chartered quantity surveyor with over 25 Garry Crossley is a senior managing director in the
Secretariat’s Singapore operations. years of experience in the commercial manage- construction solutions practice of FTI Consulting
MrChan specialises in construction disputes ment and quantum analysis of construction and is based in the Singapore office.
and has extensive experience in preparation of projects in the UK, Australia and Asia. Her extensive MrCrossley advises clients internationally on
construction schedules, project control, conducting and detailed knowledge of construction processes project and programme delivery, strategic issues,
delay analysis by establishing causes and effects and construction law provides a sound basis for contractual risks, contract strategy and due dili-
of delay. His experience spans across a variety of over 30 quantum expert appointments. gence. He has over 30 years’ experience in the
projects eg, energy, high-rise residential/ commer- Anne worked as a quantity surveyor and commer- building and construction, infrastructure, trans-
cial, hotel, hospital, infrastructure, and transpor- cial manager for more than nine years before moving portation, utilities, oil and gas, petrochemicals
tation projects. For the past 13 years, he has been into the consulting sector in 2006. She has been actively and aerospace sectors throughout Asia, the Middle
providing advisory and delay expert services to involved in both live projects and dispute resolution East, Eastern and Western Europe, and Africa.
clients in the construction industry for projects in throughout her career, ranging from mining, building MrCrossley’s experience on international
Singapore and the South east Asia region. and power projects to infrastructure and oil and gas projects includes assisting contractors and
Prior to working as a construction consultant, projects across Australia, the UK and Asia. employers with the effective planning and manage-
MrChan had spent a total period of nine years Anne specialises in detailed quantum analysis, ment of complex projects throughout the pre-con-
worked on rail projects in the capacity as the based on her skills and comprehensive knowledge of struction and construction phases. MrCrossley
Employer’s project control engineer for different contractual relationships and commercial risks. She also has extensive experience in the preparation
stages of the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit has a keen eye for detail and strong forensic analysis and review of delay claims; evaluation of project
construction and the Taiwan High Speed Rail skills supported by her formal study of construction law. progress, programmes and other documents for
project. He is therefore familiar with the project Anne has been involved in various dispute reso- determination of project delays, disruption and
control measures, procedures in claims manage- lution proceedings including adjudication, arbitra- acceleration; the analysis and development of
ment, and the complexities in projects with multiple tion, expert determination, litigation and mediation. as-planned and as-built programmes; and deter-
interfacing parties. She has been appointed as a sole expert determiner mining the causes and effects of delay, disruption
MrChan has also been appointed as and as an expert witness on various quantum-re- and acceleration.
programme/delay expert and testified in adjudica- lated issues and has been cross-examined in arbi- MrCrossley has been appointed on numerous
tion merits conference and arbitration proceedings tration (domestic and international) and litigation. international engineering and construction claims
in Singapore held under ICC and SIAC rules. Anne has presented at professional seminars and disputes, acting as expert adviser and expert
in both Australia and Asia, for HKA and the Royal witness in international arbitration proceedings. He
Institution of Chartered Surveyors, and is a recog- has given evidence on many occasions, including
nised APC assessor for RICS. She is highly rated witness conferencing. He is a member of the Royal
as an expert by her clients who state that she is Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a practising
“diligent”, “focused”, “personally persistent” and member of the Academy of Experts.
“committed to the end product”. She has produced
joint experts’ reports following expert conclaves,
taken part in hot-tubbing and single expert cross-ex-
amination, her expert testimony was described as
“well prepared, knowledgeable and convincing”,
and she is said to have “communicated clearly and
responded succinctly to all questions posed”.

60 Robinson Road 460 Alexandra Road

BEA building #14-01 22-05 mTower One Raffles Quay, #27-10, South Tower
Singapore, 068892 Singapore, 119963 Singapore, 048583
Tel: +6562259600 Tel: +65 6276 9050 Tel: +65 6831 7822
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com www.ankura.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Fook Thim Chan demonstrates WWL says: Anne Connolly receives consid- WWL says: Gary Crossley enjoys extensive
“depth of knowledge, experience and exper- erable recommendations for her practice, acclaim from peers and clients, who laud
tise in technically complex construction and and is lauded for being “very responsive and him as “a well-known, leading quantum
engineering disputes”. very sharp”. expert”.

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Singapore

Amit Garg Adrian Kong

Secretariat Diales Expert Witness Services

MrGarg is managing director of Secretariat MrGarg has also conducted industry research Adrian Kong is an associate director in the
International’s Asian operations. Secretariat on developing a new parameter for evaluating construction solutions practice of FTI Consulting
International specialises in providing independent construction performance. He is an acclaimed and he is based in Singapore.
expert advice on construction projects. speaker on construction programming and delay Adrian has over 15 years of experience in the oil
For the past 10 years, MrGarg has been analysis. and gas and construction industries, spanning time
involved in providing advisory services to Asian MrGarg has completed the executive manage- and cost-related issues. He has in-depth exposure
clients from Singapore and Hong Kong. Prior to ment programme at Harvard Business School. to a wide range of projects including oil and gas
moving to Asia, he was based in the United States He has a master’s degree in engineering from offshore construction; refineries and petrochem-
for around a decade, where he worked directly Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor’s ical plants; theme parks; hotels and resorts; cable
in the construction industry, performed industry degree from Indian Institute of Technology, India. tunnelling; public and private housing; commercial
research and provided dispute advisory services at buildings; and mass rapid transit. He has success-
firms such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG and fully assisted clients in developing and defending
Navigant Consulting. contractual claims.
MrGarg specialises in construction disputes Prior to FTI Consulting, Adrian was a project
and has extensive experience in performing delay analyst, assisting project teams to efficiently
analysis, measuring productivity and reviewing execute projects, as well as supporting the teams
project delivery systems. He has performed by identifying key project risks and gaps against
analyses on several large international disputes industry best practices as well as developing
on projects primarily in Asia, Middle East, North cost and schedule benchmarks using statistical
America and Australia. His experience ranges models. He has experience in improving capital
across a wide range of complex projects with a project performance through project systems and
particular focus on transportation, oil and gas, and executive strategies. His experience spans from
energy projects. As part of these engagements, projects across the Asia Pacific, South Asia, Europe
MrGarg has served as an expert and has been and North America.
appointed in arbitrations under ICC, AAA, ICSID, Adrian also has extensive experience with
HKIAC, SIAC, DIAC, PAM and ADCCAC. He has also offshore oil and gas construction including project
been involved in engagements related to assess- management, construction management, project
ment of insurance claims and project controls. controls and procedures.
Prior to working in construction consulting, Presently, Adrian is actively involved in
MrGarg worked as a designer and construction providing contract advisory services for FTI
manager on large commercial projects. His on-site Consulting clients, particularly in delay analysis and
experience includes performing project design, time-related claims. Adrian has been appointed
project management, and on-site coordination and given evidence as a delay expert witness in both
between contractors. high court and arbitration hearings in Australia and
Singapore. He has also produced expert witness
reports on disputes involving culpability of delays,
extension of time and liquidated damages. In addi-
tion, he provides support to clients involved in alter-
native dispute resolutions and advises clients on
strategies involving contractual disputes.
60 Robinson Road
BEA building #14-01
Singapore, 068892
Tel: +65 6225 9600
[email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Amit Garg is lauded by sources thanks to his “excellent grasp of details, precision
and clarity on the stand” in delay analysis, with one source adding, “He knows case histories
like the back of his hand.”

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Sharon McGahey Andrew Oddie

Kroll FTI Consulting

Adrian is an accredited mediator and holds Sharon is a managing director in the Singapore Andrew is an experienced chartered quantity
an MBA degree from the University of Leicester, office of Kroll. She is a delay expert with over 23 surveyor with over 15 years of experience working in
and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering years of experience in the construction industry. the construction and oil and gas industries. He has
(honours) from the University of Nottingham. He Prior to joining Kroll, Sharon was a partner at acted as a quantum expert witness and is regularly
speaks fluent English and Bahasa Malaysia, as well Blackrock Expert Services, which was acquired appointed as the lead assistant to the named expert
as basic Japanese. by Kroll in 2020. in matters of quantum and delay.
She has significant experience in the analysis Andrew worked as a quantity surveyor and
of delays in construction and has provided expert commercial manager for contractors across the
advice on a wide range of disputes involving issues UK before becoming a consultant in 2008. He has
of delay, disruption, acceleration and project worked on a range of projects across Europe, North
manager performance. She has been involved in Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific for an inter-
some of the largest and complex disputes around national client base.
the world. Andrew’s roles have involved providing
Sharon’s experience has been gained from contractual, commercial and claims manage-
working with owners, engineers and contractors in ment expertise for employers, main contractors,
a variety of construction fields including healthcare, subcontractors and government-funded organi-
utility services (power, water, oil, gas), transporta- sations. His industry experience includes various
tion (airports, roads, rail), mixed-use commercial, infrastructure, industrial, oil and gas, power and
hospitality and residential developments. buildings projects; ranging from US$6 million to
She has been instructed as an independent $9 billion in value and disputed sums in excess of
expert giving both written and oral evidence US$400 million.
on matters of programming and project delay Andrew has been appointed as a quantum
on construction disputes in arbitration and expert witness in Singapore and Australia and he
adjudication. has been cross-examined in arbitral proceedings,
Sharon holds a BS (Honours) in design and including giving concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing).
construction management from the University of His assistant expert experience extends to litiga-
Greenwich, London. tion, arbitration and adjudication proceedings in
Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Andrew is a member of the Royal Institution
of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute
of Arbitrators, the Chartered Institute of Builders
and the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering
Surveyors. He has presented courses across Asia
on behalf of the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors and was a guest speaker at the FIDIC
Asia Pacific Conference 2015.

18 Cross Street 10 Collyer Quay

#09-04 Cross Street Exchange Ocean Financial Centre #05-04/05 One Raffles Quay, #27-10, South Tower
Singapore, 048423 Singapore, 049315 Singapore, 048583
Tel: +65 6226 4317 Tel: +65 6589 9006 Tel: +65 6338 2455
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.diales.com www.kroll.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Adrian Kong comes highly WWL says: Sharon McGahey is a top-tier WWL says: Andrew Oddie a top-tier
recommended for his “deep expertise in construction expert, with sources confirming construction expert, who “is very skillful
delay and programming analysis” and is that she is “one of the most hard-working and strong in presenting the details of the
deemed “very knowledgeable and thorough professionals” in the space. quantum issues in dispute”.
in his analysis”.

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Singapore

Sezgin Ozbilgin Jon Prudhoe James Taylor

Secretariat Ankura FTI Consulting

MrOzbilgin is a director with Secretariat Jon Prudhoe is a senior managing director at Ankura James Taylor is a managing director in the
International, based in Singapore. He has 15 years with an expertise in construction. Based in Asia for construction solutions practice of FTI Consulting
of experience in construction, diversified among more than 20 years, he is one of the few experts, and he is based in Singapore.
complex building and infrastructure projects. worldwide, equally capable of opining on matters of MrTaylor has extensive experience in providing
MrOzbilgin previously gained practical experience quantum and delay. He holds an extensive portfolio commercial management and contract adminis-
working for various multidisciplinary engineering of expert appointments, including many of APAC’s tration services; expert witness and expert adviser
practices in all aspects including design, tendering, most high-profile and complex disputes. services; and claims preparation and negotiation
site supervision and contract administration. He Jon has over 35 years of experience in onshore solutions. His skills have been built on a solid foun-
specialised in a variety of project control techniques and offshore oil and gas, marine, shipbuilding, dation of more than 28 years’ experience in contract
for successful change management on ongoing petrochemical, infrastructure, transportation, administration services and quantity surveying for
large-scale construction projects. In particular, utility, building and civil engineering projects employers, contractors, and governments in Asia
he obtained significant experience in the prepara- throughout the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Europe, and Europe.
tion and management of multiple schedules for a USA, South America and Africa. His depth and MrTaylor has been appointed as a quantum
number of projects simultaneously. extent of technical knowledge in all these sectors, expert witness and a quantum expert adviser
As part of his consulting experience, MrOzbilgin combined with his robust testifying experience acting for both government and private clients
has provided service to project owners, contrac- means he is one of APAC’s most highly sought- on numerous occasions. MrTaylor is currently
tors and subcontractors in relation to major capital after construction experts. appointed as expert on three international arbitra-
projects in both the public and private sectors. Jon has been instructed on close to 100 expert tions and one case in the High Court of Singapore.
MrOzbilgin has worked on a variety of delay-related witness appointments including matters such as MrTaylor has been involved with advising a
matters such as baseline programme preparation, construction contract terminations; evaluation of major international blue-chip client on settlement
risk assessment and management; claim prepara- changed work; quantum of damages as well as of final accounts as well as liabilities and entitle-
tion and evaluation; and formal retrospective delay matters relating to delay, acceleration, disruption ments on project delivery. He is also representing
analysis for arbitration proceedings. He has actively and loss of productivity, extension of time (EOT) a major international contractor in negotiating and
participated in hearings and assisted the testifying claims and assessment of concurrent delays. agreeing final account on a major design and build
expert on multiple occasions. In particular, he has Jon has given evidence in arbitration hearings project; and a major Singapore-based mechan-
obtained significant experience on large-scale under ICC, SIAC, SCMA, DIAC, HKIAC, SCC, KLRCA, ical and electrical contractor in a commercial and
oil and gas, subsea pipeline, mining, wastewater UNCITRAL and LCIA rules and court and arbitration contracts manager role. He is providing expert
processing facilities, transportation infrastructure proceedings in Singapore, UK, Hong Kong, Australia, witness services for a dispute involving a major
and commercial/residential building projects. He Malaysia, India, UAE and Sweden. He is well versed Japanese equipment supplier and contractor on a
has worked on projects in various countries and in giving oral evidence under cross-examination large power plant project in the US.
jurisdictions including Australia, China, Hong Kong, in litigation and arbitration proceedings including Previous roles include leading a team in their
Kazakhstan, Macau, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, expert witness conferencing (hot-tubbing). preparation for an ICC arbitration involving a major
Turkmenistan, Turkey, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabi His experience also includes several appoint- international civil engineering project; providing
and Romania. ments as expert determiner as well as full-term expert adviser services for government bodies;
MrOzbilgin received a bachelor’s degree in civil and ad-hoc dispute board appointments. preparing, devising and implementing risk review
engineering; and a master’s degree in transporta- Previous roles have been held on both sides procedures for a large contracting organisation;
tion engineering from Istanbul Technical University. of the construction industry, having worked for drafting contract and subcontract documentation
contracting and consulting organisations and he and joint venture agreements; and carrying out risk
continues to provide contract advice on live projects. analyses on tender documents.

60 Robinson Road 460 Alexandra Road

BEA building #14-01 22-05 mTower One Raffles Quay, #27-10, South Tower
Singapore, 068892 Singapore, 119963 Singapore, 048583
Tel: +65 6225 9600 Tel: +65 6276 9050 Tel: +65 6831 7821
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com www.ankura.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Sezgin Ozbilgin is “a meticu- WWL says: Jon Prudhoe receives compre- WWL says: James Taylor enjoys a ster-
lous and diligent expert” who “deals with hensive endorsements from commentators, ling reputation among peers, who describe
clients professionally and confidently”. One and is known for being “extremely efficient him as “an excellent quantum expert” with
source adds, “He expertly navigates through with quick turnaround times”. “an impressive depth of experience and
complex and voluminous documentation consistent delivery of robust assessments”.
and clearly presents the analysis.”

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South Africa Spain

Timothy Harwin Carlos Seoane Dopazo Javier Trapero Perez

HKA Capgemini Engineering Capgemini Engineering

Tim is a civil engineer with 20 years of construction Carlos is a chartered MSc industrial engineer Javier is a chartered Msc. industrial engineer
industry experience. He specialises in the analysis with more than 14 years of experience in design, with more than 14 years of experience in design,
of delay, disruption and programming on construc- construction and project planning. Carlos is a construction and project management. Along this
tion projects and has been engaged as an expert on master in the management of international EPC period, Javier has been involved in more than 100
more than 20 occasions. projects and an expert in the management of FIDIC projects, mainly related to industrial installations
Tim has testified and been cross-examined contracts. He has been involved in more than 100 and heavy equipment for the construction industry
as an expert witness in arbitration proceedings, projects, mainly related to power plants and indus- in Europe (Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain,
including giving concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing). trial installations. Russia and Eastern Europe) and the United States.
Tim has a strong technical and engineering Carlos has worked in projects throughout the In the last 10 years, Javier has been appointed
background in the delivery of large building, civil world, mainly in the USA, Latin America, the Middle as an expert in delay analysis and extension of
and infrastructure projects. He takes a practical East and Europe. Carlos has been appointed as an time claims in large construction projects (power
approach to complex issues, which enables him to expert in delay analysis and construction analysis plants, renewable energies, oil & gas facilities,
provide clients and tribunals with sound and reli- in power plants; oil and gas facilities; CHP instal- combined heat and power [CHP] installations),
able opinion. lations; and combined cycles in Spain, the UK, and in linear constructions (roads, railway, trams
He has been appointed on building and infra- the USA, Colombia, Argentina, Panama, Ireland, or undergrounds) in Spain and in many countries
structure matters across Africa, Asia, Australia and France and Saudi Arabia, among others. Carlos of América and Asia.
the Middle East for disputes arising on building, has also been involved on delay analysis of linear Javier together with ALTRAN Forensic Team
road, rail, bridge, power stations, oil pipelines, constructions (namely roads, railway, trams or got specialised on the contract management
water treatment facilities, LNG facilities, mining undergrounds) in Spain, Bolivia, Romania, Ecuador (FIDIC, NEC, …), claims management and the
infrastructure and solar projects for projects up and Uzbekistan, among others. determination of the proper methodology for the
to US$1.5 billion and disputed values in excess of Carlos, working with Capgemini’s forensic delays analysis for each type of project. Following
US$200 million. team, developed specialisation in determining the methodologies based on an accurate evaluation of
Tim holds degrees in civil engineering, busi- exact methodology suitable for specific processes, the impacts of the events of delay on the Extension
ness and construction law. He is a member of and tailoring the best methodologies for each of Time of the works (critical path analysis), getting
the Academy of Experts, the Chartered Institute case’s necessities. Following methodologies as a result the accurate figures to be implemented
of Arbitrators, the Society of Construction Law in based on critical path analysis, Carlos identified in the quantum analysis, with successful results in
Australia and a contributor to Africa Construction with accuracy the impacts of the events of delay on different courts of international arbitration.
Law. works programmes, resulting in accurate figures Javier is a member of the AACE where he has
to be implemented in the quantum analysis. Carlos proposed technical papers based on his expertise
is a member of the AACE, where he has proposed in delay and quantum analysis (Methodology of the
technical papers based on his expertise in delay program analysis).
and quantum analysis. Javier has experience as a party-appointed
Carlos has experience as a party-appointed expert and tribunal appointed expert ICC and LCIA
expert and tribunal-appointed expert for ICC and arbitration processes. He has given evidence to
LCIA arbitration processes. He has given evidence tribunals in Houston, Madrid, Paris, Santiago,
to tribunals in Bucharest, Madrid, London, Houston, México DC among others.
Montevideo, Panama and Santiago, among others.

4 Fricker Road, Illovo Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes
P.O. Box 84325, Greenside 2034 C/ Campezo, 1, Edificio 1 C/ Campezo, 1, Edificio 1
Johannesburg, 2196 Madrid, 28022 Madrid, 28022
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.capgemini-engineering.com www.capgemini-engineering.com

WWL says: Timothy Harwin garners WWL says: Carlos Seoane earns the respect WWL says: Javier Trapero Perez is a highly
endorsements from interviewees for his of peers in the construction expert market, sought-after construciton expert who is
“hands-on practical approach to very who say he has “proven experience and praised by peers as “hands-on and creative
complex problems” as well as his “incred- strong expertise in the construction and when addressing complex issues”.
ible preparation and calmness in the witness infrastructure sectors”.
box”.

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United Arab Emirates

Kagan Aktas Nabil Al Tawil David Atkinson

Secretariat HKA HKA

Kagan Aktas is a managing director with Secretariat Nabil is a chartered construction manager and David is a civil engineer with over 25 years of expe-
and is based in Dubai, UAE. He has 17 years of expe- a highly qualified and experienced construction rience of large scale and complex construction
rience in the construction industry, specialising professional with over 40 years of project manage- projects. His experience has been gained while
in project scheduling, construction and contract ment, claims and ADR experience. He is one of working for both leading design consultants and
management, forensic delay analysis and expert a small number of accredited Arabic-speaking construction contractors.
advisory for construction and engineering projects. dispute resolution professionals operating in the David has a thorough knowledge of the
He has been appointed as an independent delay UAE and across the Middle East region; and is an construction process having worked on tradi-
expert and has testified on numerous occasions. accredited expert witness by the High Court in Iraq. tional, design and build and partnering contracts
He has extensive experience with matters involving Nabil’s previous work, as a senior repre- and having represented both the employer and
schedule delay analyses stemming from project sentative to the Abu Dhabi government’s claims the contractor. He has extensive experience in
impacts. Kagan has consulted on construction committee for four years, has significantly enriched construction management and programming, with
projects throughout the world in relation to prepa- his knowledge of the common causes and resolu- over ten years of experience in performing cause
ration of forensic delay analyses and independent tions of disputed projects in the region. He has been and effect analyses of major delay and disruption
expert reports, schedule control, and dispute reso- appointed as mediator and arbitrator on several claims.
lution matters. Additionally, he has experience in occasions (as sole arbitrator, chair of tribunal and David has worked within the construction
the areas of general contracting and structural co-arbitrator) on different cases in Iraq and UAE. industry designing, planning and supervising the
and civil engineering. His experience includes In addition, Nabil has acted as an expert witness construction of major civil engineering works. He
the preparation and review of schedule analyses on many occasions and been cross-examined in has worked across Europe, Middle East, and Africa
relating to matters of delay, disruption, produc- litigation and arbitration proceedings in the UAE, and has worked on a number of high-profile oil and
tivity, time impacts, acceleration and other project KSA, Kuwait and Qatar. gas, infrastructure and building disputes.
management and dispute issues. Prior to working Nabil’s extensive experience covers all aspects David regularly advises on planning and
in the consulting field, Kagan worked in the areas of pre-contract and post-contract works, and programming issues on major projects throughout
of general contracting, construction management, he acted as project manager on several major the Middle East and Africa. He has been appointed
and research and development. He held contract construction projects, such as the iconic Sheikh as a planning expert on numerous occasions and
management responsibilities for the construction Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. He is well has provided oral testimony in arbitration proceed-
of various private projects around the world and versed in budget management, cost monitoring, ings through both traditional cross-examination
several research projects within the US. value engineering and scheduling for all phases and concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing).
of engineering, procurement, construction and David is a highly qualified professional with a
commissioning (EPCC). degree in civil engineering, a master’s in construc-
In addition to his engineering degree, Nabil tion law and arbitration, a master’s in maritime civil
holds a PhD from Reading University and an engineering and an advanced professional award in
MSc from Loughborough University, UK in expert witness evidence (LETAPAEWE). He is also
construction management. He is a fellow of the a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a
Chartered Institute of Building and the Chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Building and
Management Institute; a member of the CIArb, the Society of Construction Law, and a practising
DRBF and the PMI; RICS-accredited mediator; and member of the Academy of Experts.
an accredited arbitrator by ICC, LCIA, ADDCCAC,
DIAC, and Sharjah Arbitration Centers in UAE.

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WWL says: Kagan Aktas “has a good WWL says: Nabil Al Tawil receives acclaim WWL says: David Atkinson is acclaimed as a
balance of knowing and being able to from clients for his precision and analyt- go-to expert with “a significant following” in
apply delay analysis methodologies, whilst ical capacity when dealing with complex the construction sector, with peers stating,
remaining firmly grounded by practicalities”. quantum matters. “He is hugely respected.”

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Aidan Coyne David Dellar

Kroll Ankura

Aidan Coyne is a civil engineer and managing David Dellar is a managing director at Ankura, and metro station in the UK; performing an audit
director at Kroll. Aidan is an experienced construc- based in Dubai. He specialises in providing of factual matrix examining the performance obli-
tion project manager professional and delay analyst expertise in the principles and practical proce- gations of a contractor undertaking final account
with over 20 years of experience in the manage- dures required to identify causes of delay in large negotiations prior to arbitration for a new airport in
ment of civil engineering, building construction construction and infrastructure projects. David has Oman; leading the programme management and
and oil and gas projects in Europe and the Middle acted as expert in matters of termination, disrup- detailed coordination of experts for mediation and
East. Having worked at construction and project tion and quantification of time on more than 20 arbitration proceedings on a new port and cargo
management level with international contractors occasions. facility in the UK; acting as delay expert to provide
and consultancies, he has vast experience in resi- David is also a chartered structural engineer delay advice on a construction management hotel
dential, commercial, industrial, leisure and retail with over 19 years of experience in the engineering project in the UK; performing extensive review of
building projects from project initiation to manage- and construction industry. He worked on commer- project documents in order to identify delay events
ment of final turn-key finishes and final handover. cial, residential and industrial projects for profes- for input into a windows delay analysis relating to a
He has extensive experience in complex sional practices. He now applies his skills and multi-tower residential project in Dubai; assisting
projects with demanding programmes and budget. experience to construction projects specialising in the delay expert on an exhibition hall project in Abu
His experience includes construction, project and project audit, claims preparation, delay, and disrup- Dhabi in preparing “as-planned” versus “as-built”
design management of substantial structural steel tion analysis and dispute resolution globally. schedules using contemporaneous data in order
and concrete facilities working on both client and David’s professional experience includes to establish slippage and acceleration; preparing
contractor side. He is experienced in delay and preparing narratives and analysis of programmes an analysis of the delay and disruption to fit-out
programming dispute matters working with delay in defence of claims of acceleration prolongation works relation to a commercial building in Russia,
experts in the UK and Middle East region. and disruption to construction of a processing and comprising analysis of “as-built” dates recorded
Aidan provides independent expert witness manufacturing plant in Qatar; providing a review of within the contemporaneous documents; under-
opinion in formal and non-formal matters, has contractor claims for time relating to the termina- taking a high-level assessment of project controls
given oral evidence and has been ‘hot-tubbed’ at tion of the main contractor on an oil refinery project procedures and the development of recommen-
international arbitration hearings in relation to in Oman; acting as lead assistant advising on the dations for additional management procedures in
oil and gas, shipping, building and infrastructure development of a delay analysis for a complex relation to an Egypt shopping centre; performing a
matters LNG subsea project in Australia, and undertaking review of programmes and producing “as-planned”
Aidan regularly provides technical and stra- programme suitability and validation of method versus “as-built” analysis for a large mixed-use
tegic project management advice including checks; reviewing claim methodology and identifi- grandstand sports venue in Dubai.
progress monitoring and risk analysis on live cation of events in preparation for arbitration on a
projects. new gas processing facility in Trinidad and Tobago;
undertaking detailed analysis of site progress and
labour data in support of review on reasonableness
of quantum meruit claim for a gas pipeline project
in Australia; reviewing progress relating to the
termination of a contract for the construction of an
offshore deep water drilling ship; leading the tech-
nical coordination and expert review of engineering
issues relating to fee entitlement for design consul-
tancy on an operations camp in Nigeria; acting as
Kroll Emerging Markets delay expert for the review of processes in preparing
Office No. 701-702, Level 7, Liberty House EOT claims and advice on preparation for disputes
Dubai International Financial Centre, P.O. for a power station in Algeria; acting as a delay
Box 506829 expert to review the EOT claims and prepare advice Rolex Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai on preparation for a multi-party dispute on a train 7B, 7th Floor, PO Box 413705
Tel: +971 4 325 6245 Dubai
[email protected] Tel: +971 4 381 9039
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WWL says: With over 20 years’ experience, WWL says: The “great” David Dellar “knows his stuff and is easy to work with.” One source
Aidan Coyne receives praise for his deep highlights, “He produces impressive graphical illustrations for delay analysis.”
understanding of and ability to provide expert
testimony in complex construction projects
encompassing a wide range of sectors.

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Guy Elkington Ian Greenhough

Ankura Kroll

Guy Elkington is a senior managing director at In commercial projects, Guy as acted as an Ian is a managing director in the Expert Services
Ankura, based in Dubai. He is a chartered quan- expert witness and provided expert advice on practice, based in the Dubai office. He is a quantum
tity surveyor with over 30 years’ experience in the mixed-use developments, and retail and hospi- expert witness with over 20 years of experience in
international construction industry, and has lived tality-related projects including hotels, shopping the construction industry as a quantity surveyor and
and worked in the UK, the Middle East and East centres (including those combined with office and has been based in the Middle East since 2008. He
Asia. Guy acts as an expert witness in construc- residential structures) and sports facilities. In resi- has extensive experience in construction disputes
tion arbitrations providing testimony on quantum dential projects, he has provided expert evidence and the cost and commercial management of
issues. He also occasionally sits as an arbitrator and advice on disputes relating to multiple resi- construction projects. Ian has been appointed on
on construction disputes. He has primarily been dential projects, ranging from high-rise structures numerous occasions as a quantum expert witness
involved with FIDIC/ICE-based civil engineering, (100-plus storeys) to low-rise large-scale housing under Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and
rail, infrastructure and building contracts, and developments (500-plus structures), including Arbitration Centre (ADCCAC), Dubai International
EPC/fabrication contracts relating to the oil and many distressed and terminated projects. Arbitration Centre (DIAC), International Chamber of
gas and power projects. He has provided financial Commerce (ICC) and London Court of International
and commercial advice on a broad range of projects Arbitration (LCIA) rules and has testified on several
to a variety of organisations in both the public and occasions.
private sectors. Prior to joining Kroll, Ian was a partner at
Guy’s professional experience in relation to Blackrock Expert Services, which was acquired
process plants and power projects includes the by Kroll in 2020.
provision of expert witness evidence and expert Ian has advised a range of international clients
advice on disputes relating to oil and gas projects throughout the UK and Middle East and his sector
(both onshore and offshore facilities), power plants, experience includes airports, major infrastructure
sewage treatment plants and waste-to-energy programmes, commercial schemes including
plants throughout the Middle East region including resort hotel developments, energy/power projects
the UAE, Iraq, Qatar, Iran, Oman and Kuwait, on including renewable energy projects, and commer-
claims/disputes ranging from US$50 million to over cial and industrial units. Ian provides opinion on the
US$1 billion. valuation of prolongation costs, disputed variations,
In the infrastructure arena, Guy has: been disruption and termination claims.
appointed to lead a multi-disciplinary forensic
team on behalf of a Middle East government entity
defending construction claims in arbitration in
excess of US$5 billion, on a multibillion-dollar
infrastructure rail project and simultaneously
undertaking an independent assessment of those
claims to enable settlement offers to be made/
achieved; been appointed as arbitrator on arbi-
tration relating to the construction of an airport
hangar facility in the Middle East; and provided
expert advice on a number of new airport and
infrastructure projects in the Middle East region Kroll Emerging Markets
and East Asia involving litigation, arbitration and Office No. 701-702, Level 7, Liberty House
insolvency issues relating to terminal construction, Rolex Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai International Financial Centre, P.O.
airfield infrastructure and other related transport 7B, 7th Floor, PO Box 413705 Box 506829
connections/interfaces, port facilities, transport Dubai Dubai
interchanges, and rail and metro projects. Tel: +971 4381 9014 Tel: +971 44 496 742
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: “Top-drawer expert” Guy Elkington is “fantastic” and “widely endorsed by peers” WWL says: Ian Greenhough is singled out by
who find him “very good to work with as an opposing expert”. market sources for his impressive quantum
practice and his “ability to present complex
quantum claims and present his opinions
clearly in his written report and before a
tribunal”.

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Bill Haggart Zane Hedge Michael C Kenyon

HKA Berkeley Research Group Berkeley Research Group

Bill is a chartered engineer with 30 years of expe- Zane Hedge is a chartered construction manager Michael Kenyon is a managing director and head
rience in the field of building services engineering who specialises in the fields of forensic delay anal- of BRG’s Dubai office. He is a chartered quantity
(MEP). He has been appointed as a technical expert ysis, planning, claims and contractual advice. surveyor and fellow of the Royal Institution of
witness on several occasions. He also acts as an expert witness in matters of Chartered Surveyors with more than 29 years of
Bill has acted as technical expert, assistant to delay. During his over thirty years in the construc- commercial management and construction claims
the named expert and as part ofmulti-disciplinary tion industry, the last eleven of which have been in experience. Michael is an established practising
expert teams for disputes across Asia, Australia, the Gulf Cooperation Council, he has been involved quantum expert witness.
Europe and the Middle East. He has given evidence in a wide variety of projects, including building, civil Michael’s considerable expertise comes from
in arbitrations, written technical expert reports and engineering, airports, utilities, residential, retail, having worked for both consulting and contractor
participated in expert meetings for projects with commercial, healthcare, power stations, desali- organisations and on a wide range of national
values in excess of US$500 million and for disputed nation, process plants, and oil and gas. and international projects, ranging from oil and
sums in excess of US$50 million. Before joining BRG, MrHedge was a partner of gas; offshore; petrochemical; airports; hotels;
Bill has extensive experience in the design, and led the Dubai office of a boutique international and building and civil engineering infrastructure
specification, monitoring and inspection of MEP consultancy. projects.
systems for buildings and infrastructure projects MrHedge has a master’s degree in construc- Michael has provided independent expert
in commercial, retail, defence, leisure, health, tion law and dispute resolution, as well as a testimony on matters of quantum, disruption and
education, aviation and transport sectors. He has a master’s degree in project management. prolongation to court and arbitration proceedings
thorough understanding of the interfaces and inter- both in the GCC and internationally. The tribunals
dependences between the different MEP disciplines he has testified before include, among others,
and systems involved in the design and construction leading KCs, a past president of the Chartered
of buildings and infrastructure projects. Institute of Arbitrators, a former head of the TCC
Bill has held senior positions in large, of England and Wales, and TCC judges.
multi-disciplinary, international design and
consulting engineering practices working on
local, national and international projects; including
successfully managing long-term frameworks for
local authorities. He has worked with a variety of
forms of contract and procurement routes ranging
from PPP and PFI to NEC3, design and build, and
prime contracting.
Bill is a member of the Institution of
Engineering and Technology, Chartered Institution
of Building Services Engineers, Academy of Experts
and an associate member of the Chartered Institute
of Arbitrators.

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WWL says: Bill Haggart is a key name in the WWL says: Zane Hedge displays “fabulous WWL says: Michael Kenyon is “first-class
Middle East market renowned for his deep experience in delay and disruption analysis in the UAE” say sources who describe him
expertise in social infrastructure and trans- methodologies”, according to impressed as “one of the best” for construction-related
port projects. interviewees. disputes.

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David Merritt Jacqui Record

Capital Consulting International Ankura

David is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Jacqui Record is a senior managing director at She has also acted in an investigation/dispute
Chartered Civil Engineering Surveyor, with over Ankura heading the Disputes & Investigation prac- advisory capacity regarding potential claims on a
37 years’ experience of the construction industry. tice for EMEA and APAC and has been based in multibillion-dollar transport infrastructure project
In that time, he has been engaged by private and Dubai for the past 11 years. She is a UK chartered including cash flow and cost reviews; an investi-
public sector employers, contractors and various accountant (Fellow of the ICAEW) and has more gation for a European construction company into
professional practices. His major sector experi- than 25 years of broad litigation and forensic inves- irregularities at its Dubai subsidiary, including
ence includes commercial, infrastructure, marine tigation experience mainly within the Big 4 across financial statement reconstruction; and an inves-
and energy projects across Europe, Africa, Asia the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa. She has tigation of the developer of a large residential and
and Middle East, where he has worked on many provided expert evidence over 50 times in a wide leisure development.
high-profile commissions. variety of forums around the world. Overall, Jacqui has extensive construction
David’s main area of technical expertise is As an accounting expert witness in the experience and the unique ability to be able to work
in evaluating contractual claims, covering such Construction area Jacqui’s key areas of expertise across disputes and investigations and across a
subject matters as variations, prolongation, have related to oil & gas and broad infrastructure, wide variety of local and international forums to
disruption, acceleration, cost escalation, depre- hospitality and leisure and residential. While her provide flexible support. Her extensive testifying
ciation, head office overheads, and loss of profit. work has been predominantly focused on interna- experience and deep industry knowledge has been
He has been crossed examined many times on tional arbitration, she has also acted as an Expert highly valued by tribunals and courts around the
measurement issues, valuation of work carried Assessor and has been appointed on a number of world to bring clarity to complex matters.
out, variations, prolongation, and disruption. He large local Arabic court matters, as both a court
has previously been appointed in matters before appointed and party appointed expert assisted by
the Technology and Construction Court in the UK her Arabic team.
as well as international ICC, LCIA, DIFC and DIAC In terms of her expert appointments, examples
arbitrations. of Jacqui’s appointments include: as expert for the
David is masters qualified from Kings College, claimant, a Middle East oil and gas entity, in an
London and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of ICC UK matter to assess quantum on a terminated
Chartered Surveyors, a Fellow of the Chartered infrastructure project; as a Dubai Senior Court
Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow of the Institute expert in a large shareholder dispute for a multina-
of Civil Engineering Surveyors, a member of the tional family-owned construction business group;
Chartered Institute of Building. David is also a qual- as expert for the claimant in a DIAC arbitration to
ified Barrister and a CEDR Accredited Mediator. assess the loss of profit on the delay in the oper-
David is highly regarded as a quantum expert ation of a hotel; as expert for the respondent in a
in the Middle East and is known for his clear and Qatar arbitration to assess the loss of profit on the
robust analysis and reports, and was recognised termination of an asset build and operate agree-
by Who’s Who Legal in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. ment; as expert acting for the claimant in a DIAC
WWL: Construction cited him as a “talented expert arbitration matter regarding the early termination
who is proficient at providing quantum analysis” and of a processing plant project in Africa assessing
is “considered a thought leader and one of the most loss of profits, actual costs, and settlement agree-
renowned experts in the Middle East”. ments for suppliers; as expert on a UK construc-
tion adjudication matter to assess the calculation
of claims for variations in the contract for a large
transport parastatal and as expert on a construc-
tion JV dispute to determine equitable profit sharing
Arenco Tower, Al Marsad Street and wasted costs in terms of industry standards on Rolex Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai Media City, 10th Floor a large infrastructure project. 7B, 7th Floor, PO Box 413705
Office 1003, 1005 and 1007 Dubai
Dubai Tel: +971 04 381 9038
Tel: +971 50 265 8664 [email protected]
[email protected] www.ankura.com

WWL says: David Merritt is is widely WWL says: The “fantastic” Jacqui Record enjoys wide acclaim as a construction expert
endorsed by market commentators as among peers as “a stand out expert in the construction field.”
“a brilliant quantum expert” with “deep
industry knowledge”.

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Mike Saulsbury Paul Taplin

Secretariat Ankura

MrSaulsbury is a managing director of Secretariat. Prior to his consulting and expert witness Paul Taplin is a senior managing director at Ankura,
He specialises in providing consultation on experience, MrSaulsbury’s background and expe- based in Dubai. He has more than 31 years’ expe-
construction and engineering projects and has rience includes general contracting, engineering rience in the construction sector; as a fellow of the
principally been appointed by clients, or clients design and planning, and construction manage- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS),
legal counsel, who are involved in large capital ment. He has held project management respon- he is a highly experienced forensic chartered quan-
projects or other construction-related matters. He sibilities for the construction of various public and tity surveyor, chartered construction manager and
is frequently appointed as an independent expert private projects in the US. quantum expert specialising in the evaluation and
and has testified many times as an expert witness. MrSaulsbury received a degree in civil engi- analysis of complex construction claims on major
MrSaulsbury has lived and worked in the United neering from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree domestic and international projects. Paul relocated
States, the United Kingdom and the United Arab in civil engineering from Stanford University. to the UAE in 2013 from London.
Emirates. His professional experience includes Paul has extensive international experience
working with global owners, developers, engineers, covering the UK, mainland Europe, the Middle East,
contractors and stakeholders to consult on matters Asia Pacific and the US.
related to project management, project controls, With pan-sector experience, Paul has covered
scheduling/programming, contract disputes and a diverse mix of projects including infrastructure,
claims. building, power, civil engineering, industrial, water,
MrSaulsbury has been appointed as an inde- and oil and gas pipelines.
pendent expert on matters of scheduling/ program- Paul is regularly appointed as a quantum
ming and project delay on construction disputes expert witness and has given evidence many times
in arbitration, litigation, adjudication, mediation in the UK, the UAE, Bahrain and Virtual Hearings.
and formal contract negotiations and has testi- He has been cross-examined by QCs and has expe-
mony experience on large high-profile international rience of witness conferencing (“hot-tubbing”).
disputes. He has extensive expertise in critical Being a CIArb panel-registered adjudicator,
path method (CPM) scheduling/programming, Paul has acted in over 100 adjudications encom-
concentrating on claims and disputes arising from passing a variety of different disputes. He is also a
project delays. His deep experience includes anal- CEDR-accredited mediator and has acted as medi-
yses relating to delay, disruption, productivity, time ator and party representative.
impacts, acceleration, and other project manage- In the past, Paul has been a committee
ment and construction issues. MrSaulsbury has member of the Adjudication Society; a member
also consulted on matters and disputes related of the Technology and Construction Court Users
to insurance claims on construction projects, Committee; and a fellow of the Forum of the Built
construction operations and cost estimating. Environment. He is presently a member of the
Society of Construction Law.
Paul has been appointed as quantum expert on
a number of very large construction disputes that
have been the subject of international arbitration.
On average he gives oral expert witness testimony
three or four times a year to arbitration tribunals in
various jurisdictions. The arbitral panels are often
made up of QCs, barristers, lawyers, architects,
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Sheikh Zayed Road cated matters for the benefit of the tribunal.
Dubai
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[email protected]
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WWL says: Mike Saulsbury “insightfully identifies strengths and weaknesses very early on”, Continued overleaf
producing “exceptionally clear and persuasive oral testimony and written reports”.

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Paul Taplin (cont.) Michael Tonkin

HKA

Historically Paul has acted in the capacity of Michael is a chartered quantity surveyor, chartered Michael has been appointed as arbitrator
construction claims adviser either on behalf of arbitrator, CEDR-accredited mediator and RICS on more than 60 occasions (as sole arbitrator,
main/sub-contractors preparing contractual enti- accredited expert witness with over 30 years of chairman of a tribunal of three, and co-arbitrator)
tlement claims or on behalf of employers defending construction industry experience. He is an effective under the auspices of ICC, LCIA, DIAC, ADCCAC
such claims. dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert and the TAI. He regularly participates in other
Paul is also a CIArb panel adjudicator and has on roughly 40 occasions. alternative dispute resolution processes such
been involved in over 100 adjudications since the Michael has extensive experience of commer- as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards
inception of the UK Housing Grants, Construction cial negotiations in major projects, particularly (DABs). Michael is a former trustee and honorary
and Regeneration Act on 1 May 1998, either in the where bespoke contracts and innovative methods treasurer of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
capacity of party representative (for either the refer- of procurement have been used. With a background and a past chairman and past vice- chairman of
ring or the responding party) or as adjudicator. Such in cost management, he specialises in commercial the UAE branch.
was the success of the statutory process, in early management, contract management, negotiation,
2000 adjudication became the number-one form of risk management, third-party financial reporting
dispute resolution in the UK overtaking arbitration, and strategic advice. His project experience ranges
litigation and any other forms of alternative dispute from major infrastructure and buildings across the
resolution. Paul spent over 13 years at the forefront Middle East, the UK and Asia; power and water in
of this dispute resolution process as it evolved and Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe; and oil
developed. and gas projects in the Middle East and Australasia.
Paul is a CEDR-accredited mediator and has Michael regularly provides commercial advice
acted in the capacity of mediator on numerous on formal dispute resolution, dispute avoidance
occasions as part of the Pre-Action Protocol where and procurement. He is adept in many of the major
under the Civil Procedure Rules in the UK parties in standard forms of contract and has been employed
litigation are obliged to mediate their disputes prior by government bodies, large private companies,
to a court hearing. Paul has also acted as party contractors and subcontractors to advise on
representative on numerous occasions. commercial matters and procurement.
Michael has been a party-appointed expert
witness, a single joint expert witness and a third-
party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony
in traditional cross-examination as well as concur-
rent evidence (hot tubbing) in international arbi-
trations, in Asia, Australasia and the Middle East.
Michael often acts as “coordinating expert” across
several disciplines of expert.

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Dubai Dubai, PO Box 31450
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[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Paul Taplin is an established WWL says: Michael Tonkin is “very knowledgeable and sensible in his ideas” rendering him
name in the expert market, and is “good “a safe pair of hands who delivers on-point, clear, practical reports”.
under the pressure of cross-examination”.

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Dimitrios Tousiakis Israel Almodovar

HKA Ankura

Dimitrios is a testifying delay expert, a Chartered Israel Almodovar is a senior managing director He also performed a delay analysis related
Civil Engineer and an RICS Accredited Expert at Ankura, based in Phoenix, with over 20 years to the fabrication and erection of structural steel
Witness with international experience in forensic of experience in the construction industry. He work for the construction of a $475 million upscale
delay analysis for dispute resolution and directly in specialises in providing expert witness and advi- shopping centre in Puerto Rico. Israel provided
the construction industry. sory services on domestic and international expert opinions on behalf of the structural steel
He has been cross-examined and has been construction projects in the areas of schedule subcontractor, in its dispute against the project’s
appointed numerous times as independent delay delay, cost overruns, and other project manage- general contractor, during the American Arbitration
expert witness for ICC, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, ADCCAC, ment issues. Since 2017, Israel has been recog- Association proceedings between the parties,
UNCITRAL arbitrations and adjudications. He has also nised in the annual rankings of WWL: Construction, which was settled prior the scheduled hearings.
provided independent expert opinion to contractors WWL: Consulting Experts and WWL: Arbitration. He Israel also provided expert opinions on behalf
and employers in various types of projects, including has lectured at various international conferences of the owner regarding the termination of a US$15
residential projects, high-rise buildings, airports, regarding project administration and construction million contract for the construction of a 9MW
healthcare, rail, power stations and oil and gas. claims issues. He is fluent in Spanish. hydroelectric power plant in Panama. He provided
Dimitrios is experienced in leading complex The projects for which Israel has provided his expert reports and hearing testimony during the
delay and disruption disputes through the whole expertise entail a variety of issues such as delay, ICC arbitration proceedings between the owner
dispute resolution process. He is capable of simpli- disruption, acceleration, force majeure, differing and the contractor. His testimony addressed issues
fying complex dispute matters by using intuitive conditions, contract risk allocation and termina- such as delay, disruption, and damages.
visual representations supporting a sound meth- tion for default, among others. His clients include Israel provided advisory services to the owner
odology and arriving at clear and persuasive owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and of a portfolio of gas transportation assets in
conclusion. insurance companies. Israel’s project experience Mexico. His services included the review of project
Dimitrios has substantial experience and exper- includes work in various countries throughout the records, including communications, schedules
tise in the design and construction of steel structures. USA and Latin America. and cost reports, and providing recommendation
He has a combination of office and site experience Israel’s recent disputes and expert witness to management for claims management and miti-
and has worked as an engineer in both consultancy experience includes performing a delay analysis gation purposes.
and contractor environments. Throughout the years, for the construction of a US$200 million, 300km gas He provided advisory services, including
he has acquired experience and responsibilities in pipeline in Peru, involving the provision of expert contract and project control management, to the
all stages of the project lifecycle from tendering to reports summarising Israel’s opinions and expert owner during the construction of a US$500 million,
design, construction and supervision, through to witness testimony on behalf of the contractor 300MW coal fired power plant in Guatemala. Due
certification and dispute resolution. during the ICC arbitration hearings related to the to significant delays encountered during the
Dimitrios holds a master’s in civil engineering dispute between the contractor and the project construction of the project, the owner terminated
and structural steel design and business manage- owner. the EPC contractor for default. Israel continued to
ment. He is a member of the Institution of Civil He also provided expert testimony on behalf of provide his services through the termination of the
Engineers and the Academy of Experts and is fluent a tunnelling subcontractor during ICC arbitration contractor and the re-procurement of the project
in both English and Greek. Clients commend his proceedings between the subcontractor and the and provided litigation support services for the
“real assurance” attitude and performance during project EPC contractor in relation to a hydroelectric termination-related arbitration proceedings.
cross-examination, his “professional manner” and power plant in Guatemala. The dispute arose due
“detailed analysis” as well as his ability to deliver to the termination of the US$55 million tunnelling
“robust analysis” that can be “easily understood”. subcontract by the contractor, who was respon-
sible for the construction of a 114MW hydroelectric
power plant in Guatemala. Israel’s opinions were
based on his analysis of delays to the tunnelling
work and the overall project. 201 E. Washington St.
Office 1406, 14th Floor Suite 1700
Marina Plaza, Dubai Marina Phoenix, 85004
Dubai, PO Box 31450 Tel: +1 602 528 8055
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Dimitrios Tousiakis is WWL says: Israel Almodovar is a favourite among peers and clients, who say that “not only
commended by clients for “his flawless work is his acute analysis really impressive, but the way he presents his findings is also notable”.
and unmatched attention to detail” and is
regarded as “one of the best delay practi-
tioners across the globe”.

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Peter V Badala Kenneth R Baker

Ankura HKA

Peter V Badala is a senior managing director at Peter lectures frequently on topics ranging Ken is a partner at HKA with more than 40 years
Ankura based in San Francisco. For over 38 years, from construction claims pricing and damage theo- of experience in the construction and engineering
he has provided quantum expert analysis and ries, construction contract accounting practices industries. A registered professional engineer and
testimony on hundreds of construction projects and procedures to strategies on how to success- a licensed general contractor, his varied, hands-on
globally. Peter’s clients include major international fully resolve disputes prior to litigation. He was project experience provides a strong basis for over
law firms, public and private owners, developers, a speaker at the ABA construction forum/TIPS 180 expert appointments in various delay, disrup-
A/E firms, contractors, sub-contractors, materials programme on claims pricing theories and tech- tion and quantum matters.
suppliers, sureties and financial institutions. niques; PESI law and accounting; and continuing Ken has worked as principal engineer, struc-
Peter’s quantum expert appointments have professional education for professionals in the tural engineer, project manager and construc-
included construction cost audits; project risk construction industry. He has also spoken at he tion manager, and in various leadership roles in
assessments and project control reviews; contract national and international construction super-con- the contracting, construction management, and
terminations (for convenience and default); the ferences. In addition, Peter has been a contributing claims arenas. He has been involved in design-con-
evaluation and pricing of changed work; the prepa- editor to Wiley’s construction law handbooks. struction programmes and projects across North
ration and analysis of claims for delay, accelera- America including major infrastructure develop-
tion, disruption and lost productivity, project status ments (airports, rail, roadways, bridges and dams);
reviews; prudence investigations; false claims a wide variety of commercial, institutional, labo-
investigations; and business interruption claims ratory-research, residential and retail building
and economic damages (including diminution of projects; and major power, water, waste-water and
asset value and lost profits calculations). industrial facilities.
Peter’s project experience spans all industry Ken’s claims-related expertise includes the
sectors including chemical/petrochemical, educa- identification and evaluation of construction and
tion, sports entertainment, healthcare, hospitality, real estate risk; claims concerning schedule delay
housing, infrastructure, manufacturing, military, and extended performance, lost productivity and
mining and minerals, oil and gas, power, ship- disruption, and acceleration; scope, documentation
building and repair, transit, telecommunications and contract performance requirements; general
and water/wastewater, among others. contractor performance and standard of care
He has offered oral and written expert issues; construction manager professional practice
testimony before: the Singapore International issues; and construction defect matters. He has
Arbitration Centre; the International Court of prepared and evaluated as-planned and as-built
Arbitration of the International Chamber of schedules; contemporaneous and retrospective
Commerce (ICC); the United Nations Commission delay analyses; productivity impact and accel-
on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL); US federal eration analyses; issue merit and responsibility
and state courts; federal and state regulatory analyses; construction defect lists and repair cost
commissions; the American Arbitration Association estimates; and cost and damages claims. Ken also
(AAA); the British Columbia International provides services to clients in the areas of project
Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC); and the advisory risk assessments, claims avoidance and
Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial mitigation; distressed real estate asset investiga-
Arbitration (CRCICA). tions; mechanics lien claim analysis, priority and
valuation; construction management; and general
contracting services during pre-construction,
design, construction and post-construction.
425 California Street
Suite 2600
San Francisco, 94104
Tel: +1 415 356 7113
[email protected]
www.ankura.com

WWL says: Peter Badala is a highly respected name in the construction market, with “excel-
lent experience in the energy space in particular”.

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William A Cook
HKA

Ken develops expert reports and provides Bill is a partner at HKA with 40 years of experience Bill is a professional engineer in California.
expert testimony in arbitration, litigation and in the construction industry as an expert witness He earned a BS in civil engineering from
mediation. He specialises in complex construction and construction manager. His experience includes Rutgers University College of Engineering and
claims related to delay, lost productivity, accel- programme, project, construction and operations is a past member of the board of directors of the
eration, disputed contract scope and extra work, management and post-construction claims reso- Construction Management Association of America
professional practice and standard of care issues, lution, litigation and trial testimony experience as well as a past Los Angeles chapter president.
construction defect matters, and claim damages. serving as an expert witness. Bill’s expertise He has presented seminars to the LA County Bar
In support of his extensive expert testimony expe- spans a broad variety of project types including Association and to many other trade associations
rience, he has developed graphs, charts, spread- airports, casinos, concert halls, courthouses, and conferences on a variety of subjects from
sheets, annotated schedules and visual displays of education, highways, hospitals, hotels, industrial, reading plans and structural engineering to sched-
quantitative information for use as trial exhibits and libraries, office buildings, parking structures, uling and claims analysis.
in expert presentations. He has been cross-exam- sports stadiums, theme parks and transportation
ined at arbitration and trial on more than 20 occa- facilities. He was also a construction management
sions, including concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing). specialist to FEMA’s Public Assistance group in the
Ken has written articles and delivered aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
numerous seminars regarding his specialist Bill has served as an independent technical
subjects. Clients agree that Ken is a “consummate project arbitrator and mediator for disputes in
professional” and that his expertise has been “a ongoing construction projects. He has provided
key component in being able to reach a negotiated project audits, project management turnaround
settlement”. Others agree that he “quickly grasped and dispute resolution services and has testified
the issues [and] successfully bridged the gap in many dispute resolution forums including jury
between the parties” and that he “works without trials, bench trials, arbitrations, and mediations.
bias and in the most neutral manner possible”. Bill has testified and analysed claims involving the
areas of schedule/delay analysis, CM standard of
care, contractor performance, extra work, errors
and omissions and damages. Case size has ranged
from less than US$1 million to more than US$100
million.
Bill’s hands-on programme and project
management experience includes a US$850 million
waste-water facility programme and a US$700
million rail line. His construction claims analyses
include Disney Concert Hall, Miller Park Major
League Baseball facility, Lancaster Wastewater
Treatment Facility, Royal Palm Resort (Guam),
Montage Deer Valley Hotel and Kaiser Permanente
Hospital, Harbor City.

4605 Lankershim Blvd.

Suite 840
12555 Highbluff Drive #310 North Hollywood
San Diego, 92130 Los Angeles, 91602
Tel: +1 858 832 8844 Tel: +1 818 657 9043
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Commended as an “ethical and WWL says: William Cook is an outstanding civil engineer who is renowned for his exemplary
honest” expert, Kenneth Baker is highly schedule and delay analysis, as well as damage valuations in multimillion-dollar construc-
regarded for his strategic expertise and tion disputes.
thorough presentation skills in complex
cases.

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Dan Feinblum Mike Kling

HKA Secretariat

Dan is a partner with more than 20 years of experi- Dan is a professional engineer in California, MrKling is a managing director with Secretariat
ence in design and construction projects. A regis- Hawaii, Maryland and Nevada; a certified project based in Los Angeles, California. He is a licensed
tered professional engineer and certified project management professional (PMP); a leader in civil engineer and attorney specialising in providing
management professional, he has been engaged energy and environmental design (LEED); and independent expert advice on construction projects
as an expert in the areas of delay and quantum on an accredited professional and a member of the in the areas of cost and quantum, contract review,
more than 20 expert appointments. American Society of Civil Engineers, the Project delay and disruption, and productivity analyses.
Dan combines his practical experience as a Management Institute and the Construction MrKling has been appointed as an expert on
transportation design engineer, field inspector, Management Association of America. He has numerous disputes in Asia, Europe, United States,
geotechnical laboratory technician and university presented on the topics of construction best prac- South America and the Middle East. He has testi-
faculty member with wide-ranging consultancy tices and risk assessment to a variety of construc- fied on matters of quantum including disruption and
skills. His project experience includes hotel and tion bodies. loss of productivity related issues. His overall expe-
residential and mixed use buildings; airport; rail; rience includes large infrastructure and commer-
highways and bridges; large public infrastructure cial projects, including highways and bridges, rails
projects; and energy infrastructure throughout and tunnels, entertainment and hospitality, airports,
North and South America. education, healthcare, oil and gas, nuclear, high rise
As an expert, Dan has been cross-examined in commercial/residential, and water/wastewater treat-
litigation, arbitration and mediation and has deliv- ment projects. MrKling also has significant experi-
ered sworn depositions. He evaluates and develops ence with construction cost audits, change order and
claims; determines merit and quantum for disputed claims reviews, project management and controls
change orders; and provides litigation support reviews, risk reviews, and fraud investigations.
services related to delay, disruption and the calcu- Prior to Secretariat, MrKling was employed
lation of damages. He has developed detailed CPM by a top 10 contractor in the United States working
schedule analyses, including analysing as-planned closely with the executive teams on cost and
and as-built schedules to determine entitlement schedule issues. MrKling also has significant Big
and allocate project delays. Dan’s experience also 4 accounting firm experience working with owners,
includes quantification of damages ranging from developers, attorneys, and contractors on a variety
extended performance costs to loss of labour of large infrastructure and commercial projects.
productivity. In addition, MrKling has worked both as an
Dan’s project control and risk management engineer on large infrastructure projects and as an
experience includes conducting probabilistic attorney representing architects and engineers in
schedule analysis using Monte Carlo simulation; litigation. All of this experience, over more than 25
developing baseline schedules; advising clients on years, has provided him with a unique background
risk management and project controls; establishing and perspective in the engineering and construc-
risk registers and associated mitigation plans; tion industry.
maintaining project schedules; identifying cost MrKling holds bachelor of science degrees in
drivers on over-budget projects prior to contract civil engineering and architectural engineering, a
award; and establishing web-based document and Juris Doctorate degree, and is Bar certified and
project control systems. a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in several
states.

4605 Lankershim Blvd.

Suite 840 2100 E Grand Ave.
North Hollywood Suite 375
Los Angeles, 91602 El Segundo
Tel: +1 818 255 9943 Los Angeles, 90245
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Dan Feinblum’s ability to “effectively communicate complicated delay analysis WWL says: Mike Kling is “the consum-
in simple terms” establishes him as clear leader in the field. mate professional” who “leads the markets,
produces outstanding reports” and “presents
them in a convincing way before tribunal”.

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Gene Lash Ted Scott

Delta Consulting Group Secretariat

Gene Lash, senior director of Delta Consulting He studied at the University of California MrScott is a managing director of Secretariat and
Group, has over 32 years of experience assisting at Berkeley, where his obtained his MBA and manages their West Coast practice in the United
clients with forensic accounting and economic a dual undergraduate degree in economics and States. He is a licensed civil engineer, with over 20
damage issues. His expertise includes financial applied mathematics. MrLash is a certified public years of experience in the construction industry,
fact-finding, forensic accounting, quantification accountant in the State of California and is certified specialising in dispute resolution, delay and disrup-
of damages and special purpose audits on a wide in financial forensics. tion analyses, cost overruns, scheduling and project
variety of commercial and construction-related Delta Consulting Group is an international controls. His experience spans a variety of large-
disputes. consulting firm of multi-disciplined professionals scale infrastructure and commercial projects
MrLash’s commercial experience includes in engineering, accounting, finance, economics, including airports, casinos, education, high-rise
quantifying damages related to breach of contract, construction, project management, and litigation commercial/residential, highways and bridges,
breach of fiduciary duty and patent, trade dress support. hospitals, hotels, judicial, oil and gas, ports, power,
and trademark infringement. He has been retained rail, stadiums, tunnels and water/wastewater treat-
by a wide range of clients, including Fortune 500 ment facilities.
companies, close-held family businesses, internet MrScott has been appointed as an expert on
start-up ventures and insurance companies. numerous disputes in Asia, Australia, Europe,
His construction experience includes proving North America and the Middle East. He has testified
extra work claims, delay and acceleration claims, in US federal and state courts and in arbitrations
disruption claims, lost profit claims and identifying (under ICC, AAA and JAMS rules) as an independent
the elements of false claims. MrLash’s construc- expert on matters of scheduling, project delay, loss
tion clients range from private owners, govern- of productivity and quantum.
mental entities, contractors and sub-contractors MrScott is also an author and frequent speaker
to insurance carriers and architect/engineering on a variety of construction-related topics. He
firms, acting on a broad variety of projects including currently serves on the American Society of Civil
airports; casinos; residential, commercial and Engineers’ committee for the development of a
mixed-use development; hospitals; pipelines; national standard for conducting CPM schedule
processing plants; power plants; light rail; dams; delay analyses in construction.
reservoirs; roadways; bridges; schools; and univer- Prior to working in the consulting field, MrScott
sities. He has written articles on proving and pricing worked both as a civil engineer and scheduler on
construction claims, including a chapter on lost several large highway and bridge projects gaining
profits. hands-on experience from the ground up.
MrLash has testified in both state and federal MrScott received both a BS in civil engineering
courts, and various arbitration forums, and he has and an MBA from Virginia Tech.
presented his findings in mediation and negotiation
settings.

2100 E Grand Ave.

2010 Crow Canyon Place Suite 375
Suite 100 El Segundo
San Ramon, 95483 Los Angeles, 90245
Tel: +1 925 359 3213 Tel: +1 310 819 9011
[email protected] [email protected]
www.delta-cgi.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Gene Lash receives a plethora of endorsements from sources impressed with WWL says: Ted Scott is a “brilliant” expert
his adept handling of complex construction damages. whose “particular strength lies in being
there when the client needs; nothing is too
much trouble”. He is “all over the detail” and
“produces excellent reports”.

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Michael Harris John Jerz Cory Milburn

Secretariat Berkeley Research Group Delta Consulting Group

Michael Harris is a managing director with John Jerz has more than 29 years of international For over 21 years, Cory Milburn, managing director
Secretariat. He is a licensed civil engineer and experience in the construction and engineering at Delta Consulting Group, has guided clients
attorney with over forty years of construction sectors. His areas of expertise include project through management optimisation, risk mitiga-
experience, including seventeen years in sched- management, planning, critical path method tion and the resolution of challenging situations
uling and construction management, and over 25 (CPM) scheduling, delay analysis, cost analysis, in the construction industry. His success evolved
years specialising in construction delay, accelera- and productivity analysis. from various roles in expert-level claims devel-
tion, disruption, loss of efficiency, and termination Mr Jerz’s project experience consist of opment and defence strategy; expert testimony;
disputes. Michael’s prior construction manage- airports, chemical plants, telecommunications, CPM scheduling; project controls management;
ment experience includes service as an inspector, water treatment plants, offshore oil platforms, productivity analysis; forensic schedule analysis;
scheduler, construction engineer, project manager, oil and gas plants, pipelines, natural gas fields, contract entitlement; risk management; dispute
contracts manager, and scheduling/ estimating commercial buildings, and power plants. He resolution; and training.
department manager. He has prepared detailed has provided program/project management and MrMilburn has served in numerous leader-
and master schedules, reviewed technical submit- control services, construction claims, engineering, ship positions throughout top-rated construction
tals, performed constructability reviews, developed implementation, operations, and quality assurance companies, government agencies, and consulting
cost studies, and managed construction of large services to projects ranging from $20 million to firms. He has created and directed training for
projects. Since 1994 he has primarily focused on more than $30 billion. In addition to analyzing delay world-renowned construction and consulting
forensic analysis of schedule impacts to construc- and disruption claims ranging from $3 million to companies, focusing on how to develop effective
tion projects caused by various issues, including more than $5 billion, he has evaluated the perfor- processes in a limited resource environment.
production inefficiencies, weather, design issues, mance of owners, engineers, and contractors by He has an MBA from the University of Denver
change orders, manpower, differing site condi- reviewing schedules, productivity, cost, and change (Colorado) – Daniels College of Business, and he
tions, management, and material shortages. He is orders. earned a bachelor’s degree in business adminis-
skilled in construction claims analysis and litiga- Mr Jerz’s responsibilities have also consisted tration from the University of Phoenix (Arizona). He
tion support, having assisted clients in numerous of project planning, contract review, budget and is also a graduate of the US Army Special Warfare
mediations and testifying as an expert in arbitra- financial model development, vendor negotiations Training Center and School – US Army Special
tions and litigation. Representative projects include and management, and database development. As Forces.
passenger railways and stations, military projects, an engineer, he facilitated the design, procurement, MrMilburn is a certified forensic claims
airport construction, nuclear and fossil fueled implementation, and testing of telecommunica- consultant (CFCC), a certified planning and
power stations, liquefied natural gas facilities, tions equipment and facilities. He also served as a scheduling professional (PSP) and a certified cost
tunnels, hospitals, educational facilities, bridges, shift supervisor and sergeant in the US Army, where professional (CCP). He has authored multiple
highways, casinos, hotels, prisons, commercial and he operated, tested, and maintained satellite and publications and has conducted various speaking
residential buildings, and retail developments. He fiber-optic communication equipment. sessions at conferences and training seminars,
has BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Mr Jerz’s specialised computer software skills including “Change Management for Engineering
Cornell University and a JD from McGeorge School include Primavera Project Planner (P3), Primavera and Consulting Services”, “Different Allocation
of Law, University of the Pacific (with Distinction P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, Microsoft Project, Methods for Indirect Costs”, “Implementation
Order of the Coif). Acumen Fuse, SAP, and JD Edwards. He has a of the Half Step Analysis”, “Master Scheduler
bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a Training”, “Development of Productivity Claims”
master’s degree in project management. and “Understanding and Applying the Elements of
Constructive Acceleration”.

Metropoint I 8400 E Crescent Parkway

4600 S. Ulster Street 6th Floor
Denver, 80237 Greenwood Village, 80111
Tel: +1 720 445 7704 Tel: +1 856 448 3519
[email protected] [email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com www.thinkbrg.com

WWL says: Michael Harris is “held in WWL says: John Jerz impresses with
extremely high regard” by sources who his “responsiveness and commitment to
commend his “deep knowledge and under- projects” as well as his substantial construc-
standing of the construction process”. tion expertise.

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District of Columbia

Anamaria Popescu Amanda Amadon

Berkeley Research Group Ankura

Delta Consulting Group is an international Dr Anamaria Popescu is a managing director Amanda Jo Amadon is a senior managing director
consulting firm of multi-disciplined professionals in BRG’s global construction practice. She is at Ankura, based in Washington, DC. She special-
in engineering, accounting, finance, economics, a construction arbitrator with the American ises in providing consultation on construction
construction, project management and litigation Arbitration Association and a licensed professional projects in the areas of planning and scheduling,
support. engineer with more than 26 years of experience as well as other project management issues. She
in project management, construction claims, has provided professional consulting services to
schedule delay analysis, project controls, and owners, contractors, subcontractors, sureties,
contract management. Her project experience and their counsel on a wide variety of construction
includes power generation, pipelines, petrochem- projects for more than 20 years. Her experience
ical and process plants, oil and gas production has been planning, scheduling and monitoring
platforms (onshore and offshore), mining, water projects; analysing project schedule delays and cost
treatment plants, airports, telecommunications, overruns; reviewing and analysing change orders;
and commercial construction in Australia, Canada, assisting clients in achieving contract compliance;
the USA, Mexico, South America, South Africa and providing litigation support; and advising clients
Asia. Her expertise and doctoral thesis both focus on managing risk and making informed decisions
on forensic schedule delay analysis. during the planning and execution of projects.
Anamaria is a founding member and chair of Amanda Jo has assisted clients and counsel on
the Society of Construction Law’s North America a variety of construction consulting related matters
section. involving issues of delay, disruption, acceleration,
suspension of work, defective design/specifications,
differing site conditions, constructive changes,
late owner-furnished materials, over-inspection,
interference, terminations, subcontractor default,
and mismanagement. Her experience spans a
wide array of projects across various industries
including, but not limited to, vertical construction,
medical facilities, museums, educational facilities,
stadiums, highways, and bridges, rail, government
facilities, power plants, wind farms, pipelines,
spent nuclear fuel storage, radio and transmission
systems, and tolling systems.

9800 Mount Pyramid Court 8400 E Crescent Parkway 2000 K Street NW

Suite 400 6th Floor 12th Floor
Englewood, 80112 Greenwood Village, 80111 Washington, 20006
Tel: +1 303 406 2430 Tel: +1 856 448 3464 Tel: +1 202 973 3240
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.delta-cgi.com www.thinkbrg.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Cory Milburn comes highly WWL says: The “very impressive” Anamaria WWL says: Amanda Jo Amadon is relied
recommended as “a market leader for Popescu garners signigicant praise for her upon for her “ability to establish a terrific
construction delay and damages issues”, in-depth expertise in project management, grasp of the facts of the case” and “impres-
thanks to his “fantastic industry knowledge construction claims and schedule delay sively presenting her opinions to a tribunal”.
and experience”. analysis.

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Greg D Crider Wayne DeFlaminis Toshi Dezaki

Ankura HKA Ankura

Greg D Crider is a senior managing director in the Wayne DeFlaminis is a mechanical engineer with Toshi Dezaki is a senior managing director based
Washington, DC office. He consults on construction over 20 years of construction industry experience. in Ankura’s Washington, DC office. He has 25 years’
projects and government contracts in the areas of He has been appointed as expert in matters of delay, experience providing consulting services to national
planning and scheduling, as well as other project quantum and disruption on more than 30 occasions. and international clients, primarily in the construc-
management issues. With more than 35 years of Wayne is a recognized construction industry tion and government contracting sectors. Toshi
experience, he provides expert services to many of expert and has been cross-examined in litigation works with public and private owners, contractors,
the top contractors in the US and internationally, and arbitration. He has provided expert testimony architectural/engineering firms, subcontractors,
as well as many large construction owners and on topics involving critical path method (CPM) and their counsel in a variety of advisory and dispute
government agencies. Greg has consistently been scheduling, delay analysis, loss of productivity/ capacities. He has worked on projects located in
recognised in Who’s Who Legal’s annual report of disruption, cost impacts, construction finance and the US, Canada, South America, Asia, Africa, and
the world’s leading construction experts. construction management principles; drawing Europe.
Greg’s expertise includes planning, sched- on his prior experience in both mechanical engi- Toshi’s construction and government
uling and the analysis of delays on a wide variety of neering and construction management. contracting engagement experience spans a
construction projects and government contracts, As a consultant, Wayne has advised and variety of industry sectors including energy
including commercial, industrial and infrastructure supported a wide variety of disputed project in (including renewable – solar and wind), enter-
projects, as well as aerospace/defence and manu- matters ranging from critical delays and perfor- tainment, healthcare, hospitality, infrastructure,
facturing contracts. These projects have ranged in mance to change order cost impacts and disruption. oil and gas, power, marine, residential, telecom-
size from a few million dollars to billions of dollars, Wayne’s project experience includes military munication, transportation, and vertical construc-
and have entailed issues such as delay, disrup- bases and government facilities, nuclear facilities, tion (office, mixed-use, retail, residential). Toshi’s
tion, acceleration, suspension of work, defective utility infrastructure and “green energy” projects, experience in these industries includes addressing
design and specifications, late owner-furnished oil production and processing plants, mass transit issues related to change order disputes, delays,
materials, over-inspection, interference, termi- systems, roadways and bridges, hotels and condo- differing site conditions, disruption (acceleration
nation for default, subcontractor default and miniums, entertainment venues, higher education and loss of productivity), terminations (conveni-
mismanagement. institutions, residential and commercial real estate ence/default), and lost profits, among others. He
Greg has qualified and testified as an expert transactions, and IT implementation projects. He has also performed construction audits as part of
in scheduling and delay analysis in the US Court has worked in the Bahamas, Canada, Chile, Qatar, ongoing project reviews and project close-outs.
of Federal Claims, the General Services Board of and across the USA. Toshi is often called upon to calculate the allocation
Contract Appeals (GSBCA), the Armed Services Wayne has presented seminars, written of damages between parties.
Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), the Federal published articles, and given speeches and pres- Toshi has been qualified as an expert in
Regulatory Commission (FERC), US state and entations on topics such as construction claims construction damages by both US federal and state
federal courts, and numerous international and avoidance, CPM scheduling, auditing and fraud courts. In addition, Toshi has offered verbal and
domestic arbitrations. Greg has also participated in prevention. He is a member of the Delaware written testimony in US arbitrations (AAA, JAMS,
many alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceed- Association of Professional Engineers and private) and international arbitrations (ICC and
ings. Greg has also lectured on the use of critical Maryland State Board of Professional Engineers, AOA), including participation in numerous witness
path method (CPM) techniques in the analysis, at the Association for the Advancement of Cost conferencing sessions (e.g., “hot-tubbing”).
the University of Virginia School of Law, as well Engineering, the American Bar Association,
as at the Virginia State Bar’s Annual Construction Washington Building Congress and the Association
and Public Contracts Seminar and the American of Certified Fraud Examiners. Wayne is an officer
Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Law of the board of directors of the ACE Mentoring
Annual Meeting. Program of Greater Washington, DC.

2000 K Street NW 2000 K Street NW

12th Floor 1919 M St. NW 12th Floor
Washington, 20006 Suite 620 Washington, 20006
Tel: +1 202 973 2423 Washington, 20036 Tel: +1 202 973 3126
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.hka.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Greg Crider is an established WWL says: Wayne DeFlaminis is a “knowl- WWL says: Toshi Dezaki enjoys a sterling
name in the construction expert market, edgeable, consistent and diligent master” reputation as an expert who provides “excel-
who is “insightful, disciplined and effective in the delay and disruption arenas. “His lent written work product and presentation
in schedule analysis on complex projects”. analytical and writing skills are top-notch,” skills”.
sources add.

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Patrick M Kelly John McTyre

Ankura HKA

Patrick M Kelly is a managing director at Ankura, Patrick has experience in contract manage- John is a widely experienced civil engineer with
located in Washington, DC. With more than 25 years ment, construction management, scheduling, more than 35 years of construction industry expe-
of relevant experience, he is an expert in project claims and dispute resolution services on a broad rience. He provides claims analysis and expert
controls; critical path method (CPM) scheduling; array of transportation and infrastructure projects witness services, and has provided expert testi-
earned value analysis; forensic schedule analysis in the US, Canada and internationally. This includes mony in various venues (more than 15 times) in
for delays; and disruption and loss of productivity work on major ports, roads and highways (including English and Spanish. He has made more than 20
analysis. Patrick is a professional civil engineer and construction of major interchanges, roadway, and mediation presentations.
a certified planning and scheduling professional utility construction and repairs, sound wall erec- John’s extensive construction background
who has qualified and testified as an expert on CPM tion, etc); bridge and tunnel construction and spans 10 years of full-time, onsite management
scheduling and forensic delay analysis in the US repair; and airport construction and renovation. assignments on a wide range of projects including
and internationally. He has extensive experience in He is also experienced in scheduling, claims healthcare; office buildings; roads; parking struc-
transportation and infrastructure, shipbuilding and and dispute resolution services for both commer- tures; renovations; and residential and interior
ship repair, hotels and condominiums, and govern- cial and military ships. Projects include new ship construction. His construction expertise also
ment and public facilities. construction, as well as ship repair and refit, to includes scheduling, loss of productivity and
Patrick provides consultant services in project include both structural and mechanical systems damages.
controls, scheduling, earned value management repair, from the dry-docking of craft to the John provides dispute resolution services
(EVM) and construction management for contrac- post-availability sea trials. ranging from analysis and preparation of delay
tors; developers; and federal, state and city Patrick is also experienced in contract claims and related cost impacts to inefficiency
organisations. He has a strong knowledge of both management, construction management, sched- studies and construction change entitlement
construction methods and software techniques, uling, claims and dispute resolution services on issues. He has led teams in analysing complex
and he is skilled in the development and analysis hotel and condominium projects within the US and international and domestic disputes on infrastruc-
of critical path method networks for transportation, internationally, as well as projects involving federal ture, oil and gas, industrial, mining, power facilities,
facilities and critical structures assignments. and state facilities, including schools, universities, sports complexes and buildings projects in various
Patrick provides forensic schedule analysis dormitories and military facilities. countries.
and litigation support to owners, contractors and John is recognised as an expert in judicial
attorneys on construction methods, cost analysis proceedings and has testified in both federal and
and delay/disruption issues, and is a testifying state courts, ASBCA hearings, as well as AAA, ICC,
expert on CPM scheduling and forensic schedule and ICSID arbitral proceedings in the USA and other
analysis. He has a thorough understanding of delay countries. He has been deposed numerous times
and impact analysis methods, and the application and has been cross-examined in matters of delay
of construction legal doctrines. analysis, damages, and loss of productivity. John
Patrick is thoroughly experienced in is also widely experienced in mediation and served
performing lost labour productivity analyses and in the Department of Labor in the analysis of major
trend analysis of productivity, efficiency and earned claims for approximately 20 years.
value metrics. He performs “measured mile” and John served as an instructor at Catholic
earned value analyses to determine lost efficiency University of America’s Graduate School of Civil
and cumulative impact of multiple change orders Engineering from 2002 to 2015. He is familiar with
and schedule impact analyses to determine the the varied software packages commonly used in
effects of lost productivity on schedule. scheduling and project analysis.

2000 K Street NW
12th Floor 1919 M Street NW, Suite 620
Washington, 20006 Washington, 20036
Tel: +1 202 481 7360 Tel: +1 202 420 7680
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Patrick Kelly receives substantial endorsements from peers and clients alike for WWL says: John McTyre maintains a ster-
his “practical approach to claim analysis” and “ample experience working to tight deadlines”. ling reputation in the market and is known
for “drawing from an abundance of experi-
ence in renewable energy projects in Latin
America”.

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Scott D Gray Charles R Heckman Ben Nolan

Ankura Delta Consulting Group Berkeley Research Group

Scott D Gray is a senior managing director at Charles R Heckman, PE, CFCC, president of Delta Ben Nolan is an internationally recognised forensic
Ankura based in Miami. Scott has over 38 years Consulting Group, has more than 30 years of expe- engineering and construction expert. With expertise
of consulting experience, including the analysis of rience in the construction industry. He is a licensed in engineering, construction and audit, he advises
costs and quantum related to over 350 construction engineer and qualified as an expert in schedule on construction contracting, forensic schedule
projects. Prior to that, Scott was a staff consultant analysis, claims analysis, delay analysis, risk anal- delay, project financial damage, design engineering
with the Grace Commission, studying the policies ysis and construction management. He has provided errors and omissions, and defective construction.
and procedures of the US federal government. Scott consulting services and analysis in the following areas: He has served the construction industry for over
is the co-leader of Ankura’s Latin American opera- CPM scheduling, contract administration, critical path 41 years as a company commander and project
tions group within the global construction practice. delay, cost estimating, loss of efficiency, design errors manager for the US Army Corps of Engineers;
Scott works with project owners, concession- and omissions, liability and issue analyses, damages project manager for a major general contractor;
aires, contractors, subcontractors, A/E firms and calculations and risk assessment analyses. marine contractor; mechanical/utility contractor;
sureties on projects ranging from turnkey (EPC) MrHeckman’s past experience includes and president of a general contracting company.
contracts to build-to-print projects. performing project management, construction MrNolan has led over 700 expert consulting
His sector expertise includes power plants, oil management, contract administration, engi- engagements, both domestic and international,
and gas facilities, transportation infrastructure, neering, planning and scheduling. He has managed and testified in over 75 matters.
mining, and US government construction and aero- contracts valued in excess of $100 million, including MrNolan’s consulting and expert witness
space contracts. industrial, commercial and environmental projects. expertise covers estimating, project manage-
Scott has been recommended annually MrHeckman has also provided design reviews, risk ment, construction engineering, scheduling, delay
by WWL: Arbitration (since 2010) and WWL: analysis and claims analysis services. analysis, financial damages analysis, enterprise
Construction (since 2014). He has provided expert MrHeckman’s deep and diverse experience has and project risk management; market analysis;
testimony in arbitration and litigation on over 40 allowed him to become well versed in the construc- feasibility and due diligence; preparedness assess-
occasions. tion process, providing a foundation for his exper- ments; performance reviews; owner’s repre-
tise in evaluating and formulating claims on behalf sentative; change order and schedule reviews;
of owners and contractors. He also has provided construction engineering audits; construction
expert testimony numerous times in arbitration, investigations; claims preparation analysis; turn-
deposition, court, and board proceedings. arounds and troubleshooting; accident, fraud and
MrHeckman previously served as a Naval Civil hurricane damage investigations; and construction
Engineer Corps officer where he became thoroughly disputes in international and domestic arbitrations.
knowledgeable in the use of the Federal Acquisition MrNolan’s representative projects have
Regulations (FAR). He received a bachelor of civil included LNG gas plants; power plants; refineries;
engineering, with a minor in naval science, from steel and aluminium plants; airports; rail; cement
Villanova University. Additionally, MrHeckman plants; an Olympic stadium; convention centres;
is a member of Chi Epsilon, the National Civil retail; healthcare; casinos; hotels; mixed-use
Engineering Honor society; a professional engi- developments; single and multi-family residences;
neer (PE) in Florida; and a certified forensic claims universities; auto manufacturing plants; super-
consultant (CFCC). fund sites; mines; wastewater and water treatment
Delta Consulting Group is an international plants; pipelines; technology and internet infra-
consulting firm of multi-disciplined professionals structure; tunnels; bridges; high-rises; marine
in engineering, accounting, finance, economics, ports; piers and dredging; prisons; military and
construction, project management, and litigation classified projects; public works and munic-
2 Alhambra Plaza support. ipal complexes; corporate headquarters; beef
Suite 610 37 N. Orange Ave. processing plants; equipment analysis; and yachts.
Coral Gables Suite 500 220 West Garden Street Suite 505
Miami, 33134 Orlando, 32801 Pensacola, 32502
Tel: +1 305 341 7841 Tel: +1 407 992 9210 Tel: 703-608-7068
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.delta-cgi.com www.thinkbrg.com

WWL says: Scott Gray is lauded by market WWL says: Charles Heckman earns plau- WWL says: Ben Nolan draws upon almost
commentators as “an experienced quantum dits from sources as “an excellent delay 40 years of experience in the construction
expert” who is “knowledgeable in inter- expert to work alongside”, with his “ability industry when testifying on behalf of owners,
national work and government contracts to bring stakeholders together” further contractors and insureres in a wide range of
issues”. praised. construction disputes.

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Georgia

Robert W Davenport Nelson Gallardo

Ankura FTI Consulting

Robert W Davenport is a senior managing director economic damages and expert reporting in multiple Nelson L Gallardo is the leader of FTI Consulting’s
at Ankura, based in Atlanta. He was in Navigant’s building product defect cases with values ranging Construction Solutions practice for Latin America.
global construction practice and the practice leader from $300 million to over $1 billion at multi-state He is a Senior Managing Director in the Forensic
of the professional liability and construction defect and global levels. & Litigation Consulting segment and is based in
(PLDC) group, acquired by Ankura in 2018. With Robert has prepared various requests for equi- Atlanta and Bogota. Mr Gallardo is a construction
more than 30 years of experience in the design table adjustment (REAs) on behalf of global top 10 delay and quantum expert with more than 20 years
and construction industries, he has extensive ENR general building and defence contractors with of professional experience in project construction,
experience in leading the analysis and resolution respect to worldwide telecoms/data infrastructure contract management and dispute resolution.
of complex multimillion-dollar technical disputes works and a metropolitan assembly/arts centre. He Mr Gallardo has significant experience advising
involving design and construction issues relevant has also assisted general contractors in analysis, on construction matters across the United States
to owners, designers, constructors, their insurers expert reporting and dispute resolution on multiple and Latin America, including Mexico, Honduras,
and counsel. design defect matters on US government overseas Panama, The Dominican Republic, Colombia, Peru,
Robert has a breadth of experience in leading embassies. In addition, Robert has managed retail, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay. He leads a dispute reso-
the analysis, expert reporting and associated institutional and hotel facility projects for major lution team of international construction profes-
testimony in depositions, arbitrations and jury national developers, hospitality chains and owners sionals that specialises in providing construction
trial, including assistance in mediation/ADR envi- directly responsible for contract negotiation, forensic and litigation services to project owners,
ronments. His broad project experience includes design, and production supervision, specification, EPC contractors and specialty contractors in large
hotels/resorts, casinos, courthouses, prisons, quality control, and construction administration. industrial projects in the Americas.
embassies, airports, arenas, convention and Robert recently led an in-house/out-of-house As a frequently appointed independent expert
performing arts centres, schools, condominiums, comprehensive expert team delivering deposition, witness, Mr Gallardo has provided written and live
retail facilities, aquariums, healthcare facili- arbitration and trial testimony on behalf of multiple expert testimony during arbitration, mediation
ties, and industrial processing facilities in North insurance carriers in defence of a $45 million liti- and litigation proceedings involving construction
America and overseas. gation alleging design and construction defects management performance matters, contractor
Robert is a member of the American Institute of following the sales transaction of a luxury estate terminations, delay, disruption, acceleration, miti-
Architects (AIA), and is nationally certified through home. He also led a schedule and impact anal- gation and other construction project issues.
the National Council of Architectural Registration ysis on behalf of a US federal agency in defence of Mr Gallardo has extensive experience of
Boards (NCARB). He maintains active licences in contractor certified claims asserted with respect to construction dispute resolution, change order
10 US states. a mid-western US federal courthouse. In another management, cost control, claims management
Robert provides expert analysis, reporting case he assisted a major national hotel and resi- and contract administration of building construc-
and testimony regarding design and construction dence chain in analysis and expert reporting with tion, power, oil and gas, pulp and paper, biofuel,
processes including schedules; progress; produc- respect to its $100 million design and construction solar, airport, rail, highway and mining projects.
tivity; delay; procurement; errors and omissions; defect litigation on its high-rise luxury branded As an international construction claims
defective design/construction; standard of care; residential living and care centre in the USA’s expert, Mr Gallardo has provided expert testimony
and economic damages. He assists corporate and south-east region. He has also led schedule/impact on schedule delay, loss of productivity, disruption,
institutional owners in a risk-mitigative advisory analysis, expert reporting and jury trial testimony in contractor terminations and economic damages
role through review/evaluation of contract docu- defence of the architect and structural engineer in a in international arbitration, including concurrent
ments for their suitability for intended purpose and Midwest US aquarium matter adverse to municipal expert evidence (hot-tubbing). His experience
constructability before construction commences. ownership’s affirmative lawsuit. includes disputes valued from US$3 million to more
Robert has assisted multiple real estate than $300 million.
investment trusts (REITs)/institutional owners in
assessment, documentation, causation, liability,
damages and testimony with respect to design/ 1180 West Peachtree Street NW
construction defect litigation, with values ranging Suite 550
from $15 million to $40 million, on multi-family Atlanta, 30309
and corporate facility assets nationally. He has also Tel: +1 404 589 4204
led the analysis of industry standards, causation, [email protected]
www.ankura.com

WWL says: Robert Davenport enjoys wide acclaim as a construction expert among peers in Continued overleaf
the US market. He has over 35 years of experience with design and construction disputes.

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Nelson Gallardo (cont.) Neil Gaudion Don Harvey

Lighthouse Consulting Group Secretariat

Mr Gallardo’s practice is focused on very large Neil Gaudion is founder and president of Lighthouse MrHarvey is the founder and managing director of
and complex industrial projects, typically ranging Consulting Group. MrGaudion has over 25 years Secretariat International. Secretariat International
from $100 million to $4 billion in construction costs. of experience in the construction industry, with specialises in providing independent expert advice
He has given expert testimony, both in English and a particular emphasis in industrial construction on construction projects in the areas of program-
Spanish during international and local arbitration including the oil and gas, mining, power and chem- ming/scheduling (delay and disruption) contract
proceedings. icals sectors. MrGaudion’s project experience is review, programme assessment, cost/damages
Mr Gallardo holds a Bachelor’s degree in diverse, having worked in multiple jurisdictions in and productivity/inefficiency.
Architecture from Universidad de lo Andes in North America, Latin America and Africa. MrHarvey has over 20 years of experience in
Bogotá and a Master’s degree in Construction MrGaudion has acted as delay expert in the construction industry managing projects and
Management from Southern Polytechnic State numerous large construction disputes in US and advising clients on issues involving project and
University in Atlanta. Canadian court proceedings, as well as inter- contract administration, claim preparation, delay,
national arbitrations administered by the AAA, cost, disruption and productivity analyses. Through
ICC, UNITRAL and other forums. In this capacity, his years of experience as a construction project
MrGaudion has quantified the effects of delay on manager and as an expert consultant, MrHarvey
numerous process facilities (the in mining, oil has developed a detailed knowledge of construc-
and gas and chemical sectors), power generation tion, project management, scheduling and cost
facilities, and many large infrastructure projects.In controls. He has been engaged by multinational
addition, MrGaudion also has frequently served as owners, developers and contractors on many of the
quantum expert related to additional costs asso- highest-profile construction disputes in the world
ciated with disruption, acceleration and reduced such as the Panama Canal, Wembley Stadium and
labour productivity. MrGaudion’s combination of the Burj Khalifa. MrHarvey has also been involved
technical and financial skills allow him to substan- with several high-profile disputes related to govern-
tively evaluate the cause and effect nature of ment contracting and information technology (IT)
disruption and labour productivity claims. development/implementation programmes.
MrGaudion also regularly consults with clients MrHarvey is known for an independent
regarding projects in cost and/or schedule distress. common-sense approach to assessing complex
MrGaudion’s unique problem-solving capability projects based on a detailed knowledge of
to identify the root causes of cost and schedule construction and a practical application of facts.
problems and then implement efficient strate- He has testified numerous times as an independent
gies to course-correct have provided him with expert witness in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the
numerous clients who rely on him as an ongoing Middle East and Africa under the following forums:
trusted advisor to their construction portfolios.He ICC, Uncitral, Stockholm Institute, AAA, DIAC, LCIA,
is certified as a cost professional and a planning SIAC, Moscow Court of Arbitration, DRB and DAB.
and scheduling professional by AACE, and as a He has also given evidence in the Technology and
chartered quantity surveyor. He is a member of Construction Court in London, and state and federal
the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

1201 W Peachtree Street, NE 1201 West Peachtree Street, N.W.

Suite 500 Suite 2400
Atlanta, 30309 Atlanta, 30309
Tel: +1 404 460 6200 Tel: +1 404 849 5970
[email protected] [email protected]
www.fticonsulting.com www.lcg-experts.com

WWL says: Nelson Gallardo receives WWL says: Neil Gaudion impresses
impressive praise for his skill as a peers with his “very detailed and thor-
construction expert, and is recommended ough” approach to construction disputes.
as “a specialist in delays and quantification One sources adds: “He does a great job
of damages in the United States and Latin presenting information.”
America”.

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Michael R Jaspers
FTI Consulting

courts in the United States. MrHarvey has experi- Michael Jaspers is a senior managing director in Mr Jaspers obtained his Bachelor of Science
ence in the following sectors: oil and gas, mining, the FTI Consulting Construction Solutions practice. degree in civil engineering from Purdue University.
power, nuclear, pipelines, rail, highways/bridges/ He has over 35 years of experience in the construc- He is a registered Professional Engineer in Georgia,
tunnels/airports, hospitals, stadiums, high-rise tion industry and is skilled in construction manage- Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina,
commercial/residential, education, processing ment, scheduling and dispute resolution.  Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia, and is a
facilities, ship building and manufacturing facilities. Mr Jaspers has provided consulting services member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
MrHarvey has a degree in civil engineering for owners, general contractors, construction
from the University of Virginia and an MBA from managers, developers and designers. He has
George Washington University. hands-on experience with heavy/civil construction
projects. His skills include construction-related
services such as project monitoring, management
and advisory; scheduling; estimating; risk manage-
ment; claims analysis; review and interpretation of
contracts, plans and specifications, construction
means and methods; evaluation of project delay/
acceleration and impact; analysis of resources and
productivity; and quantification of damages. 
Mr Jaspers has provided analysis for projects
involving engineer, procure and construction,
public-private partnerships, and design-build and
design-bid-build projects. He evaluated design-
build contracts and design and construction sched-
ules; provided periodic schedule update/progress
evaluations; provided productivity evaluations;
evaluated construction means and methods;
and analyzed labor efficiency in process piping,
concrete, steel, earthwork and pipeline construc-
tion projects. 
Mr Jaspers has produced analyses for
projects in construction industry segments
including: transportation-highways/bridges/
rail/airports; dams/reservoirs/landfill; pipe-
line/tunnel; power generation; condominiums/
hotel/performing arts centers; water/waste-
water treatment plants; industrial/piping; and
hospital/institutional/commercial. He performed
retrospective scheduling analysis, evaluation of
delay/acceleration and quantification of damages
and manpower/labor inefficiency. He testified as
an expert witness and presented his opinions at
1175 Peachtree Road NE mediation and settlement conferences.  1201 W Peachtree Street, NE
100 Colony Square - Suite 400 Suite 500
Atlanta, 30361 Atlanta, 30309
Tel: +1 404 997 7524 Tel: +1 404 460 6224
[email protected] [email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Don Harvey “understands the WWL says: Michael Jaspers distinguishes himself as a go-to name for construction
big picture amazingly well”, possessing “a management, scheduling and related disputes thanks to his decades of experience in the
mastery of the details that he can trans- construction industry.
late into the big picture for the tribunal to
understand”.

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USA • Georgia Illinois

Larry Smith Scott D Hollingsworth

HKA HKA

Larry is a registered professional engineer with 40 Larry is a highly qualified professional, holding Scott Hollingsworth is a delay and quantum expert
years of experience in the construction and engi- a BS mechanical engineering and is a certified with more than 22 years of experience in the liti-
neering industries. He has been appointed as a mechanical, plumbing and boiler contractor. He gation consulting industry. He specialises in the
technical or quantum expert on 38 occasions and is a member of the American Society of Heating, investigation and resolution of business disputes
cross-examined on 17 occasions. Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers related to the construction industry.
Larry has provided litigation support and (ASHRAE) and is a qualified AP Leader in Energy Scott has testified as an expert in arbitration
expert testimony in matters relating to technical and Environmental Design awarded by the US and court proceedings and has presented schedule
aspects of complex megaprojects, including HVAC Green Building Council (LEED AP USGBC). He has delay and damage analysis during settlement
(heating, ventilation, air conditioning), process contributed to Planning and Designing Research negotiations.
piping, plumbing and electrical and automation Animal Facilities (first edition) “Chapter 8 – Cost”, Scott has experience working in Africa, Asia,
issues on values in excess of US$50 million. He and his expertise is often called upon for speaking the Middle East, and North and Central America.
is also a skilful quantum analyst, assisting clients engagements concerning cost management, He has worked with clients from sectors including
in claims for damages up to the value of US$400 building commissioning and indoor air quality. buildings, defence, industrial, infrastructure, indus-
million. trial, power and utilities, and technology. He also
Larry is widely experienced in claims has further experience in education, hospital, hotel,
consulting, construction management, program- road, bridge, rail, condominium and waste reme-
ming and scheduling, and project controls, diation projects.
management and monitoring. He specialises in Scott has consulted on behalf of construction
decoding complex technical and quantum matters contractors, project owners, insurance companies
for clients, helping them resolve disputes and and government contractors. Scott has led teams
reclaim costs. analysing critical path method (CPM) schedules to
Larry has earned professional engineering determine causes and durations of project delays.
licences in five states and HVAC and plumbing He has also led financial analyses to quantify
licences in seven states and multiple munici- project cost growth including those related to delay,
palities. He is a previous owner of a mechan- disruption, acceleration and productivity.
ical contracting firm, providing design and build Scott holds a bachelor’s in engineering and
services for commercial, municipal, institutional is a member of the International Bar Association
and industrial clients. He is a skilled facilitator, (IBA), American Bar Association (ABA), AACE
having conducted many successful value manage- International, North American Society of
ment studies and partnering sessions. He has Construction Law, Chicago Building Congress
assembled and managed task teams consisting (CBC), and is a member and fellow of the Project
of personnel from general contractors, speciality Management College of Scheduling (PMCOS).
contractors, building operations and management.

1100 Peachtree Street NE 300 South Wacker Drive

Suite 200 Suite 2600
Atlanta, 30309 Chicago, 60606
Tel: +1 404 781 0791 Tel: +1 312 521-7446
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Larry Smith is “a gifted engineer who truly takes pride in his detail-oriented and WWL says: Scott Hollingsworth is “amaz-
thoughtful work”. Commentators describe him as “a tremendous and natural trial witness ingly knowledgeable in delay matters”,
whom juries find extremely compelling”. according to peers who highlight his “respon-
siveness and ease of communication”.

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Maryland Nevada

Richard Sieracki Patrick McGeehin Christopher H Beirise

HKA FTI Consulting HKA

Rich Sieracki is a delay and quantum expert with Patrick A McGeehin, CPA is a senior managing Christopher H Beirise is a delay and quantum
over 45 years in the construction and engineering director in FTI Consulting’s forensic and litiga- expert with over 34 years of experience in the
industries. He was part of The Kenrich Group’s tion consulting segment, and is the company’s construction industry. Prior to joining HKA, Chris
team of construction experts prior to the company global head of the construction solutions prac- was a founding member and Chief Operating Officer
joining HKA in July 2019. tice. He consults and provides expert testimony on of The Kenrich Group LLC. He began his career as
Rich has acted an expert on numerous occa- construction and government contract matters, and a cost and schedule engineer for a construction
sions in international and domestic arbitrations, provides contract claims assistance relating to the company.
federal and state courts, mediations and alternative calculation of and approach to damages, including Chris has testified in courts, arbitrations and
dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings. breach of contract, lost profits, requests for equi- international arbitrations, delivered sworn depo-
Rich has worked on projects throughout table adjustment in delay and disruption cases, sitions, and presented in numerous mediations,
Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North and and fraud-related issues. He regularly testifies on settlement negotiations and alternative dispute
South America. He has worked for clients from a claim pricing, cost allocation and other damages resolution proceedings. He has been engaged as an
variety of sectors, including aerospace, buildings, issues relating to matters performed throughout expert on schedule and/or quantum matters with a
defence, industrial, infrastructure, oil and gas, the world. He has provided expert testimony in wide range of monetary values.
power and utilities, and technology. His expertise both court and board/arbitration forums, including He has experience working on projects in Asia,
has particular focus in the construction, electrical appearances in international arbitration settings Europe, the Middle East, and North and South
utilities and government contract sectors. before the ICC, and before boards of contract America. He has worked on numerous types of
Rich has extensive experience in both damages appeals, state circuit courts and federal district projects in the construction industry, including
and delay analysis. He is proficient in critical path courts in the United States. He has also testified airports, bridges, highways, tunnels, various types
analysis (CPA), analysis of project cost growth, before binding and advisory DRB panels on power, of buildings, power plants, railroads, stadiums,
productivity studies and other analyses related to industrial and large civil construction projects in casinos, refineries and water treatment plants.
issues arising from scheduling acceleration and various countries. In 2017, he was named inaugural Chris is highly proficient in all methods of
disruption. He is also a skilled claims consultant Construction Expert of the Year at the Who’s Who delay analysis, as well as analysis of project cost
with experience in construction management, delay Legal Awards. growth issues, including productivity, acceleration
and planning, programming and scheduling, and He is the accounting editor of Construction and disruption. He has consulted for Fortune 500
project monitoring. He has consulted for Fortune Accounting – A Guide for Attorneys and Other companies, subcontractors, design professionals
500 companies and has over 11 years’ industry Professionals. He also co-authored a chapter in the and owners as well as government and state enti-
experience in design and construction. book, published by the American Bar Association’s ties. Chris has taught classes for clients and in
Rich holds a bachelor’s in civil engineering Forum on the Construction Industry. He authored a public forums on scheduling, project documenta-
and is a member of the American Bar Association chapter in The Comprehensive Guide to Lost Profits tion and cost tracking.
(ABA), AACE International, Project Management Damages for Experts and Attorneys, published by Chris holds a bachelor’s in civil engi-
Institute (PMI). Business Valuation Resources; other articles have neering and is a member of the International
been published in the American Bar Association’s Bar Association (IBA), American Bar Association
Public Contract Law Journal. (ABA), the Association for the Advancement of Cost
He graduated summa cum laude from the Engineering (AACE International) and the Project
University of Scranton and received an MBA from Management Institute (PMI).
The George Washington University.

300 South Wacker Drive 6903 Rockledge Drive 10801 W. Charleston Blvd
Suite 2600 Suite 1000 Suite 650
Chicago, 60606 Bethseda, 20850 Las Vegas, 89135
Tel: +1 312 521 7437 Tel: +1 561 302 4678 Tel: +1 702 304 4713
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.fticonsulting.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Richard Sieracki is a seasoned WWL says: Patrick McGeehin is a well-es- WWL says: Christopher Beirise has “a
delay and damages expert in the construc- tablished figure in the market who sits fantastic reputation” for his “ability to take
tion market, where he is heralded for his “among the very best cost and damages complex concepts and distil them into an
specialist knowledge on power generation experts”. easy-to-understand narrative”.
projects.

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Chris Spandau Tom Gaines William Berkowitz

HKA Secretariat FTI Consulting

Chris Spandau is a professional engineer with MrGaines is a director with Secretariat, specialising William Berkowitz is a senior managing director
more than 40 years of construction and engineering in consulting on construction projects in the areas at FTI Consulting and is based in New York City.
industry experience. He has been appointed as a of claim pricing and evaluation, cost estimating MrBerkowitz was a principal and founding member
technical expert on 40 occasions. and analysis, delay and disruption, project controls, at Alliance Construction Consultants. Since 1988,
Chris has been cross-examined in both litiga- as well as other project management and dispute MrBerkowitz has been a professional consultant
tion and arbitration and provided sworn testimony resolution concerns. For more than 10 years, he specialising in construction dispute resolution. He
at deposition on numerous occasions. He has acted has consulted on a number of complex construc- has prepared and presented claims on behalf of
as expert for projects with values of up to $5 billion tion projects throughout the world. MrGaines general contractors, construction managers and
and dispute values in excess of £600 million for has provided expert evidence to adjudicators on speciality contractors and evaluated and refuted
projects ranging from highways, tunnelling, under- multiple occasions and has worked with leading claims on behalf of owners and engineers and
ground construction, grading and airports to PCC independent experts in construction disputes as contractors.
and AC paving, and utility installation. well as contract negotiations. MrBerkowitz has had in-depth involvement in
Chris spent more than 30 years in private prac- He has provided services across a wide all aspects of claims resolution including: pre-con-
tice as a civil engineer working with both public and range of projects, including airport, healthcare, tract review of plans and specifications, schedule
private clients in the planning, design and construc- civil, transportation, power, chemical processing, and delay analysis, productivity analysis, damages
tion of various facilities across the USA. His knowl- information technology, commercial, residential, calculations, and preparation of comprehensive
edge of the delivery of engineering professional mixed-use, public education, higher education, and reports. These services have been provided in
services enables him to clearly evaluate both the resort & casino projects. conjunction with settlement discussions, struc-
context and substance of related project disputes. MrGaines’ experience includes preparation and tured mediation, dispute review board hearings,
Chris’s expertise includes strategic planning, defense of various types of quantum assessments, arbitration and litigation. He has qualified as an
project management, resident engineering, project risk and contingency investigations, change order expert witness, prepared expert reports and testi-
review, scheduling and coordination. He has also evaluations and negotiations, as well as delay and fied at arbitration and litigation.
been active in the evaluation of various construction schedule analyses. He has given evidence in medi- Prior to founding Alliance Construction
disputes as they relate to differing site conditions, ation, arbitration, and litigation settings. Consultants, MrBerkowitz gained 16 years’ experi-
defective plans and specifications, and standard of ence managing public and private sector construc-
care by design professionals. tion projects, preparing and defending claims,
Chris is a member of the American Council and developing construction schedules. He was
of Engineering Companies and the Construction a project manager for a general contractor for five
Management Association of America. He holds a years, and was responsible for the management,
degree and master’s in civil engineering and is also scheduling and coordination of several large public
a registered geotechnical engineer. works projects.

10801 W. Charleston Blvd 10000 Lincoln Drive East

Suite 650 Suite 201
Las Vegas, 89135 Marlton, 08053
Tel: +1 702 515 7490 Tel: +1 856 396 8217
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Chris Spandau impresses WWL says: Tom Gaines is reportedly “at the
market commentators with his “ability to top of the craft in terms of skillset and intelli-
make complex matters readily understand- gence”, according to sources who herald him
able” and “prolific engineering background” as “excellent at reviewing and assimilating
data to develop his analysis and opinions”.

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Simon Braithwaite Robert Otruba

Diales Expert Witness Services Diales Expert Witness Services

MrBerkowitz received a BS in civil engi- Simon has over 20 years of professional experience Robert has approximately 30 years of professional
neering from the Cooper Union in 1978 and an MS in the areas of construction consulting, claims and experience in the areas of construction consulting,
in construction management from the Polytechnic disputes related to delay, disruption, productivity design engineering, construction management,
Institute of New York in 1984. MrBerkowitz is a and damages. claims analysis, scheduling and delay analysis.
professional member of the Royal Institution Simon has extensive experience in prepara- He is a licensed professional engineer in New
of Chartered Surveyors and is a registered tion of claims and expert evidence related to delay, York State and an adjunct faculty member in the
Professional Engineer in the State of New York. disruption, productivity and associated damages. Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at New
MrBerkowitz has lectured on construction He has also provided advice on these issues for York University.
management at Columbia University and has live projects. Simon has provided these services Robert has extensive experience in critical path
lectured on CPM scheduling, schedule analysis on projects including water treatment, power method scheduling and schedule delay analysis. He
and productivity analysis at several conferences. generation, residential and commercial construc- has provided scheduling and delay analysis services
tion, government projects, stadiums, rail projects, both on active construction projects as well as
bridges, and process facilities among other forensically in support of litigation. The types of
construction/engineering projects. In addition, projects that Robert has consulted on include resi-
Simon has prepared commercial risk analysis for dential buildings, commercial buildings, govern-
clients on various forms of contract. ment buildings, hotels, high rises, rail projects,
Simon has prepared expert submissions for highways, roads, tunnels, bridges, dams, power
both domestic and international dispute forums. projects, stadiums, petrochemical facilities, waste-
He has also presented at mediations on behalf of water treatment facilities, ship building and aircraft
clients and been involved in a number of settle- manufacturing among other types of projects.
ment negotiations. Simon has also prepared and Robert has also performed project cost,
reviewed change orders and performed delay damages, estimating and productivity analyses
analysis, cost estimates, and productivity analysis. on different types of construction projects. He
Additionally, Simon has provided advice to consult- has reviewed and analyzed project change orders,
ants and financers on troubled projects and bank- errors and omissions claims, extended overhead
ruptcy matters, along with surety and insurance costs, overtime and acceleration claims, equipment
claims. costs, escalation costs and labor inefficiencies. He
Simon has presented seminars and workshops has prepared and reviewed requests for equitable
on delay analysis, cost control, productivity anal- adjustments on government projects. In addition,
ysis, claims prevention, commercial risk and expert he has provided consulting services on surety and
witness among other relevant subjects to lawyers, insurance claims and is experienced in the prepa-
clients, and education institutions. In addition, ration of cost to complete analyses, preparing theo-
Simon often presents to The Royal Institution of retical rebuild schedules and preparing proof of
Chartered Surveyors, Society of Construction Law, loss statements.
Chartered Institute of Building, Global Arbitration
Review, AACE International, and Instituto Brasileiro
de Direito da Construção (IBDiC) on relevant issues

60 Cutter Mill Road

Floor 1
Great Neck
New York, 11021 New York
Tel: +1 646 576 8197 Tel: +1 917 415 9484
[email protected] [email protected]
www.fticonsulting.com www.diales.com

WWL says: The “unflappable” William WWL says: Simon Braithwaite receives Continued overleaf
Berkowitz is singled out be peers as a glowing praise for his “robust advice and
“very thorough and accurate” expert when ability to analyse and explain complex
it comes to delay analysis and damages factual issues”.
calculation.

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Robert Otruba (cont.) Meera Wagman Timothy R Chitester

Secretariat HKA

He has also given presentations and seminars Ms Wagman is managing director of Secretariat Tim is a partner at HKA and a recognised expert
on project scheduling, delay analysis and cost anal- based New York and leads the Northeast practice. in construction claims and consulting. With over
ysis to industry groups such as the New York City Secretariat specialises in providing independent 40 years of experience in the engineering, design
Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association, General expert advice on construction projects in the areas and construction industry, he is an authority in the
Contractors Association and New York County of programming/scheduling (delay and disruption), resolution of construction disputes, construction
Lawyers Association, among others. Robert has contract review, cost/damages and productivity/ claims, property loss and business interruption
provided expert testimony in court, arbitrations, inefficiency. claims, and project management.
city hearings, dispute review boards and has partic- Ms Wagman has over 20 years of experience Tim has been directly involved in the design,
ipated in mediations. in the construction industry focused in the areas of scheduling, construction, and retrofit of more than
dispute resolution, delay and disruption analyses, 50 industrial, process, fossil fuel, hydroelectric,
scheduling, claims, cost analyses, project controls, biofuel, and nuclear plants. He has been respon-
as well as construction and project management. sible for the technical development, engineering
She has provided services to owners and contrac- and design, hiring and management of subcontrac-
tors across a wide range of projects including tors, and operation of projects in 12 countries. Tim
heavy civil, oil and gas, airports, infrastructure and has also provided consulting and expert witness
transportation, vertical construction, petrochem- services throughout the world including in North
ical plants, power/nuclear plants, and medical America, South America, Asia and Europe.
facilities. Ms Wagman has consulted as an expert He testifies in US federal and state courts,
on many complex construction projects throughout AAA arbitration, ICC arbitration, ICDR arbitration,
the world including high profile disputes such as Canadian ADR arbitration and other international
the Panama Canal Expansion and the Burj Khalifa. arbitration relating to matters of construction
Ms Wagman has been appointed as an inde- management, contractor and engineer standards
pendent expert on matters of delay and disruption of care, trade use of contracts, cost, schedule and
on complex construction disputes in arbitration, productivity with resultant delay and disruption. Tim
litigation, adjudication and mediation. has also participated in various forms of dispute
Prior to consulting, Ms Wagman worked as resolution and has testified on disputes ranging
a project engineer for construction management from a few million dollars to over a billion dollars.
firm Gilbane Building Company working on large He is a licensed professional engineer in the
commercial projects in the US. Ms Wagman states of Florida, Iowa and Pennsylvania, and holds
received a BS in civil engineering from Cornell a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engi-
University. Ms Wagman is also a fellow of the neering from the University of Pittsburgh. Tim is a
Project Management College of Scheduling. Ms. member of the ABA Forum on Construction Law,
Wagman also appeared on the History Channel’s the ABA TIPS Property Insurance Law Committee,
“The Engineering That Built the World” TV series the Loss Executives Association and the American
providing insights on historic engineering projects. Society of Mechanical Engineers.

381 Park Avenue South One Commerce Square

Suite 801 2005 Market Street, Suite 820
New York, 10016 Philadelphia, 19103
New York Tel: +1 212 354 3482 Tel: +1 215 309 7985
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.diales.com www.secretariat-intl.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Observers note that Robert WWL says: Meera Wagman is widely WWL says: Tim Chitester has a “wealth of
Otruba is “one of the most technically lauded for her “rare and valuable skillset”, experience and quickly understands key
proficient delay experts” who is “able to with which she “provides rigorous cause issues”. Sources add that he is “technically
communicate complex facts and technical and effect analysis of the realistic inflection proficient and very user friendly”.
issues in a manner that is comprehensible points throughout a project cycle”.
to laypeople”.

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Richard Fultineer Frank J Giunta Laura Miller

Berkeley Research Group HKA FTI Consulting

Rick Fultineer leads BRG’s global construc- Frank is partner and head of the Americas at Laura A Miller, CPA, CFE, CCA is a director of The
tion practice and provides assistance to owners, HKA with more than 35 years of experience in Rhodes Group. Ms Miller is a recognised expert in
contractors, designers, sureties and their counsel engineering, construction consulting and project the calculation of construction delay and disrup-
with complex construction projects involved in liti- management. He has been actively involved in the tion-related damages. She has testified in depo-
gation or distress. He has over 30 years of industry evaluation, presentation, resolution management, sitions, at ADR and trial proceedings, and in AAA
experience in providing testimony and consulting litigation and arbitration of construction claims, as and ICDR arbitrations. She also has presented
services in the areas of claims and damages anal- well as project management oversight. her findings in numerous mediations. Ms Miller’s
ysis; construction management; mechanical engi- Frank has managed complex consulting expertise includes the analysis of construction
neering design; and information management. assignments on behalf of public and private damages relating to the impact of design changes,
MrFultineer has participated in the evalua- owners, engineers, contractors and insurance change orders, delays, disruptions, inefficiencies
tion of a wide range of commercial; institutional; and financial institutions. These assignments and accelerations.
power; oil and gas; and industrial projects in the have involved a wide range of projects, including Her work in the construction arena has also
USA and internationally, including steel plants; oil highways and bridges, dams, power-related facil- involved issues such as terminations, defaults,
refineries; road and bridge work; utility generating ities, water and wastewater treatment, landfills limitations under Federal Acquisition Regulations,
plants; wastewater treatment plants; manufac- and building construction. He has been engaged and integration of damages with schedule delay.
turing plants; hospitals; airports; jails; stadiums; in the design of civil structures, including roads, She has performed contemporaneous construction
arenas; commercial developments; and environ- highways, railroads, hydraulic structures, and cost reviews and has analysed the financial impact
mental clean-up projects. underground piping systems, and has prepared of various construction cost, schedule, and contract
MrFultineer’s responsibilities have included engineer’s estimates and technical specifications. issues involving both private and public contacts.
detailed schedule delay analysis; productivity Frank’s expertise has been used in the evalua- With more than 20 years of construction and
analysis; cost and financial investigation/analysis; tion of the adequacy of design issues, professional damages related experience, Ms Miller’s work has
estimation of cost to complete; review of project performance, differing site conditions, defective encompassed projects in the oil and gas, power,
design; and evaluation of property/business inter- specifications, contract terminations, cost and finan- industrial, transportation, and commercial building
ruption damages. He has also prepared claims; cial analysis, productivity and delay analysis. He has industries, as well as in government contracts.
evaluated project management control systems; also been responsible for the evaluation of cost and She has consulted on behalf of steel companies,
implemented claims management and avoidance time impacts resulting from construction problems. electric and water utilities, oil and gas compa-
programmes; and supervised large information Frank has provided expert testimony in various nies, construction companies, housing authori-
management systems. legal forums on issues including differing site ties, insurance companies, sureties, equipment
MrFultineer has testified as a schedule and conditions, defective contract documents, adequacy producers, school districts, municipalities and
quantum expert in US and international arbitrations of design, construction defects, schedule delays, other government entities.
and court proceedings; and has presented analysis productivity evaluations, and cost analysis. He has Ms Miller graduated with a Bachelor of
in mediation. Prior to construction consulting, he extensive experience in various alternative dispute Science degree in business administration and
acted as a project and cost/scheduling engineer at resolution formats. accounting from John Carroll University, and an
a US-based international contractor. Frank lectures extensively throughout North MBA from the University of Pittsburgh, Joseph M
and South America on matters pertaining to project Katz Graduate School of Business. She is a certified
controls, project delivery systems, risk manage- public accountant (CPA) in the Commonwealth of
ment and dispute avoidance/resolution. He is a Pennsylvania, a certified fraud examiner (CFE) and
former adjunct faculty member of Drexel University a certified construction auditor (CCA).
and Widener University, teaching in the construc-
tion management programme.
Four PPG Place One Commerce Square The Grant Building, 23rd Floor
4th Floor 2005 Market Street, Suite 820 310 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, 15222 Philadelphia, 19103 Pittsburgh, 15219
Tel: +1 412 235 4065 Tel: +1 215 309 7934 Tel: +1412 227 3864
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.thinkbrg.com www.hka.com /www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Richard Fultineer impresses WWL says: Frank Giunta is an eminent WWL says: Laura Miller is widely endorsed
commentators with his “organisation and figure in the field of quantum and delay by market observers for her “timely and
leadership ability” when assisting with analysis and is renowned for his top-notch thorough” delay and disruption-related
substantial construction disputes. testimony on a variety of cases. work in complex and high-value construc-
tion disputes.

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Paul Pocalyko Andrew Rhodes

HKA FTI Consulting

Paul has 35 years of experience in accounting, Andrew B Rhodes, CCP, PSP is a senior managing Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr Rhodes was
finance, consulting, and operations management. director in the Construction Solutions practice at a founder and president of The Rhodes Group, a
He has acted as an expert on more than 80 occa- FTI Consulting. He has more than 25 years of expe- construction claims consulting firm.
sions in matters of delay, disruption, quantum and rience in the construction industry and special- Mr Rhodes obtained a Master of Science
damages. ises in schedule delay and disruption analysis and degree in structural engineering as well as a
Paul has served as an arbitrator in numerous damages calculations. He consults on complex Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering,
disputes and has been cross-examined or deposed projects globally, assisting contractors and owners cum laude, from Lehigh University. Additionally, he
on more than 100 occasions, including delivering throughout the project life cycle in their efforts to is a certified cost professional (CCP) and a planning
concurrent evidence. He has given expert testimony effectively manage the recovery of time and addi- and scheduling professional (PSP).
in mediations, arbitration, depositions and trials. tional costs, defend against claims, and avoid
Paul has been involved in assignments related formal disputes. Mr Rhodes has provided expert
to acquisition disputes, bankruptcy and troubled testimony on more than 70 occasions in connec-
company issues, construction defaults and delays, tion with domestic and international arbitrations,
economic damages, fraud investigations and federal and state court proceedings and board of
healthcare fraud and abuse. He has carried out claim hearings. Respected as an independent and
work related to intellectual property infringements, objective expert in his field, Mr Rhodes has also
partnership disputes, products liability, profes- served as a mediator and as an expert consultant to
sional liability, real estate disputes and wrongful a Dispute Resolution Board. He is widely respected
termination. within the industry for his independence, atten-
Paul spent more than half of his career working tion to detail, credibility and strength under
for a “Big Four” accounting firm, providing financial cross-examination.
consulting and accounting services to attorneys, Mr Rhodes has conducted and directed the
insurance companies, government agencies and analysis of hundreds of construction-related claims
public and private corporations. He also provided in connection with formal disputes and ongoing
consulting and forensic services to clients in rela- projects. He has evaluated claims ranging in
tion to many of the top construction contractors value from $5 million to more than $1 billion. His
and engineering, procurement and construction complex project experience spans various industry
companies in the United States, Europe, the Middle sectors and includes LNG plants, oil refineries,
East and Asia. pipelines, chemical plants, nuclear, solar, coal
Paul regularly speaks before various profes- and gas-fired power generation facilities, heavy
sional and educational groups on aspects of civil infrastructure projects, mining facilities,
financial analysis, litigation consulting, fraud steel mills, stadiums, university facilities, resorts
investigations and economic damages. He has and casinos, luxury high-rise and commercial
also co-authored and authored multiple publica- buildings. Mr Rhodes has provided construction
tions and articles on the same subjects. Paul is a consulting services on projects and to clients in
certified public accountant; certified in financial North America, South America, Australia, the
forensics; and a certified fraud examiner. Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 820 The Grant Building, 23rd Floor
Philadelphia, 19103 310 Grant Street
Tel: +1 215 309 7700 Pittsburgh, 15219
[email protected] Tel: +1 412 227 3672
www.hka.com [email protected]
www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Paul Pocalyko is well regarded WWL says: Andrew Rhodes is a top-tier construction expert, with market commentators
by sources thanks to his dynamic expert heralding him as”one of the pre-eminent consultants in our field”.
witness practice, which encompasses
quantum and delay assessments in
construction, financial and forensic matters
within corporate disputes.

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Philip R Urwin Peter Vosbikian Peter J Wallace

Berkeley Research Group HKA HKA

Phil Urwin is a certified planning and scheduling Peter has more than 25 years of experience in Peter Wallace is a partner at HKA with over 38 years of
professional with over 20 years of experience, engineering, construction, project controls, claims experience in the construction industry. His specialist
including a decade in the field in trades, super- analysis and litigation support services. He has areas of expertise include process review and
vision, and construction management roles. He been appointed as an expert witness on 12 occa- improvement, performance audits, cost assessments,
built his expertise working for contractors and sions in both quantum and delay matters. risk reviews, litigation and expert witness services,
consulting firms on projects across the world, Peter has testified in litigation and has had lender advisory and due diligence reviews, and project
including some of the world’s most complex and extensive involvement with arbitrations, media- management oversight services. His industry experi-
high-value projects. He has a very wide sector expe- tions and negotiations. His delay and disruption ence includes oil and gas, power, industrial, pharma-
rience ranging from commercial building to large expert work has included disputed sums in excess ceutical and life Sciences, commercial buildings and
scale infrastructure and industrial developments. of $170 million and he is known for preparing and public infrastructure. In the infrastructure sectors,
Phil has testified in deposition, has been cross presenting logical and easy-to-understand expert his project experience includes highways, tunnels,
examined in court and arbitration proceedings, reports. airports, port facilities, convention centres, casino
and has presented analysis at mediations and in Peter has a background in land development and resort developments, stadium and sports arenas
settlement negotiations. He has also published and engineering, project advisory and consulting and educational facilities. He has worked with clients
lectured on his area of expertise and was a contrib- services across a wide range of projects including at the federal, state and local levels of government.
uting author for the 2019 edition of the Construction large, complex infrastructure projects, oil and Prior to rejoining HKA (formerly Hill International),
Management Association of America’s Time gas pipelines, chemical and fuel refineries, water MrWallace was a principal with Deloitte’s financial
Management Guidelines. He holds a bachelor’s treatment facilities, resort facilities, sports arenas, advisory services practice and founded the capital
degree in construction management and a post mining and government buildings. He also provides projects consulting practice which provided a wide
graduate qualification in construction law and guidance and support for managing construction range of management consulting and claims
arbitration. risk and dispute avoidance for clients ranging from management services to the global construction
Phil has provided expert opinion on matters owners, developers and insurers to contractors industry. MrWallace also led Deloitte’s federal capital
of delay, disruption, productivity, construction and architects. projects consulting practice.
management and project controls. He has also Peter specialises in schedule delay analysis Consulting on project risk and complex
prepared claims, assessed claims, provided cost and quantifying the effects of delay, disruptions and transactions has been a particular hallmark
and financial analysis, evaluated project control productivity loss as well as performing technical of MrWallace’s career and experience. He has
systems, and provided scheduling services for issues analysis. He has prepared expert reports conducted due diligence/risk reviews on numerous
active projects. He has provided these services addressing the various delay analysis and loss of multi-billion dollar oil and gas projects for financial
to public and private owners, engineers, contrac- productivity methodologies, having lectured on investors and project developers. He has acted as
tors, developers, insurance providers and financial those topics as well. the independent monitor on large nuclear retrofit
institutions. Peter is certified by the Association for the projects. He has advised the bankruptcy trustee
Advancement of Cost Engineering as both a certi- on billion dollar troubled project liquidations. He
fied cost professional (CCP) and certified forensic has conducted financial analysis of construction
claims consultant (CFCC). He is an arbitrator with companies as part of post-closure adjustments
the American Arbitration Association and has and acquisition disputes.
been published regarding causation analysis by In addition, he possesses significant experience
the American Bar Association. with the preparation, arbitration and litigation of
complex engineering and constructions claims on a
wide variety of assignments. He provided vendors of
nuclear facilities with claims management services
One Liberty Place Center One Commerce Square on several major litigations involving complex engi-
1650 Market Street 2005 Market Street, Suite 820 neering, regulatory, scheduling and damages issues.
Philadelphia, PA 19103 Philadelphia, 19103 Similarly, he has provided both owners and contrac-
Tel: +1 2674675058 Tel: +1 267 831 2900 tors with litigation support services on pipelines,
[email protected] [email protected] refineries, process facilities that have incurred
www.thinkbrg.com www.hka.com substantial cost and schedule overruns.

WWL says: Philip Urwin “is able to look at WWL says: Peter Vosbikian is “a top-rated Continued overleaf
every step of the construction process” to expert witness” who is “incredibly thorough
produce reports that “are easy for tribunals in finding and pulling together many dispa-
to understand”. rate pieces of information to construct a
coherent analysis”.

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Peter J Wallace (cont.) Dan B. Clark Robert B Cavoto

FTI Consulting Delta Consulting Group

Mr Wallace has provided management Dan Clark is a senior managing director in the Robert (Bob) Cavoto is a forensic accountant who
consulting and expert services on some of the FTI Consulting Construction Solutions practice. provides consulting and expert witness services on
largest public infrastructure projects in the world Mr Clark has over 35 years of providing construc- commercial, construction and real estate matters
including The Channel Tunnel, Panama Canal tion program management analyses, forensic in both domestic and international disputes and
Third Set of Locks, Central Artery Tunnel “Big accounting and auditing services, program risk investigations. Bob has provided expert witness
Dig”, Oakland Bay Bridge Replacement, Tacoma assessment experience, schedule analysis, real services on disputes involving large heavy civil,
Narrows Bridge Replacement, and Sound Transit estate development consulting, project completion industrial and energy power, mixed use and
Light Rail System. evaluations, insurance, and surety consulting. commercial development projects, and has
Mr Clark provides forensic audit, project assisted clients with accounting and financial fraud
administration assessments (management/ investigations.
controls/administration), project scheduling His accounting expertise includes forensic
analysis, economic loss/lost profits and busi- accounting and fraud investigations, prepara-
ness interruption claims. Mr Clark has provided tion, analysis and resolution of contract disputes
affirmative and rebuttal expert reports and related involving extra work, delay and disruption damages,
testimony relating to various construction matters productivity impacts, and lost profit calculations.
and general project developments. Among the His financial and operational expertise includes
issues Mr Clark has aided on are matters involving financing and underwriting, valuations, acquisition
construction delay and cost impacts, fraudulent and dispositions, development, asset management
financial schemes, Daubert challenges of experts, and strategic planning and analysis, and budgeting.
litigation support for complex litigation matters, MrCavoto’s experience spans projects in all
FAR/DFAR matters and financial reporting and stages of development, construction and operation
disclosure. Mr Clark has testified in State, Federal from a private or public owner, lender, developer
and International matters. or contractor perspective and is drawn from his
Mr Clark’s broad-spectrum experience to the consulting experience and prior positions including
construction industry includes conducting analyses as COO and CFO for a development, construction
of construction disputes, development of findings, and operations company; vice president – asset
issuing expert report of findings and opinions management and vice president – fund controller
and providing related expect witness deposition for a REIT and MLP adviser overseeing eight
and testimony at trial including complex litiga- publicly traded real estate fund; vice president –
tion support services for significant international finance and special projects for an investment,
dispute matters. syndication and property management company;
and senior manager – audit and advisory for a Big
Four public accounting firm.
Delta Consulting Group is an international
consulting firm of multi-disciplined professionals
in engineering, accounting, finance, economics,
construction, project management and litigation
support.

One Commerce Square 1301 McKinney Street 4330 Prince William Parkway
2005 Market Street, Suite 820 Suite 3500 Suite 301
Philadelphia, 19103 Houston, 77010 Woodbridge, 22192
Tel: +1 215 309 7780 Tel: +1 832 667 5217 Tel: +1 703 580 8801
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.fticonsulting.com www.delta-cgi.com

WWL says: Peter Wallace stands out for his WWL says: Dan Clark is singled out by WWL says: Robert Cavoto produces
incisive approach to construction matters market commentators as a leading name in “work of outstanding quality” and “is very
and is highly regarded for his outstanding the construction expert market. He brings detail-oriented in performing calculations”.
work in multi-billion dollar projects. over 35 years of experience with schedule and One source adds, “His dedication is particu-
economic loss analyses to his clients’ disputes. larly impressive.”

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J Mark Dungan Tong Zhao Thomas D Fertitta

Delta Consulting Group Delta Consulting Group Secretariat

J Mark Dungan is executive vice president and Dr Tong Zhao, senior director at Delta Consulting Mr Fertitta is a managing director with Secretariat
co-founder of Delta Consulting Group, an interna- Group, is an industry-recognised expert in loss of and has over 35 years in the construction industry
tional consulting firm of multidisciplined profes- productivity, and has performed numerous produc- with extensive experience working with owners,
sionals in engineering, accounting, construction, tivity analyses. He has served on various ASCE and owner agents, architects, engineers, contractors
project management and litigation support. He AACE International committees on loss of produc- and subcontractors. He has supported clients
has over 40 years of experience in the construction tivity developing relevant industry standards. Dr by resolving potential project pitfalls that may
industry derived from several positions, beginning Zhao has authored more than 10 publications on adversely affect performance on large complex
as a field engineer and construction manager of a loss of productivity in peer-reviewed journals and commercial projects. He continually produces
multibillion-dollar corporation and growing through conference proceedings. positive results for project stakeholders with his
operations; division manager; and equity owner of a Dr Zhao is also an expert in critical path broad experience and unique view of project issues
real estate development and construction company. method (CPM) scheduling, and forensic schedule during all phases of the construction process. His
MrDungan’s years of service working as a analysis for delay and disruption, earned value insightful strategies assist clients by identifying
construction and project manager on construction sites analysis, cost estimating, damage and quantum and avoiding risks, complying with severe contract
has given him an in-depth understanding of construction analysis, and forensic engineering. requirements, exploring efficient construction
means, methods and the value of good project controls, He has more than 20 years’ experience related sequences, and preparing persuasive analyses.
such as scheduling cost and productivity controls. to engineering and construction on both domestic Mr Fertitta has provided scheduling related
Building on that experience, he honed his skills as a and international projects. Dr Zhao has worked for services such as preparation of CPM Schedules,
claims consultant with an international consulting and owners, designers and contractors in various areas critical path analyses demonstrating delay, disrup-
accounting firm. MrDungan is now a testifying expert across the world, including east Asia, the Middle tion, acceleration, and contract terminations. His
sought out by public and private entities and by both East and America, on small projects and mega construction experience has included leadership
plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving delay, projects with values in the billions of dollars. He has positions responsible for project management, cost
disruption, construction defects and loss of productivity. extensive experience in transportation; onshore/ estimating and fieldwork coordination. Examples of
He has co-authored numerous articles offshore structures; power generation facilities; his project experience include private and govern-
pertaining to loss of productivity, which have been shipbuilding and ship repair; hotels and condo- ment projects such as embassies, schools, rail,
published in domestic and international law jour- miniums; commercial buildings; water diversion office buildings, co-generation plants, industrial
nals. He is a regular presenter on this subject tunnels and dams; and government and public facilities, military facilities, condominiums, waste-
at the AACE national conference and co-au- facilities. water treatment plants, prisons and courthouses.
thored a peer reviewed article entitled “Improved Dr Zhao is a Doctor of Philosophy in civil engi- Throughout his career, Mr Fertitta has
Baseline Method to Calculate Lost Construction neering (University of Maryland, College Park). He prepared and presented seminars at industry
Productivity”, which was published in the ASCE is a professional engineer (PE) and is certified as a forums and authored chapters and articles in
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management planning and scheduling professional (PSP) and a industry publications in the US and Canada.
in February 2014. The IBM has since been accepted certified cost professional (CCP) by AACE. Notably, he has been identified as an independent
in an international dispute resolution procedure. Delta Consulting Group is an international expert on scheduling matters, in particular, areas
MrDungan has a BS in building construc- consulting firm of multi-disciplined professionals of delay and disruption on construction disputes.
tion from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute State in engineering, accounting, finance, economics, Further, he has appeared in mediation/settlement
University. He is a licensed Class A general construction, project management, and litigation negotiations, arbitration, state and federal court,
contractor in Virginia, USA.Delta Consulting Group support. the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, and
is an international consulting firm of multi-disci- the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.
plined professionals in engineering, accounting, Mr Fertitta holds a Bachelor of Science Degree,
finance, economics, construction, project manage- Civil Engineering and a Master’s Degree, Business
ment and litigation support. Administration, both from The George Washington
4330 Prince William Parkway 4330 Prince William Parkway University.
Suite 301 Suite 301 459 Herndon Parkway, Suite 19
Woodbridge, 22192 Woodbridge, 22192 Herndon, 20170
Tel: +1 703 580 8801 Tel: +1 703 580 8801 Tel: +1 703 673 1191
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.delta-cgi.com www.delta-cgi.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Mark Dungan is a long-standing WWL says: Tong Zhao possesses “deep WWL says: Thomas Fertitta “applies excel-
name in the market who is well versed in knowledge and expertise in construction lent business judgement” and is “highly
scheduling costs and productivity controls, claims”, where he “has a forensic approach skilled and sharp, calm under pressure and
frequently working in both advisory and to delay, loss of productivity and damages”. very detail-oriented”.
testifying capacities.

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Paul S Ficca Louie C Wu

FTI Consulting FTI Consulting

Paul Ficca is the global leader of FTI’s forensic Louie Wu is a senior managing director in FTI Mr Wu has conducted numerous contract
and litigation consulting practice, with over 1,300 Consulting’s forensic and litigation consulting audits and claim analyses for owners, contrac-
professionals worldwide. MrFicca has 33 years segment and is also a member of FTI Consulting’s tors, design firms, and sureties related to capital
of experience providing services in construction construction, environmental and government projects, including analyses of contractor billings,
disputes, forensic accounting, fraud investigations contracts practice. Mr Wu has more than 27 years change orders and claims, added costs due to
and damages analysis. MrFicca has served as an of forensic accounting experience preparing inde- design changes and differing site conditions, finan-
expert witness in numerous arbitrations and other pendent accounting, financial, and damages anal- cial statements, job cost reports, job profitability,
court venues. yses for clients, and has been qualified as an expert bid estimates, budget overruns, labor inefficien-
MrFicca has extensive experience with many witness on damages and testified in depositions, cies, cost allocations, extended overhead costs,
types of infrastructure projects, including power arbitration hearings, and formal court proceed- and cost to complete scenarios.
generation facilities, petrochemical plants, pipe- ings in the United States and Canada. He has also
lines, tunnels, highways, bridges, mass transit and conducted fraud investigations and has extensive
rail projects, airports, manufacturing facilities, experience in the construction industry assisting
steel mills, hospitals, gaming and hospitality, and clients with project monitoring, project control
other public and private facilities. MrFicca’s expe- reviews, policy and procedure reviews, contract
rience includes engagements related to construc- audits, cost analysis, and change order and claim
tion project delays, cost overruns, contractor analyses.
terminations, differing site conditions, variations, Mr Wu’s litigation consulting experience
equipment failures, labour productivity issues, and includes conducting forensic accounting investi-
numerous other forms of project impacts. gations to analyse, quantify and document fraud-
MrFicca has worked on projects involving ulent transactions; preparing numerous financial
project delivery methods such as design/build, and accounting analyses for use in arbitration,
EPC, EPCM, and cost plus fixed fee and cost-plus mediation and formal court settings; preparing
percentage fee arrangements, among others. expert reports to explain damages methodologies
MrFicca has a BA in business administration and calculations in multiple state and federal civil
with an emphasis in accounting from the University actions; presenting independent findings during
of Washington. He is a certified public accountant, mediation proceedings; assisting counsel during
a certified fraud examiner and a certified manage- depositions, hearings, arbitrations, mediations and
ment accountant, and he is certified in financial trial; and providing expert witness testimony. His
forensics. He is a member of the American Institute commercial litigation experience includes assisting
of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of counsel during construction disputes, environ-
Fraud Examiners and the Institute of Management mental cleanup cost disputes, insurance coverage
Accountants. issues, fraud investigations, wireless carrier liti-
gation, government contract disputes, labour and
employment litigation, and other contract disputes.

1111 Third Avenue 1111 Third Avenue

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Seattle, 98101 Seattle, 98101
Tel: +1 206 423 2094 Tel: +1 206 689 4482
[email protected] [email protected]
www.fticonsulting.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Paul Ficca is held in high regard WWL says: Louie Wu is a highly respected construction expert noted by peers for his ability
as “a leading expert for complex construc- to “synthesise large data sets and communicate them in a practical manner”.
tion claims” and “very reliable and effective
in arbitrations”.

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DIRECTORY
Henrique Frohnknecht Gary Blackburn
An asterisk denotes practitioners Armored Consulting ARCADIS
who have profiles in the [email protected] [email protected]
preceding pages. Judith Martins-Costa Angelica Boca*
Judith Martins-Costa Advogados HKA
Nominees have been selected [email protected] [email protected]
based on comprehensive, Robert Burt
independent survey work with Canada Acutus
both general counsel and private Alberta [email protected]
practitioners worldwide. Terry Yeager* Colin Byford*
Berkeley Research Group gb2 LLP
Only specialists who have met [email protected] [email protected]
independent international Paul Cacchioli*
research criteria are listed. British Colombia HKA
Ali Fard* [email protected]
Ankura Peter Caillard*
[email protected] HKA
Australia [email protected]
Lee Armstrong Ontario Ronan Champion
L&L Consulting Sandra Burnell Champion Pearce
Phillip Blunden Revay and Associates Limited [email protected]
Hinds Blunden [email protected] Jas Cheema*
[email protected] Christopher Larkin* Berkeley Research Group
Jonathan Brown* FTI Consulting [email protected]
Secretariat [email protected] Mark Coghlan*
[email protected] Robert Poole* Kroll
Chris Clark* FTI Consulting [email protected]
Ankura [email protected] Lee Cookson
[email protected] ARCADIS
Stuart Downes* Quebec [email protected]
FTI Consulting Maged Abdelsayed* Matthew Davis
[email protected] HKA William J Marshall & Partners
Jon Dyson* [email protected] [email protected]
FTI Consulting Mark Dixon*
[email protected] China HKA
Robert Gemmell Baoqiang Zheng* [email protected]
Independent Arbitrator HKA Austin Duffy*
[email protected] [email protected] Kroll
Stuart Harold* [email protected]
FTI Consulting Colombia Richard Edwin*
[email protected] Carlos Ortega Kroll
Jonathan Humphrey* Deloitte [email protected]
HKA [email protected] Ahmed Elkordy
[email protected] gb2 LLP
William J Kerr* England [email protected]
TBH Angela Austin Christopher Ennis
[email protected] Corderoy Time | Quantum Expert Forensics Limited
Simon Lowe [email protected] [email protected]
Capital Consulting International (Australia) Pty Tim Baillie* Emyr Evans*
Ltd Kroll HKA
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
James Lyall Oliver Barnes* David Falkenstern*
Lyall Hamson Pty Ltd Secretariat Kroll
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
George Matta* Paul Barry Tony Farrow*
TBH Independent Ankura
[email protected] Brian Barry* [email protected]
Stephen Rae* Kroll Matthew Finn*
FTI Consulting [email protected] Ankura
[email protected] David Barry* [email protected]
Paul Roberts* Kroll Neil Fitch*
Secretariat [email protected] Kroll
[email protected] Russell Bates* [email protected]
Derek Sharp HKA David Goodman*
gb2 [email protected] Kroll
[email protected] Constance Beauchamps* [email protected]
Paul Sincock Kroll Mark Gordon*
AMOG Consulting [email protected] Kroll
[email protected] Karen Best* [email protected]
HKA Campbell Gray
Brazil [email protected] Currie & Brown Consulting Limited
Luiz Fernando Alongi Geoff Bewsey* [email protected]
Aequitas - Mediacao e Consultoria HKA Paul Greenwell
[email protected] [email protected] Turner & Townsend
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Duncan Grimshaw* Derek Nelson* France

HKA HKA Anthony Charlton*
[email protected] [email protected] HKA
Charles Gurnham* Roger Nutland [email protected]
gb2 LLP ARCADIS David Coyne*
[email protected] [email protected] Diales Expert Witness Services
Mark Hackett Seamus O’Doherty* [email protected]
Mark Hackett Associates LLP Berkeley Research Group Juliette Fortin
[email protected] [email protected] FTI Consulting
David Halford Ian Osbaldeston* [email protected]
Time | Quantum Expert Forensics Limited Kroll Thierry Linares*
[email protected] [email protected] FTI Consulting
Tristram Hambly Rob Palles-Clark* [email protected]
William J Marshall & Partners Kroll James Perry
[email protected] [email protected] PS Consulting
Liam Holder* Sarah Pattinson* [email protected]
Secretariat gb2 LLP Geoffrey Smith
[email protected] [email protected] PS Consulting
Stuart Holdsworth* Joanne Prior* [email protected]
Diales Expert Witness Services Kroll
[email protected] [email protected] Germany
Duncan Hughes-Phillips* David Richards Thomas Hofbauer*
Base Quantum Ltd Aquila Forensics Ltd FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Martin Hunter Ian Robinson* Volker Schmitz*
Yendall Hunter Limited Tempus Delay Analysis Ankura
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Scott Jardine* David Rollason
Ankura David Rollason Associates Hong Kong
[email protected] [email protected] Scott Adams
Colin Johnson* Elise Salerno Scott Adams Consultants Ltd
HKA Exponent [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Mike Allen*
Mehmet Karakoc* Stephen Sandles* Secretariat
Secretariat Ankura [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] John Battersby
Ekrem Kaya* Mamas Stavrou* Battersby Kingsfield Limited
HKA Ankura [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Ben Burley*
Gary Kitt Michael Stokes* Secretariat
ARCADIS Ankura [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] John Cock
Carlos Loayza* Keith Strutt* On Q Consulting in association with Hanscomb
Delta Consulting Group Diales Expert Witness Services Intercontinental
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Wendy MacLaughlin* David P Sworder Clive Holloway*
gb2 LLP Hoare Lea FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Ewen Maclean* George Taft* Graham McNeill*
Kroll Secretariat FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Franco Mastrandrea* Tim Tapper Patrick O’Neill
HKA Turner & Townsend ADR Partnership Ltd
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Timothy McGoldrick* James Taylor Scott Ramsden*
Diales Expert Witness Services Jackson Rowe HKA
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Kevin McIver Tom Taylor* Douglas Wardale
J.S. Held Base Quantum Ltd Project Co-ordination Services (HK) Ltd
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Michelle Metz* Alan Whaley Andrew Weir
HKA ARCADIS KPMG
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Daniel Miles Mark Wheeler*
Aquila Forensics Ltd Diales Expert Witness Services Ireland
[email protected] [email protected] John Delaney
Mark Mills Andrew Yendall Base Quantum Ireland
Aquila Forensics Ltd Yendall Hunter Limited [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] David O’Leary
Luis Moreira Kishan de Silva OLM Consultancy
Independent Expert William J Marshall & Partners [email protected]
John Mullen* [email protected] Gerry O’Sullivan
Diales Expert Witness Services Hervé de Trogoff Mulcahy McDonagh & Partners
[email protected] Accuracy [email protected]
[email protected]

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Mark Wearen* Singapore Javier Trapero Perez*

Kroll Peter Atkinson Capgemini Engineering
[email protected] Exponent Inc [email protected]
[email protected]
Italy Kevin Attrill* United Arab Emirates
Giovanni Foti Ankura Kagan Aktas*
Accuracy [email protected] Secretariat
[email protected] Lee Baker* [email protected]
FTI Consulting Nabil Al Tawil*
Mexico [email protected] HKA
Ernst Hechenberger Brian Bowie* [email protected]
Four-C Experts Secretariat David Atkinson*
[email protected] [email protected] HKA
Fook Thim Chan* [email protected]
Qatar Secretariat John Boultwood
Wayne Clark [email protected] Boultwood + Associates
Quantum Global Solutions Anne Connolly* [email protected]
[email protected] Ankura Aidan Coyne*
Tom Kapapa* [email protected] Kroll
HKA Garry Crossley* [email protected]
[email protected] FTI Consulting David Dellar*
Colin Russell* [email protected] Ankura
HKA Amit Garg* [email protected]
[email protected] Secretariat Guy Elkington*
Andrew Woodward [email protected] Ankura
Quantum Global Solutions Leslie Harland* [email protected]
[email protected] Diales Expert Witness Services Ian Greenhough*
[email protected] Kroll
Romania Chris Johnston [email protected]
Giovanni Di Folco Kroll Bill Haggart*
Techno Engineering & Associates Group [email protected] HKA
[email protected] Adrian Kong* [email protected]
Ofelia Ganea Diales Expert Witness Services Zane Hedge*
Techno Engineering & Associates Group [email protected] Berkeley Research Group
[email protected] John Lancaster [email protected]
J.S. Held Michael C Kenyon*
Saudi Arabia [email protected] Berkeley Research Group
Haroon Niazi* Sharon McGahey* [email protected]
HKA Kroll Taoufik Lachheb
[email protected] [email protected] Karbet Consulting
Andrew Oddie* [email protected]
Scotland FTI Consulting David Merritt*
Roy Andrew* [email protected] Capital Consulting International
FTI Consulting Sezgin Ozbilgin* [email protected]
[email protected] Secretariat Gordon Moffat
Gerry Brannigan* [email protected] GMCS
HKA Jon Prudhoe* [email protected]
[email protected] Ankura David Murphy
Al Brown* [email protected] FTI Consulting
HKA James Taylor* [email protected]
[email protected] FTI Consulting Jacqui Record*
Hamish Clark* [email protected] Ankura
HKA Samuel Widdowson [email protected]
[email protected] Accuracy Mike Saulsbury*
Alex Currie* [email protected] Secretariat
HKA Matthew Wills [email protected]
[email protected] J.S. Held Paul Taplin*
Michael King* [email protected] Ankura
Diales Expert Witness Services [email protected]
[email protected] South Africa Michael Tonkin*
David McIntyre* Timothy Harwin* HKA
HKA HKA [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Dimitrios Tousiakis*
Janey Milligan HKA
Construction Dispute Resolution Spain [email protected]
[email protected] Fernando Cuñado Tommy Wakefield-Smith
Doug Neville* KPMG Asesores SL Synel Consulting International
HKA [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Carlos Seoane Dopazo*
Trevor Pettigrew-Smith Capgemini Engineering USA
Quantum Expert and Adjudicator [email protected] Arizona
[email protected] Declan Tonge Israel Almodovar*
Alan Sinclair* J.S. Held Ankura
Turner & Townsend [email protected] [email protected]
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California Florida
Christopher Anderson Jason M Burby New York
SOCOTEC Advisory LLC Burby Engineering, Inc. William Berkowitz*
[email protected] [email protected] FTI Consulting
Peter V Badala* Scott D Gray* [email protected]
Ankura Ankura Simon Braithwaite*
[email protected] [email protected] Diales Expert Witness Services
Kenneth R Baker* Charles R Heckman* [email protected]
HKA Delta Consulting Group Mark W Cohen
[email protected] [email protected] J.S. Held
William A Cook* Alexander Hockman [email protected]
HKA NV 5 Robert Otruba*
[email protected] [email protected] Diales Expert Witness Services
Dan Feinblum* Ben Nolan* [email protected]
HKA Berkeley Research Group Meera Wagman*
[email protected] [email protected] Secretariat
Bob Groves Ted Trauner [email protected]
TM Financial Forensics LLC Trauner Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] Pennsylvania
Mike Kling* Timothy R Chitester*
Secretariat Georgia HKA
[email protected] Robert W Davenport* [email protected]
Gene Lash* Ankura Michael F D’Onofrio
Delta Consulting Group [email protected] Capital Project Management, Inc.
[email protected] Nelson Gallardo* [email protected]
Ted Scott* FTI Consulting Richard Fultineer*
Secretariat [email protected] Berkeley Research Group
[email protected] Neil Gaudion* [email protected]
Tod Somerville Lighthouse Consulting Group Frank J Giunta*
SOCOTEC Advisory LLC [email protected] HKA
[email protected] Don Harvey* [email protected]
Secretariat Scott Lowe
Colorado [email protected] Trauner Consulting
Michael Harris* Michael R. Jaspers* [email protected]
Secretariat FTI Consulting Laura Miller*
[email protected] [email protected] FTI Consulting
John Jerz* Larry Smith* [email protected]
Berkeley Research Group HKA Paul Pocalyko*
[email protected] [email protected] HKA
Cory Milburn* [email protected]
Delta Consulting Group Illinois Andrew Rhodes*
[email protected] Kurt R Hoigard FTI Consulting
Anamaria Popescu* Raths Raths & Johnson Inc [email protected]
Berkeley Research Group [email protected] Philip R Urwin*
[email protected] Scott D Hollingsworth* Berkeley Research Group
William Schwarztkopf HKA [email protected]
Sage Consulting [email protected] Peter Vosbikian*
[email protected] Richard Sieracki* HKA
HKA [email protected]
District of Columbia [email protected] Peter J Wallace*
Amanda Amadon* HKA
Ankura Maryland [email protected]
[email protected] Dennis L Allen Texas
Darrell Chodorow FACX Global Frank G Adams, PE
The Brattle Group [email protected] Interface Consulting International, Inc
[email protected] Colin Daigle [email protected]
Greg D Crider* Imperium Consulting Group Bryan Byrd
Ankura [email protected] Synergen
[email protected] Patrick McGeehin* [email protected]
Wayne DeFlaminis* FTI Consulting Dan B. Clark*
HKA [email protected] FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected]
Toshi Dezaki* Nevada Anthony J Gonzales
Ankura Christopher H Beirise* Spire Consulting Group LLC
[email protected] HKA [email protected]
Zafar Farooqi [email protected] Felipe André Isoré Gutiérrez
Capital Construction Consultants Inc. Chris Spandau* CONEXIG
[email protected] HKA [email protected]
Patrick M Kelly* [email protected] Neil Miltonberger
Ankura Breakwater Forensics
[email protected] New Jersey [email protected]
John McTyre* Tom Gaines* Robert B Cavoto*
HKA Secretariat Delta Consulting Group
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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J Mark Dungan* Marianne Ramey Washington

Delta Consulting Group Project Advisors International LLC Paul S Ficca*
[email protected] [email protected] FTI Consulting
Robert Freas Tong Zhao* [email protected]
Exponent Inc Delta Consulting Group Stephen C Ross
[email protected] [email protected] Ross Forensics Group
Jeffrey E Fuchs [email protected]
Delta Consulting Group Virginia Louie C Wu*
[email protected] Thomas D Fertitta* FTI Consulting
Dakus Gunn Secretariat [email protected]
Delta Consulting Group [email protected]
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– Future Leaders
Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
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& Technical – Future Leaders
49 outstanding up-and-coming construction experts are featured in this category this year.

METHODOLOGY
WWL does not list firms, only individual experts. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners
received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly
in our research.

LEADING FIRMS
HKA Kroll Secretariat
Peers and clients commend Haris Katostaras Petros Karalis is a “very good expert with Manus Bradley combines his “keen eye
for his “significant experience and attention a lot of experience on delay analysis”. “He for detail” with his ability to “condense the
to detail”. is a pleasure to work with. He consistently knowledge of complex cases into under-
Edward Federico is recommended provides impressive insight into the issues standable language”, producing “a very prac-
for his “organisation, conciseness and at hand and has a rare ability to communi- tical delay analysis”.
management” that enables him to “effec- cate complex concepts in a clear and concise Conrad Bromley “is diligent and thor-
tively communicate findings while keeping manner.” ough in his work and possesses vast expe-
his audience in mind”. John Fletcher is “a thorough and rience in construction-related disputes in
Helen Collie’s “attention to detail, straightforward delay expert” who handles the Middle East”. His “keen eye for detail and
personable approach and willingness to go complex materials deftly. ability to assimilate mass volumes of infor-
the extra mile” makes her a favourite among According to market experts, “Margarita mation within tight turnaround time” are
clients. Papaioannou is a top-notch delay analyst and further heralded.
Daniel Jackson is a greatly appreciated also has excellent presentation skills. She is Chris Brindisi is “well respected” by
expert who wins praise for his diligence as a very thorough and reliable.” peers who highlight his “top-notch writing
quantum expert and his specialist knowledge “Mehmet Bircan is highly skilled at skills” in delay and scheduling matters.
in infrastructure matters. distilling complex delay analysis into a clear Khaleda Wheeler is appreciated for her
Daniel Kwon is commended for his adept and precise report.” He is an industry expert ability to “produce accurate, comprehensive
ability to “analyse complicated construction with over 15 years of experience working on and detailed reports under tight deadlines”
matters” and present complex issues in a airport, hospital, medical laboratory and resi- in “factually complicated cases”.
concise manner. dential building construction projects.
Sue Kim receives widespread acclaim Kaz Rozputysnki is “diligent and his anal-
for her “excellent command of her skillset”, ysis is always robust”, say peers, who also
which comprises a “practical-mind and note that “his work possesses attention to
a pro-active approach” that appeals to detail and commerciality”.
tribunals.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

From Berkeley Research Group, Andrei respondents who commended “his atten- Manoj Bahl with FTI Consulting receives
Soltan is singled out by market sources as “a tion to detail and ability to explain the most widespread endorsements for his knowledge
true expert in the delay analysis field” thanks complex types of delay analysis in a simple of building and infrastructure projects, while
to his “excellent analytical skills” and “clear manner”. sources describe him as being “exceptional
and logical thinking”. in adjudications”.
Impressed sources comment that Craig Lance Crane with LC Consult maintains a
Gibson is “one of the best experts I have seen sterling construction expert practice, and has Enrique Abiega at J.S. Held continues to
cross-examined” in construction disputes. 20 years of experience advising a wide range impress market sources thanks to his excep-
of clients on complex delay issues. tional handling of quantum and delay issues
Alvaro Perez Martin from CONEXIG is widely in complex construction disputes.
recognised for his stellar work providing Tom Francis from Ankura is “pragmatic and “Up-and-coming expert” Kevin McIver
quantum and delay analysis in construction sensible”. He “turns high quality work around receives plaudits for his “superb knowl-
proceedings. quickly” and is “able to rely on real life project edge of his subject matter and the legal
experience rather than just applying theoret- environment”.
The “superb” Sercan Akyildiz at DAS ical analysis in a vacuum”.
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Australia Canada • Ontario

Graham Topp Ali Al-Ahmad Taylor Carson

Diales Expert Witness Services FTI Consulting Kroll

Graham is a chartered quantity surveyor with Ali Al-Ahmad is a managing director at FTI Taylor Carson is a delay and quantum expert with
the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Consulting based in Toronto, Canada. As a member over 15 years of construction industry experience
a certified quantity surveyor with the Australian of the construction solutions practice, he special- including structural engineering and project
Institute of Quantity Surveyors. His areas of exper- ises in assessing delay and disruption on major management.  Taylor’s experience includes sched-
tise include the quantification of defective works construction projects. uling analysis, quantum assessment, design,
and the valuation of delay, disruption and additional Mr Al-Ahmad has been retained by legal contract administration and consulting on large
work claims. He has strong forensic analysis skills counsel to providing independent expert opinion social and civil infrastructure projects, including
and is absolute in his management of process and on matters of delay and disruption in the context airports, commercial and residential develop-
procedure. of litigation and arbitration proceedings. He also ments, high-rise buildings, hospitals, rail facilities
Graham’s extensive knowledge of construction assists owners, contractors and other contracting and transit infrastructure.
costs, coupled with a detailed understanding of parties on ongoing projects with project scheduling, Taylor specialises in both delay and quantum
construction law principles, has provided a basis contract administration and other commercial expert services and has been appointed as quantum
for more than 20 quantum expert appointments. support services. His experience has spanned a expert in an ICC Arbitration.  He has also assisted
He has prepared joint reports in conclave and has variety of projects including highways, bridges, light appointed experts on a range of construction and
given expert opinion at dispute forums. Graham rail transit, hospitals, airports, mines, oil refineries engineering disputes on matters of delay, sched-
has a comprehensive knowledge of contractual and hydroelectric generating stations. uling, and quantum management. Taylor has led
relationships and valuation mechanisms, gained Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr Al-Ahmad the delivery of expert reports for multiple methods
from working on live projects in the infrastructure, spent eight years at a boutique firm offering dispute of dispute resolution including ICC arbitration, LCIA
petrochemical, mining and power industries. These resolution services to the Canadian construction arbitration and adjudication.
projects have ranged from capital maintenance industry. Mr Al-Ahmad earned a Bachelor of Civil Taylor commenced his career as a structural
schemes to multibillion-dollar, pit-to-port, debt- Engineering with a specialisation in civil infra- engineer designing large residential and institu-
funded mining projects. structure from Concordia University and a Master tional buildings in North America, the Middle East
Graham mainly operates from Brisbane, of Business Administration with a concentration in and Europe. As a project manager, his experience
Australia. He is regularly appointed to quantum finance from McGill University. He is a professional spanned the whole project life cycle, including
matters throughout the Asia-Pacific region, engineer in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec contract preparation and administration, design,
including disputes determined in litigation, arbitra- and is certified as a project management profes- procurement, construction and facilities manage-
tion, adjudication, expert determination and media- sional by the Project Management Institute. He is ment. In a project management role, he has
tion. Graham is a member of the Chartered Institute fluent in English and French. managed the procurement and delivery of large
of Arbitrators. He holds a BSc in quantity surveying transit projects, as well as major building resto-
and a masters degree in construction law. ration projects.
Taylor is a Certified Project Management
Professional (PMP) and a licensed professional
engineer in Ontario (P.Eng., Ontario).

TD South Tower Bay Adelaide Centre – West Tower, 333 Bay

79 Wellington Street West Street
Level 19, 10 Eagle Street Suite 2010 14th Floor
Brisbane, QLD 4000 Toronto, M5K 1G8 Toronto, M5H 2R2
Tel: +61 7 3121 3120 Tel: +1 416 649 8049 Tel: +1 4163641664
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.diales.com www.fticonsulting.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Graham Topp draws high praise WWL says: Ali Al-Ahmad has built a sterling WWL says: Taylor Carson enjoys consider-
for "skilfully explaining complex quanti- construction expert practice, which fuses on able acclaim from peers, who say he pays
ty-surveying data and issues in a simple and delay and damages analyses across a variety "exceptional attention to detail, is pragmatic
practical way". of project types. and very easy to deal with".

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England

Manoj Bahl Mehmet Bircan

FTI Consulting Kroll

Manoj Bahl is a managing director in the construc- Manoj is also regularly retained on live Mehmet Bircan is a civil engineer who specialises
tion solutions practice of FTI Consulting. He is an construction projects to advise a range of parties in construction programming and forensic delay
accredited expert witness and specialises in plan- – by subcontractors/contractors to prepare exten- analysis with over 15 years of experience in the
ning and programming matters associated with sion of time submissions, and by clients to assess construction industry.
delay and disruption disputes. the validity of time claims received or for the levying Mehmet has practised forensic delay analysis
He is a member of the Institution of Civil of damages. and assessed programming, delay, and disruption
Engineering, the Chartered Institute of Building, matters on a wide range of projects including major
the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the hospitals, laboratories, office and residential build-
Academy of Experts. He has 20 years’ experience in ings, motorway, and airports in the Middle East,
consulting, contracting, claims/disputes and expert Australia, and the UK.
witness matters. He also holds masters' degrees Mehmet is regularly appointed as the delay
in civil and building engineering and construction expert in construction disputes including a complex
law and dispute resolution. health care facility, an advanced physics laboratory
Manoj is skilled in establishing, maintaining and a multi-storey student accommodation project
and reviewing construction programmes and in the UK, and he has served multiple reports
project control structures, having worked on during adjudication proceedings. He has also
complex, high-value civil engineering and building prepared expert reports and given oral evidence as
projects in the UK and internationally. part of several adjudications for a complex medical
His industry experience includes the private laboratory project.
and public sectors, and involvement in several PPP/ Previously, Mehmet gained extensive experi-
PFI schemes. These projects have included resi- ence by taking part in international infrastructure
dential/leisure/commercial building (new build, projects including on-site working experience.
refurbishment, super-prime fit-out, hotels, health- His experience includes various aspects of a
care, data centres and M&E), infrastructure (rail, project cycle from initiation to completion through
airports, power, utilities and highways) and offshore tendering, procurement, claims and contract
(deep sea pipelines and sub-surface apparatus). management, and dispute resolution.
As a forensic planning and delay specialist he While gaining the above experience, Mehmet
is experienced in all prospective and retrospec- took on a variety of key roles, which included
tive critical path analysis techniques, and the serving as an arbitration team member assisting
production of supporting tablature and written legal counsels and delay experts for international
reports as part of an expert submission. He has arbitration cases.
been instructed as delay expert on a number of Mehmet holds MSc degrees in Construction
occasions, with experience in producing written Management from University of Reading and
reports, joint statements and under cross-exami- in Geotechnical Engineering from Middle East
nation in litigation, ICC arbitration and adjudication Technical University.  He also holds a minor degree
proceedings. in Geographical Information Systems and Remote
Sensing (GIS/RS).  He is fluent in both Turkish and
English.

200 Aldersgate The Shard

Aldersgate Street 32 London Bridge Street
London, EC1A 4HD London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +44 20 3727 1000 Tel: +44 20 7836 0158
[email protected] [email protected]
www.fticonsulting.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Manoj Bahl receives widespread endorsements for his knowledge of building and WWL says: "Mehmet Bircan is highly skilled
infrastructure projects, while sources describe him as being "exceptional in adjudications". at distilling complex delay analysis into a
clear and precise report." He is an industry
expert with over 15 years of experience
working on airport, hospital, medical labo-
ratory and residential building construction
projects.

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Helen Collie Tom Francis

HKA Ankura

Helen Collie is a structural engineer with 15 Tom Francis is a managing director at Ankura In addition to his delay experience, Tom has
years of construction industry experience. She based in London. He has over 22 years of experi- worked in a project planning / project controls
has been appointed as a technical expert on more ence in project planning and delay analysis. Tom capacity on major infrastructure projects including
than ten occasions and has assisted named experts has worked for both contractors and clients on a pharmaceutical site in Belgium, airports in
numerous times. major infrastructure projects and disputes in the England and Ireland, as well as a stadium in
Helen has produced, or supported the produc- UK, Europe, and Middle East.  England.
tion of, reports for claims regarding property insur- Tom developed his technical skills as a site
ance payments for earthquake and fire damage, engineer. He has worked across the process,
issues of design liability and professional negligence building, and civil engineering sectors in both a
for large sports and infrastructure projects, alleged project planning and expert witness capacity. Tom
poor workmanship, and materials and specifications has worked with leading legal teams in negotiation,
defects. She has been cross-examined in arbitration adjudication, arbitration, and litigation proceedings. 
and is experienced in litigation support. Tom's building experience includes: delay
Helen has a background in the design and expert to a multi-party dispute related to a complex
coordination of arts, education, healthcare and refurbishment in the Technology and Construction
commercial structures. Her experience spans the Court (TCC); delay expert for the employer of a
commercial building design arena from high rise high-rise cladding refurbishment project for a £10
concrete structures in the Middle East, to adaptive million extension of time and liquidated damages
reuse of existing London building stock, to complex counter claim; delay expert for the employer in
steelwork arrangements. relation to a £7 million school project extension of
Helen later specialised in forensic engineering time and liquidated damages counterclaim;  delay
work covering subject matter from structural steel- expert for the employer of a residential project
work and connections, reinforced concrete design in relation to an extension of time and liquidated
and defects, through to water leakages and cause damages £10 million counter claim; delay expert for
and origin assessments. Time spent in New Zealand the employer relating to a professional £2.5 million
following the Christchurch earthquake gave her negligence claim against a structural engineer in
valuable experience in seismic damage and reme- an office development project; delay expert for the
dial works investigations. contractor relating to a hotel refurbishment dispute
Helen is a Chartered Engineer with a master’s of £17; and delay expert for the contractor on a hotel
in construction law and dispute resolution. She is a project relating to a £8 million extension of time and
member of the Institution of Structural Engineers delays, upstream and downstream dispute. 
and the Institution of Civil Engineers, a prac- Tom’s infrastructure experience includes:
tising member of the Academy of Experts and has delay expert for the employer of a highway project
completed the Legal Experience Training advanced relating to extension of time claims worth £7
professional award in expert witness evidence million; appointed delay expert relating to a
(LETAPAEWE) and Bond Solon’s witness familiar- professional negligence claim against a struc-
isation training. Clients refer to Helen as “knowl- tural engineer in a water treatment plant; delay
edgeable, accurate, reasonable and helpful” and a expert appointed by the contractor relating to
“very credible witness”. extension to the completion date associated with
2nd Floor a series of compensation events on a gas pipeline; 55 Bishopsgate
100 Victoria Embankment a delay analyst for the contractor on a subsea gas 2nd Floor
London, EC4Y 0DH line dispute worth €50 million; and delay expert London, EC2N 3AS
Tel: +44 20 7618 1200 appointment by the contractor on a £4 million delay Tel: +44 20 3047 1204
[email protected] dispute relating to a floating roof storage tank.  [email protected]
www.hka.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Helen Collie's "attention to WWL says: Tom Francis is “pragmatic and sensible”. He “turns high quality work around
detail, personable approach and willingness quickly” and is “able to rely on real life project experience rather than just applying theoretical
to go the extra mile" makes her a favourite analysis in a vacuum”.
among clients.

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Martin Hicks John Jones Petros Karalis

HKA HKA Kroll

Martin Hicks is a construction planner and delay John is a chartered quantity surveyor with over Petros Karalis, senior director at Kroll, is a civil
analyst with over 21 years of experience in the 20 years of construction and engineering industry engineer and project manager specialising in
construction industry. His experience includes experience. He has a background of working for forensic construction programming and delay
retrospective delay analysis and dispute resolution both subcontractors and main contractors and has analysis with over 15 years of experience in the
on large construction and infrastructure projects, acted as independent quantum expert on over 35 construction industry.
as well as encompassing live project programme occasions, and has experience of being cross-ex- Petros has practised forensic delay analysis
management, design and construction manage- amined in formal proceedings. and assessed programming, delay and disrup-
ment, design and build contracting, and value John's industry experience includes major civil tion matters on a wide range of projects including
engineering. engineering and highway works, rail infrastruc- major roads, railways, airports, desalination plants,
Martin has acted as an expert witness, ture projects, oil and gas, industrial and process water treatment plants, power plants, commercial
prepared expert witness reports, given oral expert plants, health facilities and power generation and residential developments and laboratories, in
testimony and provided strategic advice to solici- projects. He has managed commercial teams on the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, South
tors and counsel on various time-related disputes. large-scale projects and has a wide breadth of America, Europe and the UK.
Within this capacity, he has assisted clients by contractual experience ranging from FIDIC, GC/ Previously, Petros gained extensive experience
maintaining live construction programmes and Works, ICE, IChemE, JCT and NEC3/4 to various as an engineer in consultancy and contractor envi-
analysing complex construction delays.  bespoke PFI and PPP forms. John specialises in ronments for a number of commercial, industrial,
Martin has worked with owners and contrac- final account preparation, claims management, infrastructure and residential projects, with broad
tors from all over the world in relation to construc- dispute avoidance and dispute resolution. He is in-office and on-site experience in the construction
tion programming and contract disputes and regularly appointed to prepare or independently industry.  This mix of experience has developed him
claims. His diverse project portfolio includes assess claims for disruption and prolongation. into a practical engineer, with an understanding
airports, underground railway transportation, John has significant experience in the prepa- of a wide range of design and construction
commercial and residential developments, jetties ration of expert reports and has been engaged issues.  Petros has also worked extensively as part
and moorings, leisure facilities, naval bases and as single and joint party-appointed expert by of project management teams providing services
power projects. instructing solicitors to produce expert witness throughout a project’s whole life-cycle or on stand-
reports on quantum matters in UK litigation, arbi- alone phases of project developments.  
tration and adjudication. He is a practising member Petros holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from
of the Academy of Experts, a fellow of the Royal the University of Patras, Greece and an MSc
Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member in Construction Project Management from the
of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He holds University of Manchester, UK. He is fluent in both
a Master of Laws degree (LLM) in construction law English and Greek.
and an Edexcel Advanced Professional Award in
Expert Witness Evidence.
John is highly regarded by his clients, one of
whom refers to his ability as being "significantly
beyond his age”, adding: “He always approaches his
work calmly, with maturity and confidence, without
being arrogant or pompous. I consider this differ-
entiates him from many other experts. I personally
have not instructed any other expert consistently in
the way I instruct John." The Shard
2nd Floor 100 Victoria Embankment 32 London Bridge Street
100 Victoria Embankment London, EC4Y 0DH London, SE1 9SG
London, EC4Y 0DH Tel: +44 121 717 5770 Tel: +44 20 7836 0158
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.hka.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Martin Hicks wins praise from WWL says: John Jones excels in the WWL says: Petros Karalis is a "very good
market commentators for his ability to construction market, thanks to his "clarity of expert with a lot of experience on delay
quickly grasp details in cases and "to look thought, strong analysis" and stellar reports. analysis". "He is a pleasure to work with. He
and think outside of the box while keeping it consistently provides impressive insight into
in the context of the case". the issues at hand and has a rare ability to
communicate complex concepts in a clear
and concise manner."

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Haris Katostaras Sue Kim Gareth McDermott

HKA HKA Secretariat

Haris Katostaras is a Chartered Civil Engineer with Sue is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor (UK-trained), Gareth McDermott is a Director with Secretariat.
over 16 years of experience in the construction and a qualified architectural engineer (South Korea- He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 16
consultancy industries. He has been appointed as trained) and a non-practising barrister with years’ experience of major international construc-
a delay expert on five occasions and assisted the 20 years of experience in the engineering and tion and engineering projects across various
named expert numerous times. construction industries. sectors. His experience embraces projects world-
Haris has acted as an independent delay Sue has acted as a court-appointed, single wide, including Ireland, UK, mainland Europe, the
expert in adjudication and litigation (Technology joint quantity surveying expert (SJE) and a party Middle East, South America, Asia and Africa and
and Construction Court) and has assisted the appointed quantum expert in litigation, arbitra- his project experience spans across many sectors
appointed experts in disputes related to buildings, tion, adjudication and mediation, acting on behalf including building, civil engineering and infra-
infrastructure, shipbuilding and energy projects. of both employers and contractors. She has been structure projects, off-shore oil and gas facilities,
Haris has experience in adjudication, arbitration, part of a wider expert team, or the expert advisor, marine and process works all of which range in
mediation and litigation procedures. for disputes across varied buildings, rail, mining, size and complexity. Mr. McDermott specialises
Haris has worked in general contracting for nuclear power, LNG power and LNG pipeline in dispute resolution, forensic investigation of
one of the largest contractors in the Middle East. projects. quantum claims and he provides advice and opinion
He has also been involved in disputes for major and Sue is an accredited expert witness with exten- on matters concerning variations, defective works,
iconic projects throughout North America, the UK, sive hands-on project experience as a Chartered delay, acceleration, disruption, termination, costs
Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, including Quantity Surveyor. She has worked across the to complete and final accounts. Mr. McDermott has
hospitals, rail projects, power stations, residen- UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East been appointed quantum expert on a number of
tial buildings, oil tank farms and refineries with on projects with values up to US$18 billion and matters in litigation, adjudication and mediation
disputed sums in excess of US$ 2 billion. disputed sums in excess of US$2.5 billion. proceedings and has been lead assistant to the
Haris has extensive experience in critical path Sue specialises in the evaluation of variations quantum expert on several major international
analysis techniques and specialises in delivering in dispute, disruption, prolongation, acceleration disputes in arbitration. Mr. McDermott is a member
delay analysis and construction risk manage- and evaluation at termination. She has worked with of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and a
ment to support clients in disputed matters. He various standard and bespoke forms of construc- Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
has particular expertise in hospital projects, tion contract, including NEC, ICE, ICC, FIDIC, EPC, He holds a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying, a
having worked on both live projects and significant JCT and AS. Bachelor of Laws LLB (Hons) and a Graduate
disputes.    Sue is widely qualified in construction Diploma in Law (GDL).
Haris holds a master’s in construction and legal matters. She is a fellow of the Royal
management and an MBA. He is a member of the Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and
American Association of Cost Engineers and an the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), a
associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators RICS and TAE accredited expert witness, a prac-
and the Academy of Experts. He is fluent in both tising member of the Academy of Experts (MAE),
English and Greek and has completed an advanced the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, the
professional award in expert witness evidence. Worshipful Company of Arbitrators and the Society
of Construction Law. She is also on a list of arbitra-
tors for the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
(KCAB) International and the Chartered Institute of
Arbitrators (Business Arbitration Scheme).
Providian House
2nd Floor 2nd Floor 2nd Floor
100 Victoria Embankment 100 Victoria Embankment 16-18 Monument Street
London, EC4Y 0DH London, EC4Y 0DH London, EC3R 8AJ
Tel: +44 20 7618 1270 Tel: +44 20 7618 1270 Tel: +44 203 751 9444
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.hka.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Peers and clients commend WWL says: Sue Kim receives widespread WWL says: Gareth McDermott impresses
Haris Katostaras for his "significant experi- acclaim for her "excellent command of her peers with his "hard-working and diligent"
ence and attention to detail". skillset", which comprises a "practical mind practice that enables him to effortlessly
and a proactive approach" that appeals to "grasp every detail in complex issues" and
tribunals. present them in an accessible form.

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Kevin McIver Margarita Papaioannou Hamzah Risheq

J.S. Held Kroll Kroll

Kevin McIver is a Quantum Expert and Director at Margarita Papaioannou is a senior director in the Hamzah Risheq is a senior director in the Expert
J.S. Held based in London. Kevin has recently been Expert Services practice, based in the London Services practice of Kroll, based in the Singapore
appointed both as single joint expert, and party-ap- office. She is a civil engineer and delay expert with office. He is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with
pointed expert, in matters relating to quantum more than 15 years of experience in the construc- more than 10 years of combined experience in the
disputes on construction and civil engineering tion industry, specialising in forensic delay analysis, oil and gas and construction dispute industries,
projects. He has given written and oral evidence project advisory services and dispute resolution. and has assessed delay and been involved with
in the Technology and ion Court and adjudication She has extensive experience in providing expert the arbitral process on some of the largest energy
hearings. Kevin also provides quantum support opinion on programming matters, analysis of delay projects in the world including facilities in Saudi
in complex high value arbitration and litigation and entitlements to extensions of time on construc- Arabia, Kuwait, and Algeria.
proceedings. tion and engineering projects globally. Prior to joining Kroll, Hamzah was part of
Kevin regularly produces independent Margarita has provided advice to owners, engi- Blackrock Expert Services, which was acquired
quantum evidence in international arbitration in a neers, subcontractors and contractors from the UK by Kroll in 2020.
wide range of sectors including civil engineering, and internationally to consult on matters related Prior to starting his career in dispute resolu-
processing, oil and gas, marine and buildings. In to delay and disruption on a wide range of projects tion Hamzah acted as a senior pipeline engineer
the UK, Kevin has a wide range of experience in that includes commercial buildings, residential for Petrofac delivering a wide range of offshore
high-end residential schemes, commercial, high- projects, airports, process and energy facilities and onshore oil & gas projects around the world
ways and health projects. and road and rail systems. and has acquired experience in in all stages of a
Kevin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, and a Margarita studied civil engineering at the project’s life cycle, including Conceptual, FEED,
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. National Technical University of Athens, Greece Detailed Design, Construction, as well as Integrity
Kevin holds a MSc in Construction Law and Dispute and holds an MS in project management from the Monitoring. He specialises in delay and disruption
Resolution from King’s College London, and a University of Manchester. in technically challenging projects and has signif-
BSc in Commercial Management and Quantity Prior to joining Kroll, Margarita was a director icant experience relating to the construction of oil
Surveying from the University of Manchester. at Blackrock Expert Services, which was acquired & gas facilities.
Kevin’s 15 years of experience in the construc- by Kroll in 2020. Hamzah is now applying his project experi-
tion industry spans both working in dispute ence and theoretical knowledge to support expert
resolution and as a quantity surveyor for a main witnesses within the area of delay analysis.
contractor. He successfully managed the full range Hamzah holds a B.S. in mechanical engi-
of sub-contractor packages from pre-construction neering from Brunel University, and an MS in
through to agreement of final account, managing computational fluid dynamics from Imperial
claims where necessary. He has experience in College. He is fluent in both English and Arabic.
administration of JCT, NEC and bespoke forms
of contract. His experience also includes work in
pre-construction and estimating, furthering his
ability to analyse contractor’s tender and commer-
cial submissions.

The Shard The Shard

66 - 67 Newman St 32 London Bridge Street 32 London Bridge Street
London, W1T 3EQ London, SE1 9SG London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +44 20 4576 9044 Tel: +44 7867330144 Tel: +65 65899190
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www.jsheld.com www.kroll.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: “Up-and-coming expert” Kevin WWL says: According to market experts, WWL says: Hamzah Al-Risheq receives high
McIver receives plaudits for his “superb "Margarita Papaioannou is a top-notch delay praise from market sources for "providing
knowledge of his subject matter and the analyst and also has excellent presentation useful and insightful analysis on highly
legal environment”. skills. She is very thorough and reliable." complex technical issues".

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Kaz Rozputynski Ilke Sahin Joseph Stewart
Kroll Kroll J.S. Held

Kaz Rozputynski is a director in the Expert Services Ilke Sahin Goler is a senior director in the Expert Joseph is a chartered quantity surveyor experienced
practice at Kroll, based in the London office. He is Services practice, based in the London office. She in the procurement and commercial management
an experienced project planner with over 20 years is a civil engineer and delay analyst with over 18 of construction contracts. He is a director within
of experience in the construction and engineering years of experience in the contracting and consul- J.S. Held and supports their clients in helping to
industries. He specialises in expert services tancy industry on civil engineering and construction avoid, mitigate and resolve construction disputes.
relating to programming and scheduling on a wide projects. She specializes in forensic construction During his career, Joseph has gained expe-
range of construction projects and has extensive programming and delay practices and has assisted rience working in commercial and contract
experience in forensic planning and strategic appointed delay and programming experts on a management positions within both consultancy
project and construction advisory services. wide range of projects including airports, commer- and contractor organisations. His sector experi-
Prior to joining Kroll, Kaz was an associate cial developments, highways, power stations, rail, ence spans residential, retail, mixed-use, hotel,
director at Blackrock Expert Services, which was refurbishment and transportation projects. health, international aviation, land remediation,
acquired by Kroll in 2020. Prior to joining Kroll, Ilke was a director at highways, bridges, oil & gas, energy from waste
Kaz’s experience includes airports, commer- Blackrock Expert Services, which was acquired and conveyance pipelines. The knowledge gained
cial and residential building developments, high- by Kroll in 2020. from this experience provides Joseph with a broad
ways, hospitals, major infrastructure projects, Ilke gained on-site experience as a civil understanding of construction and engineering
rail (underground and overground), fossil fuel and engineer being involved in an extended range of operations, enabling Joseph to provide targeted
renewable energy power stations, retail, schools commercial and contractual issues, including advice tailored to his clients’ specific needs.
and highly serviced mechanical and electrical preparation and submission of extension of time Joseph specialises in the provision of commer-
installations. claims, terminations and arbitrations, working cial advice relating to construction disputes.
He has worked extensively on planning and primarily on road and infrastructure projects in This involves assisting his clients in negotiating
programming assignments, providing advice to the Middle East region. Subsequently, she acted complex commercial matters, compiling claims
clients in relation to engineering and construction as a member of the Lender’s Technical Advisory and preparing/settling final accounts.
projects that have failed to meet time expectations, Team for the technical due diligence and audits Joseph is frequently appointed as an inde-
in particular the analysis of delay and disruption. of a multibillion-dollar build-operate-transfer pendent quantum expert and provides his clients
In addition to his expert planning capabilities, motorway project in Turkey. and tribunals clear, unbiased advice regarding the
Kaz has project management experience, providing Ilke holds a B.S. in civil engineering and a M.S. valuation of construction and engineering advice.
insight into the pitfalls that can exist in complex in construction law and dispute resolution from He has been instructed to provide reports in relation
projects. King’s College London. She is fluent in English and to mediation, adjudication and litigation proceed-
Kaz holds a B.S. in building surveying from the Turkish. ings. Joseph is also regularly involved in interna-
University of South Wales. tional arbitration proceedings during which he has
considered the valuation of multi-billion-dollar
claims.

The Shard The Shard

32 London Bridge Street 32 London Bridge Street 66-67 Newman Street
London, SE1 9SG London, SE1 9SG London, W1T 3EQ
Tel: +44 7717357492 Tel: +44 2034059629 Tel: +44 7818 526 004
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WWL says: Kaz Rozputynski is "diligent and WWL says: Ilke Sahin Goler is credited for WWL says: Joseph Stewart enjoys a stellar
his analysis is always robust", say peers, who her “fantastic command of the detail and reputation on the market thanks to his
also note that "his work possesses attention confidently presenting complex concepts impressive attention to detail and broad
to detail and commerciality". clearly”. understanding of commercial matters
affecting constructions.

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England France

Mark Vaughan-Jones Khaleda Wheeler Louk Korovesis

Secretariat Secretariat Kroll

Mark Vaughan-Jones is a director at Secretariat, Khaleda Wheeler is a director at Secretariat. As Louk Korovesis, senior director at Kroll, is a
based in the United Kingdom. Mark has almost 20 a chartered quantity surveyor, she has 15 years’ chartered mechanical engineer and project
years of experience in the construction industry and experience in the construction industry and management professional specialising in forensic
specialises in providing delay analysis in helping specialises in the provision of quantum analysis construction programming and project manage-
to resolve complex construction disputes. He has helping to resolve issues in complex construction ment, with over 12 years’ construction and
provided delay analysis in the United Kingdom, projects. Prior to specialising in quantum anal- consulting experience. He has significant expe-
Europe and Middle East for both employers and ysis Ms Wheeler’s experience as a practitioner rience in dispute resolution and has prepared
contractors on projects in a variety of sectors, was focused on large property and commercial numerous expert reports on international arbitra-
including nuclear, oil and gas, highways, airports projects working with major blue-chip companies tion and adjudication matters.
(terminal buildings and runways), wastewater, delivering quantity surveying and cost and commer- Louk has extensive expertise in mechanical
power and chemical plants. Mark has worked on cial management services. Ms Wheeler has been engineering and project management, particu-
some notable and high value disputes in adju- involved in disputes on a variety of building and larly relating to international energy projects.
dication, litigation and arbitration. His expertise civil engineering projects across many standard Prior to becoming an expert, Louk worked across
in establishing fact-based claims analysis and forms of construction contracts. She has worked the globe on combined and open–cycle power
forensic examination is well regarded by construc- on many projects that have been through formal plants utilising both oil and natural gas. He also
tion lawyers and clients and his dual-knowledge of dispute resolution procedures including statutory worked with project management teams providing
programming and quantum (having previously been adjudication, arbitration and litigation in relation to services throughout a project’s life cycle, as well as
a chartered quantity surveyor) matters proves very large infrastructure projects in Europe, Central and on stand-alone phases of project developments, in
useful to clients in certain instances. South Asia, the Far East, Australia, Central America Europe, Africa and Asia.
and the Middle East. Louk’s consulting experience covers a wide
Ms Wheeler’s experience spans numerous variety of construction projects, including oil and
sectors including highways, airports, railways, gas, industrial and processing facilities, hospitals,
buildings, hydropower plants and gas pipelines. airports, energy, infrastructure projects, commer-
Ms Wheeler is a Member of the Royal Institution cial buildings, mining, and floating production,
of Chartered Surveyors, and holds; an MSc, storage and offloading (FPSO) facilities.
Construction Law and Dispute Resolution (passed Louk holds a BSc and an MSc in mechanical
with Distinction); an MA, Property Development and engineering from National Technical University
Construction (RICS accredited); and a BA (Hons), of Athens, Greece, a diploma in international
International Relations with History. construction contracts from Pantheon ASSAS
University in Paris, France, he is a certified project
manager and his professional memberships
include the Technical Chambers of Greece and the
UK, and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Louk
is fluent in English and Greek and also works in
French and Spanish.

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Tel: +44 121 635 5046 Tel: +44 121 635 5050 Tel: +33 1 73 00 08 70
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com www.secretariat-intl.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: The “fantastic” Mark Vaughan- WWL says: Khaleda Wheeler is appreciated WWL says: Loukianos Korovesis possesses
Jones comes highly recommended by peers for her ability to “produce accurate, compre- "very good analytical skills." He specialises
for his “professional approach” and profound hensive and detailed reports under tight in forensic construction programming and
expertise in quantum and programming deadlines” in “factually complicated cases”. project management.
matters across the construction sector.

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Saudi Arabia Singapore

Nader Emile Andrei Soltan

HKA Berkeley Research Group

Nader Emile is a legally qualified civil engineer with Nader holds qualifications in construction Andrei is an engineer with almost 12 years of
21 years’ experience in the construction and engi- engineering (BSc), project management (PMP), construction and civil engineering experience.
neering industries.  He has extensive experience business administration (MBA), construction law He has been appointed as a delay expert and has
in project management, planning and analysis of and arbitration (LLM) and contracts and claims acted as lead assistant to the named expert on 12
extension of time (EOT) claims. (PGDip). He is fluent in Arabic, English and French occasions. 
Nader provides claims consulting and dispute and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Andrei specialises in a wide range of anal-
resolution services, including planning advice, Arbitrators (MCIArb), the Society of Construction ysis techniques including time impact, impacted
forensic delay analysis and arbitration support on Law, the Saudi Council of Engineers and the as-planned, as-planned versus as-built and retro-
a wide range of projects across the Middle East and Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers. He is also an spective longest path. He provides clarity and
North Africa. He has been both party and tribunal Accredited Expert Witness with the Royal Institution focus for clients in the identification of periods
appointed as an expert witness in matters of project of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and has obtained his of critical and near critical delay on the projects
delay and has provided oral testimony in formal certificate in Independent Expert Determination. and the potential causes of those delays. Andrei
proceedings, as well as preparing expert reports. Nader delivers training and lectures regarding has supported clients for projects with values up
Nader’s experience portfolio includes many planning and scheduling techniques, the prepara- to US$1.3 billion and disputed values in excess of
prestigious projects including retail malls, residen- tion of complex EOT claims and different delay anal- US$800 million. 
tial/office buildings, hotels, universities, airports, ysis methodologies. His article, “The Causal Link Andrei has been cross-examined in the
railways, power stations and oil & gas installations. and the Dark Art in Delay Claims” was published in International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
He previously worked as a senior project planner for the Construction Law Journal in September 2021. International Court of Arbitration, including giving
internationally renowned contractors on a variety concurrent evidence (hot tubbing). He also assists
of large and complex projects. in the production of expert reports and delay
Nader has a proven ability to apply sophisti- analysis for varied disputes and is experienced in
cated scheduling and delay analysis techniques and presenting to adjudication proceedings (Dispute
has experience with a wide range of programmes Adjudication Boards).
and planning software used to manage construc- Andrei is a practising member of The
tion projects. He is also familiar with many standard Academy of Experts, member of the Association
forms of contract, the Society of Construction Law for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE
(SCL) Delay & Disruption Protocol, the American International) and the Society of Construction Law.
Association of Cost Engineers’ (AACE) recom- He holds a five-year diploma (master's degree
mended practices for forensic scheduling and the equivalent) in engineering and management of
Saudi Government Tenders & Procurement Law technological systems. Andrei has also completed
and its implementing regulations. an advanced professional award in expert witness
evidence (LETAPAEWE), accredited by Legal
Experience Training, UK. 

3rd Floor Office, Kanoo Building No.1

Al Madinah Road, Al Faisaliyah District
P.O. Box 54104
Jeddah 23441
Tel: +966 12 633 3394
[email protected]
www.hka.com

WWL says: Nader Emile is commended as being "proactive" with the ability to find "creative Continued overleaf
solutions to problems faced in negotiating delay matters".

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Singapore Spain United Arab Emirates

Andrei Soltan (cont.) Javier Sánchez Llopes Manus Bradley

Diales Expert Witness Services Secretariat

Andrei has a background in quality manage- Javier has a strong background in project manage- Manus is an experienced project engineer and
ment and health and safety; including expertise in ment, contracts, claims management and dispute project scheduler with over 19 years of experi-
management systems and compliance with design resolution with extensive international experience ence in large-scale construction and engineering
supervision and execution of works contracts. He on construction and engineering projects having projects. He has been appointed as a delay expert
has worked as a planner and delay analyst for both held various project and contract management on six occasions.
contracting and consulting companies on projects positions for international infrastructure and Manus has experience in the development
ranging from infrastructure and industrial to energy contractors. of project schedules for pre-construction and
technology and residential buildings and energy Javier provides Expert services, including construction phases. He has worked across a
projects.  preparing expert reports and acting as variety of project sectors including rail, buildings,
ExpertWitness in relation to quantum issues, oil and gas, power, nuclear, and large-scale infra-
having been appointed as lead Expert Witness on structure projects for both contractor and client
multiple occasions under various rules of arbitra- organisations.
tion including ICC, UNCITRAL and SCC. Manus advises on planning and programming
Javier has provided oral testimony and been issues and acts as an expert adviser and expert
cross-examined. He has also participated in statu- witness in matters concerning project delay,
tory Adjudications in UK and in mediation processes disruption and acceleration. He has undertaken
advising and negotiating on behalf of a party. delay analysis on major construction and engi-
Javier is the former President of the Spanish neering projects in Africa, Europe and the Middle
Society of Construction Law and currently acts East.
as committee Vice-Chair of the FIDIC Capacity Manus has been instructed as an expert
Building Committee. witness for both claimant and respondent in
He is also recognised as a Future Leader in arbitration and adjudication proceedings. He has
the areas of “Experts – Construction –Quantum given expert evidence to arbitral tribunals including
and Delay” 2020 and “Arbitration Experts” 2021 by cross-examination by Queen's Counsel and concur-
the prestigious legal publication Who ́s Who Legal. rent cross-examination (hot-tubbing).
Manus is qualified in both engineering and
construction law and holds a master's in quantity
surveying and commercial management. He is a
member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
and a practising member of the Academy of
Experts.

One Central - The Offices 5

8 Marina View Calle de José Abascal Level 1, Suite 106
Asia Square Tower 1, #43-01 41 Sheikh Zayed Road
Singapore, 018960 Madrid, 28003 Dubai
Tel: +65 6407 1275 Tel: +34 919 15 73 51 Tel: +97145655011
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.thinkbrg.com www.diales.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Andrei Soltan is singled out WWL says: Javier Sanchez Llopes earns WWL says: Manus Bradley combines
by market sources as "a true expert in the widespread plaudits from international his “keen eye for detail” with his ability to
delay analysis field" thanks to his "excellent sources who commend his impressive “condense the knowledge of complex cases
analytical skills" and "clear and logical work providing expert testimony in complex into understandable language”, producing “a
thinking". construction disputes. very practical delay analysis”.

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Conrad Bromley Igor Corelj

Secretariat HKA

Conrad Bromley is a chartered quantity surveyor, Conrad has been appointed as expert witness Igor Corelj is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and
chartered construction manager, RICS accredited and expert adviser in adjudication, arbitration, and structural engineer with over 15 years of inter-
expert witness, and RICS accredited mediator with litigation. He acts as an expert witness in quantum national construction industry experience. He
over 20 years’ experience in construction and engi- and has been instructed more than a dozen times as has acted as a quantum expert six times and has
neering projects internationally. a party appointed expert witness on projects up to assisted the named expert on numerous occasions.
He is a managing director with Secretariat and US$ 5 billion in value, and disputes in excess of US$ Igor has been appointed by the main contractor
specialises in matters of quantity surveying practice 350 million. He has testified on several occasions, on multiple residential and commercial building
including the valuation of damages, disruption and giving oral testimony in traditional cross-examina- project disputes across the Middle East and relating
loss of productivity, variations, defects, and claims tion as well as concurrent evidence ('hot-tubbing') to the termination of an EPC contract for a power
for acceleration and mitigation. in arbitration, DAB and DRB proceedings. station in the UAE, with disputed values in excess
Conrad holds an LLM in construction law of $130 million. He has also assisted on numerous
& arbitration, a BSc (Hons) degree in quantity complex engineering and construction arbitration
surveying, a post-graduate diploma in law, and a matters with disputed values of up to $2 billion,
diploma in international arbitration. He is a fellow including attendance at multiple hearings. 
of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Igor’s experience includes on-site contracting,
a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered commercial management of large infrastructure
Surveyors (MRICS), a Member of the Chartered projects at head office level, and consultancy
Institute of Building (MCIOB), and a practicing services at all stages and aspects of the project life-
Member of the Academy of Experts (MAE). cycle. He has been based in the Middle East since
He is also honorary treasurer of the UAE 2009, successfully leading large multidisciplinary
Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators teams and working across the whole supply chain,
and an occasional arbitrator. Conrad is an arbi- giving him a thorough insight into the diversity of
trator panel member for ABTA, the DIFC-LCIA, and contractual arrangements and the issues arising
the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ‘Business out of them.
Arbitration Scheme’. To date, he has been appointed Igor’s expertise includes valuation of defects,
by DIFC-LCIA as a Tribunal member and ABTA as variations, delay and disruption, and termination.
sole arbitrator on more than 30 occasions. He combines detailed technical knowledge, inter-
He is viewed as a highly competent expert by national commercial management experience and
clients and peers alike and is said to consistently an awareness of legal issues to clearly articulate
produce robust analysis. methodical explanations of key issues. He has acted
as an expert under both DIAC and UNCITRAL rules.

One Central - The Offices 5

Level 1, Suite 106
Sheikh Zayed Road
Dubai
Tel: +9714 565 5011
[email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Conrad Bromley “is diligent and thorough in his work and possesses vast expe- Continued overleaf
rience in construction-related disputes in the Middle East”. His "keen eye for detail and
ability to assimilate mass volumes of information within tight turnaround time” are further
heralded.

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United Arab Emirates

Igor Corelj (cont.) John Fletcher Craig Gibson

Kroll Berkeley Research Group

Igor is a member of the Royal Institution of John Fletcher is a mechanical engineering profes- A Chartered Quantity Surveyor and member of the
Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Chartered Institute sional, expert adviser and delay analyst with over 10 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS),
of Arbitrators and the Chartered Institution of years’ experience in the design, construction, anal- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Society of
Highways and Transportation. He is an RICS ysis and management of major projects throughout Construction Law, he has 14 years of commer-
accredited mediator, an RICS counsellor and sits Europe, the Middle East and Australia. He has cial management and construction disputes
as an RICS accessor in Dubai. Igor holds a degree significant experience in the forensic analysis of experience.
in structural engineering, a diploma in interna- delay, having been appointed as an independent Mr. Gibson has been appointed, has testified
tional contract management and a master’s in expert on programming and delay matters, and and has been cross-examined by leading Queen’s
construction law and dispute resolution. He is also has submitted written evidence in mediation, adju- Counsel (QC) as a quantum expert in Dubai
a committee member and acts as a membership dication and international arbitration proceedings. International Arbitration Centre proceedings. He
secretary of the Society of Construction Law (Gulf). John’s in-depth understanding of mechan- also has acted as a party representative to dispute
ical systems, project management and program- adjudication boards (under the auspices of the
ming, coupled with multidisciplinary design and International Chamber of Commerce) in the Gulf
engineering experience, has allowed him to work Cooperation Council (GCC) on complex matters.
across a broad range of projects that include airport
terminals, landmark skyscrapers, mixed-use
developments, industrial manufacturing facilities,
oil pipelines, power and desalination plants and
rail systems.
Prior to specialising in the field of expert advice,
John gained experience in the construction industry
in both pre- and post-contract environments. He
has performed design consultancy for projects
including commercial property developments,
defence projects and fuel farms. Additionally, John
has worked in design review roles in the construc-
tion of large buildings and redevelopments, and
has been appointed to provide strategic devel-
opment management, project management and
programme management advisory services on
major capital investment projects/programmes.
John holds a BEng in mechanical engineering
from the University of Tasmania, Australia.

Kroll Emerging Markets

Office No. 701-702, Level 7, Liberty House
Office 1406, 14th Floor Dubai International Financial Centre, P.O. One Central, The Offices 2
Marina Plaza, Dubai Marina Box 506829 Level 1, Unit 105
Dubai, P.O. Box 31450 Dubai Dubai
Tel: +971 4 337 2145 Tel: +971 4 311 9007 Tel: +971 4 319 9035
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.kroll.com www.thinkbrg.com

WWL says: Igor Corelj is applauded as "quite WWL says: John Fletcher is "a thorough and WWL says: Impressed sources comment
simply a true expert" who receives praise for straightforward delay expert" who handles that Craig Gibson is "one of the best experts
his "ability to process vast amounts of data" complex materials deftly. I have seen cross-examined" in construction
and present it in a concise manner. disputes.

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USA • California

Daniel Jackson Daniel Kwon

HKA HKA

Daniel Jackson is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor Daniel's expert work is highly rated by Daniel is a partner at HKA with 20 years of
and RICS Accredited Expert Witness with almost 20 clients and tribunals alike with recent comments construction industry experience. His engineering
years of experience in the construction and engi- including: "The Tribunal holds that the evaluation background and on-site experience working for a
neering industries. He has been appointed as a of the Claimant's Expert is not only meticulous but general contractor, coupled with both claims and
quantum expert on numerous occasions and has also does not suffer from any palpable infirmity". He management consultancy experience, provides a
also assisted the named expert. holds a degree in quantity surveying and construc- strong basis for his roles as both an expert in delay
Daniel has acted on behalf of parties for tion cost management, an LLM in construction law and technical disciplines, as well as his service
disputed sums of up to US$400 million, and for and arbitration and an LLB honours law degree. providing strategic advice to the construction
projects valued up to US$15 billion. He has been He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of industry. 
cross examined in international arbitration and has Arbitrators and a member of the Royal Institution Daniel has acted as an expert witness and
acted in a number of high-profile matters. Daniel of Chartered Surveyors. expert assistant, providing reports and presenta-
has been involved in over 35 disputes in varying tions in support of settlement negotiations, medi-
capacities within the buildings, oil and gas, power ation, deposition, arbitration, and trial. He has
and infrastructure sectors. His recent appoint- testified in deposition, mediation and arbitration
ments include a US$12 billion disputed rail project and has completed various expert witness training
and a US$15 billion coal-fired power plant.  He has programmes with the American Bar Association
also provided quantum expert opinion, dispute (ABA) and SEAK.
resolution services and independent expert deter- Daniel has identified, prepared and defended
minations of contractual and quantum disputes.  claims across a wide range of industries, focused
Daniel has experience of delivering a full on schedule delay, lost productivity, contractor
range of pre- and post-contract quantity surveying performance and standard of care, acceleration,
services for leading main contractors.   As a and assessment of claims recoverability. He has
consultant, he has led teams on a number of prepared as-planned and baselines schedules,
technically challenging appointments, involving created extensive as-built schedules from historical
complex engineering disputes, on some of the data, served as a contemporaneous project sched-
world’s largest airports, oil refineries and power uler, performed construction cost assessments,
projects.  Daniel has worked for and on behalf of and estimates for replacement construction. 
clients in over 14 countries across five continents.  Daniel’s project experience includes serving
Daniel’s expertise includes matters of quantity as an on-site scheduler, project management of
surveying, valuation of damages, cost-based claims a US$10 million presidential library addition, and
and disruption claims, assessment of variations estimating duties on bids in excess of US$100
– including MEP, and establishing quantum prin- million. He has also served as a management
ciples. He has become especially accustomed with consultant, delivering project evaluations, policy
the attribution of prolongation costs pertaining to and procedure guidance, and cost assessments/
large, complex engineering projects.  audits. He has provided services on mega-projects
valued at more than US$20 billion in the oil and gas,
nuclear, hospitality, mining, pharmaceutical and life
sciences, and construction industries.

Office 1406, 14th Floor

Marina Plaza, Dubai Marina
Dubai, P.O. Box 31450
[email protected]
www.hka.com

WWL says: Daniel Jackson is a greatly appreciated expert who wins praise for his diligence Continued overleaf
as a quantum expert and his specialist knowledge in infrastructure matters.

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USA • California Georgia

Daniel Kwon (cont.) Kelsey Bishop Jonathan Haag

Secretariat Lighthouse Consulting Group

Daniel is a professional engineer in the Ms Bishop is an associate director at Secretariat Jonathan Haag is an expert in advising clients in
state of California. He holds a bachelors and based in Atlanta. Secretariat specialises in the engineering and construction industry, with
master’s degree in civil engineering from Stanford providing independent expert advice on construc- particular focus on significant projects in the
University, and the University of California, Los tion projects in the areas of programming and mining, oil and gas, and infrastructure sectors. His
Angeles, respectively. He has presented to the Los scheduling (delay and disruption), contract review, professional career has been dedicated to executing
Angeles Bar Association on the topic of ‘Structural cost and damages, and productivity and inefficiency. large engineering and construction projects and
Engineering 101 for Lawyers’ and has written for Ms Bishop has eight years of experience in assisting with the resolution of related disputes.  He
the ABA Construction Accounting publication the construction industry specialising in the areas has been involved with projects around the world,
regarding ‘Pricing of Construction Claims’. of dispute resolution, delay analyses, scheduling, including North and South America, Central Asia,
claims, project controls, as well as construction the Middle East and Africa.
and project management. In addition, she has expe- Mr Haag has provided expert analysis and
rience in reviewing and analysing the feasibility and consultation related to schedule delay, quantum
technical requirements of schedule updates. Ms and project execution on numerous considerable
Bishop has consulted on many complex construc- disputes related to construction mega-projects.
tion projects throughout the world. She has He has testified in ICC and ad hoc arbitration proce-
provided services to owners and contractors across dures as related to schedule delay and quantum
a wide range of projects including oil refineries, issues. Mr. Haag’s experience has included
airports, bridges, mining facilities, water treatment proceedings in the United States and Canada, as
plants, transportation, data centres, government well as international arbitration venues, typically
buildings, commercial and high-rise residential related to large projects in the mining, oil and gas,
buildings. and infrastructure sectors. He also advises clients
Ms Bishop received a BS in building construc- as related to commercial and residential buildings,
tion from the Georgia Institute of Technology. power generation, pipeline, airport and other indus-
trial projects.
Additionally, Mr Haag routinely advises clients
during the planning for execution of major capital
projects. Mr Haag provides guidance and leader-
ship on project cost, schedule and commercial
management, as well as overall project manage-
ment. Having actively executed these roles for
various large, international construction projects,
he bring his "real-world" project experience to his
expert mandates.

4605 Lankershim Blvd.

Suite 840 1175 Peachtree Road NE
North Hollywood 100 Colony Square - Suite 400
Los Angeles, 91602 Atlanta, 30361
Tel: +1 818 255 9950 Tel: +1 212 696 3499
[email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Daniel Kwon is commended WWL says: Kelsey Bishop is “an absolute
for his adept ability to "analyse complicated pleasure to work with”, with commentators
construction matters" and present complex adding, “She is very organised, talented
issues in a concise manner. and gets straight to the heart of the issues
presented to her.”

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New Jersey New York

Chris Brindisi Edward Federico

Secretariat HKA

Mr Haag has a degree in building construc- Christopher Brindisi is a managing director Edward is a delay and quantum expert with over 20
tion from the Georgia Institute of Technology, is with Secretariat and is based near Philadelphia, years of experience in the construction and engi-
a chartered member of the Royal Institution of Pennsylvania, USA.  He has more than 15 years of neering industries. His experience includes investi-
Chartered Surveyors, and has been certified by experience in the construction industry, specialising gation and resolution of complex business disputes,
AACE International as a cost control professional in the provision of consulting services in the areas primarily related to construction and government
and planning and scheduling professional and of programming, delay, and disruption. He has contract projects. Edward has testified in federal
by the Project Management Institute as a project consulted on several complex multimillion-dollar court, delivered sworn depositions, and presented
management professional. He is involved in various construction projects throughout the world damage analyses in mediation proceedings and
construction and law organisations in the United involving issues related to construction planning, settlement negotiations.
States and regularly provides thought leadership programming, project delays, and related produc- Edward’s experience includes clients
as related to project execution and related disputes. tivity impacts. Christopher has provided these or projects based in Europe, Asia and North
services across a wide range of projects, including America. He has worked on a variety of project
refineries, processing plants, airports, stadiums, types within the construction and engineering
power plants, schools, infrastructure works and industries, including airports, buildings, casinos,
government facilities. His experience includes the industrial facilities, hospitals, sports and enter-
review and analysis of planned and as-built sched- tainment arenas, oil and gas, infrastructure, and
ules, and the determination of delay impacts and transportation.
acceleration. In addition, he has familiarity with Edward has consulted on behalf of project
disruption and productivity-related analyses, issue owners, construction contractors, insurance
analyses, and assisting with the resolution other companies, the US government, and government
claims and disputes related problems. contractors.  He is proficient in claims analysis,
delay impact analysis and financial analysis
including those related to delay, disruption, acceler-
ation and productivity. He has also provided project
monitoring and management services for clients,
as well as project closeout, financial and contrac-
tual due diligence, and insurance claim support
for policies including errors and omissions, and
Subguard®. Further to this, he has performed civil
and structural design for malls, airport terminals,
train stations, churches and residential homes,
and has worked with the US Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) performing inspection
of damaged structures and retrofit design.

1201 West Peachtree Street, N.W. 10000 Lincoln Drive East

Suite 2400 Suite 201
Atlanta, 30309 Marlton, 08053
Tel: 678 643 1323 Tel: +1 856 396 8215
[email protected] [email protected]
www.lcg-experts.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Jonathan Haag is an accom- WWL says: Chris Brindisi is “well respected” Continued overleaf
plished expert in delays and damages on by peers who highlight his “top-notch writing
construction projects, praised by commen- skills” in delay and scheduling matters.
tators for being "responsive and attentive to
detail".

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USA • New York Pennsylvania Texas

Edward Federico (cont.) Mariusz Wiechec Tanner Courrier

HKA HKA

Edward holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and Mariusz Wiechec is a civil engineer with nine Tanner is a delay and damages expert with 14 years
is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified years of international construction experience. He of experience assisting clients involved in complex
Fundamental Engineer (FE). Some of the organisa- specialises in providing independent expert opinion construction and government contract disputes. He
tions that he is a member of include the American and claims consulting services on matters of delay, prepares expert reports and provides expert testi-
Bar Association (ABA), the Association for the damages, disruption, and loss of productivity. mony related to disputes in a variety of industries
Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE), the New Mariusz has been appointed as an expert on five including aerospace, commercial building, oil and
York Building Congress (NYBC) and the Association occasions. He has also prepared numerous expert gas, defence and infrastructure.
of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). analyses and reports for various dispute resolution Tanner leverages his expertise in critical path
  proceedings.  method (CPM) schedule analysis and various
Mariusz worked on multiple projects across damage analysis theories to assist clients with
the USA, Canada, UK, Mexico, and Poland in various the preparation and rebuttal of claims. Drawing on
roles. His experience includes design development, experience, Tanner quickly identifies critical issues
risk management, schedule management, project and prepares clear and concise analyses to assist
controls, claims management, and dispute reso- his clients with risk assessment, settlement nego-
lution consulting.  tiations, mediation, and trial or arbitration when
Mariusz’s expertise lies in a holistic approach necessary.
to problematic matters, combining forensic delay Tanner provides expert and consulting services
analysis with disruption and analyses of increased on a variety of projects including aircraft develop-
costs. His strong technical knowledge coupled with ment programmes, oil and gas facilities, pipelines,
an ability to clearly and logically present his find- multi-family developments, hotels, highways and
ings allow him to support clients across a complex healthcare facilities. He prepares and analyses
range of disputes.  claims arising from issues including schedule
Mariusz holds a Project Management delays, cost overruns, productivity loss and disrup-
Professional (PMP) certification and a master’s tion. In addition to expert services, Tanner provides
degree in civil and structural engineering. He is change management and schedule consulting
fluent in English and Polish and has limited working services for ongoing projects. 
proficiency in Spanish. Tanner holds a BS in construction manage-
ment and an MBA with an emphasis in accounting.
He is a planning and scheduling professional
(PSP) and a certified fraud examiner (CFE). He is
a member of the Association for the Advancement
of Cost Engineering International, the Association
of Certified Fraud Examiners and the State Bar of
Texas Construction Law Section.

60 E. 42nd Street One Commerce Square 1717 Main Street

Suite 1460 2005 Market Street, Suite 820 Suite 3075
New York, 10165 Philadelphia, 19103 Dallas, 75201
Tel: +1 646 560 5433 Tel: +1 267 831 2900 Tel: +1 469 893 1043
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.hka.com www.hka.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Edward Federico comes WWL says: Mariusz Wiechec wins praise for WWL says: Tanner Courrier has a fantastic
highly recommended by peers and clients his effortless ability "to put conclusions into reputation for "representing his findings in a
for his skill with construction litigation a simple communicable format that stake- compelling manner” in court and is noted for
proceedings, as he “produces high-quality holders can understand". his "exemplary work in CPM schedule anal-
analyses and effectively communicates his ysis and damage modelling".
findings by making a complicated analysis
easy to understand for the parties involved”.

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DIRECTORY
Haris Katostaras*
An asterisk denotes practitioners HKA United Arab Emirates
who have profiles in the [email protected] Manus Bradley*
preceding pages. Sue Kim* Secretariat
HKA [email protected]
Nominees have been selected [email protected] Conrad Bromley*
based on comprehensive, Gareth McDermott* Secretariat
independent survey work with Secretariat [email protected]
both general counsel and private [email protected] Igor Corelj*
practitioners worldwide. Kevin McIver* HKA
J.S. Held [email protected]
Only specialists who have met [email protected] John Fletcher*
independent international Margarita Papaioannou* Kroll
research criteria are listed. Kroll [email protected]
[email protected] Craig Gibson*
Hamzah Risheq* Berkeley Research Group
Kroll [email protected]
Australia [email protected] Daniel Jackson*
Alex De Abreu Kaz Rozputysnki* HKA
Calibrate Consulting Kroll [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Will Dorsch IIke Sahin* USA
DGA Group Kroll California
Graham Topp* [email protected] Daniel Kwon*
Diales Expert Witness Services Joseph Stewart HKA
[email protected] J.S. Held [email protected]
[email protected]
Canada Mark Vaughan-Jones* Florida
Ontario Secretariat Sercan Akyildiz
Ali Al-Ahmad* [email protected] DAS Construction Experts
FTI Consulting Khaleda Wheeler* [email protected]
[email protected] Secretariat
Taylor Carson* [email protected] Georgia
Kroll Kelsey Bishop*
[email protected] France Secretariat
Louk Korovesis* [email protected]
England Kroll Jonathan Haag*
Faye Allen [email protected] Lighthouse Consulting Group
ARCADIS [email protected]
[email protected] Saudi Arabia
Manoj Bahl* Nader Emile* New Jersey
FTI Consulting HKA Chris Brindisi*
[email protected] [email protected] Secretariat
Mehmet Bircan* [email protected]
Kroll Singapore
[email protected] Andrei Soltan* New York
Helen Collie* Berkeley Research Group Edward Federico*
HKA [email protected] HKA
[email protected] [email protected]
Lance Crane Spain
LC Consult Enrique Abiega North Carolina
[email protected] J.S. Held Brian Furniss
Tom Francis* [email protected] Point Construction Advisory Group
Ankura Alvaro Perez Martin [email protected]
[email protected] CONEXIG LLC
Michael Hennigan [email protected] Pennsylvania
FTI Consulting Gilberto Regal Mariusz Wiechec*
[email protected] J.S. Held HKA
Martin Hicks* [email protected] [email protected]
HKA Alberto Rábano
[email protected] KPMG Asesores SL Texas
John Jones* [email protected] Tanner Courrier*
HKA Javier Sánchez Llopes* HKA
[email protected] Diales Expert Witness Services [email protected]
Petros Karalis* [email protected]
Kroll
[email protected]

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E-Discovery Experts
Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
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DIGITAL & DATA | Data & E-Discovery

Experts 2022
54 of the world’s leading experts in e-discovery and other sophisticated areas of data expertise are featured here.

METHODOLOGY
The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers,
corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding
practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual experts. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners
received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly
in our research.

EMEA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Craig Earnshaw Nick Hourigan Phil Beckett
FTI Consulting FTI Consulting Alvarez & Marsal
London London London

LEADING FIRMS
FTI Consulting Ian Smith “does a phenomenal job on Ankura
Nick Hourigan possesses a stellar record as e-discovery” due to his “high level of organ- Jon Fowler is “responsive, down-to-earth,
“an intellectual powerhouse in the applica- ization and approachability as well as a and a real team player” who is able to “trans-
tion of advanced data analytics to some of the fantastic eye for detail that instills total confi- late between technical IT concepts and legal
most complex and thorny issues facing large dence in his abilities”. issues to recommend practical solutions”.
enterprises and regulatory bodies”. Tanya Gross possesses “expert knowl-
Craig Earnshaw has earned his keep as a Kroll edge in a wide range of e-Discovery and
“very technically knowledgeable expert who Jason Coyne is “known for going the extra data issues”, which has helped her develop
is especially skilled in multi-jurisdictional mile for his clients and having the ability to “a robust understanding of how to deliver
deals”. distill complex concepts into easily under- client-focused solutions in a responsive and
Richard Chalk is a trailblazer in the Data stood reports”. user-friendly way”.
& Investigations field who effectively utilizes Benedict Hamilton is held in high esteem Paul Walker in Dubai is considered by
his data analysis skills to “come up with crea- for his “extremely professional approach to many to be “a very proactive and insightful
tive solutions to complex, novel issues”. complex cases in the field of digital inves- lawyer who has strong multijurisdictional
Sonia Cheng is a renowned “subject- tigations” that market commentators say: experience in the data analytics and e-dis-
matter expert and innovator who is very “Benedict’s professionalism is unparalleled”. covery fields”.
focused on the information-governance Tony Sykes is a “highly accredited IT and
side, particularly GDPR”, as a result of her court expert” who is well known in the data
two decades of experience. and e-discovery field for his clarity, solid
advice and superb oratory skills.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Austria Thomas Schmutzer at KPMG Alpen-Treuhand England
Werner Konezny from Zeb is a well-sea- GmbH is renowned for his outstanding skills “Highly proactive” expert Phil Beckett at
soned IT and financial services expert who as a management consultant in the fields of Alvarez & Marsal possesses “deep knowl-
possesses several years of experience as a IT, organizational development, and project edge of e-discovery” and “always anticipates
senior consultant. management. his client’s needs”.

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Germany Spain Jorge García Acosta at

Günter Degitz of AlixPartners is unique for Dr Bruno Soria from NERA Economic PricewaterhouseCoopers is “a very initia-
his “wealth of experience approaching data Consulting is “known far and wide for his tive-taking and insightful lawyer” who stands
analysis and software from many different ability to convey complex economic issues to out for his top-tier, international work in the
angles” as well as his “highly meticulous and legal experts and possesses deep knowledge data and e-discovery space.
strategic approach to casework”. of the European TC markets”.

NORTH AMERICA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Joel Bowers Robert C DeCicco Veeral Gosalia
Kroll Alvarez & Marsal FTI Consulting
Toronto Los Angeles Washington

Luke Tenery
StoneTurn
Chicago

LEADING FIRM
FTI Consulting Brett D Harrison is a top-tier data David S Turner is a well-known senior
Veeral Gosalia is a considered a leading consultant and former FBI investigator who managing director who “has gathered consid-
expert in the field due to “his strong has several decades of experience under erable experience in the data analytics space,
track record of producing results for his belt in the fields of digital forensics and with his primary focus being fixed upon regu-
matters relating to data management and e-discovery. latory compliance”.
e-discovery”.

ASIA-PACIFIC
LEADING FIRMS
Deloitte alike, who commend him for “his 20 years understanding of cyber security issues, an
Richard Kershaw is acclaimed for his of experience masterminding large scale ability to move quickly, as well as superb
“in-depth knowledge of data compliance” as investigations”. communications skills”.
well as his experience designing comprehen- Brett Clapp is “a recognised expert in the
sive data security policies. FTI Consulting field of data analytics” who has “proven to be a
Darren Cerasi is a “long time forensic Christopher Hatfield is a “genuine expert very thorough and professional practitioner”.
practitioner with solid experience” who is in data and e-discovery” who possesses
highly regarded among peers and clients “a broad skillset and experience, a deep

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Singapore Daniel Tay at Alvarez & Marsal enjoys a
Rob Phillips from Kroll is “a recognized expert fantastic reputation for being a “long-time
in the world of Cyber Incident Response” who forensic practitioner with solid experience as
possesses over 25 years of experience in the a consultant in the digital sphere”.
data and e-discovery field.

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LATIN AMERICA
Colombia comes to managing complex cases” which
Bayron Prieto from ediligence receives is accredited due to “his extremely efficient
outstanding levels of praise for being “an methodology to digital casework”.
incredibly reliable pillar of support when it

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Australia Canada • Ontario England

Christopher Hatfield Joel Bowers Phil Beckett

FTI Consulting Kroll Alvarez & Marsal

Christopher Hatfield is a senior director in FTI’s tech- Joel Bowers is a managing director in the Cyber Phil Beckett, a managing director and leader of
nology segment based in the London office. For over Risk practice of Kroll. Based in Toronto, Joel has A&M’s European disputes and investigations prac-
18 years Chris has worked in the field for forensic overseen the Cyber Risk practice in Canada since tice in London, brings more than 20 years of experi-
technology and information security, and during this 2012. Over the years, Joel has gained experience ence in forensic technology engagements, advising
time has amassed considerable experience in both working on hundreds of cases involving digital clients on forensic investigations of digital evidence,
the technical and strategic application of forensic evidence. These cases have ranged in size from the interrogation of complex data sets, information
technology for the clients whom he represents. single computer investigations through cases governance, cyber risk and the disclosure of elec-
Chris provides forensic consulting to clients involving multinational companies where hundreds tronic documents. He was recently named Who’s
including those in the areas of European Union-based of electronic devices were involved. Who Legal’s Investigations Digital Forensic Expert
evidence collection and disclosure, computer-based Joel earned an M.S. in Information Assurance of the Year in 2018 and 2019.
forensics and electronic data hosting for litigation at Davenport University and a Bachelor of Applied Mr Beckett has led anti-bribery/foreign corrupt
and regulatory inquiries. His engagement experience Information Science in Information Systems practices act investigations, incident-response
includes multi-jurisdictional investigations and regu- Security at Sheridan College. engagements, kickback investigations, intellectual
latory enquiries relating to anti-competitive behaviour, Joel has submitted dozens of computer property (IP) theft cases, employment disputes,
in addition to fraud, bribery and corruption investiga- forensic expert reports and affidavits to the Ontario cartel/antitrust investigations, and compliance
tions and intellectual property theft. Superior Court of Justice and has successfully review exercises. He has also supported commer-
Chris has provided both written and oral expert defended them under cross-examination. cial litigation and international arbitrations.
evidence in UK courts, as well as submitting written Joel has been retained on hundreds of matters Mr Beckett has regularly been appointed as
expert evidence into other forums such as employ- with a mandate of identifying sensitive data known an information technology forensics expert and
ment tribunals and arbitrations. to be exfiltrated by threat actors. Personally iden- managed the execution of multi-site civil search
Throughout his career, Chris has assisted tifiable information and personal health informa- orders whereby he has provided expert testimony.
in developing and delivering Master of Science tion of employees and customers is commonly Mr Beckett also served as an expert witness in
programmes tailored to experienced professionals leaked during ransomware and business email Imerman vs Tchenguiz ([2010] EWCA Civ 908).
working within digital investigations and security. compromise events. This leaked information Mr Beckett has worked on a large number of
In his early career, Chris gained six years’ expe- is often protected under mandatory reporting high-profile e-disclosure cases, including litigation
rience working as a law enforcement analyst for Kent requirements. between Russian entities in the High Court, where
Police. He investigated criminal offences including Joel and his team use the RelativityOne review data had to be managed in an extremely secure
offences under the Computer Misuse Act (CMA), which platform to process, search, and perform analytics environment across the UK and Russia. Mr Beckett
remain applicable to incident response investigations to defensibly reduce the data set to records poten- also managed a regulatory review of a global bank
and intellectual property theft within a corporate envi- tially containing sensitive data. Automation is used trader performed by multiple regulators involving
ronment. It was in this role that Mr Hatfield was recog- where possible to extract the detected informa- data from multiple systems and jurisdictions,
nised as an expert witness, and he has since continued tion, and teams of review attorneys are retained including instant message chat and voice data.
to provide expert evidence in criminal and civil matters. to manually review and extract information where
Prior to joining FTI, Chris served as a cyber- analytics or other automation is not effective.
protection and forensic technology professional at
Alvarez & Marsal.
Chris holds a master of science degree in
computer security and forensics and is a certified
information systems security professional (CISSP).
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WWL says: Christopher Hatfield is a WWL says: Joel Bowers is “very knowl- Continued overleaf
“genuine expert in data and e-discovery” edgeable and a well versed practitioner in
who possesses “a broad skillset and experi- complex computer forensic investigations”
ence, a deep understanding of cyber security spanning the USA, UK, Ireland, Canada,
issues, an ability to move quickly, as well as China and Trinidad.
superb communications skills”.

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Phil Beckett (cont.) Jason Coyne Jon Fowler

Kroll Ankura

Mr Beckett earned a bachelor’s degree in Jason Coyne is a managing director in the Data Jon Fowler is a managing director at Ankura, based
computing and management from Loughborough Insights and Forensics practice, based in London. in London. He has over a decades’ experience
University, a master’s degree in forensic computing He is an expert IT and digital forensics consultant working for top tier professional services firms in
from Cranfield University and a master’s degree in with over 30 years of experience spanning local the forensic and legal technology fields. His experi-
computer and communications law from Queen and central government, telecommunications, ence covers a wide range of sectors, with particular
Mary, University of London. He is a fellow of the construction, transport, manufacturing, health- focus on financial regulatory investigations and
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants care, energy, oil and gas, wholesale and distri- large-scale litigation.
and won the ACCA Gold Medal in 2001. He is also a bution, retail and gaming. He specialises in Jon has extensive experience in leading and
certified fraud examiner and lectures regularly on technology disputes, digital evidence and technol- delivering on large, multi-jurisdictional matters,
information governance and forensic technology. ogy-based intellectual property matters.Prior to with global experience including assignments in
joining Kroll, Jason was a partner at IT Group, which India, China, Canada and multiple European loca-
was acquired by Kroll in 2020. tions. Jon’s expertise focuses on assisting clients
Jason has given oral evidence in the Technology with their full disclosure strategy from scoping,
and Construction Court as well as various high through data processing and review to production
courts, criminal courts, mediations and arbitrations and advising on appropriate analytic software and
in London, Brussels and Johannesburg. techniques, such as concept analysis and predictive
Jason has been instructed as a technology coding, to bring value and efficiency to the process.
expert witness in many high-profile private- and Jon’s previous experience includes: respon-
public-sector commercial litigations where tech- sibility for the forensic collection, processing and
nology-enabled projects have either been delayed, onsite review of 300GB of data under tight deadlines
have failed or are no longer viable. Jason has been at a client site in Portugal, using a visual analytics
instructed by leading law firms and insurers, acting solution – after the review, relevant documents
for specialist suppliers and customers in large were exported and used to conduct interviews
technical, infrastructure and outsourcing projects on the client premises; management of a large
in the UK, South Africa, the Middle East and Asia. regulatory banking matter involving terabytes of
As an experienced PRINCE2® practitioner and data from various sources including Bloomberg
project turnaround consultant, he has managed and Reuters, and over 300 reviewers in London
hundreds of challenging and problematic tech- and New York; management of a court-ordered
nology projects to successful implementation, shared database for the electronic disclosure of a
involving design, testing and project management. large multiparty matter involving hundreds of thou-
Jason is skilled in the use of EnCase®, X-Ways and sands of disclosed documents and over 100 users;
a range of forensic tools and is Health and Safety, management of an extensive Chinese state secret
Technology and Management (HASTAM) accredited review onsite in Shanghai over a two-month period;
for the analysis of risk in business operations. oversight and management of a large collection,
He is a member of the Academy of Experts and onsite processing and management of review exer-
a member of the Society for Computers and Law. cise in a $700 million multi-jurisdictional litigation
– this involved the oversight of a document produc-
tion of almost seven million pages; leadership of
a complete e-discovery and analytics solution on
a large banking matter, including managing an
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WWL says: “Highly proactive” expert Phil WWL says: Jason Coyne is recognised as a
Beckett possesses “deep knowledge of distinguished and accomplished expert in
e-discovery” and “always anticipates his the e-discovery space by peers and clients
client’s needs”. alike.

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Tanya Gross
Ankura

analytic review of an inbound production of over Tanya specialises in managing investigations and As an accomplished practitioner, Tanya is
two million documents; conduction the forensic disputes that involve data in event-driven scenarios able to convey the technical detail in a language
collection, processing and on-site review of data (for unstructured, structured and semi-structured her clients understand. Having worked in IT and
for 15 custodians in Taiwan over a two-week period data sets). She has led large-scale evidence and consulting for over a decade, Tanya has a thorough
– this involved using a Clearwell mobile solution disclosure management exercises, tailoring the understanding of how to handle critical crisis situ-
and the creation and maintenance of a document approach for how data is collected, searched, ations to achieve the results necessary for her
review environment for 10 local reviewers without analysed and prioritised for review and then clients, she has become a trusted adviser in her
any external access; and management of a large disclosed to another party in the dispute or a regu- field.
processing and review matter in India, using over 50 lator. In recent years she has supported a number
reviewers making over 50,000 document decisions of complex cyber incidents - where systems have
per day – this case included on-site training and been compromised due to external threat actors
processing as well as running a team providing - when an organisation is in a state of flux. These
ongoing remote support from the UK. events require close program leadership, definitive
decisions and management of key stakeholders, to
help guide and support them through their crisis.
Tanya provides this in combination with a skilled
team of subject matter experts.
As senior leader of Ankura’s Data & Technology
practice outside of North America, Tanya leads
the team’s client delivery and service operations
across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA),
ensuring there is a focus on employing protocols
and delivering value added solutions. This includes
how they deliver and support work on cyber risk
and information security, e-discovery consulting,
digital forensics, data privacy and structured data
analytics matters.
One of Tanya’s strengths is leading and
developing teams. Before Ankura’s acquisition
of Navigant’s Disputes and Legal Technology
segment, Tanya led Navigant’s Global Legal
Technology Solutions team in the UK and Asia. In
2016 Tanya spent time in Hong Kong to establish
Navigant’s Legal Technology operations in the
region.

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WWL says: Jon Fowler “makes constructive WWL says: Sources bank safely on Tanya Gross’ “very timely and clear” advice in the full
and pragmatic suggestions to get the result gamut of digital discovery matters, including data analytics, cybersecurity and regulatory
for each particular client.” He “understands disclosure operations.
the commercial bigger picture, which helps
him to deliver a service befitting to clients’
needs, on time and on budget”.

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Benedict Hamilton Chris Raske Tony Sykes

Kroll Kroll Kroll

Benedict Hamilton is a managing director in the Chris Raske is a senior director in the Data Insights Tony Sykes is a managing director in the Data
Forensic Investigations and Intelligence practice, and Forensics practice, based in London. He lever- Insights and Forensics practice, based in London.
based in London. He developed Kroll’s General ages a decade of experience analysing the primary He is a distinguished technology expert, special-
Investigations team for Europe, Middle East causes of delay and failure in technology projects, ising in information technology (IT), telecom-
and Africa, specialising in digital investigations, as well as software code for copyright claims. munications, microelectronics and electrical
including open source, and the tools and method- His analysis is used to assist software suppliers, engineering.
ologies that enable clients to combat cybercrime, customers and their legal advisors with problem- Prior to joining Kroll, Tony was a partner at IT
leaks of confidential information, counterfeiting/ atic or failed technologies. Chris has worked on IT Group, which was acquired by Kroll in 2020.
illicit trade, and cryptocurrencies. projects in numerous industries, including health With over 30 years of experience in the design,
Benedict is now the global lead for technology care, logistics, transport, media, public sector development and testing of hardware and software
and innovation, continuing to develop proprietary and military applications. In addition, he has been products and systems, he provides a full range of
tools and techniques for investigations, particularly retained as an expert witness on several occasions. expert advice, consultancy and expert witness
around social media analytics and blockchains. Prior to joining Kroll, Chris was an associate services and is regularly instructed by interna-
Prior to joining Kroll in 2005, Benedict director at Blackrock Expert Services, where he tional law firms, loss adjusters and insurers. A
spent 12 years producing investigative television served as the Head of Commercial Disputes for the highly accredited court expert, Tony has provided
programmes for the BBC and Channel 4. He Technology team. Before that, he was Commercial evidence in international tribunals, arbitrations,
was also nominated twice for Channel 4’s Royal Dispute Analyst and then Senior Analyst at IT Group adjudications and high court cases, usually in the
Television Society (RTS) Best Journalism Awards UK Limited, a boutique firm that specialised in the Technology and Construction Court.
for programmes on Northern Irish terrorism provision of expert analysis for frustrated tech- In 2004, Tony founded IT Group, one of the UK’s
and Combat 18.He has extensive experience nology projects. Previously, Chris has managed a leading providers of professional services for IT
helping clients tackle a variety of complex issues, team of experts appointed to provide continuous disputes, digital forensics and eDiscovery.
combining appropriate technology with Kroll’s monitoring and reporting for the implementation
global team of investigative experts to achieve effi- of an award-winning $100 million+ SAP platform in
cient, effective results. the Middle East. He has also acted as an associate
Notable cases led by Benedict include a pan working on behalf of the IT expert appointed for the
European effort to disrupt illicit trade in refrigerant claimants in Bates v. Post Office Ltd. ((no 3) [2019]
gases for the European Chemical Council, using a EWHC 606 (QB)). Further, he was the lead asso-
combination of technology, controlled buyer inter- ciate for the IT expert appointed for the quantum
actions and site visits for maximum impact. hearing in an arbitration relating to a $1 billion
Benedict led a case that thwarted a multi- (bn)+ IT dispute centered on the failure of a $3.75
million-dollar extortion attempt by a hacker who bn patient care records system.
held company data, by recovering the data before it Chris has been featured as a global leader in
could be released. He has also identified malicious Who’s Who Legal in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and he
tweeters through clues in the tweet contents, deep was also recognised as a Thought Leader in 2022.
web and Whois data, and led a team that identified
and located those responsible for a $25 million
Bitcoin theft, from social media and intellectual
property access clues, for law enforcement to
prosecute.

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WWL says: Christopher Raske maintains a WWL says: With over 30 years of experience,
WWL says: Benedict Hamilton is recognised sterling reputation for his excellent expert Tony Sykes possesses an illustrious career
as a distinguished and accomplished expert testimony on complex technology disputes that spans the design, development and
in the e-discovery space by peers and clients in the construction and transport sector, testing of data systems.
alike. among others.

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Germany Singapore

Günter Degitz Daniel Tay

AlixPartners GmbH Alvarez & Marsal

Günter Degitz is managing director and head of Daniel Tay is a senior director with Alvarez & Prior to joining Alverez and Marsal, Daniel
the financial advisory services (FAS) practice in Marsal’s Forensic Technology service in Singapore. spent nine years with KordaMentha as an Executive
Germany and Switzerland. He brings over 25 years He has over 20 years’ diverse experience in law Director of their Forensic Technology team in
of professional experience in international investi- enforcement, regulatory bodies and forensic advi- Singapore responsible for the Forensic Technology
gations and e-discovery projects regarding miscon- sory. His expertise ranges from digital forensics service line in Singapore and Asia-Pacific.
duct, compliance, antitrust, FATCA, tax fraud and to large-scale, global multi-jurisdictional forensic Daniel has a Bachelor of Applied Information
anti-money laundering (AML). discovery. Technology from University of Newcastle and
Based on this expertise, he advises leading banks Daniel specialises in providing technology advi- Specialist Diploma in Network Security from
in international forensic investigations and works in sory services, which includes the forensic acqui- Singapore Polytechnic. He is an EnCase Certified
high-profile independent monitor engagements. He sition and examination of electronic evidence and Examiner (EnCE) and Certified Mobile Forensics
provides strategic consulting services for interna- the analysis of electronic data for corporate fraud Examiner, Cellebrite.
tional companies in the implementation of effective and FCPA investigations, expert analysis and expert
corporate governance and compliance organisations. testimony and litigation support across various
Günter serves as: a senior partner, in a monitor industries, including pharmaceuticals, finance, oil
role, in AML/sanctions-related matters for a and gas and technology. He has been appointed by
leading German bank; independent forensic expert the Singapore Court to act as an expert witness and
in a Libor-related board liability investigation; lead joint digital forensics expert.
forensic partner to the monitor of a leading Swiss Daniel’s notable assignments include a large-
bank in US tax matters; and forensic partner to the scale multi-jurisdictional investigation for a state-
independent examiner for Swiss banks. owned oil and gas enterprise in Asia involving the
He also advises a DAX company on the forensic acquisition and examination of more than
preparation of compliance organisation certifica- 100 electronic devices and the processing and
tion; leads digital investigations and high-profile analysing of a high volume of electronic evidence.
e-discovery cases (eg, Lehman Brothers); internal Other notable assignment include preparation
investigations in corruption, fraud, cartel and data of a forensic expert report and giving evidence
protection cases for industry and financial services to the High Court of Singapore in relation to an
clients; compliance and IT due diligence consulting investigation.
in M&A transactions; and strategic consulting for Daniel is a founding board member of the
global data protection, IT security, compliance, Singapore Chapter of the High Technology Crime
audit and legal organisations. Investigation Association whose members are
Prior to joining AlixPartners in 2013, Günter forensic practitioners and future leaders at local
was managing director of disputes and forensics for universities and polytechnics. He was appointed
Alvarez & Marsal; a forensic partner at KPMG; and as President of the association from 2019 to 2020,
director of information services at BCG. and he currently serves as Secretary of the associa-
Mr Degitz has spoken on digital investigations tion. Through the Association, Daniel helps to steer
and e-discovery, and acts as chairman for interna- the development of digital forensics and forensic
tional conferences on compliance and antitrust, discovery in Singapore.
data protection, and M&A.
Mr Degitz holds a master’s degree in infor-
matics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
He speaks German and English fluently.
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WWL says: Günter Degitz enjoys exten- WWL says: Daniel Tay is recognised by peers and clients as a leading forensic discovery
sive acclaim from peers and clients for his expert who excels at handling sensitive, high-volume evidence.
top-tier investigations practice, and is held
in high esteem as “a great team player”.

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Paul Walker Mark Clews Robert C DeCicco

Ankura Ankura Alvarez & Marsal

Paul Walker is a Senior Managing Director at Mark Clews is a senior managing director at Robert DeCicco is a managing director with Alvarez
Ankura based in Dubai. Ankura, based in Irvine. He has over 17 years’ expe- & Marsal disputes and investigations practice. He
Paul has over 20 years of experience at various rience providing expert advice and innovative solu- specialises in providing services related to digital
global consulting firms, focused on technology tions to clients and their counsel in relation to the forensics incident response, forensic examinations,
consulting and building and leading practices management of electronically stored evidence. He cyber security and electronic discovery for a variety
across multiple jurisdictions. Specifically, he was specialises in the preservation and investigation of of high-profile and confidential clients. He is a court
a senior equity partner for 12 years where he led electronic evidence from digital devices, the inter- accepted expert for a host of technology related
technology across Europe and the Middle East. Paul rogation of complex data sets, and the management disciplines in district, state and federal jurisdictions
has extensive experience in working with clients of large-scale electronic discovery matters. both nationwide and abroad.
across continental Europe, India, Africa, the Middle Mark’s experience covers the entire lifecycle of With more than 20 years of technology experi-
East and Asia. the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). ence, Mr DeCicco has performed hands-on exam-
Paul’s particular area of expertise is in building From providing proactive guidance in relation to inations and analysis of computer data and the day
and the leading eDiscovery, data analytics, tradi- information governance and discovery readiness to day management of staff along with authoring
tional computer forensics, cyber, data privacy consulting, through to preservation, processing, and ensuring compliance of policies and operating
and IP, and license compliance offering. Paul has and review of data for production purposes. Mark procedures. He has actively managed, participated
considerable experience in supporting clients in has led hundreds of engagements on a wide variety in and defended opinions on the full life cycle of
complex cross border matters on a wide range of of matters ranging from forensic analysis of a single electronic evidence in electronic discovery including
issues including compliance, remediation, regula- machine through to multi-jurisdictional class the collection and analysis of electronic evidence
tory, and financial crime. His experience includes action disputes containing hundreds of custodians. and it’s behavior from thousands of computers,
technology led fraud investigations, economic Mark has extensive experience navigating cloud-based storage environments, databases, IoT
sanctions, internal and external cyber breach, and his clients through the challenges of responding devices, mobile devices and emerging data systems
intellectual and license non-compliance, all from to government and regulatory investigations, from extremely complex, disparate and sensitive
a technology perspective. including the Securities and Exchange Commission, technology environments throughout the world.
Paul has a keen interest in developing new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Mr DeCicco is a former civilian employee of the
and innovative solutions for clients, using the very Department of Justice, Environmental Protection National Security Agency (NSA) and regularly works
latest tools and techniques, and working closely Agency, Office of the Inspector General, Financial in conjunction with regulatory and law enforcement
with the vendor community. As a result of his roles Industry and Regulatory Authority, Federal Trade agencies to provide acceptable practises and defen-
and expertise in consulting and the industry, Paul Commission, and the Attorney General’s Office. His sible sound data collection, processing and analysis
has developed a wide range of experience including project experience includes investigating the oper- protocols. He also maintains active involvement in
financial services, life sciences, telecommunica- ation of illegal cartels, theft of intellectual property, the standard operating procedures group related to
tions, automotive, and public sector. accounting irregularities, securities class actions, acceptable methodologies related to ESI collection
Qui Tam whistleblower suits, and other fraudulent and analysis in the field and in the lab and often
activities. lectures to the technology and legal communities.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr DeCicco served as a
managing director and co-leader of the technology
segment of the global investigations and strategic
intelligence practice at a global consulting firm,
as a managing director and global practice leader
of digital forensics incident response at navigant
consulting and as a managing director, in the tech-
nology practice as the central division leader and
Rolex Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road One Park Plaza global risk and investigations practice liaison at
7B, 7th Floor, PO Box 413705 Suite 1050 FTI Consulting.
Dubai Irvine, 92614
Tel: +971 (0) 585327338 Tel: +1 949 660 8210
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Paul Walker possesses over 20 WWL says: Mark Clews is a highly respected
years’ experience in advance data analytics digital forensic expert among peers, with
and e-discovery, and is highly sought after by over 17 years of experience conducting
multinational clients. complex analyses in digital investigations.

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New York

Erik Laykin Steven N Ambort

Global Data Risk AlixPartners

Mr DeCicco earned a bachelor’s degree in Erik Laykin, CHFI, CEDS, JMG, CFLC is a managing Steve is the global co-leader of the firm’s disputes,
management / management information systems director and founder of the global data risk practice investigations and risk practice. He has over 28
from Pennsylvania State University. He also studied at Duff & Phelps LLC. years’ experience, specialising in solving complex
incident response forensic analysis and discovery at As an early pioneer in the cyber investiga- digital data challenges for companies facing regu-
guidance software professional training center and tions field in the mid-1990s he founded the first latory, litigation, financial and operational issues.
cyber security incident response malware detection commercial computer forensic/cyber-investigation Steve has substantial experience in complex
and removal, memory forensics and remediation labs in Los Angeles, Chicago and Hong Kong and and high-stakes litigation and regulatory matters,
at Mandiant Security Consultancy. Mr DeCicco is developed cutting-edge investigative techniques on having led engagements involving unstructured and
an Encase Certified Examiner (EnCE), a licensed behalf of multi-national law firms and corporations structured data analysis. His experience involves a
private investigator in the State of Texas and a that are still employed today. variety of data challenges, including advising and
member of the Sedona Conference Working Group Mr Laykin has assisted hundreds of foreign implementing solutions to e-disclosure challenges,
6, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and domestic clients on issues such as complex analysing structured data to determine economic
and American Bar Association (ABA). electronic discovery, computer forensic disputes, damages to assert or defend a claim and designing
investigation of cyber-crime, malware and viruses, and implementing automation tools to stream-
trade secret theft, corporate espionage, software line the processing and remediating of customer
and hardware systems failures, intellectual prop- misselling complaints arising from regulatory
erty theft and other challenging information tech- intervention.
nology disputes. On many of these matters Mr Steve’s work increasingly involves the assess-
Laykin serves in federal or state court as an expert ment and use of leading edge artificial intelligence
witness, independent neutral or as a court-ap- and machine learning technologies to reduce the
pointed special master. manual document review requirements to identify
As a cyber-forensic subject matter expert, responsive, privileged or other pertinent electronic
author, futurist, and Sinophile, Mr Laykin regu- documents.
larly comments on emerging technology and Steve’s experience is unique, having lived
business risks at international conferences and and worked extensively in the US and Europe.
for the media. Mr Laykin provides education on He has been retained by clients facing matters
cyber-related issues to law firms, corporations, before the European Commission (EC), the Office
government agencies and universities. He is chair of Fair Trading (OFT), the UK High Court, the UK
of the American Bar Association computer forensic Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), the Financial
expert witness committee, committee chair of Services Authority (FSA), the Financial Conduct
the ABA IoT committee, current president of the Authority (FCA), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the
Forensic Expert Witness Association and the past US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the
president and Pacific Rim director of the FBI’s US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade
InfraGard programme. Commission (FTC) and various US judicial courts.
Mr Laykin’s newest book, Investigative Steve holds a bachelor’s degree in business
Computer Forensics, was recently published by administration from the University of Mississippi
John Wiley & Sons. and a master’s degree in business administration,
with distinction, from Tulane University.

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WWL says: Robert Decicco is “incredibly WWL says: Erik Laykin is a highly Continued overleaf
talented in e-discovery”, according to peers respected digital forensic expert advising
who praise his top-tier practice collecting both domestic and international clients
and analysing evidence from a wide range of on complex disputes and data-related
electronic sources. investigations.

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An asterisk denotes practitioners
who have profiles in the
preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected

based on comprehensive,
independent survey work with
both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international
research criteria are listed.

Steven N Ambort (cont.) Stephanie L Giammarco Australia

BDO USA LLP Christopher Hatfield*
FTI Consulting
[email protected]
Steve is a certified management accountant Stephanie Giammarco is BDO’s National Advisory
(CMA) and a certified management consultant Practice Partner and former member of BDO’s Austria
(CMC). Steve is also a member of the finance and board of directors, which included serving several Werner Konezny
real estate advisory board at the University of years as the chairperson of the Compliance and zeb Austria
Mississippi’s School of Business Administration. In Ethics committee. For over 25 years, she has [email protected]
2014, Steve was recognised by Jay Alix, the founder worked with organisations and their counsel on Thomas Schmutzer
of AlixPartners, with the Founder’s Award for his financial frauds, garnering significant media atten- KPMG Alpen-Treuhand AG
contributions to the firm. tion, and has led teams to develop data-driven solu- [email protected]
tions to achieve litigation or investigative objectives.
Ms Giammarco provides litigation and Canada
consulting services to organisations and their Ontario
counsel, including data analytics, digital forensics, Joel Bowers*
and e-discovery services related to domestic and Kroll
international matters involving product liability, [email protected]
financial statement fraud, class action lawsuits, Joseph Coltson
internal investigations, securities fraud, employee PwC LLP
and vendor schemes, and breach of contract. She is [email protected]
skilled in the collection, preservation, and analysis
of electronic evidence, as well as the implementa- Quebec
tion of various e-discovery tools. Dominic Jaar
She has been deposed as a Rule 30(b)6 e-dis- KPMG Canada
covery witness and testified before the judicial arbi- [email protected]
tration services on the calculation of damages in
contract disputes. Ms Giammarco has published Colombia
and presented on a range of digital forensics and Bayron Prieto
e-discovery topics, including before the Securities ediligence
and Exchange Commission, the Security Industry [email protected]
Authority, and the National Futures Association.
Ms Giammarco’s other professional affiliations England
have included: the American Institute of Certified Phil Beckett*
Public Accountants; the Association of Certified Alvarez & Marsal
E-Discovery Specialists Advisory Board; the [email protected]
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; the New Richard Chalk
York State Society of Certified Public Accountants; FTI Consulting
BDO’s Board of Directors Nominating Committee; [email protected]
and BDO’s Women’s Initiative Steering Committee. Sonia Cheng
Ms Giammarco has an MA in criminology FTI Consulting
(corporate crime) from the University of Maryland, [email protected]
College Park; and a BS in accounting from Jason Coyne*
Binghamton University’s School of Management. Kroll
[email protected]
Craig Earnshaw
909 Third Avenue 100 Park Avenue FTI Consulting
New York, 10022 New York, 10017 [email protected]
Tel: +1 646 746 2512 Tel: +1 212 885 7439 Jon Fowler*
[email protected] [email protected] Ankura
www.alixpartners.com www.bdo.com [email protected]
Tanya Gross*
Ankura
WWL says: Steven Ambort proves himself to WWL says: Stephanie Giammarco adeptly [email protected]
be a pivotal player in the e-discovery market applies her 25-plus years of encyclopaedic
as he produces outstanding data analysis expertise to producing persuasive data anal-
deduced from voluminous structured and ysis and expert witness reports.
unstructured data sets.

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Benedict Hamilton* Daniel Tay* Veeral Gosalia

Kroll Alvarez & Marsal FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
George Houpis Brett D Harrison
Frontier Economics Ltd Spain FTI Consulting
[email protected] Jorge García Acosta [email protected]
Nick Hourigan PricewaterhouseCoopers Michael Katz
FTI Consulting [email protected] Compass Lexecon
[email protected] José María Rodríguez Ovejero [email protected]
Christopher Raske* Frontier Economics Ltd Daniel Solove
Kroll jose.maria.rodriguez@frontier-economics. George Washington University Law School
[email protected] com [email protected]
Peter Robinson Bruno Soria David S Turner
Deloitte LLP NERA Economic Consulting FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Ian Smith
FTI Consulting Turkey Illinois
[email protected] Ceylan Necipoğlu Lee Neubecker
Tony Sykes* Paksoy Enigma Forensics, Inc.
Kroll [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Cuyler Robinson
United Arab Emirates Charles River Associates
Germany Paul Walker* [email protected]
Günter Degitz* Ankura Luke Tenery
AlixPartners GmbH [email protected] StoneTurn
[email protected] [email protected]
USA
Hong Kong California New York
Richard Kershaw Mark Clews* Steven N Ambort*
Deloitte Ankura AlixPartners
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Robert C DeCicco* Stephanie L Giammarco*
Ireland Alvarez & Marsal BDO USA LLP
Eoin O’Reilly [email protected] [email protected]
Ernst & Young Jonathan Fairtlough Jeffrey Seymour
[email protected] KPMG PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
[email protected] [email protected]
Singapore Robert G Harris
Darren Cerasi Charles River Associates New York
Deloitte [email protected] Katie Jensen
[email protected] Erik Laykin* Tracepoint
Brett Clapp Global Data Risk [email protected]
FTI Consulting [email protected]
[email protected] Texas
Rob Phillips District of Columbia Robert E Anderson, Jr
Kroll Jeffrey Eisenach Cyber Defense Labs
[email protected] NERA Economic Consulting [email protected]
[email protected]

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Forensic Experts
Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
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DIGITAL & DATA | Digital Forensic Experts

In this edition, WWL identifies 74 of the world’s leading experts in digital forensics, recognised for their ability to apply
their unparalleled knowledge to legal issues and federal cases, and to communicate these complex issues to their clients.

METHODOLOGY
The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers,
corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding
practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual experts. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners
received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly
in our research.

EMEA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Phil Beckett Craig Earnshaw Günter Degitz
Alvarez & Marsal FTI Consulting AlixPartners
London London Munich

LEADING FIRMS
FTI Consulting Renato Fazzone draws praise from Alixpartners
Craig Earnshaw ranks among the very elite market commentators for his expertise in Günter Degitz is “extremely experienced,
of digital experts in our research for his technology, advising on digital forensic cases immensely meticulous and sagely strategic”
outstanding advice on EU evidence collection for a broad range of industries from banking in his approach to handling cases.
and disclosure, computer-based forensics and retail to construction and manufacturing. David Waterfield is a “diligent and thor-
and electronic data hosting. Nick Hourigan focuses his first-rate ough expert who understands not just the
Ian Smith is a seasoned data specialist consultation on complex, large-scale immediate task but also the ultimate goal”.
who draws on a wealth of knowledge of analytics projects, earning glowing praise Paul Brabant receives widespread
forensic data acquisition, including data for his ability to “quickly mobilise a team” on acclaim as an “excellent practitioner who
identification, processing and cleansing, and the most challenging cases. works well on pressurised projects”.
presenting evidence in court.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

England Jason Coyne from Kroll possesses “deep Switzerland
Phil Beckett at Alvarez & Marsal is “excellent expert knowledge and understanding of how Anton Sieber at PwC focuses his first-rate
at digital forensics”, according to sources who IT works”. Peers effuse that “his written and practice on forensic and e-Discovery work for
deem him “one of our top competitors in the oral testimony is always very succinct”. financial and consulting institutions.
field”.
Umang Paw at PwC ranks prominently for his Bob Dillen from Deloitte acts across the
Peter Robinson at Deloitte receives wide- impeccable work applying forensic artificial full remit of digital forensics, e-Discovery,
spread acclaim for his work on “complex intelligence solutions to investigative and and forensic accounting, providing first-rate
engagements”, with a deep knowledge of how compliance issues. advice on a variety of cases from intellec-
to use data in legal and investigative issues. tual property theft to multinational fraud
Richard Williams has long-standing Germany investigations.
experience collaborating with clients on Michael Becker at Consilio excels in the
complex data matters related to compliance rankings for his expertise in managing large-
and regulatory cases. scale digital document review projects for
legal investigations.

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NORTH AMERICA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Cuyler Robinson Michael Bandemer Lee Neubecker
Charles River Associates Berkeley Research Group Enigma Forensics Inc.
Illinois California Illinois

LEADING FIRM
BDO Douglas Herman is an e-discovery expert Kirstie Tiernan runs an excellent digital
Stephanie Giammarco inspires confidence who has worked on an array of disputes forensic practice, which sees her regularly
in clients with her expansive experience across the healthcare, banking and phar- engaged in key data analytics, risk advisory
dealing with multiple government authorities maceutical sectors. and tech transformation assignments.
in e-discovery proceedings.

LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Canada forensic data collection and electronic anal- Samuel Rubin at Stroz Friedberg is deemed
Kevvie Fowler at Deloitte has built up an ysis to his skilful work for corporate clients. an “extremely impressive” expert thanks
impressive practice by managing a team to his experience consulting on multiple
of cyber response experts, internationally Enigma Forensics’ founder Lee Neubecker high-profile civil and criminal matters.
recognised for his knowledge of cyber secu- boasts an “excellent track record in tech-
rity and forensics. nology and security initiatives”. He ranks Jeffrey Seymour at PwC draws praise from
highly for his expertise in the forensic inves- international sources who consider him a
USA tigation of counterfeiting and white-collar first-rate practitioner in the field of forensic
Cuyler Robinson of Charles River Associates crimes. technology.
receives glowing endorsements for his
“outstanding” advice on cyber investigations, Brett Harrison at FTI Consulting is a distin- Brad Pinne from Ankura is a prominent name
providing technical analyses of a range of guished expert with a wealth of experience in the data market, specialising in the appli-
disruptive issues from white-collar crimes working on federal cases, valued for his cation of complex data analysis to tax and
to data privacy breaches. commitment to optimising the efficiency of other commercial disputes.
Peggy Daley impresses market commen- forensic technology infrastructures.
tators with her seasoned expertise in data Steven Ambort at AlixPartners is an
analysis, focusing her first-rate advice on Robert DeCicco from Alvarez & Marsal is outstanding data expert who excels at leading
investigative cases in the higher education “thought very highly of” due to his digital damage determinations, disclosure manage-
sector. forensic expertise. With more than 20 years ment and regulatory investigations.
of experience, he is one of the most seasoned
Michael Bandemer of Berkeley Research practitioners in the field.
Group brings decades of experience in

ASIA-PACIFIC
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Gino Bello Davin Teo
FTI Consulting Alvarez & Marsal
Singapore Hong Kong

LEADING FIRMS
FTI Christopher Hatfield stands out for his experience working on high-profile data
Gino Bello is a favourite among peers and deep expertise in forensics and cybersecurity clean-up and investigative issues.
clients alike, who note his ability to “see the issues, advising domestic and cross-border Brett Clapp is a celebrated specialist who
wider commercial perspective and to go the clients. focuses his expertise on the application of
extra mile to understand a business” enabling Sandeep Jadav draws praise from complex data modeling and the analysis of
him to consistently “deliver quality results”. international sources for his outstanding large data systems.

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Deloitte Darren Cerasi ranks prominently for technology in a range of conduct, legal, and
Richard Kershaw receives glowing praise as his expertise working on the investigation of regulatory issues.
an “excellent practitioner who knows what financial irregularities and cybercrime, as
he’s doing” when combining his knowledge of well as appearing as an expert witness in the
technology and governance with investigative High Courts of Singapore.
matters. Benny Lee is very accomplished at
advising clients on the use of forensic

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Hong Kong is lauded for his impressive track record in Australia
Davin Teo at Alvarez & Marsal is one of the complex cross-border matters. Nick Klein at Klein & Co Computer Forensics
leading names in the digital forensics market, leads the national stage in specialist digital
receiving plaudits for his ability to “adapt to Rob Phillips at Kroll stands out in the inter- forensic services, working as part of cyber
changing client needs as well as consistently national marketplace for his first-rate digital security services provider CyberCX to provide
deliver on his promises”. forensics work on cases involving ransom- a specific service within a network of techno-
Daniel Tay stands out among their peers ware attacks, incident response and bribery logical advice.
for his agile handling of digital forensics. He act investigations.

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Australia Canada • Ontario England

Christopher Hatfield Joel Bowers Phil Beckett

FTI Consulting Kroll Alvarez & Marsal

Christopher Hatfield is a senior director in FTI’s Joel Bowers is a managing director in the Cyber Phil Beckett, a managing director with Alvarez &
technology segment based in the London office. Risk practice of Kroll. Based in Toronto, Joel has Marsal’s disputes and investigations practice in
For over 18 years Chris has worked in the field for overseen the Cyber Risk practice in Canada since London, brings more than 19 years of experience in
forensic technology and information security, and 2012. Over the years, Joel has gained experience forensic technology engagements, advising clients
during this time has amassed considerable expe- working on hundreds of cases involving digital on forensic investigations of digital evidence, the
rience in both the technical and strategic applica- evidence. These cases have ranged in size from interrogation of complex data sets, information
tion of forensic technology for the clients whom single computer investigations through cases governance, cyber risk and the disclosure of elec-
he represents. involving multinational companies where hundreds tronic documents. He was recently named Who’s
Chris provides forensic consulting to clients of electronic devices were involved. Who Legal’s Investigations Digital Forensic Expert
including those in the areas of European Union-based Joel earned an MS in Information Assurance of the Year for the second year running.
evidence collection and disclosure, computer-based at Davenport University and a Bachelor of Applied Mr Beckett has led anti-bribery/Foreign Corrupt
forensics and electronic data hosting for litigation Information Science in Information Systems Practices Act investigations, incident-response
and regulatory inquiries. His engagement experience Security at Sheridan College. engagements, kickback investigations, intellectual
includes multi-jurisdictional investigations and regu- Joel has submitted dozens of computer property (IP) theft cases, employment disputes,
latory enquiries relating to anti-competitive behaviour, forensic expert reports and affidavits to the Ontario cartel/antitrust investigations, and compliance
in addition to fraud, bribery and corruption investiga- Superior Court of Justice and has successfully review exercises. He has also supported commercial
tions and intellectual property theft. defended them under cross-examination. litigation and international arbitrations.
Chris has provided both written and oral expert Joel has been retained on hundreds of matters Mr Beckett has regularly been appointed as
evidence in UK courts, as well as submitting written with a mandate of identifying sensitive data known an information technology forensics expert and
expert evidence into other forums such as employ- to be exfiltrated by threat actors. Personally iden- managed the execution of multi-site civil search
ment tribunals and arbitrations. tifiable information and personal health informa- orders whereby he has provided expert testimony.
Throughout his career, Chris has assisted tion of employees and customers is commonly Mr Beckett also served as an expert witness in
in developing and delivering Master of Science leaked during ransomware and business email Imerman vs Tchenguiz ([2010] EWCA Civ 908).
programmes tailored to experienced professionals compromise events. This leaked information Mr Beckett has worked on a large number of
working within digital investigations and security. is often protected under mandatory reporting high-profile e-disclosure cases, including litigation
In his early career, Chris gained six years’ requirements. between Russian entities in the High Court, where
experience working as a law enforcement analyst Joel and his team use the RelativityOne review data had to be managed in an extremely secure
for Kent Police. He investigated criminal offences platform to process, search, and perform analytics environment across the UK and Russia. Mr Beckett
including offences under the Computer Misuse to defensibly reduce the data set to records poten- also managed a regulatory review of a global bank
Act (CMA), which remain applicable to incident tially containing sensitive data. Automation is used trader performed by multiple regulators involving
response investigations and intellectual property where possible to extract the detected informa- data from multiple systems and jurisdictions,
theft within a corporate environment. It was in this tion, and teams of review attorneys are retained including instant message chat and voice data.
role that Mr Hatfield was recognised as an expert to manually review and extract information where
witness, and he has since continued to provide analytics or other automation is not effective.
expert evidence in criminal and civil matters.
Prior to joining FTI, Chris served as a cyber-
protection and forensic technology professional at
Alvarez & Marsal.
Chris holds a master of science degree in
computer security and forensics and is a certified
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WWL says: Christopher Hatfield stands WWL says: Joel Bowers is “very knowl- Continued overleaf
out for his deep expertise in forensics and edgeable and a well versed practitioner in
cyber security issues, advising domestic and complex computer forensic investigations”
cross-border clients. spanning the USA, UK, Ireland, Canada,
China and Trinidad.

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England

Phil Beckett (cont.) Paul Brabant Jason Coyne

AlixPartners UK LLP Kroll

Mr Beckett earned a bachelor’s degree in Paul has more than 20 years of experience working Jason Coyne is a managing director in the Data
computing and management from Loughborough in a variety of roles in the global legal sector. He Insights and Forensics practice, based in London.
University, a master’s degree in forensic computing has acted as a lawyer, an electronic discovery He is an expert IT and digital forensics consultant
from Cranfield University and a master’s degree in expert and a software development executive in with over 30 years of experience spanning local
computer and communications law from Queen the United States, France and the United Kingdom. and central government, telecommunications,
Mary, University of London. He is a fellow of the Paul advises lawyers in cross-border disputes and construction, transport, manufacturing, health-
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants investigations, and he leads internal and regulatory care, energy, oil and gas, wholesale and distribu-
and won the ACCA Gold Medal in 2001. He is also a investigations for high-profile clients. As a former tion, retail and gaming. He specialises in technology
certified fraud examiner and lectures regularly on legal technology executive, Paul incorporates auto- disputes, digital evidence and technology-based
information governance and forensic technology. mation, machine learning and predictive modeling intellectual property matters.
into his practice yet understands how to work within Prior to joining Kroll, Jason was a partner at IT
the limits of such technologies. Group, which was acquired by Kroll in 2020.
Paul has a Juris Doctor from Washington Jason has given oral evidence in the Technology
College of Law at American University and speaks and Construction Court as well as various high
English, French and Spanish. courts, criminal courts, mediations and arbitrations
Paul’s relevant experience includes: leading in London, Brussels and Johannesburg.
an investigation into the business practices of Jason has been instructed as a technology
a European subsidiary of a multinational firm. expert witness in many high-profile private- and
Extracted data from the company’s servers and public-sector commercial litigations where tech-
user devices, and cross-referenced user data to nology-enabled projects have either been delayed,
records extracted from the company’s HR, payroll, have failed or are no longer viable. He Jason has
and accounting systems. After identifying a pattern been instructed by leading law firms and insurers,
of self-dealing, the investigation led to the dismissal acting for specialist suppliers and customers in
of the executive team and preparation of the neces- large technical, infrastructure and outsourcing
sary evidence to protect the parent company; projects in the UK, South Africa, the Middle East
leading the management of e-discovery in a liti- and Asia.
gation matter involving a claim between compa- As an experienced PRINCE2® practitioner and
nies in the Middle East valued at more than £500 project turnaround consultant, he has managed
million, provided forensic analysis to assess claims hundreds of challenging and problematic tech-
of tampering with evidence; leading the e-discovery nology projects to successful implementation,
component of a litigation matter involving one of involving design, testing and project management.
the largest banks in Ukraine by managing 10s of Jason is skilled in the use of EnCase®, X-Ways and
terabytes of data, processing the data in-country a range of forensic tools and is Health and Safety,
and consolidating evidence from related entities Technology and Management (HASTAM) accredited
across the United States, Switzerland and various for the analysis of risk in business operations.
countries in Europe. He is a member of the Academy of Experts and
a member of the Society for Computers and Law.

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WWL says: Phil Beckett is “excellent at WWL says: Paul Brabant receives wide- WWL says: Jason Coyne of Kroll is a distin-
digital forensics”, according to sources who spread acclaim as an “excellent practitioner guished name in the forensics market with
deem him “one of our top competitors”. who works well on pressurised projects”. a specialism in digital evidence and tech-
nology disputes.

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Jon Fowler Tanya Gross

Ankura Ankura

Jon Fowler is a managing director at Ankura, based for 15 custodians in Taiwan over a two-week period Tanya specialises in managing investigations and
in London. He has over a decades’ experience – this involved using a Clearwell mobile solution disputes that involve data in event-driven scenarios
working for top tier professional services firms in and the creation and maintenance of a document (for unstructured, structured and semi-structured
the forensic and legal technology fields. His experi- review environment for 10 local reviewers without data sets). She has led large-scale evidence and
ence covers a wide range of sectors, with particular any external access; and management of a large disclosure management exercises, tailoring the
focus on financial regulatory investigations and processing and review matter in India, using over 50 approach for how data is collected, searched,
large-scale litigation. reviewers making over 50,000 document decisions analysed and prioritised for review and then
Jon has extensive experience in leading and per day – this case included on-site training and disclosed to another party in the dispute or a regu-
delivering on large, multi-jurisdictional matters, processing as well as running a team providing lator. In recent years she has supported a number of
with global experience including assignments in ongoing remote support from the UK. complex cyber incidents - where systems have been
India, China, Canada and multiple European loca- compromised due to external threat actors - when
tions. Jon’s expertise focuses on assisting clients an organisation is in a state of flux. These events
with their full disclosure strategy from scoping, require close program leadership, definitive deci-
through data processing and review to production sions and management of key stakeholders, to help
and advising on appropriate analytic software and guide and support them through their crisis. Tanya
techniques, such as concept analysis and predictive provides this in combination with a skilled team of
coding, to bring value and efficiency to the process. subject matter experts.
Jon’s previous experience includes: respon- As senior leader of Ankura’s Data & Technology
sibility for the forensic collection, processing and practice outside of North America, Tanya leads
onsite review of 300GB of data under tight deadlines the team’s client delivery and service operations
at a client site in Portugal, using a visual analytics across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA),
solution – after the review, relevant documents ensuring there is a focus on employing protocols
were exported and used to conduct interviews and delivering value added solutions. This includes
on the client premises; management of a large how they deliver and support work on cyber risk and
regulatory banking matter involving terabytes of information security, e-discovery consulting, digital
data from various sources including Bloomberg forensics, data privacy and structured data analytics
and Reuters, and over 300 reviewers in London matters.
and New York; management of a court-ordered One of Tanya’s strengths is leading and
shared database for the electronic disclosure of a developing teams. Before Ankura’s acquisition of
large multiparty matter involving hundreds of thou- Navigant’s Disputes and Legal Technology segment,
sands of disclosed documents and over 100 users; Tanya led Navigant’s Global Legal Technology
management of an extensive Chinese state secret Solutions team in the UK and Asia. In 2016, Tanya
review onsite in Shanghai over a two-month period; spent time in Hong Kong to establish Navigant’s
oversight and management of a large collection, Legal Technology operations in the region.
onsite processing and management of review exer- As an accomplished practitioner, Tanya is able to
cise in a $700 million multi-jurisdictional litigation convey the technical detail in a language her clients
– this involved the oversight of a document produc- understand. Having worked in IT and consulting for
tion of almost seven million pages; leadership of over a decade, Tanya has a thorough understanding
a complete e-discovery and analytics solution on of how to handle critical crisis situations to achieve
a large banking matter, including managing an the results necessary for her clients, she has
analytic review of an inbound production of over become a trusted adviser in her field.
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WWL says: Jon Fowler is “responsive, down to earth and a real team player particularly WWL says: Tanya Gross is highly sought
strong in dealing with technical details and coming up with innovative solutions to problems”. after by a broad base of private and public
sector clients, as she tactfully translates
large volumes of data into actionable
insights in tangled disputes.

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England

Benedict Hamilton Andrew Kennell David Waterfield

Kroll Ankura AlixPartners UK LLP

Benedict Hamilton is a managing director in the Andrew Kennell is a senior managing director at David is a Director in AlixPartners’ forensic data
Forensic Investigations and Intelligence practice. Ankura based in London, focused on data and tech- analytics team in London. He has over 17 years’
He developed Kroll’s General Investigations team nology. He has 30 years of professional services experience as a consultant, working with clients on
for Europe, Middle East and Africa, specialising experience, providing strategic advice to many their most complex and high-profile matters. David
in digital investigations, including open source, of the world’s leading organisations on complex specialises in the forensic extraction, interpretation
and the tools and methodologies that enable regulatory investigations and commercial disputes. and analysis of complex and disparate IT systems
clients to combat cybercrime, leaks of confiden- Andrew is well known in the industry and has a and data, specifically in the context of legal disputes
tial information, counterfeiting/illicit trade, and proven track record of building profitable service- and regulatory investigations. David frequently
cryptocurrencies. based businesses. He has a hands-on approach to works alongside the firm’s economics consulting
Benedict is now the global lead for technology successfully leading teams on engagements, as and forensic accounting teams, providing expert
and innovation, continuing to develop proprietary well as a recognised agile and innovative approach analysis of datasets in order to re-create historical
tools and techniques for investigations, particularly to solving challenging client matters with a unique events, analyse patterns of behaviour and model
around social media analytics and blockchains. capacity to operate and deliver results in ambig- alternative (counterfactual) scenarios. David also
He has extensive experience helping clients uous environments. has extensive experience in undertaking complex
tackle a variety of complex issues, combining Andrew has been recognised in the field by discovery on IT systems spanning 20+ years and
appropriate technology with Kroll’s global team of Who’s Who Legal Consulting Experts for his appli- across global organisations, in order to identify
investigative experts to achieve efficient, effective cation of innovative technology and expertise to systems and data that are responsive to disclo-
results. solve complex high profile commercial problems. sure. David puts a clear focus on understanding
Notable cases led by Benedict include a pan He is renowned for his cutting-edge and original the business processes and products that are at
European effort to disrupt illicit trade in refrigerant approaches to solving complex problems. the subject of the dispute or investigation, so he
gases for the European Chemical Council, using a Andrew specialises in financial services inves- can ensure that the data analytics work his team
combination of technology, controlled buyer inter- tigations, having worked on some of the most chal- undertakes is embedded in the facts of the case and
actions and site visits for maximum impact. lenging multi-jurisdictional matters over the last provides genuine insight.
Benedict led a case that thwarted a multi- decade such as foreign exchange trading, LIBOR, David has worked across multiple industries
million-dollar extortion attempt by a hacker who and U.S. DOJ OFAC infringements. He has also including financial services, retail, life sciences,
held company data, by recovering the data before it worked extensively in the fintech, cryptography, e-commerce, and leisure. David’s litigation
could be released. He has also identified malicious hydrocarbon, pharmaceutical, technology, civil experience spans cases at the UK High Court,
tweeters through clues in the tweet contents, deep nuclear and transport sectors. the Southern District of New York and the UK’s
web and Whois data, and led a team that identified Competition Appeal Tribunal. David’s regulatory
and located those responsible for a $25 million work has involved cases with the FCA, CMA, New
Bitcoin theft, from social media and intellectual York DFS, OCC, as well as many other regulators
property access clues, for law enforcement to globally. Examples of the types of cases where
prosecute. David has driven insight through the use of data
Prior to joining Kroll in 2005, Benedict include: a global sanctions compliance lookback;
spent 12 years producing investigative television the use of Internet of Things (IoT) data in a litigation
programmes for the BBC and Channel 4. He concerning a security incident; a dispute alleging
was also nominated twice for Channel 4’s Royal improper use of confidential data and market abuse
Television Society (RTS) Best Journalism Awards in commodities derivatives trading; an investiga-
for programmes on Northern Irish terrorism and tion into alleged abuse of dominance and collusive
Combat 18. agreements in the pharmaceutical sector; and
a litigation concerning alleged anti-competitive
The Shard 55 Bishopsgate conduct in the global FX markets. The common
32 London Bridge Street 2nd Floor
London, SE1 9SG London, EC2N 3AS
Tel: +44 207 029 5071 Tel: +44 20 7496 1111
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Benedict Hamilton is a standout WWL says: Andrew Kennell is a distin-
digital forensic expert, who receives exten- guished digital forensic expert who receives
sive recommendations from market sources comprehensive endorsements from peers
for his adept handling of data privacy issues. for his work in the digital investigations
space.

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Germany Hong Kong

Günter Degitz Davin Teo
AlixPartners GmbH Alvarez & Marsal

theme among these was the need to understand Günter Degitz is managing director and head of Davin Teo is a managing director and leads the
a complex IT environment, often involving legacy the financial advisory services (FAS) practice in forensic technology team within Alvarez & Marsal
systems, so that data that was relevant to the Germany and Switzerland. He brings over 25 years Disputes and Investigations across Asia; he is
case could be identified, extracted, analysed and of professional experience in international investi- based in Hong Kong. Mr Teo specialises in digital
produced. David combines the ability to understand gations and e-discovery projects regarding miscon- investigations and e-discovery matters. His primary
complex business processes, and their underlying duct, compliance, antitrust, FATCA, tax fraud and areas of expertise are fraud investigations, e-dis-
datasets, with technology and analytical techniques anti-money laundering (AML). covery, misconduct investigations, intellectual
to help produce targeted analysis that helps his Based on this expertise, he advises leading property theft investigations, dispute matters and
clients, and their external legal advisers, under- banks in international forensic investigations and data recovery requests. With experience spanning
stand the digital fact-base of the case and make works in high-profile independent monitor engage- more than 20 years in forensic technology and,
informed strategic decisions based on this. ments. He provides strategic consulting services prior to that, three years in accountancy, Mr Teo has
Increasingly David is using data visualisation for international companies in the implementation provided consultancy services in the forensic tech-
tools and techniques to help simplify complex of effective corporate governance and compliance nology, e-discovery and IT audit fields to numerous
analysis and to help communicate multifaceted organisations. national and international corporations, govern-
arguments. His team have also developed a Günter serves as: a senior partner, in a monitor ment bodies and regulators.
bespoke software solution that allows legal teams role, in AML/sanctions-related matters for a In litigation, Mr Teo is experienced at handling
to visualise historical data from multiple different leading German bank; independent forensic expert end-to-end e-discovery matters for US, UK and
sources, and use this to understand factual chro- in a Libor-related board liability investigation; lead other international litigations. He has managed the
nologies and test legal theories. forensic partner to the monitor of a leading Swiss e-discovery phase of multiple US ITC section 337
bank in US tax matters; and forensic partner to the International Trade Commission matters for China,
independent examiner for Swiss banks. with clients including multinational companies and
He also advises a DAX company on the state-owned enterprises.
preparation of compliance organisation certifica- He has also been appointed on several
tion; leads digital investigations and high-profile dissenting shareholder section 238 (Cayman
e-discovery cases (eg, Lehman Brothers); internal Island Companies Law) disputes, as the single
investigations in corruption, fraud, cartel and data joint forensic IT expert in the Grand Court of the
protection cases for industry and financial services Cayman Islands
clients; compliance and IT due diligence consulting Mr Teo has also represented clients in his
in M&A transactions; and strategic consulting for capacity as a digital forensic expert in global
global data protection, IT security, compliance, regulatory investigations involving the US Foreign
audit and legal organisations. Corrupt Practices Act, the Securities and Exchange
Prior to joining AlixPartners in 2013, Günter Commission, and the Department of Justice;
was managing director of disputes and forensics for and Hong Kong regulatory bodies such as the
Alvarez & Marsal; a forensic partner at KPMG; and Hong Kong Police, the Securities and Futures
director of information services at BCG. Commission and the Independent Commission
Mr Degitz has spoken on digital investigations Against Corruption.
and e-discovery, and acts as chairman for interna- Mr Teo has handled the e-discovery phase for
tional conferences on compliance and antitrust, several international arbitrations involving a global
data protection, and M&A. energy conglomerate based in China. The matters
Mr Degitz holds a master’s degree in infor- involved custodians and data spread across Europe,
matics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. China and Asia with a closed state secrets review
He speaks German and English fluently. in China with parallel hosted review platforms in
6 New Street Square Sendlinger Str 12 China, Hong Kong and the UK.
London, EC4A 3BF Munich, 80331
Tel: +44 20 7098 7682 Tel: +49 89 20 30 40 27
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alixpartners.com www.alixpartners.com

WWL says: David Waterfield is a “diligent WWL says: Günter Degitz is “extremely Continued overleaf
and thorough” expert who “understands not experienced, immensely meticulous and
just the immediate task but also the ultimate sagely strategic” in his approach to handling
goal”. cases.

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Hong Kong India

Davin Teo (cont.) Amit Jaju

Ankura

Mr Teo earned a bachelor’s degree in Amit Jaju is a senior managing director with Amit writes for various journals and in his
commerce from the University of Queensland. He Ankura Consulting based in Mumbai, India. Amit guest columns with top Indian business news-
is an EnCase certified examiner, with certification leads the Data & Technology Segment in India and papers. His study on Insider Threats is published
in ethical hacking, and a certified hacking forensic has over 17 years of experience in forensic tech- in the courseware of Cambridge University. Amit
investigator. He also holds a graduate certificate in nology consulting covering data analytics, cyber, is a regular speaker in prominent legal, tech-
financial management. e-discovery, software licensing and information nology, compliance, and cyber industry forums.
Mr Teo has experience in working on matters governance. He has created market leading solu- Amit also conducts regular training workshops for
in the following countries: China, Hong Kong tions to solve data related challenges for clients judicial, law-enforcement, compliance and legal
(SAR), Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, around a wide spectrum of areas such as finan- communities.
Malaysia, Australia, the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, cial crime, bribery and corruption (FCPA / UKBA),
the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, sanctions and AML, transaction monitoring, cyber
Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Angola, India, South Africa incident response, piracy and threat monitoring,
and the USA. Mr Teo is a native English speaker analytics and software licensing. He has delivered
and speaks basic Cantonese. He is an Australian engagements for global and Indian clients in over
and British national. 20 countries and his experience spans across
multiple sectors including financial services, infor-
mation technology, pharmaceuticals and media and
entertainment.
He has led many complex global data
analytics engagements including implementing
and managing enterprise-wide fraud and AML
monitoring solutions for banks and implementing
terrorism monitoring over the internet for defence
services. He has delivered sanctions diagnostics
and investigation engagements across Europe and
the Middle East for large OFAC sanctions matters
and has developed a sanctions analytics platform
to deliver end-to-end sanctions diagnostics and
monitoring.
Amit has led and delivered several cross border
and Indian investigations covering digital forensics,
e-discovery and forensic data analytics to uncover
issues such as fraud, bribery and corruption, data/
IP theft and cybercrime; acted as an expert witness
in Europe and USA on matters related to IP Theft
and Piracy.

Office No. 20-118, 20th Floor

Commerz II, Off Western Express Highway
Rooms 405-7, 4/F, St. George’s Building Oberoi Garden City
2 Ice House Street, Central Goregaon (E), 400 063
Tel: +852 3102 2614 Tel: +91 9820073695
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Davin Teo is one of the leading WWL says: Amit Jaju receives considerable recommendations for his practice, and is lauded
names in the digital forensics market, for “his mind-blowing technical knowledge”. One peer adds, “Amit is one of the most skilled
receiving plaudits for his ability to “adapt to digital forensic practitioners in the market.”
changing client needs as well as consistently
deliver on his promises”.

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Japan Singapore

Ben Fouracre Daniel Tay

J.S. Held Alvarez & Marsal

Ben Fouracre has been based in Japan for over Daniel Tay is a senior director with Alvarez & Prior to joining Alverez and Marsal, Daniel
twelve years and provides business risk and stra- Marsal’s Forensic Technology service in Singapore. spent 9 years with KordaMentha as an Executive
tegic consulting services throughout Japan and the He has over 20 years’ diverse experience in law Director of their Forensic Technology team in
Asia–Pacific region. enforcement, regulatory bodies and forensic advi- Singapore responsible for the Forensic Technology
A director in BRG’s Global Investigations + sory. His expertise ranges from digital forensics service line in Singapore and Asia-Pacific.
Strategic Intelligence practice, Mr. Fouracre has to large-scale, global multi-jurisdictional forensic Daniel has a Bachelor of Applied Information
assisted both Japanese and foreign multinationals discovery. Technology from University of Newcastle and
with strategic planning, alignment and operational Daniel specialises in providing technology advi- Specialist Diploma in Network Security from
execution, market entry, business intelligence, sory services which includes the forensic acquisi- Singapore Polytechnic. He is an EnCase Certified
due diligence, crisis response, brand integrity, and tion and examination of electronic evidence and Examiner (EnCE) and Certified Mobile Forensics
design and implementation of global compliance the analysis of electronic data for corporate fraud Examiner, Cellebrite.
programs. and FCPA investigations, expert analysis and expert
Mr. Fouracre is also a specialist in the creation testimony and litigation support across various
and development of global programmes aimed at industries, including pharmaceuticals, finance, oil
implementation of process and leadership behav- and gas and technology. He has been appointed by
iors tied to delivery of strategic objectives. He has the Singapore Court to act as an expert witness and
coached senior executives in Japan and throughout joint digital forensics expert.
Asia–Pacific on high-performance optimizing Daniel’s notable assignments include a large-
delivery. His clients have included government scale multi-jurisdictional investigation for a state-
organisations and major, culturally diverse multi- owned oil and gas enterprise in Asia involving the
nationals in a number of industries. forensic acquisition and examination of more than
Prior to joining BRG, Mr. Fouracre was the 100 electronic devices and the processing and
managing director and Japan representative for analysing of a high volume of electronic evidence.
a publicly listed consulting firm, where he was Other notable assignment include preparation
responsible for leading the design and implemen- of a forensic expert report and giving evidence
tation of complex risk and strategic assignments to the High Court of Singapore in relation to an
for Japanese companies operating in high-risk investigation.
environments. Daniel is a founding board member of the
Singapore Chapter of the High Technology Crime
Investigation Association whose members are
forensic practitioners and future leaders at local
universities and polytechnics. He was appointed
as President of the association from 2019 to 2020,
and he currently serves as Secretary of the associa-
tion. Through the Association, Daniel helps to steer
the development of digital forensics and forensic
discovery in Singapore.

Level 27
Tokyo Sankei Building #16-01/02, 16th Story
1-7-2 Otemachi Chiyoda-ku 6 Battery Road
Tokyo, 100-0004 Singapore, 049909
Tel: +81 80 4862 5005 Tel: +65 6240 1746
[email protected] [email protected]
www.jsheld.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Ben Fouracre is a respected WWL says: Daniel Tay stands out among peers for his agile handling of digital forensics and
investigations expert, whom clients describe is lauded for his impressive track record in complex cross-border matters.
as “very skilled, and is always thinking about
the clients’ interests”.

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United Arab Emirates USA • California

Paul Walker Michael Bandemer

Ankura Berkeley Research Group

Paul Walker is a senior managing director at Michael Bandemer is a managing director with Mr Bandemer has qualified in court as an
Ankura based in Dubai. Berkeley Research Group (BRG) and leader of its expert in e-discovery and computer forensics, and
Paul has over 20 years of experience at various discovery and forensic technology services practice provided testimony at deposition, arbitration and
global consulting firms, focused on technology (DFTS), which specialises in e-discovery, digital federal and state court. He has been selected as
consulting and building and leading practices forensic investigations, data security/privacy and an independent e-discovery and computer foren-
across multiple jurisdictions. Specifically, he was compliance. Mr Bandemer and the DFTS practice sics expert and has served as a 30(b)(6) corporate
a senior equity partner for 12 years where he led use best-of-breed technologies, artificial intelli- representative, special master and court-appointed
technology across Europe and the Middle East. Paul gence and a diverse group of professionals to assist third-party neutral in various engagements.
has extensive experience in working with clients clients with their investigative, compliance, and In these matters Mr Bandemer has addressed
across continental Europe, India, Africa, the Middle legal objectives. Prior to joining Berkeley Research discovery issues concerning records management,
East and Asia. Group, Mr Bandemer was a managing director with accessibility, burden, preservation, collection,
Paul’s particular area of expertise is in building an international advisory and business services spoliation, search and production.
and leading the eDiscovery, data analytics, tradi- firm, and previously served as the national prac- The diverse range of matters Mr Bandemer has
tional computer forensics, cyber, data privacy tice leader of a global firm’s legal technology and assisted with includes misappropriation of trade
and IP, and license compliance offering. Paul has analytics consulting group. secrets, internal investigations, breach of contract,
considerable experience in supporting clients in Mr Bandemer has performed or supervised business interruption, employment disputes, fraud
complex cross-border matters on a wide range of the preservation, forensic collection and analysis of investigations, securities, and wage-and-hour
issues including compliance, remediation, regula- electronically stored information (ESI) from corpo- class actions, among others. He has experience
tory, and financial crime. His experience includes rate networks, databases, personal computers in a broad spectrum of industries including high
technology led fraud investigations, economic (Mac and PC), phones, tablets, external storage technology, financial services, construction, profes-
sanctions, internal and external cyber breach, and devices, social media, archives, cloud providers sional services, gaming, hospitality, entertainment,
intellectual and license non-compliance, all from and other digital storage media in hundreds of oil and gas, government, retail, auto, railroad,
a technology perspective. matters ranging from internal and federal inves- entrepreneurial business, manufacturing, and
Paul has a keen interest in developing new tigations to commercial disputes. Mr Bandemer real estate.
and innovative solutions for clients, using the very advises both corporate and law firm clients, and
latest tools and techniques, and working closely provides expert testimony regarding various infor-
with the vendor community. As a result of his roles mation management, data security, and legal
and expertise in consulting and the industry, Paul technology issues including internal processes,
has developed a wide range of experience including policies and procedures, best practices, evidence
financial services, life sciences, telecommunica- preservation and collection, computer forensics,
tions, automotive and public sector. electronic discovery, complex data analytics,
and other information technology issues. Mr
Bandemer also assists clients with information
governance programme development, including
data security readiness programmes through the
implementation of data mapping, data handling,
policies and procedures, education and aware-
ness programmes, and change management in
compliance with applicable privacy laws such as
the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Rolex Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road 12636 High Bluff Drive
7B, 7th Floor, PO Box 413705 Suite 120
Dubai San Diego, 92130
Tel: +971 585327338 Tel: +1 619 823 8867
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.thinkbrg.com

WWL says: Paul Walker is a standout digital WWL says: Michael Bandemer brings decades of experience in forensic data collection and
forensic expert, who receives extensive electronic analysis to his skilful work for corporate clients.
recommendations from peers for his work
on e-discovery, digital forensics and data
privacy issues.

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Robert C DeCicco John F Stark

Alvarez & Marsal Ankura

Robert DeCicco is a managing director with Alvarez Mr DeCicco earned a bachelor’s degree in John F Stark is a managing director at Ankura,
& Marsal disputes and investigations practice. He management / management information systems based in San Francisco. He advises on and organ-
specialises in providing services related to digital from Pennsylvania State University. He also studied ises consulting and expert witness solutions to
forensics incident response, forensic examinations, incident response forensic analysis and discovery at address and solve risk in litigation, governmental
cyber security and electronic discovery for a variety guidance software professional training center and oversight and corporate investigations, and compli-
of high-profile and confidential clients. He is a court cyber security incident response malware detection ance. These teams and solutions provide functional
accepted expert for a host of technology related and removal, memory forensics and remediation expertise in forensic accounting, economics,
disciplines in district, state and federal jurisdictions at Mandiant Security Consultancy. Mr DeCicco is finance and complex data; as well as in-depth
both nationwide and abroad. an Encase Certified Examiner (EnCE), a licensed industry expertise in healthcare, life sciences,
With more than 20 years of technology experi- private investigator in the State of Texas and a banking and consumer finance, technology and
ence, Mr DeCicco has performed hands-on exam- member of the Sedona Conference Working Group energy sectors.
inations and analysis of computer data and the day 6, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Representative complex litigation projects
to day management of staff along with authoring and American Bar Association (ABA). include false claims and qui tam defence,
and ensuring compliance of policies and operating economic, financial and accounting analysis, and
procedures. He has actively managed, participated expert testimony across a wide spectrum of liti-
in and defended opinions on the full life cycle of gation, including IP, accounting, securities, and
electronic evidence in electronic discovery including financial, employment, antitrust and royalty-related
the collection and analysis of electronic evidence litigation (eg, valuation, market definition, liability
and it’s behavior from thousands of computers, and damages analyses), and electronic discovery.
cloud-based storage environments, databases, IoT Representative government investigations and
devices, mobile devices and emerging data systems white-collar projects include management and
from extremely complex, disparate and sensitive board-led investigations of whistle-blower claims
technology environments throughout the world. and regulatory inquiries involving accounting irreg-
Mr DeCicco is a former civilian employee of the ularities, corporate fraud and abuse, and the FCPA;
National Security Agency (NSA) and regularly works HHS OIG and DOJ investigations; corporate and
in conjunction with regulatory and law enforcement individual white-collar defence involving the SEC
agencies to provide acceptable practises and defen- and DOJ; data breach and IP theft investigations;
sible sound data collection, processing and analysis and IRO and monitorships.
protocols. He also maintains active involvement in Representative regulatory and compli-
the standard operating procedures group related to ance projects include financial restatement and
acceptable methodologies related to ESI collection accounting remediation; GDPR and privacy-related
and analysis in the field and in the lab and often compliance; and CID response.
lectures to the technology and legal communities. Previously, John practised in the New York
Prior to joining A&M, Mr DeCicco served as a office of the law firm, Shearman & Sterling. During
managing director and co-leader of the technology law school, John worked for numerous financial
segment of the global investigations and strategic and regulatory institutions, including the SEC, the
intelligence practice at a global consulting firm, CFTC and the US EXIM Bank.
as a managing director and global practice leader
of digital forensics incident response at navigant
consulting and as a managing director, in the tech-
nology practice as the central division leader and
global risk and investigations practice liaison at 2029 Century Park East 425 California Street
FTI Consulting. Suite 2060 Suite 2600
Los Angeles, 90067 San Francisco, 94104
Tel: +1 832 696 2339 Tel: +1 415 399 2142
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Robert Decicco is “thought very highly of” for his digital forensic prowess and WWL says: John Stark is a favourite among
over 20 years’ experience in the field. peers and clients when it comes to digital
forensic matters. He brings over 20 years of
experience with cyber and privacy issues in
a range of sectors.

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USA • District of Columbia Illinois

Stacy Fresch Douglas Herman

Forensic Risk Alliance BDO USA LLP

Stacy Fresch is a partner in FRA’s Washington DC Prior to her time at KPMG, Stacy served as Douglas Herman is a principal in BDO’s forensic
office and has nearly 25 years of private and public an assistant chief accountant in the SEC’s division technology services practice with extensive knowl-
sector experience providing advice on a variety of enforcement where she completed a variety edge and experience in technology, and a focus in
of multinational compliance, financial reporting of financial and accounting fraud investigations, database-driven applications, pre-litigation plan-
and forensic accounting matters. Stacy provides including FCPA matters of SEC registrants, corpo- ning, e-discovery and digital forensic services.
expert advice on compliance matters, helps clients rate officers, external auditors, and other third Douglas also has considerable technical experi-
respond to regulatory inquiries, investigates parties. Stacy is a certified public accountant (CPA) ence with computer networking; network secu-
accounting irregularities, and completes financial and a certified fraud examiner (CFE). She received rity; data storage; database-driven applications,
restatement projects. her MBA at the College of William and Mary and including ERP, CRM, EMR, HRIS, SharePoint-
Stacy was appointed and served as an inde- earned her bachelor’s degree in economics at related structures, SQL database design and
pendent co-monitor for a member firm of a global Dickinson College. administration; email archiving platforms; and the
network Big Four accounting firm in connection full electronic discovery reference model (EDRM)
with a PCAOB enforcement action. In her capacity and project life cycle.
as a monitor, she assessed the audit firm’s design, Experienced in e-discovery and dispute reso-
execution and operating effectiveness of all lution, Douglas has provided expert witness testi-
elements of the firm’s system of quality control. mony in a number of litigations, where he has been
Stacy has significant experience analysing complex retained as an e-discovery expert, a 30(b)(6) expert,
accounting and auditing issues, providing technical and has also participated in an array of technical
accounting advice on compliance with US GAAP depositions of opposing experts. He advises clients
and US GAAS and evaluating entities compliance nationally across multiple industries, including
with reporting under the books-and-records and energy, healthcare and pharmaceutical, educa-
internal controls provisions of the U.S. federal tion, banking, transportation and manufacturing.
securities laws. She has prepared financial state- Douglas has an MBA and an MS in computer
ments and disclosures including multi-period science from City University, and a BS in engi-
restated 10-Ks and 10-Qs. neering mechanics from the University of
Before joining FRA in 2016, Stacy was a Wisconsin.
managing director in KPMG’s forensics practice Douglas is an avid participant in the Habitat for
where she led complex litigation-support assign- Humanity community, where he routinely helps with
ments, multi-jurisdictional forensic accounting planning, project management and construction
investigations, global compliance reviews for activities related to providing housing for people
FCPA matters and a fact-finding project for a DOJ in need.
settlement negotiation for claims initiated under Douglas is a teacher and mentor for individ-
the whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act. uals in the Wounded Warrior Project, focusing on
helping disabled veterans with physical disabilities
through construction and craft projects.

330 N. Wabash Avenue

2550 M Street, NW 32nd Floor
Washington, 20037 Chicago, 60611
Tel: +1 (202) 627-6590 Tel: +1 312 730 1260
[email protected] [email protected]
www.forensicrisk.com www.bdo.com

WWL says: Stacy Fresch gains widespread recognition as “an impressive forensic expert” WWL says: Douglas Herman is an e-dis-
who has “deep technical knowledge” and “expertise in financial restatements”. covery expert who has worked on an array of
disputes across the healthcare, banking and
pharmaceutical sectors.

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New Jersey

David Kalat Kirstie Tiernan Alan Brill

Berkeley Research Group BDO USA LLP Kroll

Mr Kalat is an information scientist and a testi- Kirstie Tiernan is a principal and co-leads the BDO Alan Brill is a senior managing director with Kroll’s
fying expert in electronic evidence, digital foren- Digital data analytics and automation practice, Cyber Risk practice, based in the Secaucus, New
sics, data analytics, and information security. He which provides clients with dashboards, statistical Jersey office. As the founder of Kroll’s global
is a licensed private detective, and the author of models and predictive analytics to turn data into high-tech investigations practice, Alan has led
numerous publications on the history of informa- information upon which key business decisions are engagements that range from large-scale reviews
tion technologies. made. Applying her skills in artificial intelligence of information security and cyber incidents for
He leads the Chicago digital forensics lab for and machine learning, Kirstie regularly works multibillion-dollar corporations to criminal inves-
BRG’s Global Investigations + Strategic Intelligence with clients to increase organisational and oper- tigations of computer intrusions. He has worked on
practice group. Prior to joining BRG, Mr. Kalat was ational efficiencies. Kirstie approaches projects many of Kroll’s major international projects. Alan
with Duff & Phelps’ Disputes and Investigations with a focus on process optimisation and a passion serves as both a consulting and testifying expert in
practice, where he managed an international team for implementing technological advancements to major cases where his ability to explain complex
of forensic examiners and eDiscovery support improve and accelerate time-consuming client technology concepts provides counsel with a valu-
specialists. Mr. Kalat has over 20 years of expe- operations. She has a desire for helping clients able litigation resource.
rience in digital video, and has applied this knowl- make sense of the new world of digital transfor- Alan primarily consults with law firms and
edge to the forensic examination of video evidence. mation and in determining how it tangibly applies corporations on investigative issues relating to
Mr Kalat has been qualified as an expert in to each client’s business. computers and digital technology, including the
electronic evidence and digital forensics in civil and Kirstie also served as a co-leader of the firm’s investigation of computer intrusions, Internet
criminal matters, in state and US Federal courts. own digital transformation and innovation strategy fraud, identity theft, misappropriation of intel-
He has testified in bench and jury trials, in class execution. She has been part of several key devel- lectual property, cases of internal fraud, data
certification hearings, arbitrations, preliminary opments for the firm during her leadership in this theft and sabotage, as well as computer security
injunction hearings, and spoliation disputes. He role, including the BDO bot factory; the firm’s first projects designed to prevent such events. He has
has frequently testified in putative class actions Hackathon; and leading brainstorming and ideation worked extensively on developing methodologies
involving TCPA claims and related data privacy sessions throughout the organisation. for collecting evidence from corporate information
laws. He has drafted forensic protocols, and systems. Many of his projects involve the devel-
served as an eDiscovery neutral. His casework opment and presentation of expert reports and
has included investigations of alleged spoliation testimony in federal and state courts and before
of electronic evidence and theft of trade secrets; domestic and international arbitration panels.
analysis of blockchain data and surveillance video Alan is an internationally recognised writer,
recordings; examination of complex telecommuni- speaker, and instructor on technology security. He
cations and data management platforms including has authored or co-authored 12 books and written
biometric authentication systems; and structured numerous articles. In addition, he has appeared
data analytics. on a wide range of media outlets including 60
Minutes, Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, Time
Magazine, US News & World Report, The Wall Street
Journal, USA Today, NBC, CBS and ABC News,

330 N. Wabash Avenue

70 W Madison, Suite 5000 32nd Floor
Chicago, 60602 Chicago, 60611
Tel: +1 312 429 7907 Tel: +1 312 616 4638
[email protected] [email protected]
www.thinkbrg.com www.bdo.com

WWL says: David Kalat is singled out by WWL says: Kirstie Tiernan runs an envi- Continued overleaf
market sources as a top-tier expert when able digital forensic practice, which sees
it comes to electronic evidence and digital her regularly engaged in key data analytics,
forensics in civil and criminal matters. risk advisory and tech transformation
assignments.

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USA • New Jersey USA • New York

Alan Brill (cont.) Steven N Ambort

AlixPartners

as well as CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, BBC, A&E, CBC, Steve is the global co-leader of the firm’s disputes, Steve is a certified management accountant
Discovery Networks, and Court TV. He has been an investigations and risk practice. He has over 28 (CMA) and a certified management consultant
instructor for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, years’ experience, specialising in solving complex (CMC). Steve is also a member of the finance and
Secret Service, Federal Law Enforcement Training digital data challenges for companies facing regu- real estate advisory board at the University of
Center, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), latory, litigation, financial and operational issues. Mississippi’s School of Business Administration. In
American Bar Association, and the John F. Kennedy Steve has substantial experience in complex 2014, Steve was recognised by Jay Alix, the founder
School of Government at Harvard. and high-stakes litigation and regulatory matters, of AlixPartners, with the Founder’s Award for his
He also serves as an adjunct professor at the having led engagements involving unstructured and contributions to the firm.
Texas A&M University School of Law. structured data analysis. His experience involves a
variety of data challenges, including advising and
implementing solutions to e-disclosure challenges,
analysing structured data to determine economic
damages to assert or defend a claim and designing
and implementing automation tools to stream-
line the processing and remediating of customer
misselling complaints arising from regulatory
intervention.
Steve’s work increasingly involves the assess-
ment and use of leading edge artificial intelligence
and machine learning technologies to reduce the
manual document review requirements to identify
responsive, privileged or other pertinent electronic
documents.
Steve’s experience is unique, having lived
and worked extensively in the US and Europe.
He has been retained by clients facing matters
before the European Commission (EC), the Office
of Fair Trading (OFT), the UK High Court, the UK
Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), the Financial
Services Authority (FSA), the Financial Conduct
Authority (FCA), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the
US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) and various US judicial courts.
Steve holds a bachelor’s degree in business
administration from the University of Mississippi
and a master’s degree in business administration,
with distinction, from Tulane University.

2 Emerson Lane, Suite 200 909 Third Avenue

Secaucus, 07094 New York, 10022
Tel: +1 201 319 8026 Tel: +1 646 746 2512
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.alixpartners.com

WWL says: Alan Brill excels in investigative WWL says: Steven Ambort is an outstanding data expert who excels at leading damage
issues across a wide range of digital determinations, disclosure management and regulatory investigations.
technology, fraud and theft matters.

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DIRECTORY
Richard Chalk
An asterisk denotes practitioners FTI Consulting
who have profiles in the [email protected]
preceding pages. Jason Coyne*
Kroll
Nominees have been selected [email protected]
based on comprehensive, Craig Earnshaw
independent survey work with FTI Consulting
both general counsel and private [email protected]
practitioners worldwide. Jon Fowler*
Ankura
Only specialists who have met [email protected]
independent international Tanya Gross*
research criteria are listed. Ankura
[email protected]
Adam Hafizuddin
Deloitte LLP
Stephanie L Giammarco Australia [email protected]
BDO USA LLP Nigel Carson Benedict Hamilton*
KordaMentha Kroll
[email protected] [email protected]
Stephanie Giammarco is BDO’s National Advisory Warren Dunn Nick Hourigan
Practice Partner and former member of BDO’s KPMG FTI Consulting
Board of Directors, which included serving several [email protected] [email protected]
years as the chairperson of the Compliance and Christopher Hatfield* Andrew Kennell*
Ethics committee. For over 25 years, she has FTI Consulting Ankura
worked with organisations and their counsel on [email protected] [email protected]
financial frauds, garnering significant media atten- Nick Klein Spencer C Lynch
tion, and has led teams to develop data-driven solu- Klein & Co Computer Forensics Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company
tions to achieve litigation or investigative objectives. [email protected] [email protected]
Ms Giammarco provides litigation and Benny Lee Adrian Palmer
consulting services to organisations and their Deloitte Ernst & Young
counsel, including data analytics, digital forensics, [email protected] [email protected]
and e-discovery services related to domestic and Grant Whiteley Umang Paw
international matters involving product liability, KordaMentha PwC
financial statement fraud, class action lawsuits, [email protected] [email protected]
internal investigations, securities fraud, employee Vijay Rathour
and vendor schemes, and breach of contract. She is Canada Grant Thornton UK LLP
skilled in the collection, preservation, and analysis British Columbia [email protected]
of electronic evidence, as well as the implementa- Colin Cree Peter Robinson
tion of various e-discovery tools. e-Forensic Services Inc Deloitte LLP
She has been deposed as a Rule 30(b)6 e-dis- [email protected] [email protected]
covery witness and testified before the judicial arbi- Laurie Windover Ian Smith
tration services on the calculation of damages in e-Forensic Services Inc FTI Consulting
contract disputes. Ms Giammarco has published [email protected] [email protected]
and presented on a range of digital forensics and Paul Tombleson
e-discovery topics, including before the Securities Ontario KPMG LLP
and Exchange Commission, the Security Industry Joel Bowers* [email protected]
Authority, and the National Futures Association. Kroll David Waterfield*
Ms Giammarco’s other professional affiliations [email protected] AlixPartners UK LLP
have included: the American Institute of Certified Joseph Coltson [email protected]
Public Accountants; the Association of Certified PwC LLP Richard Williams
E-Discovery Specialists Advisory Board; the [email protected] Deloitte
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; the New Kevvie M Fowler [email protected]
York State Society of Certified Public Accountants; Deloitte LLP
BDO’s Board of Directors Nominating Committee; [email protected] France
and BDO’s Women’s Initiative Steering Committee. George Fife
Ms Giammarco has an MA in criminology Colombia Ernst & Young
(corporate crime) from the University of Maryland, Bayron Prieto [email protected]
College Park; and a BS in accounting from ediligence
Binghamton University’s School of Management. [email protected] Germany
Recaredo Romero Michael Becker
Kroll Consilio
100 Park Avenue [email protected] [email protected]
New York, 10017 Günter Degitz*
Tel: +1 212 885 7439 England AlixPartners GmbH
[email protected] James Baker [email protected]
www.bdo.com Deloitte LLP Renato Fazzone
[email protected] FTI Consulting
Phil Beckett* [email protected]
WWL says: Stephanie Giammarco inspires Alvarez & Marsal
confidence in clients with her expansive [email protected] Hong Kong
experience dealing with multiple govern- Paul Brabant* Sandeep Jadav
ment authorities in e-discovery proceedings. AlixPartners UK LLP FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected]

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Richard Kershaw United Arab Emirates David Kalat*

Deloitte Nick Athanasi Berkeley Research Group
[email protected] FTI Consulting [email protected]
Davin Teo* [email protected] Eric Miller
Alvarez & Marsal Paul Walker* Forensicon, Inc
[email protected] Ankura [email protected]
[email protected] Lee Neubecker
India Enigma Forensics, Inc.
Mumbai USA [email protected]
Amit Jaju* California Brad Pinne
Ankura James M Aquilina Ankura
[email protected] The Crypsis Group [email protected]
[email protected] Cuyler Robinson
Japan Michael Bandemer* Charles River Associates
Ben Fouracre* Berkeley Research Group [email protected]
J.S. Held [email protected] Kirstie Tiernan*
[email protected] Robert C DeCicco* BDO USA LLP
Alvarez & Marsal [email protected]
Singapore [email protected] Michael Weil
Gino Bello Stephanie Douglas Deloitte Tax LLP
FTI Consulting Guidepost Solutions LLC [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Darren Cerasi Jonathan Fairtlough New Jersey
Deloitte KPMG Alan Brill*
[email protected] [email protected] Kroll
Brett Clapp Erik Laykin [email protected]
FTI Consulting Global Data Risk
[email protected] [email protected] New York
Rob Phillips Samuel Rubin Steven N Ambort*
Kroll Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company AlixPartners
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Daniel Tay* John F Stark* Tom Barce
Alvarez & Marsal Ankura FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Eddie Toh Stephanie L Giammarco*
KPMG District of Columbia BDO USA LLP
[email protected] Stacy Fresch* [email protected]
Forensic Risk Alliance Katie Jensen
Switzerland [email protected] Tracepoint
Zurich Brett D Harrison [email protected]
Bob Dillen FTI Consulting Jeffrey Seymour
Deloitte AG [email protected] PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
[email protected] [email protected]
Andrea Galli Illinois Brian Wycliff
Swiss East Affairs gmbh Peggy Daley PricewaterhouseCoopers
[email protected] Charles River Associates [email protected]
Anton B Sieber [email protected]
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG Douglas Herman*
anton.sieber@pwc BDO USA LLP
Rogier Teo [email protected]
Swiss FTS AG
[email protected]

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Corporate Tax Experts
Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
 Financial Advisory & Valuation | Corporate Tax Experts

LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS:

Financial Advisory & Valuation | Corporate
Tax Experts
In this chapter, WWL is proud to present the top 81 corporate tax experts around the world. They have distinguished
themselves by advising clients on a wide range of domestic and international corporate tax and valuation issues.

METHODOLOGY
The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers,
corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding
practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual experts. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners
received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly
in our research.

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Brian Arnold Humberto Ávila Jaime Carvalho Esteves
University of Waterloo Humberto Ávila Advocacia J+Legal
Ontario São Paulo Lisbon

Michael J Graetz Eduard Lechner Eliseu Martins

Columbia University School of Law University of Vienna Universidade de São Paulo
New York Vienna São Paulo

Patricia Matos Kees van Raad Stephen E Shay

Deloitte LLP University of Leiden Harvard Law School
Lisbon Leiden Boston

Heleno Taveira Torres

Heleno Torres Advogados
São Paulo

LEADING FIRMS
EY from market commentators in the North Marcelo Natale leads the firm’s Brazilian
Michael Potter enjoys a sterling reputation in American market. tax group, and is highly sought after for his
the Australian corporate tax market, thanks Marcio Oliveira has built and maintains experience with corporate and indirect tax
to his excellent work on international corpo- an impressive corporate tax practice, with matters as well as transfer pricing.
rate tax matters. peers confirming that “Marcio is the best in Carlos Loureiro is highlighted as a pillar
Paulo Mendonça leads the transfer Brazil.” of Portugal’s corporate tax market, thanks to
pricing team at EY Portugal, and is a highly his excellent work over 40 years of practice.
respected expert who brings over 23 years of Deloitte
experience with domestic and international Asger Mosegaard Kelstrup is highlighted by Alexander Lang is an established tax
tax issues. sources as a go-to expert for corporate tax specialist in the Austrian market report
Marco Magenta receives impressive issues, and is described as “a highly regarded peers, whose practice is geared towards tax
recommendations for his tax practice, which name in the field” litigation and capital asset taxation.
is geared towards inbound and outbound Luc De Broe is lauded by sources as “a
international tax, restructuring and finance very good corporate tax expert”, and is well-
issues. versed in Belgian and international tax law PWC
matters. Leendert Verschoor is a top-notch corporate
Henrik Arhnung is identified by peers as a
Patricia Matos is a respected tax tax expert, with a specialty in advising multi-
key name in the Danish tax market, with over
specialist in the Portuguese market, with nationals on international tax matters.
25 years of experience in international tax
over 20 years of experience with tax and Carlo Romano is described by market
matters and transfer pricing issues.
transfer pricing issues. commentators as “a very good practitioner”
Andrew Dubroff is a top-tier corporate
when it comes to corporate tax matters.
tax expert who receives extensive acclaim

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Rosa Areias is a well-respected tax

expert in Angola, who enjoys impressive
recommendations for her 20 years of work
in the space.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Belgium with sources confirming that he is “very Portugal
Edoardo Traversa of Arteo sits among the good”. Jaime Carvalho Esteves of J+Legal is a
finest corporate tax specialist that Belgium distinguished tax specialist in Portugal, with
has to offer, and is well versed in constitu- England over 30 years of experience in the space.
tional tax law. Richard Boulton KC at Berkeley Research
Group is a "hugely experienced" and "great USA
Brazil expert" with stellar testifying skills. Stephen Shay with Harvard Law School is
Humberto Ávila with Humberto Ávila singled out as a heavyweight in the US corpo-
Advocacia is appreciated by peers as “a great Finland rate tax market by peers. He is an internation-
mind” in the corporate tax space. Marjaana Helminen of University of Helsinki ally recognised authority on a host of complex
is a leading name in the Finnish corporate taxation issues.
Heleno Taveira Torres at Heleno Torres tax market, who is known particularly for her
Advogados comes highly recommended by expertise with EU tax law issues. Columbia University School of Law’s Michael
peers and clients, who describe him as “a Graetz is appreciated as a keystone of the
respected legal doctrinaire”. Netherlands corporate tax market in North America, with
Kees van Raad at Loyens & Loeff is a pillar enviable experience in the US Treasury.
Canada of the European corporate tax market, with
Brian Arnold with University of Waterloo is peerless experience in a broad range of tax
one of Canada’s best corporate tax experts, issues in the region.

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Brazil England DIRECTORY

An asterisk denotes practitioners
who have profiles in the
preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected

based on comprehensive,
independent survey work with
both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international
research criteria are listed.

Silvio Simonaggio Richard Boulton KC Argentina

Simonaggio Certeza Técnica Berkeley Research Group Daniel Rybnik
EnterPricing
[email protected]
Silvio Simonaggio holds degrees in economics, Richard Boulton is the chairman of Berkeley
accounting and law (OAB/SP). He has significant Research Group (UK) Ltd. He is a chartered Australia
experience in all areas, especially in accounting and accountant who advises clients on economic, Wayne Lonergan
finance forensic, economics and legal expertise. accounting and valuation issues, specialising in Lonergan Edwards & Associates Limited
He lectures on forensic, forensic evidence the calculation and communication of complex [email protected]
and case studies at various class councils and damages. He has been engaged in over 300 liti- Michael Potter
universities. He conducts analysis and lectures on gations, including many of the world’s largest Ernst & Young
taxes at the Union of Accounting Enterprises, the commercial disputes. He has given oral evidence [email protected]
Commercial Association of São Paulo and the São on approximately 60 occasions in the English High Tony Samuel
Paulo Federation of Commerce. Recently, he was Court, the Copyright Tribunal and the European Sapere Forensic
presented with a chair at the Academia Paulista Commission (Competition Directorate), and before [email protected]
de Contabilidade.  over 30 international arbitration tribunals. He is
In July 1976, he established his own firm. Initial also a commercial barrister at One Essex Court. Austria
matters handled included accounting projects and Mr Boulton was previously the global head of Dietmar Aigner
economic studies, while Silvio established and finance and accounting services of a major expert Johannes Kepler University Linz
expanded the firm’s accounting capabilities. In services and consulting firm, which included the [email protected]
1980, the firm began to take on accounting and forensic accounting; damages and intellectual Stefan Bendlinger
economic matters requiring forensic analysis. In property; financial services; and healthcare prac- ICON Wirtschaftstreuhand GmbH
1999, the firm began to take on cases relating to tice areas. [email protected]
management-level decision-making and judicial Mr Boulton spent 20 years with Arthur Stefan Haslinger
and administrative arbitration proceedings. In this Andersen, including 11 years as a partner. He spent KPMG Alpen-Treuhand AG
capacity, the firm is able to offer a well-trained three years (1997–2000) as the number-two execu- [email protected]
technical team. tive, responsible for over 70,000 people worldwide. Klaus Hirschler
The firm’s work takes on all litigation His broader experience included several global Vienna University of Economics and Business
processes requiring technical evidence. It covers leadership positions; 15 years of client work as [email protected]
all jurisdictions and incorporates matters involving a consultant on financial and economic issues, Georg Kofler
fraud, embezzlement, determination of corporate particularly in the media and energy sectors; Vienna University of Economics and Business
assets (including the definition of “goodwill” in rela- and substantial experience as an expert in major [email protected]
tion to companies and businesses), and examina- commercial litigation. Alexander Lang
tion of material and moral damages. Mr Boulton has expertise in multiple jurisdic- Deloitte Tax Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH
The firm’s expertise in taxation makes it tions. For four years, he spent half his time in the [email protected]
something of a specialist area for its members. USA (principally Chicago and New York). He has Michael Tumpel
The team has developed a strong set of preventive led major client assignments in the USA (Seattle, Johannes Kepler University Linz
and corrective measures for its clients, as well as Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, New York, Minneapolis, [email protected]
excellent knowledge of the administrative and judi- Midland), Eastern Europe, the Bahamas, the Middle Hans Zöchling
cial landscape pertaining to such issues. East, Libya, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, the KPMG Alpen-Treuhand AG
Philippines and Japan. [email protected]

Belgium
Luc De Broe
230 George Ohm Street 8 Salisbury Square Deloitte Legal
15th Floor 8th Floor [email protected]
São Paulo, 04576-020 London, EC4Y 8AP Edoardo Traversa
Tel: +55 11 3513 3500 Tel: +44 20 3725 8350 Arteo
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.simonaggio.net www.thinkbrg.com
Brazil
João Francisco Bianco
WWL says: Silvio Simonaggio receives a WWL says: Richard Boulton is "hugely expe- Mariz de Oliveira e Siqueira Campos Advogados
plethora of endorsements from market rienced" and a "great expert" with stellar [email protected]
commentators, who laud his incisive testifying skills. Alexsandro Broedel Lopes
handling of complex financial advisory Universidade de São Paulo
matters. His tax expertise is further praised. [email protected]

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Marco Aurélio Greco Finland Portugal

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo Marjaana Helminen Rosa Areias
[email protected] University of Helsinki PwC
Eliseu Martins [email protected] [email protected]
Universidade de São Paulo Jaakko Ossa Catarina Breia
[email protected] University of Turku Nexia Santos Carvalho & Associados, SROC, S.A
Marcelo Natale [email protected] [email protected]
Deloitte LLP Seppo Penttilä Célia Castanheiro
[email protected] University of Tampere Quantera Global
Marcio Oliveira [email protected] [email protected]
EY Tomi Viitala Clara Dithmer
[email protected] Aalto University School of Business Deloitte LLP
Silvio Simonaggio* [email protected] [email protected]
Simonaggio Certeza Técnica Jaime Carvalho Esteves
[email protected] Germany J+Legal
Heleno Taveira Torres Ulrich Prinz [email protected]
Heleno Torres Advogados YPOG Carlos Loureiro
[email protected] [email protected] Deloitte LLP
Breno Ferreira Martins Vasconcelos Thomas Rödder [email protected]
Mannrich e Vasconcelos Advogados Flick Gocke Schaumburg Luís Marques
[email protected] [email protected] Ernst & Young
Paulo de Barros Carvalho Andreas Schumacher [email protected]
Barros Carvalho Advogados Associados Flick Gocke Schaumburg Patricia Matos
[email protected] [email protected] Deloitte LLP
Humberto Ávila [email protected]
Humberto Ávila Advocacia Israel Paulo Mendonça
[email protected] Tal Mofkadi Ernst & Young
Numerics Economic & Financial Consulting [email protected]
Canada [email protected] José Parada Ramos
Alberta Roy Shalem PKF & Associados
Jack Mintz Numerics Economic & Financial Consulting [email protected]
University of Calgary - School of Public Policy [email protected] Ana Cristina Reis
[email protected] Andersen
Italy [email protected]
Ontario Marco Magenta Leendert Verschoor
Brian Arnold Ernst & Young PwC
University of Waterloo [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Carlo Romano
Howard E Johnson PwC South Africa
Kroll [email protected] Johann Hattingh
[email protected] University of Cape Town
Larry Morassutti Korea [email protected]
The Morassutti Group Yoon Oh
[email protected] Hanyang University Sweden
[email protected] Jan Bjuvberg
Quebec Uppsala University
Richard M Wise Netherlands [email protected]
Wise Global Advisors Luis Botelho Bertil Wiman
[email protected] TPA global Uppsala University
[email protected] [email protected]
Denmark Sjoerd Douma
Henrik Arhnung Lubbers, Boer & Douma Switzerland
Ernst & Young [email protected] Vaud
[email protected] Dennis Weber Robert J Danon
Thomas Bjerre Loyens & Loeff NV DANON
PricewaterhouseCoopers [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Kees van Raad
Jakob Bundgaard Loyens & Loeff USA
CORIT Advisory [email protected] California
[email protected] Stef van Weeghel Terence F Cuff
Asger Mosegaard Kelstrup University of Amsterdam Loeb & Loeb LLP
Deloitte [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Julie A Divola
Norway Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
England Eivind Furuseth [email protected]
Richard Boulton KC* Norwegian Business School
Berkeley Research Group [email protected] District of Columbia
[email protected] Espen Henriksen Gregory Ballentine
Amanda Pletz Norwegian Business School Charles River Associates
NERA Economic Consulting [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Halvor Hoddevik Andrew Dubroff
Rann EY
[email protected] [email protected]

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Daniel J Frisch Massachusetts John P Steines, Jr

Horst Frisch Incorporated Hugh Ault New York University School of Law
[email protected] Boston University [email protected]
Thomas Horst [email protected]
Horst Frisch Incorporated Stewart Myers Tennessee
[email protected] The Brattle Group Don Leatherman
H David Rosenbloom [email protected] University of Tennessee
Caplin & Drysdale Chartered Stephen E Shay [email protected]
[email protected] Harvard Law School
Thomas F Wessel [email protected]
KPMG LLP
[email protected] New York
Michael J Graetz
Illinois Columbia University School of Law
Mike Heimert [email protected]
Kroll
[email protected]

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Damages
Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
 Financial Advisory & Valuation | Quantum of Damages

LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS:

FINANCIAL ADVISORY & QUANTUM |
Quantum of Damages
Here, we highlight 231 experts who impress market commentators for their outstanding work across the financial advi-
sory and valuation field, particularly excelling in financial valuations and damages assessments.

METHODOLOGY
The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers,
corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding
practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual lawyers. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners
received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly
in our research.
EMEA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Nick Andrews Mark Bezant Richard Boulton KC
BDO FTI Consulting Berkeley Research Group
London London London

John Ellison John Fisher Philip Haberman

FTI Consulting PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Kroll
London London London

Roula Harfouche Chris Osborne Mike Pilgrem

HKA Osborne Partners FTI Consulting
London London London

Philip Rees
Deloitte
London

LEADING FIRMS
Ankura Kai Schumacher is in peers’ eyes David Mitchell is a "consummate profes-
Richard Indge is held in high esteem by a “definite competitor” whose flawless sional who is thoughtful in his evidence on the
energy, mining, construction and financial fluency in presenting facts and financial stand", comment sources.
service providers as they highlight his astute analysis in court renders him a “brilliant
quantum analysis in entwined litigations. communicator”. Berkeley Research Group
David Dearman enjoys extensive acclaim The "fantastic" Richard Boulton KC has "signif-
as an expert who "has lots of experience and BDO icant depth of knowledge in valuation matters".
is hugely responsive". Nick Andrews is a highly accomplished finan- Greg Harman impresses market commen-
Andrew Caldwell enjoys a strong reputa- cial and valuation expert whom peers laud for tators with his renowned international practice
tion among peers, who recognise him as "a being "a master of his trade and very experi- encompassing valuation and pricing.
very experienced and sensible expert". enced in working with lawyers". Daniel Ryan is commended by peers for
Gervase MacGregor is “internationally his in-depth experience in the valuation of
AlixPartners recognised” for his “consistent excellence” businesses, shares and IP assets in a wide
Andrew Grantham is a seasoned expert advising public and private sectors on busi- range of contentious and non-contentious
whose decades of experience makes him in ness valuations and damage claims. matters.
a top-name in the financial market for his Susan Blower is applauded for her
work in accounting and valuation. pronounced proficiency in valuations and Deloitte
Greg Huitson-Little is commended as a economic determinations, rendering her Philip Rees comes highly recommended for
"very bright and detail-orientated" expert who “unflappable” in complex tribunals. his “impressive” work covering a wide range
enjoys a fantastic reputation in the market. of financial disputes.

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With a strong focus on intellectual prop- Observers note that Noel Matthews Frank Ilett receives widespread acclaim
erty, Elizabeth Gutteridge enjoys a great is building an outstanding reputation from market commentators for his vast expe-
reputation for her “organised” and “collab- for his work on business valuations and rience and exceptional skill in providing valu-
orative” approach. assessments. ations for financial services.
Andrew Robinson is widely recom- Navin Waghe is a greatly appreciated Bruno Augustin earns endorsements
mended for his arbitration experience and expert whose “intelligent and thoughtful from clients for his pragmatic valuations,
presentation skills. He is well known for his analysis” puts him ahead of the competition. with sources praising as “very personable
expertise in IP-related matters. Clients are consistently impressed by and focused on the client relationship”.
Ekaterina Lohwasser following her “thor-
Compass Lexecon ough and diligent assessments”, adding KPMG
The “super clever” Boaz Moselle is “expe- that “she knows very well how to defend her Observers note that Nicholas Good is exten-
rienced giving oral testimony” and is widely assessments in oral testimony”. sively experienced as a quantum expert,
respected for expertise in the energy sector Meloria Meschi is highlighted for her most notably when it comes to the oil and
in particular. ”incredible ability to get to grips with complex gas sectors.
David Sevy is a top name in the French facts and data” in quantum valuations. Fernando Cuñado is a highly regarded
market for market-leading advisory work on expert with an international presence who is
financial matters, with sources praising his PWC known for his comprehensive financial valu-
antitrust and economic expertise. The “really, really good” John Fisher is a ations, particularly in the construction sector.
Enjoying “unparalleled expertise”, Carla distinguished expert with a wealth of expe- Jean-Luc Guitera stands out for his “bril-
Chavich is praised for her superb knowledge rience in accounting and financial matters. liance in cross-examinations”, his ability to
in oil and gas matters. Timothy Allen is a “well-known name” provide “invaluable support to the hearing
thanks to his in-depth knowledge of quantum counsel” and his “100 per cent reliability”.
FTI Consulting matters and his collaborative approach. Pablo Bernad Ramoneda is one of the
John Ellison is ranked prominently by peers Kellie Gread is held in high esteem leading names in the Spanish market when
for his “thoughtful and creative approach to for her expert knowledge and experience it comes to presenting valuation evidence in
problems”. specialising in valuations of assets and hearings.
Mark Bezant is deemed “one of the shares.
leading accounting experts” with decades of
experience handling valuations in high-value Kroll
and complex cases. Philip Haberman is a long-standing fixture
Mike Pilgrem is a highly skilled expert in the market, standing out for his decades of
described as “very good; solid and collab- experience dealing with intricate accounting
orative". His knowledge on all aspects of and valuation issues.
quantum claims makes him a favourite
among clients.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

England Tim Giles at Independent Economics & Frédéric Elkeslassy with Ernst & Young
HKA’s Roula Harfouche ranks prominently Finance earns plaudits from sources for his impresses clients with his ability to “explain
in our listings for her unmatched knowl- composure under cross-examination and his complex valuation mechanisms and apply
edge which is “complemented by her many practical approach. them to the facts”.
years of rich experience in domestic and
international environments”. Alvarez & Marsal’s Luke Steadman is “excel- Romania
lent at giving expert evidence in court”, Giovanni Di Folco from Techno Engineering &
Chris Osborne with Osborne Partners has according to sources impressed with his inci- Associates Group receives accolades for his
built up an impressive valuation practice, sive handling of financial quantum matters. “personable approach” and his “extremely
earning him a reputation as a “senior figure strong expertise on commercial matters”.
in the market”. France
Céline Leroy at Eight Advisory enjoys a stellar Spain
FRP Advisory Trading Limited’s, Christopher reputation as an expert and is described by From Accuracy, Laura Cózar is commended
Osborne is a seasoned practitioner who is commentators as “an impressively clever for her ability to “quickly absorb the infor-
highly sought after for his expertise in fraud, practitioner”. mation from complex materials in order to
bribery and corruption investigations. develop her overall analytical strategy”.
Battine Edwards from Deloitte eloquently
David Stern with StoneTurn receives employs a combination of great technical José Antonio García at The Brattle Group
impressive recommendations from peers skills and personable client skills when is distinguished among peers for deep
and clients, who describe him as “a well- providing expert knowledge in disputes. understanding of energy regulation and his
known expert in the market”. disputes experience.
Neil Ashton is highlighted by various Christophe Schmit at Accuracy is held in high
clients for his “sensible, grounded and esteem and is regarded as “always a good
well-prepared” reports relating to multifac- and fair opponent” by peers.
eted quantum issues.
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NORTH AMERICA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Manuel Abdala Carla Chavich Santiago Dellepiane
Compass Lexecon Compass Lexecon Berkeley Research Group
Washington, DC New York New York

Howard Rosen Isabel Santos Kunsman Greig Taylor

Secretariat AlixPartners LLP AlixPartners
Toronto Washington, DC New York

LEADING FIRMS
AlixPartners Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co Berkeley Research Group
AlixPartners’ Matthew Evans is a standout Farley Cohen is well regarded among peers According to sources, Santiago Dellepiane
expert for his highly valued experience in as a “key player in major Canadian damages “understands well what needs to be
“financial and trading data analysis”. and valuation cases. explained” to courts and tribunals and is
Isabel Santos Kunsman impresses Ross Hamilton receives praise for his “always on-point”.
peers and courtroom spectators with her “highly respected practice”. He is known Christopher Goncalves garners plaudits
“strong analytical skills” and “digestible for his high-quality valuation work, with from peers for his quantum analysis and
delivery” on valuation and quantum issues particular commendation from peers for his valuation expertise in the energy and finan-
in tribunals. IP expertise. cial sectors.
Robert Yerman is a favourite among Peter Steger comes highly recom- Robin Cantor is an “extremely thoughtful
peers and clients, who concur that he “very mended by peers as “one of the best experts and creative” expert who is “excellent in her
much deserves to be listed”. in the country” for his work in financial preparation to testify”.
Greig Taylor secures sources’ endorse- matters. Daniel Ryan is commended by peers for his
ments for his “splendid” “damage determi- in-depth experience in the valuation of busi-
nation work”. nesses, shares and IP assets in a wide range
of contentious and non-contentious matters.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Canada USA Vinita Juneja with Nera Economic Consulting
Mark Taylor at Secretariat is "incredibly David Ehrhardt at Castalia is a market- is a favourite amongst clients for her “depth
thorough and diligent" while providing "high- leading financial expert who garners praise of experience and skill in depositions” which
quality expert reports" in both arbitrations for his first-rate practice spanning private is “extremely valuable”.
and litigations. finance and regulation of infrastructure and
utilities. Carlos Pabon-Agudelo at Infrastructure
KSV Advisory’s Errol Soriano is heralded to Economic Consulting garners recognition
be “well respected professional” receiving Daniel Flores from Quadrant Economics for his “excellent coordination with counsel
international recognition for his experience impresses sources with his "outstanding to ensure coherence with legal strategy”.
in numerous industries. understanding of how legal and economic Laura Hardin “is wonderful under
Scott Davidson adroitly applies his concepts interact" as well as his "strong cross-examination”, remaining “clear,
25-plus years experience to delicate busi- analytical and testifying skills". concise and unflappable”. Sources add:
ness valuation, financial advisory and expert Ettore Comi is a deeply experienced “Her knowledge of the oil business makes
report matters. economist who is sought after for his exper- her particularly useful.”
tise in business and economic damages
With EY, Andrew Cochran draws praise valuation. Marc Sherman at Alvarez & Marsal has a
for his considerable experience dealing leading reputation as a first-rate quantum of
with accounting issues and damage damages expert with a strong track record in
quantifications. financial investigations.

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ASIA-PACIFIC
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Mustafa Hadi Jonathan Humphrey James Nicholson
Berkeley Research Group HKA FTI Consulting
Hong Kong Sydney Singapore

Dawna Wright
FTI Consulting
Melbourne

LEADING FIRMS
FTI Consulting Dawna Wright is a “fantastic expert” who John-Henry Eversgerd is ”brilliant at
James Nicholson is “strongly recommended” is “very good at giving evidence”. Her prepa- making complex ideas appear simple”, says
for his valuation expertise and superb testi- ration and commerciality are also noted as one client, who describes him as “the best
fying experience. key skills. quantum expert I have worked with by a
country mile”.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia international markets, with his skill as Singapore
Jonathan Humphrey at HKA is "an absolute a forensic accountant and client-friendly Michael Peer with Control Risks is a clear
stand out in accounting and financing" for approach regularly cited by interviewees as leader in the Singapore market for his precise
his instrumental input in disputes. among his key attributes. approach to damage quantification.

Campbell Jackson with Ernst & Young Hong Kong Owen Hawkes at KMPG ranks prominently
comes highly regarded for his decades long Sources "would definitely recommend" amongst the top names for his outstanding
experience working across numerous indus- Mustafa Hadi thanks to his "excellent tech- business valuations and financial advisory
tries on financial matters. nical expertise". They add: "He is superbly work.
knowledgeable but wears it lightly." Jonathan Ellis is well regarded among
Sapere Forensic’s, Tony Samuel is recog- peers as an expert who is "strongly recom-
nised for his broad industry expertise and Trevor Dick with Alvarez & Marsal is "a mended" for his "exceptional attention to
depth of knowledge in financial matters. He careful and considered expert in quantum detail" in financial analyses.
provides “excellent corporate valuations”, matters", according to commentators who
says one interviewee. herald him as "a first-tier practitioner".

With KordaMentha, Owain Stone enjoys a

fantastic reputation in the Australian and

LATIN AMERICA
LEADING FIRMS
FK Economics Juan Pablo Philippi Prado is highly María Valentina Konow Vial wins praise
Jorge Fantuzzi receives endorsements for regarded by interviewees, who state that his for her excellent economic knowledge and
his superb ability to “understand the inter- “rigorous and precise work” is “of the highest her pragmatic approach to assisting lawyers
sections between law and economics to standard”, with his knowledge of economic on cases.
define the strategy of a case”. theory also lauded.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Chile Peru
At the Department of Economics. Universidad Apoyo Consultoria’s, Vincent Poirier-
de Chile, Aldo González Tissinetti is a clear Garneau continues to impress respondents
leader in the Latin American space for valu- with his “capacity to deal with very complex
ations and damages. cases” as well as his detailed analysis.

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Argentina Australia

Daniela Bambaci Jonathan Humphrey John McGuiness

Berkeley Research Group HKA McGrathNicol

Daniela Bambaci is a managing director at Berkeley Jonathan leads HKA’s forensic accounting and John is a leading dispute advisory expert and has
Research Group. Ms Bambaci provides expert testi- commercial damages practice in Oceania and many years’ experience in advising clients and
mony in matters involving valuation, damages and Asia. He is a chartered accountant with more providing objective analysis of transactions in major
regulatory opinions in complex economic and finan- than 20 years of experience advising clients as an commercial disputes.
cial analyses. Her expertise includes issues related accounting and finance expert on complex conten- He draws on skills from accounting, finance,
to tariff-setting in utilities, valuation and cost of tious matters and in an advisory capacity. costing and general commercial advice to deliver
capital, and lost profits and damages. Jonathan’s experience includes the quantifica- analysis and opinions on issues that generally
Ms Bambaci most recent experience includes tion of lost profits arising from breach of contracts involve large data sets or complex issues. A signif-
being appointed as a testifying expert in more than and warranties, valuations resulting from expropri- icant part of John’s work involves the provision of
seven matters. Thought out the span of her career, ation and shareholder disputes and quantification valuation advice related to assets, equities and
she has been involved in over 35 international arbi- of damages in respect of class actions, professional other matters in dispute settings.
tration treaty and commercial cases under ICSID negligence, insurance claims, business interrup- He has delivered many valuation and expert
and UNCITRAL, including various prominent arbi- tion and post-acquisition disputes. reports across a wide range of industry settings. His
trations implying treaty claims against Argentina, Jonathan has worked across sectors including experience covers government, financial services,
Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Kenya, oil and gas, power, commodities, construction, IT energy and natural resources, industrial markets,
Hungary, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, the USA and telecoms, financial services, manufacturing property and construction, infrastructure and
and Venezuela. and media; and has an established international telecommunications.
Her work has extended across a variety of background working in jurisdictions including John provides expert evidence in commercial
industries: from natural resources to hospitality; Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the UK, Continental matters where there are significant differences (or
from natural gas production to transportation, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. disagreements) of financial outcomes. This role
renewable energy, oil production, airport conces- Jonathan is appointed regularly as an expert in requires the preparation of simple yet comprehen-
sions, the hospitality industry, water and sewerage contentious matters and has experience providing sive reports and financial models to assist the court
services, electricity production, and distribution oral evidence in commercial and investment treaty or arbitration.
and forestry. cases. He has worked in multiple forums, including His work is acknowledged for its objective
international arbitration under ICC, SIAC, AIAC, nature and conceptual merit, for example: “[the
HKIAC, UNCITRAL, LCIA and DIAC rules, court liti- court] accept[s] that in giving his evidence, Mr
gation and mediation. McGuiness was a true professional witness.”
Jonathan also leads fraud, forensic, intellec- Another matter observed “in relation to matters
tual property and regulatory investigations across of expert judgement and objectivity, [the court]
the globe. His experience includes investigating preferred the evidence of Mr McGuiness. His
allegations of bribery and corruption; Foreign approach was particularly careful and thorough.
Corrupt Practices Act-related investigations and He gave careful and reasoned consideration to his
compliance reviews; assessing allegations of task at all stages of his engagement, from his initial
mismanagement; and investigating corporate report through to his evidence at hearing.”
fraud. He holds degrees in science (mathematics)
Jonathan is a fellow of the Institute of and commerce from the University of Queensland;
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and and an MBA and a Master of Applied Finance from
has a degree in economics from the University of the Queensland University of Technology. He is a
Bristol. member of Chartered Accountants Australia and
New Zealand.

1 Hickson Road Level 12

Arias 1639 The Rocks 20 Martin Place
Buenos Aires, C1429 DWA Sydney, NSW 2000 Sydney, 2000
Tel: +54 9 11 5466 1430 Tel: +61 2 9255 9142 Tel: +61 2 9338 2613
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.thinkbrg.com www.hka.com www.mcgrathnicol.com

WWL says: Daniela Bambaci is highly WWL says: Jonathan Humphrey is “an abso- WWL says: John McGuiness is “excellent
sought after for her expertise in valuation lute stand out in accounting and financing” at large-scale and complex accounting
and damages in commercial and investment for his instrumental input in disputes. matters”, according to impressed market
treaty arbitrations across a diverse range of sources.
sectors.

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Canada • Ontario

Dawna Wright A Scott Davidson

FTI Consulting Kroll

Dawna Wright is a senior managing director and Dawna has served as a director on several A Scott Davidson, HBA, CPA, CBV, is a managing
leader of the Australian forensic practice of FTI not-for-profit boards, including as chair of audit director in the Toronto office and leads the
Consulting. She is based in Melbourne, Australia. and risk committees. Currently, she is the chair Canadian practice of Kroll. Mr Davidson has more
A chartered accountant with more than 25 years’ of the national forensic accounting committee than 30 years of experience in business valuation,
experience, Dawna began her career as an auditor of Chartered Accountants Australia and New financial advisory services, disputes, investigations
and has lived and worked in Canada, the United Zealand and a member of the global finance and and expert testimony.
States, France and Australia. She reads, writes and audit committee for Amnesty International. She is Mr Davidson has completed numerous valu-
speaks fluent French. one of a handful of business valuation specialists ations of companies involved in many industries
Dawna interprets complex data and financial designated by Chartered Accountants Australia and for various purposes, including financial litigation
information for non-financial clients, particularly New Zealand. support, corporate finance activities, financial
lawyers, courts, and boards of directors, who value reporting and income tax.
her accessibility and her hands-on approach. He has been retained, qualified as an expert
She specialises in economic loss, business and given evidence on business valuation, loss/
valuations and forensic accounting, acting as damage quantification and other financial issues in
an expert witness, a consulting expert and an matters in various courts, before arbitration panels,
independent expert determiner. Her experience regulators and other triers of fact in numerous
includes general commercial disputes, class action jurisdictions internationally. He has been retained
litigation, shareholder disputes, post-acquisition on numerous matters where the loss quantum
disputes, breach of warranties, insurance claims, has ranged up into the billions of dollars. Those
corporate investigations and financial statement engagements have been pursuant to a wide variety
restatements. of litigation and dispute matters, including post-ac-
Dawna has acted as an expert in many complex quisition purchase price disputes, IP disputes,
and high-profile matters. She has provided expert dissent and other shareholder disputes, contrac-
testimony many times, in litigation in all jurisdic- tual related disputes, product liability, breach of
tions of Australia, as well as arbitrations seated fiduciary duty, securities violations and disputes,
in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. She also D&O and other insurance claims and negligent
has extensive experience with expert conclaves, and fraudulent misrepresentation. Many of those
concurrent evidence and mediations, which are matters have also involved investigative accounting
used widely in Australia. analyses.
Dawna’s experience in assessing economic He has also acted as arbitrator and has
loss and damages includes a wide range of indus- provided financial advisory services in connection
tries such as mining, construction, pharmaceutical, with many corporate transactions.
manufacturing/distribution, professional services, Mr Davidson has written and spoken on many
shareholders’ securities, retail and hospitality. topics relevant to his professional practice.
He is a graduate of the Ivey School of Business,
Western University and is a Canadian chartered
professional accountant and chartered business
valuator.

Level 21
600 Bourke Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Tel: +61 3 9604 0604
[email protected]
www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Dawna Wright receives substantial praise as “an excellent quantum expert” who Continued overleaf
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Canada • Ontario

A Scott Davidson (cont.) Chris Milburn

Secretariat

Scott is also past chair of the board of gover- Mr Milburn is a managing director at Secretariat issues numerous times including in the
nors of St Clement’s School in Toronto, a leading and is based in Toronto. He is a chartered Ontario Superior Court of Justice and in interna-
Canadian independent, university preparatory professional accountant, certified management tional arbitration cases heard at the World Bank
school for girls. accountant (CPA/CMA), a chartered business valu- in Washington DC, the World Bank in Paris, the
ator (CBV) and is a qualified valuator under the New York International Arbitration Centre, Maxwell
Canadian Institute of Mining’s Valuation Standards Chambers in Singapore, and Arbitration Place in
and Guidelines (CIMVAL). He has 25 years of experi- Toronto.
ence in the quantification of economic damages and Mr Milburn speaks regularly on damage quan-
the valuation of business interests and forensic and tification and valuation issues and has been involved
financial investigations in the context of interna- in the education and training of professional valua-
tional arbitrations, commercial litigation, insurance tors as well as advocacy training programmes for
litigation, personal injury litigation, tax litigation lawyers for many years.
and consulting for internal business purposes.
His work experience includes hundreds of
matters relating to assets and business interests
on every continent and involving billions of dollars
in dispute across many industries including mining,
oil and gas, energy, financial services, investment
banking, asset management, manufacturing,
textiles, software and pharmaceuticals.
He has prepared expert opinion reports on
valuation and economic damages issues in disputes
before Canadian, US UK and Australian domestic
courts, commercial arbitrations and investor-state
arbitrations under many forums including the
International Centre for the Settlement of
Investment Disputes (ICSID), Permanent Court
of Arbitration (PCA), International Chamber
of Commerce (ICC), and the London Court of
International Arbitration (LCIA).
Mr Milburn has provided expert testimony
relating to valuation and economic damages

Bay Adelaide Centre – West Tower, 333 Bay

Street Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower
14th Floor 22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 2730
Toronto, M5H 2R2 Toronto, M5H 4E3
Tel: +1 416 364 9719 Tel: +1 647 846 7497
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Scott Davidson adroitly applies WWL says: Chris Milburn comes “well recommended” by peers for his profound financial
his 25-plus years experience to delicate knowledge that facilitates his analysis reports.
business valuation, financial advisory and
expert report matters.

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Howard Rosen Peter Steger

Secretariat Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co Inc

Howard Rosen is a managing director at Secretariat Howard has also acted as adviser on transac- Peter Steger has over 30 years of specialised expe-
based in Toronto, and has over 40 years’ experience tions in a wide variety of businesses, for both public rience in expert witness work in damages quantifi-
of advising on all aspects of business valuations, and private equity investors, conducting strategic cation, business valuation and forensic accounting.
damages quantification, and corporate finance due diligence, valuations and deal structuring He co-founded one of Canada’s largest boutique
related matters. He has acted as an adviser to for both buyers and sellers. Howard has advised firms, Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co, in 2010, after
private and public companies, regulatory bodies, independent committees of boards of directors on 20 years at two international consultancies.
and all levels of government on a wide variety of non-arm’s length transactions and has also acted Peter has tendered expert reports and provided
industries. His work experience covers assign- as the chair of independent committees of boards of expert testimony in the Canadian federal court and
ments across North and South America, Europe, directors for non-arm’s length transactions. various provincial commercial courts, domestic
the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Howard has testi- Howard’s corporate finance experience arbitrations, as well as the Singapore court and
fied as a damages expert in National Courts and extends to private equity investments, and international arbitrations (ICC, UNCITRAL). In
International Arbitrations on over 200 occasions. managing investments through liquidity transac- 2018, his loss quantification opinion resulted in one
Howard has acted as court appointed expert tions, including sale to strategic buyers and IPO. of Canada’s largest damages awards at US$2.6
and sat as a member of an Arbitral Tribunal and Howard currently sits on the advisory committee billion, which was confirmed by the appellate
sole arbitrator. He is the co-author of two texts, of an institutional investor, and the board of direc- courts.
a number of chapters and articles on the quan- tors of a Medical Research company. Howard’s past Peter’s commercial disputes casework in liti-
tification of economic damages and has lectured board positions have included a global Agriculture gation/arbitration focuses on the quantification
extensively to professional interest groups. Howard trading business (Vice-Chair, Lead Independent of damages resulting from breach of contract,
has acted as instructor at the NITA and FIAA expert Director, and member of audit committee), a Junior post-acquisition disputes, intellectual property
witness trial practice programmes, the MIDS Resource company (Gas and Mining), a Medical matters, class actions and other financial disputes.
programme at the University of Geneva, and as an Software and Devices company where he served as He has also provided numerous independent valu-
MBA instructor at York University’s Schulich School Chair of the Audit Committee, as well as a Specialty ations of business interests pursuant to share-
of Business in Toronto. Manufacturer. holder disputes, related party transactions and
Howard has been listed internationally by Howard is also a Qualified Valuator in the acquisitions. He also has extensive experience
Who’s Who Legal as one of the top experts in inter- mining industry and a member of the CIMVAL in conducting accounting investigations involving
national arbitration worldwide, every year since Committee. suspected financial wrongdoing, kickbacks
the inception of the list in 2011. Howard is recog- and investment scams, and has also assisted in
nised consistently by Who’s Who Legal annually in obtaining and executing numerous Anton Piller
a number of key listings, most recently including: orders and Mareva injunctions in civil fraud matters.
WWL Thought Leaders Global Elite as an arbitra- His assignments have encompassed a wide
tion expert witness 2022, quantum of damages range of industries including financial services,
expert and mining expert 2022; WWL Thought technology, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing,
Leaders: Arbitration Expert Witnesses 2021; WWL transportation, natural resources, real estate,
Global Leader: Arbitration 2022 as an expert witness construction, retail and sports franchises. Peter is
global elite thought leader, WWL Energy expert - also a frequent contributor to various accounting
recommended, WWL Mining 2022 expert global elite and legal conferences, publications and trial
thought leader, and WWL Consulting Expert 2021 training programmes.
in the financial advisory and valuation – quantum
of damages chapter. Howard was also listed as a
national leader for WWL Canada 2021 as an arbitra-
tion expert witness.
Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower
22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 2730
Toronto, M5H 4E3
Tel: +14165679930
[email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Howard Rosen is praised as an “extraordinarily bright and comprehensive Continued overleaf
expert” who is fantastic to work with and is extremely persuasive when presenting his
findings.

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Canada • Ontario England

Peter Steger (cont.) Nick Andrews Bruno Augustin

BDO LLP Kroll

Peter is based in Toronto, Canada. He is a Nick Andrews has been a partner in BDO’s forensic Bruno Augustin is a Managing Director at Kroll. He
Canadian chartered professional accountant (CPA), accounting unit since 2019 and regularly acts as has been working as a forensic accountant for over
chartered accountant (CA), and chartered business an expert witness in the High Court and in arbitra- 20 years, during which time he has been involved in
valuator (CBV); and holds US-based designations tions. He was previously a forensic partner at both over 80 matters covering a wide range of sectors,
of certified fraud examiner (CFE), and certified in a Big Four firm for 14 years (where he headed the forums and jurisdictions.
financial forensics (CFF). dispute advisory practice) and another top-six firm Bruno specialises in providing financial
for seven years. analysis and damages quantification services to
Nick specialises in dispute work. He has acted clients in a variety of disputes, involving or including
as an expert accountant in over 200 cases in market competition law, commercial disputes, procure-
sectors including oil and gas, shipping, manufac- ment, financial services disputes, breaches of
turing, pharmaceuticals, retail, IT and high-tech- warranty, regulatory breaches, transaction disputes
nology, food and drink, finance, rail, contracting and professional negligence.
and construction. He has given oral evidence on Bruno has worked on cases before the UK High
20 occasions. Court, international and domestic arbitration (eg,
Nick also has considerable experience of ICC, UNCITRAL, Swiss Chamber of Commerce,
corporate acquisitions, including advising clients Lloyds Open Form), expert determinations and
in completion accounts, earn-out and warranty the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal. Bruno has
disputes. He has also frequently been appointed been appointed as an accounting expert witness on
as the independent expert responsible for deter- several occasions and as an adjudicating expert in
mining issues between two parties in both trans- transaction disputes, once before an oral hearing
action and non-transaction-related disputes. Being in the Middle East.
one of the leading practitioners, he is mentioned in Bruno has a particular interest in regula-
the standard legal work on expert determinations. tory and civil disputes involving competition law.
Nick has also undertaken a large number of This includes follow-on damages claims before
business valuations in a dispute-related context the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal and the High
including shareholder, joint venture, CPO and Court, and appeals against decisions taken by
matrimonial disputes. the UK Competition regulators and the European
Nick has a degree in economics from Commission. Bruno has spoken at seminars,
Cambridge University and qualified as an and written several articles for legal journals,
accountant in 1984. He has specialised in forensic on competition issues and was one of only two
accounting since 1992. accountants to contribute to the OUP publication,
Nick is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Competition Litigation.
Accountants in England and Wales; an accredited Bruno has bachelor’s degrees in English and
member of the Academy of Experts; a licensed law, and a master’s degree in law. He qualified as
valuer; and a member of the ICAEW valuation a chartered accountant in 1991 and as a solicitor
group. at law in 1997. He is a fellow of the Institute of
Nick can also be contacted on +44 7973 623 Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
874.

First Canadian Place, Suite 7011 The Shard

100 King Street West 55 Baker Street 32 London Bridge Street
Toronto, M5X 1A9 London, W1U 7EU London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +1 416 304 7018 Tel: +44 20 7865 2174 Tel: +44 20 3096 6663
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.cohenhamiltonsteger.com www.bdo.co.uk www.kroll.com

WWL says: Peter Steger is highly regarded WWL says: Nick Andrews is a highly WWL says: The “excellent” Bruno Augustin
as “one of the best experts in the country” accomplished financial and valuation expert garners widespread praise for his top-tier
and has experience working across a diverse whom peers laud for being “a master of his practice, skilfully handling a broad spectrum
range of sectors. trade and very experienced in working with of disputes for domestic and international
lawyers”. clients.

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Susan Blower Richard Boulton KC Kathryn Britten

BDO LLP Berkeley Research Group AlixPartners UK LLP

Susan is a partner at BDO LLP and has over 20 Richard Boulton is the chairman of Berkeley Kathryn is a chartered accountant and a managing
years’ experience as a forensic accountant. She Research Group (UK) Ltd. He is a chartered director at AlixPartners. She has specialised in
has experience in both the UK courts and interna- accountant who advises clients on economic, forensic accounting and dispute consulting services
tional arbitrations and specialises in valuations and accounting and valuation issues, specialising in for the past 25 years and has more than 40 years’
quantum of damages. the calculation and communication of complex experience in the accounting profession. She
Susan has worked on a large variety of disputes damages. He has been engaged in over 300 liti- is one of the UK’s most senior and experienced
including shareholder disputes, expert determi- gations, including many of the world’s largest accounting experts with extensive experience of
nations, sale and purchase disputes, breach of commercial disputes. He has given oral evidence both litigation and arbitration.
warranty claims, intellectual property, matrimonial on approximately 60 occasions in the English High Kathryn carries out financial and regulatory
disputes, and investment treaty claims. Court, the Copyright Tribunal and the European investigations and provides expert witness and
She has recently acted as expert in the context Commission (Competition Directorate), and before dispute resolution services in arbitration and liti-
of valuation disputes, shareholder disputes and over 30 international arbitration tribunals. He is gation, including early assessment and advice,
expert determinations. also a commercial barrister at One Essex Court. ongoing support, reporting and testifying before
Susan has worked in sectors including finan- Mr Boulton was previously the global head of courts and tribunals. She also advises in alternative
cial services, retail, aviation, telecoms, renew- finance and accounting services of a major expert dispute resolution including mediation and expert
able energy, oil and gas, manufacturing, and services and consulting firm, which included the determination and is regularly appointed as an
infrastructure. forensic accounting; damages and intellectual independent determiner.
Susan has worked in many jurisdictions property; financial services; and healthcare prac- Kathryn is engaged in disputes concerning
including France, Italy, Spain, Australia, Canada, tice areas. financial accounting and auditing issues as well
and the Middle East. She speaks fluent French and Mr Boulton spent 20 years with Arthur as quantum and damages calculations. She has
Italian. Andersen, including 11 years as a partner. He spent worked across a very wide range of industries and
She has a degree in modern languages and is three years (1997–2000) as the number-two execu- sectors including professional services, financial
a fellow of the ICAEW. tive, responsible for over 70,000 people worldwide. services, natural resources, telecommunications,
His broader experience included several global IT, hospitality, wholesale, retail, pharmaceutical,
leadership positions; 15 years of client work as construction, shipping, logistics, airlines, travel and
a consultant on financial and economic issues, transport, as well as the public sector and regula-
particularly in the media and energy sectors; tors. She has extensive experience in high-profile
and substantial experience as an expert in major and international cases involving accounting and
commercial litigation. auditing issues or complex calculations of loss and
Mr Boulton has expertise in multiple jurisdic- damages.
tions. For four years, he spent half his time in the Kathryn has written hundreds of accounting
USA (principally Chicago and New York). He has and quantum reports and has testified on many
led major client assignments in the USA (Seattle, occasions. She is particularly known for her keen
Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, New York, Minneapolis, analytical mind, her professionalism and her ability
Midland), Eastern Europe, the Bahamas, the Middle to adapt to clients’ needs. Her extensive knowl-
East, Libya, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, the edge and wealth of experience enable her to provide
Philippines and Japan. robust oral testimony and to assist with successful
and significant settlements outside the courts.

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WWL says: Susan Blower is applauded for WWL says: The “fantastic” Richard Boulton Continued overleaf
her pronounced proficiency in valuations and KC has “significant depth of knowledge in
economic determinations, rendering her valuation matters”.
“unflappable” in complex tribunals.

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Kathryn Britten (cont.) Colin Byford Andrew Caldwell

gb2 LLP Ankura

Kathryn’s experience includes disputes arising Colin is a founding member and a senior partner Andrew Caldwell is a senior managing director
from M&A transactions, joint ventures and share- at gb². He is a chartered quantity surveyor and a at Ankura, based in London. He has expertise in
holder disputes, completion accounts disputes, fellow of the RICS. He has over 30 years’ experience disputes and investigations, and is one of the UK’s
claims for breach of warranty, misrepresentation, of advising on major construction, engineering and most experienced valuation specialists, with more
breach of contract and loss of profit, competition marine projects around the world. He specialises in than 30 years’ involvement in the commercial valu-
matters, fraudulent accounting, regulatory inves- commercial management, quantity surveying, cost ation of companies, share and intellectual property.
tigations, professional negligence and insurance engineering, measurement, procurement advice, He has been instructed as an expert in many
claims. She has worked with law firms in the United valuation of works, variations, prolongation, disrup- cases, in respect of both valuation and the quantum
Kingdom and across Europe, in the Far East and tion, acceleration and forensic investigations. Colin of damages for loss of profits arising from breach
in the United States, on cases involving entities in has worked for clients, contractors and private of warranty or contract claims, post-acquisition
the UK and Europe, the Far East, the Middle East, practice in most sectors of the construction and and cross-border disputes, with a focus on banking
India, Africa, the United States and South America. engineering industry. Colin has also acted as an and financial services or the infringement of intel-
With an honours degree in mathematics, online tutor and marker for the College of Estate lectual property rights. Andrew’s role in worldwide
Kathryn trained and qualified as a chartered Management for their measurement module (civil litigation in jurisdictions such as the UK, the USA,
accountant with a predecessor of PwC, qualifying engineering QS practice) as part of the BSc for Canada, Singapore, Cayman and the British Virgin
in 1979. In 1990 she joined BDO, where she became quantity surveying. Colin has experience of most Islands, as well as international arbitration under
partner in 1995. She was an audit partner (until forms of contract including FIDIC, JCT, ICE, NEC, the rules of the major institutions of arbitration,
2005) and a forensic partner, eventually becoming GCWorks, IChemE, LOGIC and various bespoke including investor-state disputes arising from
that firm’s UK head of forensic accounting. She forms of contract. He has experience of most forms bilateral investment treaties, and other arbitral
joined KPMG in 2010 where she was chairman of procurement including traditional, design and processes, has resulted in him giving oral testimony
of KPMG Forensic in the UK until 2016. She is a build, management, cost reimbursable and turnkey and being extensively cross-examined on numerous
regular speaker at events for lawyers including contracting. Colin has been appointed to provide occasions. He has been appointed as a single joint
members of Arbitral Women and in-house lawyers, independent expert quantum advice to court and expert by the UK High Court several times, as
as well as lawyers involved in all forms of dispute international arbitrations on numerous occa- well as an independent expert by the Stockholm
resolution. sions. He has testified on over 15 occasions in the Chamber of Commerce; and he has carried out
Kathryn is a member of the council of the Technology and Construction Court, London and numerous determinations of value arising from
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England arbitration hearings in London, Paris, Rotterdam, shareholder and joint venture agreements.
and Wales (ICAEW), past chairman of the ICAEW’s Dubai, Qatar and Singapore. He has considerable
forensic and expert witness group, past vice- experience of witness conferencing/hot tubbing.
chairman of its commercial board and immediate Colin has acted as quantum expert under the
past chairman of the ICAEW’s audit committee. following arbitration rules: ICC, LCIA, SCMA, SIAC,
Kathryn became a Fellow of the ICAEW in 1989 DIAC and NAI.
and a Fellow of the Academy of Experts in 2006. She
is a certified fraud examiner, has trained as a medi-
ator with CEDR, and is a member of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators. Kathryn has recently been
appointed to the board of the London Chamber of
Arbitration.

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WWL says: Kathryn Britten earns plaudits WWL says: Top-tier expert Colin Byford has WWL says: Andrew Caldwell enjoys a strong
from sources impressed with her top-tier “great expertise” and is hugely knowledge- reputation among peers, who recognise him
practice in quantum reports and testimony able on quantum valuation and assessment. as “a very experienced and sensible expert”.
across a wide range of sectors.

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David Dearman John Ellison Andrew Grantham

Ankura FTI Consulting AlixPartners UK LLP

David Dearman is a senior managing director in John Ellison is a senior managing director at FTI Andrew Grantham has dealt with litigation matters
Ankura’s London office specialising in international Consulting. and financial investigations since 1991. His expe-
dispute advisory and expert witness services with John has 25 years’ experience as a partner rience as an expert accountancy witness covers
a focus on cross border disputes and international at KPMG, latterly as a senior partner and for 13 many aspects of accounting and financial matters,
arbitration. years as chairman of its forensic department. He including breach of contract and loss of profits
He is one of the leading testifying experts in the has testified orally and been cross-examined as an claims, claims arising following acquisitions and
UK with over 25 years of experience of preparing expert witness on over 50 occasions in 12 jurisdic- sales of businesses (including breach of warranty
expert reports and giving oral evidence in complex tions, including the UK, Sweden, France, Austria, and completion account disputes) and business
international disputes (including asset expropri- the UAE, Hong Kong, the USA and Singapore. He valuations.
ation, contractual, warranty and post transaction has been instructed as an expert in over 200 cases, He has given expert evidence in the UK High
disputes, damages and loss assessments, tech- including 25 investor-state disputes. John has been Court and Crown Court, as well as in international
nical accounting disputes, professional negligence instructed in matters in the English High Court, arbitrations on over 50 occasions. He has given
actions and complex valuations) and fraud, money and the VAT and Duties Tribunal; and in inves- evidence in ICC, ICSID, LCIA, LMIA, UNCITRAL
laundering and other financial investigations. David tor-state and commercial arbitrations under ICSID, and various ad hoc arbitrations around the world.
has given oral evidence on more than 35 occasions UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, SIAC, CIETAC, SCC and other Andrew has acted as an arbitrator and regularly
in the High Court and the Criminal Courts in the rules. He has also testified before juries in libel and acts as a neutral expert determiner on completion
UK, before the CAT and at International Arbitration criminal cases. account disputes.
tribunals globally. David has acted in UNCITRAL, John also sits as an arbitrator and an inde- His work over the past 30 years has included
ICSID, ICC, LCIA, SIAC, DIFC, ICDR and AAA pendent expert to determine disputes, particularly audit, corporate finance due diligence, internal
proceedings, preparing expert reports and giving those arising from valuations or sale and purchase audit, corporate recovery liquidity appraisals and
oral evidence at hearings in the UK, the USA, Dubai, agreements. He has been nominated as an arbi- valuations. In respect of corporate liquidity, he has
Paris, Singapore, the Hague and Ireland. trator under the auspices of the London Court of also undertaken assignments involving security for
Prior to joining Ankura, David was a partner for International Arbitration; the American Arbitration cost applications.
18 years in two substantial audit, accountancy and Association; the International Court of Arbitration Andrew has undertaken a significant number
business advisory practices. Most recently he was of the International Chamber of Commerce; the of valuations in both contentious and non-conten-
global Co-Chair of the Forensic and Investigation DIFC/LCIA in Dubai; and the Arbitration Institute of tious situations.
Services team at a substantial international firm, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce; and as an Andrew has experience across a variety of
a member of the firm’s Governance Council and independent expert by the President of the ICAEW. industry sectors, including telecoms, construc-
Chair of the firm’s Insurance Committee. These have included appointments as chair of a tion, engineering, utilities, oil and gas, energy,
three-person AAA tribunal in Cayman, and as LCIA chemicals, shipping, transportation, automotive,
sole arbitrator. food processing, pharmaceuticals, retail, prop-
John has been recommended by WWL: erty and real estate, IT, financial services and
Arbitration and Global Arbitration Review. manufacturing.
John works across a wide range of industries. He is also a fellow of the Expert Witness
With an audit and then corporate finance back- Institute. He was a governor and chairman of the
ground (including four IPOs and two privatisations), finance committee, and the treasurer of the Expert
he has testified in many industries. Witness Institute, from 2006 to 2014.

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WWL says: David Dearman enjoys extensive WWL says: John Ellison is a “deeply expe- WWL says: Andrew Grantham is a seasoned
acclaim as an expert who “has lots of experi- rienced” testifying expert who enjoys a expert with decades of experience in the
ence and is hugely responsive”. sterling reputation among peers for his financial market on loss-of-profits and
“thoughtful and creative approach to solving accounting matters.
complex problems”.

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Philip Haberman Roula Harfouche Greg Harman

Kroll HKA Berkeley Research Group

Philip Haberman is managing director at Kroll. He Roula Harfouche is a partner with HKA in London. Greg Harman is a managing director and leads
has specialised in forensic accounting since 1990, She specialises in the assessment of damages and BRG’s EMEA disputes practice. During his 28 years
spending 22 years as a partner in Big Four firms complex valuation issues in litigation and inter- in consultancy, he has undertaken a wide range of
before setting up Haberman Ilett in September national arbitration contexts. She is experienced assignments in the UK and internationally. He is an
2013. He has six times been Who’s Who Legal’s in matters involving breaches of contract, invest- expert in the areas of valuation, dispute consulting,
Expert Witness of the Year. ment treaty claims, transaction-related disputes, pricing, competition finance and economic regu-
Philip has been actively involved in over 300 shareholder/JV disputes, and intellectual property lation. He has significant experience working on
matters, including commercial disputes, share- infringements. cases in telecommunications, media, energy, post,
holder disputes, investment treaty claims, trans- She has been valuing companies, listed and water and transport.
action-related disputes, and disputes arising out unlisted securities, and intellectual property rights Mr Harman’s experience has included the
of accounting and financial irregularities. He has in commercial and contentious contexts since 2000, production of independent expert reports for
given oral evidence on more than 60 occasions, and has provided valuation or damages assessment submission to government departments, courts,
before international arbitration tribunals under services in more than 80 disputes. tax authorities, and competition and regulatory
LCIA, ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, Swiss, SIAC and ad Roula has testified in both English and French bodies, and inclusion in international corporate
hoc rules, as well as UK courts. He has carried and has worked on matters before the UK High transaction agreements.
out many expert determinations to resolve Court, the UK Family Division, the Patents Court, Mr Harman has given evidence before the
disputes, and regularly assists clients to resolve the French Commercial Court and the Singapore UK High Court; AAA, PCA, ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL
disputes informally, through early discussion and International Commercial Court (SICC), and in and SCC tribunals; the UK Competition Appeals
negotiation. mediation. Her international arbitration experi- Tribunal; the UK Competition Commission;
Clients and counsel have described him as “an ence spans numerous forums including the LCIA, the UK Competition and Markets Authority;
absolute pleasure to work with”, adding that he ICC, SCC, HKIAC, PCA, Cairo Regional Center For the Competition Tribunal in South Africa; the
“couldn’t have had a better team”. International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Competition Commission in South Africa; the High
He has a degree in mathematics from SCAI, Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NIA), and Court in South Africa; Ofcom; the CAA, a port case
Cambridge University and qualified as a chartered ICSID, and under the UNCITRAL rules. heard under the provisions of the UK Harbours Act;
accountant in 1980. He is a fellow of the Institute Roula has supported clients across a diverse the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the
of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a range of sectors including telecoms, professional Court of Arbitration for Sport. Mr Harman has been
member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a services, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, manufac- involved in mediation procedures.
founder member of the Expert Witness Institute and turing, utilities, energy, and transport. Mr Harman is a leading expert active in
a CEDR-accredited mediator. He is a member of the Roula is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered commercial arbitration worldwide, and has been
board of the LCIA and a past trustee of the British Accountants in England and Wales and a member ranked in WWL Arbitration from 2012 to 2022. He is
Institute of International and Comparative Law. of the Society of Share and Business Valuers. She also recommended by the directory as an expert in
holds a graduate diploma in business studies from competition economics.
the London School of Economics (LSE) and from a
French business school (EDHEC), and an MSc in
management (distinction) from the LSE.

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WWL says: Philip Haberman is a distin- WWL says: Roula Harfouche is heralded for WWL says: Greg Harman impresses market
guished accounting expert, with market her multilingual practice, which enables her commentators with his renowned interna-
commentators saying he is “a statesman of to carry out outstanding work for her clients. tional practice encompassing valuation and
the field”. pricing.

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Kate Hart Liam Holder Greg Huitson-Little

Quantuma Advisory Limited Secretariat AlixPartners UK LLP

Kate is a managing director in Quantuma’s forensic As a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Greg works with clients on the financial aspects
accounting and investigations team, working in Surveyor (FRICS) with 30 years’ experience on of litigations and disputes. He provides advice
London and the southeast. Kate acts as an expert major international construction and engineering throughout the litigation process: during pre-ac-
witness and advisor for individuals and corporates, projects, Liam Holder’s project involvement spans tion stages to assist clients considering whether
with her experience ranging from owner-managed many sectors and geographies, including the UK, to bring a case, undertaking early assessments to
businesses and partnerships to large multi-nationals. mainland Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and identify where losses may lie, providing advice in
Kate has experience of acting as an expert South America. He specialises in the valuation of relation to information and evidence that may be
witness in both domestic and international matters complex claims involving aspects such as valuation required, through to detailed assessment of losses
and has been actively involved in more than 350 and measurement, delay, disruption, variations, and the preparation of independent expert evidence
engagements. Her involvement ranges from the defective works and termination claims, and he is for use in court or arbitration.
calculation of loss and damages in contractual regularly appointed as quantum expert on large Greg’s experience covers a range of industries
disputes and consequential loss scenarios to international projects. and litigation forums. His predominant practice
business valuations for shareholder, partnership, Liam has served as expert advisor/witness sits within the quantum aspects of commercial
commercial agency and matrimonial disputes. during all phases of arbitration and litigation. He litigation: assessing loss of profits or changes in
Kate has significant experience of transac- has provided written evidence to various tribunals value, typically arising from breaches or non-per-
tion-related disputes, advising on warranty claims (adjudication, dispute boards, mediation, conciliation, formance of contracts. As well as commercial
and acting as expert determiner and adviser in arbitration and litigation) and has given oral evidence litigation, he focuses on the quantum aspects of
completion accounts and earn-out disputes. on many occasions, including the provision of concur- intellectual property litigation, including matters in
Kate has given evidence in the High Court, the rent evidence (hot-tubbing), for the English High Court the technology and telecoms sectors. Greg’s work
county courts, at arbitration and before employ- and various international arbitrations (ICSID, ICC, also includes transaction-related disputes: as
ment tribunals. She has experience of most UNCITRAL, DIAC), as well as dispute boards, adjudi- well as independent and impartial expert roles, he
industry sectors including manufacturing, tele- cations and mediations. He has given evidence in the can provide partial advice during the completions
coms, IT, property, retail, pharmaceuticals, logistics UK, the Middle East, Europe and Canada. process to drive value, and undertake independent
and professional services. Liam was a member of the working group determinations to resolve disputes between parties.
Kate’s clients report that her “expertise, speed, established by the RICS to write the third edition Greg is a director based in London with more
teamwork and pragmatism are invaluable”. She is of the RICS “Guidance Note for Surveyors Acting than 15 years’ specialist forensic experience, and is
described as being “incredibly thorough”, “proac- as Adjudicator”s. He is also the lead technical a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
tive” and “user-friendly”, producing reports that are author for the fourth edition of the “RICS Practice England and Wales. He studied mathematics at St
“excellent in respect of presentation and clarity”. Statement and Guidance Note for Surveyors Acting John’s College, Oxford; undertook his training with
A fellow of the Institute of Chartered as Expert Witnesses”, the mandatory guidance for a small firm of accountants in London performing
Accountants in England and Wales, Kate is vice all RICS surveyors. audits of SMEs, owner-managed and private
chair of the ICAEW’s forensic advisory group, a Liam holds an MSc in construction law and companies; and, prior to joining AlixPartners, spent
member of the Academy of Experts and a board arbitration from Kings College, University of London a number of years in the forensic department of a
member of the Network of Independent Forensic and a BSc (Hons) degree in quantity surveying. He big four firm in London.
Accountants. She also sits on the ICAEW President’s is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Appointments Scheme panel of experts. (FCIArb), a chartered construction manager
Kate is a regular speaker at legal conferences (MCIOB), an accredited expert witness (CUEW), a
and is a guest lecturer at Portsmouth University. member of the Academy of Experts (MAE) and a
She is a contributing author of Forensic Accounting member of the Society of Construction Law.
& Finance: Principles & Practice. Providian House
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WWL says: .Kate Hart is prized for her WWL says: Liam Holder is praised by WWL says: Greg Huitson-Little is
“ability to write clear and concise reports, clients for being a “very strong expert” with commended as a “very bright and detail-ori-
which distil complicated matters into a methodological use of “understandable entated” expert who enjoys a fantastic repu-
an easily understandable format”. One language” to concisely explain complex tation in the market.
commentator adds, “She is strong across concepts to clients.
all aspects of expert quantum work.”

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Frank Ilett Richard Indge Colin Johnson

Kroll Ankura HKA

Frank Ilett is a managing director at Kroll, he has Richard Indge is the global claims and disputes Colin has over 30 years of experience including
specialised in forensic accounting since 1991, leader for EY forensic and integrity services, and acting as a lender, equity investor, developer,
spending 27 years in Big Four firms (13 as partner). specialises in the provision of expert advice and and legal and financial adviser. He has given oral
Frank has been actively involved in over 175 witness testimony relating to accounting, damages evidence on more than 20 occasions and has acted
matters, including commercial disputes, share- quantification and valuation issues. He has exten- as an expert in matters of litigation and arbitration,
holder disputes, investment treaty claims, trans- sive experience in a number of sectors, including ranging from investment treaty claims to commer-
action-related disputes, negligence claims and financial services, energy, mining and infrastruc- cial, contractual and construction disputes. He has
disputes arising out of accounting and financial ture and construction. supported clients on disputed sums of up to $50
irregularities. His experience spans most industry Richard has been actively involved in over billion.
sectors. one-hundred matters, including large commer- Colin uses his international experience in
Frank has a particular specialism assessing cial contract disputes, investor-state disputes and analysing, negotiating and managing major energy
losses in large-scale ICT implementation disputes. claims arising out of accounting and financial irreg- projects to determine full commercial impacts and
Having worked regularly on such disputes for over ularities. He has acted as an expert witness more their effect on valuations. He has worked in Europe,
20 years, he is very familiar with most of the legal, than 35 times in international arbitration and civil North America, Latin America, Africa, the Middle
technical and financial issues that arise and how to litigation, and has given oral evidence and been East and Asia on behalf of national governments,
quantify their impact within his loss calculations. cross-examined on numerous occasions. Richard large companies, and entrepreneurs.
He has given oral evidence many times in the has been engaged as expert in disputes conducted Colin specialises in evaluating value and
English courts and before international arbitration under LCIA, ICC, SCC, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules, damages in relation to large project companies
tribunals, including the LCIA, ICC, HKIAC and the as well as in ad hoc arbitrations. whether in investment treaty claims, contractual
SAAA. After qualification as a chartered accountant in disputes and investigations. He has provided expert
Frank is one of a small number of expert 1989, gaining broadly based accounting experience services across a wide range of sectors including
accountants to have been appointed as an expert including audit, tax, transaction advice and special power, oil and gas, infrastructure, agriculture,
assessor under the Arbitration Act 1996. investigation work, Richard worked outside the mining, construction, financial services, manufac-
He is described by colleagues and clients as accountancy profession, in banking and insurance turing, real estate and telecoms.
very easy to work with and an excellent communi- claims adjusting. He has also worked internation- Colin is a fellow of the Association of Chartered
cator. He is very focused on producing high-quality ally, in Canada. He joined EY’s forensic accounting Certified Accountants and a member of the Energy
work while also keeping his clients fully informed team in London in 1995 and was head of EY’s Institute; and he holds a diploma in international
of progress. forensic practice for the UK & Ireland from 2016 communication (degree equivalent) in Spanish. He
Frank qualified as a chartered accountant to 2019 before assuming his present global role. is fluent in Spanish and has a working proficiency
in 1986 and has been a fellow of the Institute of Richard is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered in Portuguese, French and some German, as well
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Accountants in England and Wales, a member of as his native language, English.
since 1997. He is a member of the Expert Witness the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, an associate
Institute and a CEDR-accredited mediator. of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters and a
CEDR-accredited mediator.

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WWL says: Frank Ilett is a highly regarded WWL says: Richard Indge is held in high WWL says: Colin Johnson stands out as
practitioner with an impeccable knowledge esteem by energy, mining, construction and a key expert in valuation and quantum
of transaction and commercial related financial services providers as they highlight matters, impressing market commentators
disputes. his astute quantum analysis in litigation with his “authority and persuasiveness” in
proceedings. disputes.

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Valery Knyazev Gervase MacGregor

Kroll BDO LLP

Valery Knyazev is a managing director at Kroll. Gervase is the head of international advisory, risk His experience includes acting as an
Valery has over 25 years of professional experience and quality at BDO LLP. Gervase is one of the most accountant instructed by the UNCC to advise
and has been involved in forensic accounting and experienced accounting expert witnesses in the panels on determination of claims against Iraq
financial expert engagements in the UK, Russia, UK and has extensive experience of international arising from the Gulf War (1990–1991); acting as an
CIS region, and in emerging markets. arbitrations. He has worked on cases in London expert for the MCPS-PRS Alliance in the Copyright
Valery has been actively involved in a wide (LCIA and ICC), Stockholm (SCC), Geneva (ICC), Tribunal relating to online music; acting in relation
range of matters including commercial and share- Paris (ICC, ICSID), Zurich (ICC, ad hoc Cantonal) to loss of profits (among other issues) arising from
holder disputes quantifying damages and valuing and Rotterdam (NAI). He has also worked on cases the takeover of ERF by MAN (2001–2007, instructed
business interests, investment treaty claims, before the Court of First Instance of the European on behalf of MAN); acting as an expert witness on
transaction-related disputes, loss of profit claims, Communities, the High Court in London, the behalf of the Director General of Fair Trading in
insurance and reinsurance claims, financial inves- Copyright Tribunal and the Restrictive Practices respect of the removal of resale price maintenance
tigations and disputes arising out of accounting and Court. He has acted as expert witness in hundreds on OTC medicines; acting for the UK energy regu-
financial irregularities reporting on alleged fraud of legal actions and has given oral evidence 50 lator on the accounting disclosures by the large
transactions and asset misappropriation. times. six energy companies; and monitoring trustee for
Valery has issued reports and testified in arbi- In 1997, he started working as an external competition regulators.
tration proceedings under LCIA, SCC, ICC and ICSID adviser to the United Nations Compensation
rules, and in state courts, on many occasions. Commission in respect of compensation claims
Valery has first-hand experience in business, against Iraq arising from its invasion of Kuwait in
accounting and financial practices in emerging 1990. He considered a large number of claims in the
markets and the CIS region. He has provided oilfield and related energy sectors and was a lead
services in civil and criminal proceedings, and his adviser in respect of the Kuwait oil sector’s US$23
reports have been served in state court proceedings billion claim for compensation following the blow-
in Russia, Cyprus, British Virgin Islands and the UK. ing-up of its oil wells. Since then he has worked on
He has advised clients in a wide range of industries a large number of disputes in the energy sector.
including construction, financial services, manu- He is the author of various books, including
facturing, mining, oil and gas, real estate, telecoms Expert Accounting Evidence, Solicitors Accounts
and others. and Surveyors, Architects and Estate Agents. He
Valery is a fellow of the Association of has also written numerous articles for Accountancy
Chartered Certified Accountants and a Certified and other technical publications.
Fraud Examiner. He has received additional profes- His main areas of expertise are in the field of
sional education in business valuation. He has a natural resources, particularly oil and gas claims;
high degree in economics, and a high degree with state/operator disputes; takeover disputes; regula-
honours in engineering. tory matters; and valuing companies and damages.
Prior to joining BDO he worked as a petroleum
geologist in the North Sea, Australia and West
Africa. He has investigated and reported on the
affairs of the MG Rover Group and Phoenix Venture
Holdings on behalf of the Secretary of State and DTI.

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WWL says: With over 25 years of experi- WWL says: Gervase MacGregor is “internationally recognised” for his “consistent excel-
ence, Valery Knyazev is a renowned finan- lence” advising public and private sectors on business valuations and damage claims.
cial expert who is well versed in valuing
businesses’ interests, quantifying damages
and financial investigations.

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Anastasia Malyugina Franco Mastrandrea

Berkeley Research Group HKA

Anastasia “Nastya” Malyugina is a managing Franco is a chartered quantity surveyor and char- Franco holds a doctorate that addresses the
director in BRG’s Disputes and Investigations tered arbitrator with over 40 years of experience in law, practice and quantification of construction
practice, based in London. She is a native Russian the construction industry. He has acted as expert claims; is a CEDR accredited mediator; appears
speaker, and a charted certified accountant (ACCA). on more than 50 international project management, on the RICS register of Dispute Board Members
Ms Malyugina acts as a quantum expert delay and quantum-related disputes. and the FIDIC President’s list of adjudicators; he is
witness in arbitration and litigation involving Franco’s expert commissions cover a wide a Chartered Arbitrator and appears on arbitrator
parties from Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of range of industries including oil and gas in lists maintained by RICS and international arbitra-
Independent States (CIS), and Central Asia, opining Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, North Africa and tion centres in Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore.
on matters of valuation and forensic accounting. South East Asia; transport infrastructure in the He has written extensively on the evaluation of
She specialises in complex damages, and is Caribbean and the UK; power generation, from construction claims and is listed in Who’s Who
often instructed to consider allegations of fraud, CCGT to windfarms, in the UK; and numerous Legal: Construction 2016 as a ‘distinguished expert’
mismanagement, premeditated bankruptcy and building and infrastructure projects around the who is ‘an unflappable witness that stands up well
money-laundering. world. to cross-examination’.
Ms Malyugina has testified in commercial and Franco is widely regarded as an expert who
investment arbitration, and has authored reports is both well qualified and highly experienced in
for ICC, LCIA, UK High Court, as well as local courts complex construction issues. He is able to effec-
in the EU and the CIS. She has handled over 50 tively identify the key issues of principle in construc-
cases across numerous jurisdictions, including tion appraisal disputes and provide clients with
Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, greater clarity as to project performance. Franco
Turkmenistan, Romania, Georgia, Armenia, Latvia, combines management, construction and legal
Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Cyprus, Israel, the UK knowledge enabling him to deliver balanced opin-
and others. She has been appointed a testifying ions on the performance of those involved in those
expert over 10 times, with damages averaging projects, and objective appraisals of the appropriate
over $0.5bn per case. Her work has covered a wide or likely outcomes.
variety of industries, including energy and natural From London to Australia and Canada to
resources, financial services, infrastructure and Antarctica, Franco has extensive and diverse
construction, and real estate. dispute resolution expertise. With an established
Peers have said that Nastya is “highly recom- record in drafting, interpreting and applying
mended” and she is praised as an “absolute super- commercial terms in contracts, he successfully
star of heavyweight arbitration battles”. combines both knowledge and experience under
Ms Malyugina is an Executive Committee traditional cross-examination and hot-tubbing.
Member of the Russian and CIS Arbitration Network
(RCAN), and a regular speaker at conferences and
events relating to the CIS.

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Tel: +44 2036952761 Tel: +44 20 7618 1200
[email protected] [email protected]
www.thinkbrg.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Anastasia Malyugina garners WWL says: Franco Mastrandrea is revered for his “ability to synthesise large volumes of
plaudits for her work on commercial material” as well as his “always thorough and well-considered work product and persuasive
disputes involving energy, natural resources presentations in court”.
and construction projects across Eastern
Europe and Central Asia.

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David Mitchell Nishad Morjaria Chudozie Okongwu

BDO LLP FRP Advisory Trading Limited AlixPartners UK LLP

David is a senior partner at BDO LLP and is Nishad Morjaria is a partner in FRP Advisory’s Dr Okongwu is a managing director in AlixPartners’
currently the national head of the share and busi- forensic services team in London. For the past investigations, disputes and risk group. He has been
ness valuation team in the UK. 18 years he has focused on the quantification of retained in over 200 matters, directing projects in
He has specialised in valuation work since 2001 damages, valuation of business losses, forensic the areas of economics, finance, and valuation.
and has been engaged in over 70 disputes. accounting advice and the provision of expert He is an expert on various securities and financial
David has experience in multiple jurisdictions, evidence in international arbitration (commercial derivatives, and testifies and consults on the valu-
industries and forums, including the UK High Court, and investment treaty), commercial and contractual ation, trading and risk characteristics of numerous
the Criminal Court and international arbitrations, disputes and post M&A disputes. derivative, fixed income and equity products. He has
with particular expertise in valuations, loss of profit He has experience in working with clients been retained by financial institutions in internal
and quantification of damages. across the oil and gas, power, renewables, retail, investigations, as well as regulatory investiga-
David has been appointed as an expert both in manufacturing, consumer services, real estate, tions by the SEC, CFTC, DOJ, FCA and FINRA. Dr
respect of valuation and the quantum of damages construction and mining sectors. Okongwu has consulted on the termination of OTC
or loss of profits arising from breach of warranty or Nishad has been actively involved in around 50 derivative positions, on the forced liquidation of
contract claims, post-acquisition and cross-border contentious matters, and has experience working securities portfolios, and on structured finance
disputes, the infringement of intellectual property on matters under the LCIA, ICC, ICSID, ZCC and securities. He has given testimony on allegations of
rights and investment treaty claims. DIAC arbitration rules, as well as in the UK High market abuse and the alleged misselling of finan-
David has prepared reports for the UK, DIFC, Court. He has acted in cases ranging from tens cial products, as well as on the effects on investors
Canadian, Jersey and Cayman courts, and has of millions in dispute, up to several cases with of the mismarking of fund portfolios.
given oral testimony to the UK courts, the Dubai amounts claimed of over one billion dollars. Dr Okongwu has provided expert evidence in
International Financial Centre Court and arbitral Nishad trained with a top ten accountancy venues including UK High Court, Southwark Crown
tribunals in a number of jurisdictions. firm, gaining audit and accounting experience with Court (UK), High Court of Ireland, Grand Court of
He has led major client assignments in the owner-managed businesses. After qualification, he the Cayman Islands, and US federal, state, and
USA, Canada, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, worked in transaction services, undertaking finan- bankruptcy courts. He has also testified in inter-
Africa, India, Channel Islands, BVI and Cayman. cial due diligence and reporting accountant work. national arbitrations in various forums, including
His cases have covered a range of business He then joined the forensic department of another in ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, SCC, and ad hoc arbitra-
sectors, including telecoms, oil and gas, financial top 10 accountancy firm, and has since worked at tions, as well as in US domestic arbitration forums,
services, private equity, construction, property, Big 4 accountancy firms for over 10 years, focusing including FINRA arbitrations.
pharmaceutical, manufacturing, hotels, retail, on domestic and international disputes. Dr Okongwu is the lead author of “Credit
entertainment, and distribution. Nishad is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Derivatives and Mortgage-Backed Securities” in
He also is a guest lecturer at Brunel University Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), a The Handbook of Mortgage-Backed Securities (edited
presenting to the economic and banking master’s member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators by Frank J Fabozzi, 2016). He has written chapters
degree students on valuations in practice, in and an accredited member of Academy of Experts on damages in financial services arbitrations in the
particular the use of discounted cash flow and Expert Witness Institute. He has presented on first, second, and third editions of Global Arbitration
methodology. damages, loss valuation and expert evidence at Review’s The Guide to Damages in International
He has a degree in economics and busi- international arbitration conferences, to law firms Arbitration (edited by John A Trenor, 2016-2018).
ness finance and is a fellow of the Association of and has acted as an expert witness at several advo- He is also the lead author of chapters on causation
Chartered Certified Accountants and is also a char- cacy workshops.
tered tax adviser. In addition, he is a member of
the Society of Share and Business Valuers and the
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

55 Baker Street 110 Cannon Street

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www.bdo.co.uk www.frpadvisory.com

WWL says: David Mitchell is a “consum- WWL says: Nishad Morjaria is lauded for Continued overleaf
mate professional who is thoughtful in his his “deep expertise in forensic accounting
evidence on the stand”, comment sources. issues, particularly in an insolvency context”.
His “attention to detail, thoroughness and
professionalism” are received with further
aplomb.

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Chudozie Okongwu (cont.) Chris Osborne

Osborne Partners

in the first and second editions of The Investment Prior to founding Osborne Partners, a consulting He was recently named in Who’s Who Legal’s
Treaty Arbitration Review (edited by Barton Legum, firm specialising in complex business and legal ‘Global Elite Thought Leaders, Arbitration Expert
2017-2018) and has authored articles in The Journal challenges based in London, Chris was the global Witnesses for 2021’, among only seven in Europe.
of Structured Finance, the International Journal of head of FTI Consulting’s Economic Consulting He also features as ‘Quantum of Damages Expert’
Finance & Economics and Wall Street Lawyer. He segment. Before joining FTI Consulting, Chris was and ‘Litigation Expert Witness’ for 2020 and has
co-authored an econometric study on the impact the European Managing Director of LECG LLP and consistently been identified as a leading expert
of securitisation for the American Securitization before that the global head of Arthur Andersen’s witness in the Who’s Who Legal listings since their
Forum. Dr Okongwu holds a PhD and an MA in Economic and Financial Consulting Group. Chris inception in 2011.
economics from the University of California, has more than 40 years’ experience in applying
Berkeley. principles of economics, finance, valuation and
accounting to a range of issues in the areas of
economic regulation, public policy, commercial
strategy and litigation.
During the course of his career, Chris has been
involved in more than 200 cases of litigation and
arbitration, including investor state, across multiple
industry sectors. His work experience covers North
and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa,
Asia, and Australasia. He has also worked on regu-
latory issues in the electricity, gas, media, sport,
post, rail, telecoms and water sectors, working for
regulators, incumbents, and new market entrants
in the UK and more widely in Europe. He has a BSc
in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Economics; and
is also a Chartered Accountant and fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
Wales.
He has given oral evidence on over 40 occa-
sions - in the UK’s domestic courts, as well as in
London, Paris, Stockholm, Geneva, Singapore,
and Melbourne in ICC, UNCITRAL and ICSID arbi-
trations. He has also given evidence in the Grand
Court of the Cayman Islands, US Tax Courts, the
US Bankruptcy Court, in the US-Iran Tribunal,
before the Competition Appeals Tribunal, in the
then Restrictive Trades Practices Court, and in front
of the then Monopolies and Mergers Commission.
As a forensic accountant, Chris has experience
providing expert advice in contentious proceed-
ings, particularly in relation to accounting and
post-acquisition, shareholder disputes, loss of
profits claims, insurance claims as well as general
6 New Street Square consultancy advice to major UK financial services 29 Throgmorton Street
London, EC4A 3BF institutions and government agencies. London, EC2N 2AT
Tel: +44 7384 799 680 Tel: +44 20 7947 4300
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alixpartners.com www.osbornes.com

WWL says: The “excellent” Chudozie WWL says: Christopher Osborne is a seasoned practitioner who is highly sought after for
Okongwu is celebrated for his incisive his expertise in fraud bribery and corruption investigations.
handling of risk, finance and valuation
matters in the financial services sector.

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Liz Perks Debbie Revill Ian Robinson

Kroll Kroll Tempus Delay Analysis

Liz Perks is a managing director at Kroll, and has Debbie Revill is a managing director in the Expert Ian Robinson is the founder and senior partner of
specialised in dispute resolution services since Services practice at Kroll with over 20 years’ expe- Tempus Delay Analysis LLP, based in London. Ian
2000. Her main focus is on the financial aspects rience as a forensic accountant. She has been founded Tempus in 2012 having been a partner
of disputes and evaluating quantum in the context involved in over 60 matters and has been the testi- with construction specialists Davis Langdon LLP
of contractual claims, investment treaty arbitra- fying expert in cases before the UK courts and since 1998 and having led Davis Langdon’s Legal
tions and post transaction disputes. She has acted international arbitration tribunals on a variety of Support Group since 2008. Ian leads a specialist
as the party-appointed quantum expert in claims accounting, valuation and financial issues. Whilst team providing advice, support and expert anal-
of up to €600 million and as a tribunal-appointed specialising in dispute work, she also has consid- ysis in relation to delay and disruption as it affects
expert, and has given oral testimony and been erable investigations experience. the construction and engineering industries. Ian
cross-examined. Debbie has been appointed and involved in specialises in the forensic investigation of construc-
Liz’s experience is international, with clients arbitrations under LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL, AAA, SCC tion and engineering delays, with a view to assisting
in China, the Czech Republic, Dubai, Germany, and ad hoc rules. Her experience includes evalu- parties and tribunals to identify the extent, causes
Lebanon, Pakistan, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, ating damages and financial issues in commer- of and responsibility for critical project delays. Ian’s
Ukraine and the US, as well as the UK. She has cial and contractual disputes, transaction-related clients are drawn from all sides of the industry and
been involved in international arbitrations under disputes and investment treaty claims. She has include property developers, government and local
various rules, including ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and advised private clients, states and companies government departments (both UK and interna-
ICSID, in a range of sectors including commod- across many industries, including energy, utilities, tional), universities, contractors and specialist
ities, mining, technology, construction, hotels, aerospace, infrastructure, construction, consumer subcontractors, utility companies, engineers and
private equity, energy, pharmaceutical and medical goods, transportation, telecommunications, tech- architects and their insurers.
devices. nology and financial services. Ian has practised in this area since 1995 and
Liz has a law degree and postgraduate diploma For the last 10 years, Debbie has had a has acted as an expert witness in numerous high-
in legal practice from Sheffield University. She particular focus on oil and gas and financial value and high-profile cases before a variety of
worked in a Big Four firm for 13 years and left in services disputes. In the oil and gas sector she has tribunals. This includes a number of appearances
2013 to launch Haberman Ilett, which was acquired played a leading role in several billion-dollar arbi- before the Technology and Construction Court
by Kroll in 2020. She is a fellow of the Institute of tral disputes. She is experienced in the complexities in London, and also before international arbitral
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. of such cases, having gained in-depth knowledge tribunals (both ICC and UNCITRAL) in London,
of the industry from working on both expert and Paris, Bucharest, Miami, Johannesburg, Dubai and
advisory matters in Europe, the CIS region, South Singapore. Ian has given oral evidence on over 20
America, West Africa and the Middle East. occasions, including a number of reported cases.
Debbie qualified as a Chartered Accountant in These include Mirant Asia-Pacific Construction (Hong
2002 at a boutique forensic firm and subse- Kong) Limited v Ove Arup & Partners International
quently spent seven years at a Big Four firm before Limited and Another [2007] EWHC 918 (TCC), and
joining Haberman Ilett, which was acquired by Walter Lilly & Co Ltd v Mackay & Another [2012]
Kroll in 2020. She is a member of several leading EWHC 1773 (TCC).
international arbitration groups and a Fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
Wales.

The Shard The Shard

32 London Bridge Street 32 London Bridge Street
London, SE1 9SG London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +44 20 3096 6565 Tel: +44 7850 780813
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Market experts regard Liz Perks WWL says: Debbie Revill is a stand out Continued overleaf
as a “very good practitioner” and praise her figure providing expert testimony on complex
for the excellent practice she has built, financial and valuation disputes.
which covers commercial and contractual
disputes.

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Ian Robinson (cont.) Daniel Ryan Luke Steadman

Berkeley Research Group Alvarez & Marsal

Ian’s practice is a combination of UK and inter- Daniel Ryan is the head of BRG’s London office. Luke Steadman is a partner in Alvarez & Marsal’s
nationally based work, including projects in Canada, He has over 25 years’ experience in quantifying disputes and investigations practice, specialising
South Africa, Peru and Chile, the UAE, Ireland, the damages and in valuing businesses, shares and in expert accounting evidence for international
Philippines, Romania, Trinidad, Turkey, Israel, intellectual property assets in both contentious and arbitration and domestic litigation. He has over 25
Kyrgyzstan, Spain, Kathmandu, Kenya, Angola, non-contentious matters, including shareholder years’ experience as a forensic accounting expert
Tunisia, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia. Ian’s experience and post-acquisition disputes, sale and purchase across Europe, Asia and the United States.
covers a wide range of sectors in the construction, transactions, intellectual property licensing and He has acted as both party-appointed and
civil engineering, energy, process engineering and infringement of intellectual property rights. tribunal-appointed expert on over 50 matters in
oil and gas industries. This includes commercial Mr Ryan is regularly appointed as an expert the past five years and has provided both solo and
and residential property (including a number of witness and is experienced in oral testimony. His concurrent oral evidence in hearings under ICC,
iconic projects in London), hospitals, hotels, experience covers matters before the UK High LCIA, Hong Kong, Dubai and other Arbitration
military facilities, major roads and bridges, flood Court and courts in offshore jurisdictions, before Rules. His written and oral evidence has included
defence and control facilities, coal, gas, hydro-elec- arbitral tribunals internationally and in the UK and considerations of quantum and damage; valuation
tric, nuclear, biomass and onshore and offshore before the Copyright Tribunal. These matters are of assets and businesses; the accounting treatment
wind power generation, airport facilities, oil and related to various geographical areas including of complex transactions under International, US
gas pipelines and pumping and processing facili- the UK, Europe, Asia, the Commonwealth of and UK Accounting Standards and Principles; and
ties, smelting plants, offshore jetties and harbour Independent States, the USA and the Middle East. the application of International Auditing Standards.
construction. Ian has advised on matters with sums As an expert in accounting and valuation,
in dispute of up to £500 million. Mr Steadman also provides expert evidence in
Ian is a member of the Royal Institution of domestic courts and has appeared in the High
Chartered Surveyors, having qualified as a char- Court on many occasions. He continues to receive
tered quantity surveyor in 1990. instruction in High Court matters and has also
appeared as an expert on accounting concepts and
principles in the First-tier Tax Tribunal.
Earlier in his career Mr Steadman was involved
in complex many-handed accounting investigations
and asset recovery matters. He has led accounting
investigations on both sides of the Atlantic, and in
the US he has considerable experience in dealing
with US regulators and prosecutors following
investigations of fraud and accounting irregulari-
ties at major US companies. In Asia, Mr Steadman
acted as an expert in a high-profile failed invest-
ment scheme, while in the UK he has carried
out a number of wide-ranging investigations of
accounting irregularities on behalf of UK compa-
nies, insurers and investors.

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107 – 111 Fleet Street 8th Floor
London, EC4A 2AB London, EC4Y 8AP
Tel: +44 20 7936 9451 Tel: +44 20 3725 8358
[email protected] [email protected]
www.tempus-delayanalysis.com www.thinkbrg.com

WWL says: Ian Robinson is renowned as WWL says: Daniel Ryan is commended by
“an excellent quantum expert” who excels in peers for his in-depth experience in the valu-
delay and disruption matters. ation of businesses, shares and IP assets in
a wide range of contentious and non-conten-
tious matters.

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David Stern Michael Stokes

StoneTurn Ankura

In the public sector, Mr Steadman saw regular David Stern, a partner with StoneTurn based in the Michael Stokes is a senior managing director at
appointments by the secretary of state for trade firm’s London office, has over 25 years of expe- Ankura, based in London. He is an internationally
and industry as an inspector in matters of insider rience acting as an expert in forensic accounting recognised quantum expert, with more than 30
dealing and in the conduct of statutory company investigations and complex business litigation. years of experience in the construction industry.
investigations under UK legislation, as well as He has given oral evidence under cross-ex- Michael has worked across all industries, but his
providing assistance on accounting, fraud and other amination on 35 separate occasions before arbi- core areas of expertise include rail (systems and
issues to major regulators. tral tribunals under LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL and ad rolling stock); power and process plants; pipe-
Prior to joining Alvarez & Marsal, Mr Steadman hoc rules in Brussels, London, Lusaka, Miami and lines; offshore platforms; stadia; major commer-
was the head of the fraud and forensic accounting Paris, as well as before the UK courts. cial buildings, including high-rise; and major
investigations team at a global consulting firm. Mr Highly regarded by clients and counsel for his infrastructure projects including ports, highways,
Steadman trained as an Auditor in London. commercial and responsive approach, David has tunnels and airports.
been instructed across a wide range of complex He is regularly appointed as an independent
domestic and international arbitration and litigation expert on complex and high-value disputes.
disputes. His work encompasses quantification of His core discipline is quantum, but he has also
loss and valuation analysis as well as accounting provided effective evidence in relation to delay and
expert witness work in the areas of contractual the standard of performance of quantity surveyors
disputes, joint venture and shareholder disputes, and project managers. Having been instructed in
post-acquisition claims, competition and antitrust arbitration or litigation on 60 occasions, Michael
work, civil fraud in domestic and off-shore matters, has testified in a number of forums and jurisdic-
and business interruption claims. tions including the UK, France, Denmark, the UAE,
David’s experience includes working with Qatar and Australia.
clients that operate in the UK, the US, the Michael was recently appointed on behalf of
Caribbean, the CIS, EMEA and the Far East, and the government project sponsor as quantum expert
across a variety of sectors such as mining, metals, in connection with 350km water pipeline and well
energy, manufacturing, television production and field (55 production wells) project dispute. He
broadcasting, financial services, insurance, adver- provided independent evidence in Uncitral proceed-
tising, property, retail and sport. ings regarding all quantum aspects of the case,
David is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered including valuation of variations, delay, disruption,
Accountants in England & Wales, a member of the and acceleration; and he testified at a hearing in
Academy of Experts, a member of the Chartered Paris.
Institute of Arbitrators, and is an accredited CEDR He was also appointed on behalf of the
mediator. He is also a member of the Premier contractor as quantum expert in connection with
League Judicial Panel. a 530km, 42-inch diameter gas pipeline project
dispute. He provided independent quantum
evidence in ICC proceedings regarding all quantum
aspects of the case, including valuation of varia-
tions, delay, disruption, and acceleration, as well
as a quantum meruit claim; and he testified at a
hearing in Australia, giving concurrent evidence.
Michael was appointed as quantum expert on
behalf of the plant owner of a new 5000 TPD cement
Park House plant in Qatar. Claims related to unpaid certificates,
16-18 Finsbury Circus 17 Godliman Street variations and prolongation, and other delay-re-
London, EC2M 7EB London, EC4V 5BD lated claims and counterclaims, with total sums in
Tel: +44 20 7072 3286 Tel: +44 20 7427 0402 dispute in excess of US$100 million. He testified at
[email protected] [email protected] an ICC arbitration hearing in Qatar, giving concur-
www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.stoneturn.com rent evidence.

WWL says: Luke Steadman is “excellent at WWL says: David Stern receives impressive Continued overleaf
giving expert evidence in court”, according to recommendations from peers and clients,
sources impressed with his incisive handling who describe him as “a well-known expert
of financial quantum matters. in the market” .

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Michael Stokes (cont.) Mark Taylor

Secretariat

He was appointed as quantum expert on behalf Mark is a seasoned expert specialising in complex Mark has acted in a broad range of sectors with
of the Yard in connection with a claim related to the accounting disputes, including the evaluation of considerable experience in construction; shipping
world’s largest wind assisted yacht. The claims damages. Mark has testified on many occasions and offshore; oil and gas; engineering; chemicals;
related to the proper valuation of the works, and in litigation and international arbitration in diverse and manufacturing. Mark’s experience includes
he testified at a hearing in London. jurisdictions, and has experience from over 30 years breach of contract disputes; misrepresentation
He was appointed as a quantum expert in an of international experience in the dispute resolution investigations; quantum of loss assessments;
ICC arbitration in connection with a container port arena across numerous sectors having first acted in transaction-related disputes and breach of
expansion project in the Middle East. Complex this field in 1991. Mark has been actively involved in warranty claims; fraud investigations; pricing and
quantum issues arose regarding substantial over 200 cases. He has acted as an expert witness, regulatory investigations; and accounts manipu-
costs to complete and the terminated contractor’s expert adviser and expert determiner on a broad lation claims.
damages. Claims and counterclaims totalled circa range of disputes in the UK, Europe, Middle East,
US$50 million. He testified at a hearing in London. Africa, North and South America, South East Asia
He was appointed as quantum expert on behalf and Australasia.
of a major subcontractor providing all the flexible Mark has acted as an expert in international
pavement works on a major new highway in Qatar. arbitration proceedings brought under ICC, LMAA,
Issues related to method of measurement, mate- UNCITRAL, LCIA, SIAC and ad hoc rules. Mark has
rials quantities, delay, and disruption costs. He global experience and has given oral testimony
testified at an ICC hearing in Qatar, and the claims on many occasions in courts and arbitrations in
were valued at circa £35 million. the United Kingdom, Egypt, Singapore, Malaysia,
He was appointed as quantum expert in Australia, Switzerland, the Netherlands and
connection with specialist airport services package Estonia. Mark has worked in the UK, Europe, the
on a major international airport expansion project Middle East, Africa, North and South America,
in the Middle East. High-value claims related to South East Asia and Australasia.
disputed variations and contra charges, prolonga- Mark is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered
tion, and complex disruption. He testified at DIAC Accountants in England and Wales; a full member
hearing, giving evidence concurrently. of the Academy of Experts; and an accredited
expert witness. Mark has a degree in chemical
engineering and minerals engineering. He is also a
certified fraud examiner, and an experienced fraud
and accounting investigator.
Mark has considerable experience of valuing
and quantifying the quantum of lost profits in
complex disputes and presenting his opinion
in robust reports and in oral testimony. Mark
has extensive experience of projecting profits of
businesses, adjusting them for market and other
reasons, deriving discount rates to assess the net
present value of cash flows and assessing saved
costs. Mark has testified on these issues on many
occasions in court and in international arbitrations. Providian House
55 Bishopsgate 2nd Floor
2nd Floor 16-18 Monument Street
London, EC2N 3AS London, EC3R 8AJ
Tel: +44 20 7015 2379 Tel: +44 20 3751 9430
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Michael Stokes enjoys extensive WWL says: Mark Taylor is “incredibly thorough and diligent” while providing “high-quality
recommendations for his quantum damages expert reports” in both arbitrations and litigations.
expertise, and is appreciated for “his
opinions, which are well explained and
detailed with supporting information backing
up his valuation”.

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France

Travis Taylor Vikki Wall Anthony Charlton

Secretariat Kroll HKA

Travis Taylor is a managing director in Secretariat’s Vikki Wall is a managing director at Kroll with over Anthony Charlton is a chartered accountant with
London office. He is regularly appointed as an 25 years’ experience as a forensic accountant, close to 30 years of professional experience. He has
expert in valuation, damages and quantum of loss focusing on work as an expert witness. She has been appointed as an expert in matters of forensic
assessments in complex disputes, accounting been the testifying expert in cases before the UK accounting and the assessment of economic loss
and financial matters, shareholder disputes, courts and international arbitration tribunals on a on over 50 occasions.
post-transaction disputes, contractual disputes, variety of accounting and financial issues. Anthony has testified in both English and in
fraud investigations, and expert determinations. Vikki primarily focuses on arbitration, where French for matters before the French and Belgian
Travis has been responsible for over 300 she specialises in evaluating quantum, including domestic courts and for many investment and
substantive valuations in his career involving company valuations, loss of profits and wasted commercial arbitration matters. He has acted in
contentious and non-contentious matters in the costs claims, in commercial and contractual disputes ranging from $3 million to $20 billion.
UK, Europe, Middle East, India, Russia/CIS, Africa, disputes, investment treaty disputes, and transac- Anthony has specialised in dispute-type work
North America, and Australasia. These valuation tion-related disputes. Vikki has worked on behalf since 1996, after first gaining professional expe-
assignments involve a wide range of industries, of both investor and state, under ICC, ICSID and rience in many auditing and insolvency related
including energy, mining, financial services, real UNCITRAL rules in investor-state arbitrations. assignments. His experience is global and covers a
estate, shipping, luxury goods and manufacturing. Vikki’s work has covered matters such variety of industries including technology media and
Travis has significant experience in assessing as losses relating to contractor actions in the telecoms, oil and gas, energy, resources, construc-
damages and opining on value in international construction industry, alleged revocation of mining tion, real estate, mining, aviation, infrastructure,
arbitration and commercial litigation settings. He licences, alleged violations of environmental and hotel & leisure, banking, media, materials.
has been appointed as an expert in International other obligations damaging the value of tourist Anthony’s expertise ranges from the quantifi-
Arbitration proceedings brought under ICSID, ICC, attractions/ resorts and performing financial cation of damages claims in international commer-
HKIAC, UNCITRAL, SIAC, SCC and LMAA rules, assessments of companies including IT, property cial and investment treaty disputes, contentious
as well as in UK High Court matters. He has given investment and shipbuilding companies. In addi- valuations and expert determinations to share-
oral testimony in the United Kingdom, United tion, she has assisted governments and clients holder and joint-venture disputes, financial and
States, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, in cases involving the wasted costs and review of fraud investigations, and other types of forensic
Singapore and Hong Kong. profitability of IT and large-scale infrastructure accounting assignments. He is also frequently
Travis’ non-contentious engagements include projects. She has also advised clients in the finance, instructed to prepare preliminary assessments of
valuations for portfolio, tax and financial reporting energy, construction, mining, telecommunications, loss by claimants and law firms in contemplation of
purposes. travel, leisure, property and retail sectors. launching formal dispute proceedings.
Travis is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Vikki has a first-class degree in European Anthony is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Australia & New Zealand and a member of the mathematics from Leeds and Paris VII universities. Accountants in England and Wales and a member
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. She qualified as a chartered accountant in 1997, of their specialist valuation group. He is widely
subsequently specialising in forensic accountancy recognised by WWL as a Global Elite Thought
in a Big Four firm. Vikki is a fellow of the Institute Leader and Thought Leader in their quantum of
of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, damages, arbitration and investigations – forensic
and past chair of the forensic and expert witness experts’ research.
community panel of the ICAEW.

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WWL says: Travis Taylor is highlighted by WWL says: Market experts regard Liz Perks WWL says: Anthony Charlton is commended
peers for his “impressive valuation and as a “very good practitioner” and praise her as “a real stand out expert”, winning praise
accounting expertise”, which he utilises as for the excellent practice she has built, for his extensive knowledge in domestic and
a testifying expert. which covers commercial and contractual international matters requiring valuation.
disputes.

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France

Andrew Flower Céline Leroy

Alvarez & Marsal Eight Advisory

Andrew Flower has over 25 years’ experience Céline Leroy is a partner at Eight Advisory, heading Céline has acted as legal expert at the Cour
providing expert evidence in international arbi- up the Financial Expertise – Dispute Resolution d’Appel de Paris, a registered arbitrator (CMAP), a
tration (both commercial and investor-state). department. chartered accountant and certified fraud examiner
He has provided expert evidence in arbitrations Céline intercedes to provide a quantified and and expert at the International Criminal Court in
conducted under the auspices of many institutions evidence-based assessment of damages to clients the Hague. She has also acted as an independent
including ICC, ICDR, ICSID, DIAC, NAI, DIS, and and supports them in the definition of a strategic expert appointed by both parties.
under UNCITRAL rules. He has provided written approach (review of relevant financial arguments In addition to her work with Eight Advisory,
evidence in over 150 disputes and has testified and supporting documentation, appraisal of Céline also contributes to several think tanks and
and been cross-examined on his evidence on damages, assessment sensitivity etc.). has authored several articles.
many occasions before tribunals around the world She has assisted clients in a wide range of Céline is based in Paris and works both in
including New York; Washington DC; London; Paris; areas including contracting claims, post-acqui- French and English.
Stockholm; Geneva; Zurich; Dubai; Singapore; the sition disputes, distressed company disputes,
Hague and Brisbane. financial investigations, securities disputes and
Andrew has been listed by Who’s Who Legal as regulatory inquiries.
a leading expert in arbitration since inception of Céline works across a variety of sectors,
the list. In 2019, he was globally recognised as a including transport and logistics, utilities, energy
Thought Leader in International Arbitration. and petro-chemistry, construction, telecommu-
In the course of his career, Andrew has also nications and it, media and entertainment, public
provided advice to parties in post-transaction sector, real estate and retail.
disputes, both in connection with arbitrations and She has been providing financial expertise for
in the context of expert determinations. Andrew has over 20 years in the areas of both financial analysis
acted both as an advisor to one of the parties and and investigation in public and private sector (PwC)
as the appointed determining expert. and as an AMF expert in financial fraud and market
Andrew has been appointed as an independent regulation.
expert by the ICC Centre of Expertise. He has also Céline supports clients in trial and arbitral
been appointed by a tribunal in an ICC arbitration. proceedings as well as in alternative dispute reso-
Andrew has also acted as mediator in a royalty lution schemes, in which she is placed to the fore
dispute. and is called on to provide a robust oral or written
In addition to his arbitration related experience defence of her positions.
Andrew assisted Vivendi as defendant in its long She has been involved in cross-examination
running class actions suits in the New York Courts and hot-tubbing procedures, acting as a witness
in relation to its management in the Messier era expert, inter alia, for the ICC and the Court of
and has provided written expert evidence in matters Arbitration for Sport (CAS), in Lausanne.
before the English High Court. He was also one of
the senior advisers to the Kuwait government in
the assessment of corporate claims for damages
arising from the First Gulf War.
Andrew is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales, and is a native
English and fluent French speaker.

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WWL says: Andrew Flower cuts a distin- WWL says: Céline Leroy enjoys a stellar reputation as an quantum expert, and is described
guished figure as an eminent expert witness by commentators as “an impressively clever practitioner”.
touted for his top-notch evidence in litigious
and investigative matters.

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Germany

Alexandre Rivière Alexander Demuth Kai F Schumacher

Secretariat Alvarez & Marsal AlixPartners GmbH

Alexandre Rivière is managing director of Alexander Demuth, co-head of Alvarez & Marsal’s Kai Schumacher specialises in international arbi-
Secretariat International’s damages and forensic international arbitration group and leader of its tration (both commercial and investment treaty).
investigations practice based in Paris. Alexandre German disputes and investigations practice, is a With more than 20 years of experience, he has been
is a financial expert in international arbitration managing director based in Munich and Hamburg. the expert in engagements with values ranging
and litigation cases, with 20 years of experience in He specialises in advising clients in arbitration, from €0.2 million to over €170 billion at stake. Kai
financial advisory services. litigation and out-of-court settlement with a focus has testified over 30 times before commercial and
Alexandre specialises in the valuation of on post-merger and commercial disputes. investment treaty arbitration tribunals or (high)
damages primarily involving issues of lost profits, Alexander has acted as party-appointed or courts. He has managed more than 150 national
wasted costs, and the valuation of businesses and tribunal-appointed expert in international arbi- and international projects dealing with entities
shareholdings. He has been involved in a variety tration proceedings under AAA, DIS, ICC, ICSID, from 53 different countries, including the UK, the
of disputes arisen between parties in commercial SCC, SIAC and VIAC and ad hoc rules as well as in USA, Switzerland, Argentina, Singapore, Venezuela,
contracts, investment treaties, joint-venture agree- litigation proceedings. Russia, Indonesia and Turkmenistan.
ments, transactions, construction claims, unfair His experience covers various industries, His recent caseload includes appointments
competition, and other contentious matters. including automotive and automotive supply, as a party or tribunal-appointed expert witness in
In international arbitral proceedings, Alexandre biotechnology, manufacturing, pharmaceu- ICSID, ICC, SIAC, Swiss Rules, and DIS disputes.
regularly acts as expert witness in commercial and tical, private equity, renewable energy, retail and He has worked in a wide range of sectors,
investment treaty cases. Alexandre has testified software. including utilities/energy, oil and gas, chemicals,
before arbitral tribunals in both English and French. A German national, Alexander is fluent in pharmaceuticals, telecoms, engineering, private
Alexandre has also acted as expert witness at advo- German and English and has issued reports and equity, financial services and media/internet.
cacy training courses organised by the Chartered testified in both languages. Mr Schumacher’s experience includes
Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the Foundation for Alexander is a German Certified Public breaches of contract, investment disputes,
International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA) and inter- Accountant and has earned his master’s degree in post-M&A disputes, expropriations, shareholder
national law firms in Paris. economics from the University of Passau. disputes, financial disputes, valuation of financial
In addition to his expertise in dispute-related He is a member of the German Institute of assets and financial institutions, as well as forensic
matters, Alexandre also assists clients in non-con- Public Auditors, the American Institute of Certified investigations. In the past, he provided advice in
tentious engagements mainly in the planning of Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Forensic and respect of more than 40 (contentious) sale and
transactions and other corporate finance opera- Valuation Services (FVS), the Vienna International purchase agreements and commercial contracts.
tions: business valuation, business plan prepara- Arbitration Centre (VIAC), and the Swiss Arbitration Prior to joining AlixPartners in 2014, he
tion, as well as financial analysis. Association (ASA), and the German Institution of was with a dispute practice of an international
Alexandre has assisted client companies Arbitration (DIS), where he currently also serves consulting firm, and managing partner with an
in numerous industries including aeronautics, as a member of the Advisory Board. international audit firm.
airlines, railways, oil and gas, electric power, Mr Schumacher earned an MBA studying at
mining, healthcare, hotel and leisure, real estate, the HEC School of Management, Paris, and the
media and advertising, agro-food, catering, Wharton School, Philadelphia. He achieved distinc-
consumer goods, luxury goods and telecom. tion by ranking on HEC’s Dean’s Honor List. In addi-
Alexandre holds a master’s degree in finance tion, he is a chartered financial analyst (CFA) and a
from University Paris-II Assas. He is a member certified public accountant (CPA).
of the French Association of Valuation (SFEV). A German national, he is fluent in German and
Alexandre is fluent in English and French. English, and conversational in French.

72, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré Thierschplatz 6 Sendlinger Str 12

Paris, 75008 Munich, 80538 Munich, 80331
Tel: +33 1 40 07 82 16 Tel: +49 160 5387818 Tel: +49 89 20 30 40 23
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.alixpartners.com

WWL says: Alexandre Riviere is praised for WWL says: Alexander Demuth is a fantastic WWL says: Kai Schumacher is in peers’
his ability to “quickly understand figures and expert, with sources recommending him as eyes a “definite competitor” whose flawless
financial matters”, as well as for his reliable “a very experienced practitioner, with good fluency in presenting facts and financial
advice. overview of the total case”. analysis in court renders him a “brilliant
communicator”.

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Hong Kong

Mike Allen Trevor Dick Mustafa Hadi

Secretariat Alvarez & Marsal Berkeley Research Group

Mike is a chartered quantity surveyor with over 30 Trevor Dick is a managing director in Alvarez & Mustafa Hadi leads BRG’s Asia-Pacific (APAC)
years’ experience in the industry. He has worked Marsal’s disputes and investigations practice region and is co-leader of the firm’s Global
internationally for many years, spending the past based in Hong Kong. He is an experienced finan- Economics practice. He specialises in addressing
18 years based full-time in Hong Kong. He has cial expert with more than 25 years of diverse issues of valuation, damages, and accounting
extensive experience in procurement and contract accounting experience incorporating 20 years as in complex commercial and investment treaty
strategy; dispute resolution; and providing strategic a forensic accountant, investigating and opining disputes, including M&A, private equity, joint
advice to clients on distressed or problem projects. on matters concerning breach of contract, busi- venture, shareholder, breach of contract, financial
Mike works on numerous disputes and live ness interruption, minority shareholder and joint services, and intellectual property disputes.
projects for employers, contractors and subcon- venture disputes, acquisitions and disposals, the Mr Hadi has been instructed as an expert in
tractors. He provides contract advice, and has valuation of shares and businesses, and financial international arbitration and in court, and is expe-
prepared claims and rebuttals; assisted in nego- investigations in relation to matters such as fraud rienced in oral testimony. His experience spans
tiations; and appeared in many different tribunals. and insider dealing. matters involving the ICC, UNCITRAL, HKIAC,
Mike is experienced in a wide range of civil engi- Since 1999, Trevor has been based in Hong SIAC, DIAC, KCAB and CIETAC, and in the courts of
neering, building, M&E and process plant contracts, Kong where he has been engaged by clients to Australia, the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Ireland,
including the ICE sixth edition; Engineering provide expert assistance in connection with a the Cayman Islands, the BVI, Bermuda, and the
Construction Contract (NEC); I Chem E Red and variety of disputes pertaining to matters in Hong Bahamas.
Green Book; G90; JCT; and GC Works and Sub Kong, mainland China, Singapore, the Philippines Earlier in his career, Mr Hadi worked as a
Contract Forms, which also includes bespoke, and elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region. He has strategy consultant, advising private equity funds,
simple and situations of no written contract. He provided written and oral expert accounting testi- financial institutions, and corporate clients on
also has extensive experience of FIDIC and various mony before the High Court in Hong Kong and in commercial due diligence, market entry, and
standard and ad hoc forms of contract in various various international arbitrations under the ICC, corporate strategy. Alongside his dispute work, he
countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa UNCITRAL, SIAC, AAA, CIETAC and HKIAC rules. also provides valuation advice for strategic, restruc-
and Australasia. Trevor is a fellow of both the Institute of Chartered turing, and tax purposes and advises on economic
Mike’s experience includes building, civil Accountants in England and Wales and of the Hong and financial issues in regulatory matters.
engineering, mining, infrastructure, LNG facili- Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He Mr Hadi regularly presents to law firms on
ties, marine civil engineering and process works. is also a practising member of the Academy of damages and valuation issues, and facilitates advo-
This has been in both project-related and arbitra- Experts. cacy workshops on the cross-examination of expert
tion environments, where the work has involved witnesses. He has also been a guest lecturer on the
the analysis of large amounts of data to produce LLM in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution course
independent valuations related to a range of claims at the University of Hong Kong.
including delay and disruption, prolongation and Mr Hadi is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
variations. Accountants in England & Wales, a member of the
Mike has been appointed as a quantum expert Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
witness on several construction disputes, acting and a member of the Academy of Experts. He is
for both claimants and respondents, working with also a member of the Finance & Administration
major firms of solicitors and barristers. He has Committee of the HKIAC.
given evidence in the High Court twice, and in
domestic and international arbitrations 26 times.
Mike is also a CEDR-accredited mediator.

Units 301 – 03, 3/F Shui On Centre 18/F Edinburgh Tower

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Wan Chai 2 Ice House Street Central
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Tel: +852 2979 2200 Tel: +852 3102 2650 Tel: +852 3611 8108
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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WWL says: Mike Allen is a highly respected WWL says: Trevor Dick is “a careful and WWL says: Sources “would definitely
expert within the field, standing out for considered expert in quantum matters”, recommend” Mustafa Hadi thanks to his
extensive attention to detail and his persua- according to commentators who herald him “excellent technical expertise”. They add:
sive approach when testifying. as “a first-tier practitioner”. “He is superbly knowledgeable but wears it
lightly.”

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Sammy Lai Graham McNeill

PricewaterhouseCoopers FTI Consulting

Sammy Lai is a partner of PwC China. He has over Sammy got a degree in Chemistry from the Graham McNeill is a senior managing director
20 years of valuation, forensic accounting, invest- University of Hong Kong and an MBA from the and global leader of FTI Consulting’s construction
ment, and project finance experience. Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a Practicing solutions practice. He is based in Hong Kong, but
Sammy has been instructed as an expert Member of the Academy of Experts (MAE), an works internationally. Mr McNeill has worked in Asia
witness and served as a consulting expert in liti- Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) of the American for almost 25 years with some of the largest blue
gation and arbitration proceedings, dealing with Society of Appraisers, a Chartered Financial Analyst chip employers and contractors in the construction
valuation, identification and quantum of damages, (CFA) charter-holder, a Certified Fraud Examiner industry. He has extensive experience in the prepara-
and accounting disputes in contentious matters. He (CFE), a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified tion, defence, negotiation and settlement of contrac-
has delivered oral and written expert testimony in in Financial Forensics (CFF), Accredited in Business tual claims. He works alongside, and in support of,
international arbitrations and has prepared expert Valuation (ABV), Certified in Entity and Intangible solicitors and barristers and has been recognised by
reports for submission to Cayman Islands court Valuation (CEIV), a Chartered Global Management Who’s Who Legal as a “Global Elite Thought Leader”
and international arbitration center under HKIAC Accountant (CGMA), and a Member of AICPA and a “top class expert who is highly respected in
and UNCITRAL rules. He assisted legal counsel and – Forensic & Valuation Services, a Member of the international markets”. He was also cited for
clients in giving opinion on value / economic losses the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring his “very comprehensive and well-reasoned report”
in relation to infringement of Intellectual Properties Advisors (AIRA), a committee member of the and his “excellent performance on the stand”. He
and breach of contracts. Entrepreneur & Investment Group of the Hong Kong has given evidence and been cross-examined as a
Sammy has profound experiences in privati- Chamber of Commerce in China, and an Appointed quantum expert on numerous large international
zation and Section 238 appraisal cases in relation Expert of the China Appraisal Society on Overseas commissions, giving evidence in conciliations, medi-
to US-listed Chinese companies. He is also expe- Businesses. ations and arbitrations.
rienced in providing fairness opinion and various Sammy is fluent in English, Mandarin and Mr McNeill has been appointed as a quantum
types of valuation work, advising board of direc- Cantonese. expert witness on numerous large international
tors of listed companies and private equity sponsor commissions under HKIAC, ICC and ICSID rules,
groups on corporate finance matters. giving evidence and being cross-examined in
Sammy has performed numerous valuations, multiple jurisdictions. He has worked in many
financial modeling and due diligences work for sectors, including but not limited to infrastructure,
corporates and investment funds in relation to busi- oil and gas, power, rail and aviation.
nesses, securities, debts, derivatives and various In addition, Mr McNeill has also been appointed
asset classes for purposes like acquisitions, as dispute manager on a number of high-pro-
divestitures, divorce proceedings, joint ventures, file construction disputes and is an accredited
financing, restructuring, initial public offerings mediator with the HKIAC. His core competencies
(IPO), tax filing, go-private transactions, financial include quantity surveying, risk analysis and change
reporting and fairness opinions. management, cost value reconciliation, commer-
Sammy has advised clients in a wide variety of cial management and contract administration, the
industries including consumer products, energy, preparation and management of delay, disruption
entertainment, industrial products, information, and prolongation cost claims, and the formulation
media, pharmaceutical, technology and telecom- of commercial settlement strategies.
munication. In addition, he has direct experience
in the energy industry, spent five years special-
ising in direct investments and project financing
for a U.S. and a European public company in the
power industry. He also lectures on topics including
mergers & acquisitions, valuations of intellectual Level 35, Oxford House
properties, financial reporting at various profes- 22/F, Prince’s Building Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road
sional events. Sammy serves as off-campus tutor Central Hong Kong
for master classes in few universities in China. Tel: +86 10 6533 2991 Tel: +852 3768 4674
[email protected] [email protected]
www.pwchk.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: Sammy Lai is “an extremely detail-oriented and hard-working practitioner” WWL says: Graham McNeill is looked upon
who is “highly responsive” and “produces high-quality expert reports” thanks to his “huge with enormous favour by sources who note
knowledge and expertise in valuation and accounting”. he “is very involved and always knows all of
the details of the case”.

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Hong Kong Singapore

Neill Poole Chaitanya Arora Jonathan Ellis

Ankura Secretariat Secretariat

Neill Poole is a senior managing director in Hong Chaitanya Arora is a managing director in the Jonathan Ellis is a managing director with
Kong, and has worked in Asia for over 20 years. He Disputes, Forensics and Investigations practice of Secretariat and is based in Singapore. He special-
has accumulated extensive regional experience in Secretariat. He is based in Singapore. Prior to joining ises in the quantification of damages and valua-
dispute services, forensic accounting and finan- Secretariat, he was a senior managing director with tions, in particular in dispute contexts, for litigation,
cial investigations. Prior to relocating to Asia from another consulting firm. He has also served as the arbitration and expert determination purposes.
the United Kingdom, Neill trained as a chartered managing partner of the India office of an interna- Jonathan has worked on matters before the
accountant on the audit team of a Big 4 accountancy tional consulting and advisory firm. UK and Singapore High Courts as well as in ad hoc,
practice and, soon after qualifying in 1988, special- Chaitanya’s career spans over 20 years, during SIAC, LCIA, ICC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID arbi-
ised in forensic accounting. which he has worked as an auditor, M&A adviser, tration forums. He has provided oral testimony on a
Neill has been involved in a number of complex specialist in transaction services and expert witness number of occasions, in both court and arbitration
and high-profile dispute and investigations cases in in disputes for the quantification of damages, fora, and has been engaged as a tribunal appointed
the Asia region and elsewhere and has given expert contentious valuation and loss of profits. He has expert.
accounting witness evidence on more than 20 occa- worked across geographies including the US, India, Jonathan has provided advice and support in
sions in tribunals in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Europe and South East Asia. Chaitanya currently a variety of situations, including disputes, M&A
Singapore and the United Kingdom. focuses on assessment of quantum of damages, transactions, corporate restructurings, financial
He is regularly called upon to carry out inves- accounting issues, loss of profits and valuation reporting and expert determinations. His advice
tigations into fraud and corruption, trace assets issues in disputed situations. encompasses a number of sectors including,
and act as an expert witness to opine on claims Chaitanya’s industry experience includes real energy, power, construction, gaming, pharmaceu-
for losses. Neill is typically required to assess estate (islands in particular), thermal power plants, ticals, hospitality, mining and manufacturing.
loss of profit claims and business valuations and infrastructure (ports, railways, metro systems), fast- Jonathan has provided consulting advice to
advise on the technical accounting issues arising moving consumer goods, medical devices, retail, utility suppliers in the Middle East, in respect of
in disputes. Much of his work is carried out in the infrastructure, online travel, oil and gas, industrial both water and power. Additionally, he has experi-
context of international arbitrations seated in Asia gases, consumer and branded goods, renewable ence of conducting independent accounting inves-
and elsewhere. power generation, renewable energy, traction loco- tigations and reviews.
Neill has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in motives, real estate and diversified and industrial Jonathan is a physics graduate of Imperial
economics. He is an associate of the Institute of materials. College London and has a master’s degree in
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Chaitanya has advised several businesses and accounting and management science, with distinc-
fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public private equity funds with the evaluation of invest- tion, from the University of Southampton. He is a
Accountants, a member of the Academy of Experts, ments, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
a member of the Expert Witness Institute, a certi- He has broad advisory experience across the deal in England and Wales (ICAEW), where he was
fied fraud examiner and an associate member of continuum on the buy and sell side, and he has been previously the vice chairman of the energy and
the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. appointed as expert witness in matters that include natural resources special interest group, and he
post-merger/acquisition disputes, joint venture is also a current member of the valuation and
terminations, construction related damages, inter- forensic groups. Additionally, he is a member of
pretation of accounting and audit issues, termination the Association of International Energy Negotiators
of commercial contracts etc., in Singapore, India and (AIEN).
other South Asian geographies. He currently serves
as the Honorary Treasurer a member of the Board of
Directors of the Singapore branch of the Chartered
Institute of Arbitrators.
Suite 2206, Level 22
Central Plaza 60 Robinson Road
18 Harbour Road, Wanchai BEA building #14-01
Hong Kong Singapore, 068892
Tel: +852 2233 2533 Tel: +65 6225 9600
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Neill Poole wins extensive WWL says: Chaitanya Arora is deemed
favour from sources, thanks to his “superb “a top-tier expert” thanks to his “dili-
performance at oral hearings and ability to gence, competence and dedication”
withstand rigorous cross-examinations”. that enables him to “withstand difficult
cross-examinations”.

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Spain

Jon Prudhoe Diego Perul

Ankura Kroll

Since 2017 Jonathan has been recognised Jon Prudhoe is a senior managing director at Ankura Mr Perul is managing director in the Madrid office
among the leading arbitration expert witnesses with an expertise in construction. Based in Asia for and head of Kroll’s Expert Services practice in
worldwide by Who’s Who Legal and was classified more than 20 years, he is one of the few experts, Iberia.
as “Global Elite Thought Leader” from 2020 and worldwide, equally capable of opining on matters of He has more than 20 years’ professional expe-
a “National Leader” in the inaugural Southeast quantum and delay. He holds an extensive portfolio rience as a provider of financial and accounting
Asia Arbitration list: “the “superb” Jonathan Ellis of expert appointments, including many of APAC’s advisory services to companies, banks and venture
is one of the most highly rated valuation experts most high profile and complex disputes. capital companies, working in close partnership
in Asia” (2017), he has “wide-ranging accountancy Jon has over 35 years of experience of infra- with both Spanish and international law firms
experience and “works seamlessly with the legal structure, transportation, power, petrochemical, throughout his career.
and client teams”” (2019) is “‘a superior expert’ onshore and offshore oil and gas, marine, ship- In the course of his professional career, Diego
who is held in high esteem by sources” (2020), “is building, building and civil engineering projects has acquired extensive experience of forensic
a star in the market” and ““reliable, thorough and throughout the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Europe, accounting, financial analysis, quantification of
balanced” practitioner with market-leading exper- USA, South America and Africa. His depth and damages, business litigation advisory, restruc-
tise in damages and valuations.” (2021). extent of technical knowledge in all these sectors, turing and corporate valuations, working for major
combined with his robust testifying experience Spanish and international clients.
means he is one of APAC’s most highly sought- Mr Perul acts as an expert witness in judicial,
after construction experts. arbitration and private disputes in cases involving
Jon has been instructed on over 100 expert economic, financial and accounting issues; specif-
witness appointments including matters such as ically, those on economic damages, lost profits,
construction contract terminations; evaluation of loss of business value, business interruption, price
changed work; quantum of damages as well as adjustment mechanisms and warranty claims on
matters relating to delay, acceleration, disruption transactions
and loss of productivity, extension of time (EOT) In relation to disputes field, Mr Perul has
claims and assessment of concurrent delays. issued hundreds of expert witness reports,
Jon has given evidence in arbitration hear- defending and ratifying evidence in the civil courts,
ings under ICC, SIAC, SCMA, DIAC, HKIAC, SCC, employment courts, mercantile courts, adminis-
KLRCA, UNCITRAL and LCIA rules and court and trative courts and criminal courts (including the
arbitration proceedings in Singapore, UK, Hong National High Court).
Kong, Australia, Malaysia, India, UAE and Sweden. In addition, Mr Perul has acted as an expert
He is well versed in giving oral evidence under witness in numerous major arbitration cases,
cross-examination in litigation and arbitration appearing before all of the Spanish arbitration
proceedings including expert witness conferencing courts and tribunals in Spain and Latin America
(hot-tubbing). His experience also includes several (mostly in proceedings heard under ICC rules).
appointments as expert determiner as well as full-
term and ad-hoc dispute board appointments.
Previous roles have been held on both sides
of the construction industry, having worked for
contracting and consulting organisations and he
continues to provide contract advice on live projects.

60 Robinson Road 460 Alexandra Road

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Singapore, 068892 Singapore, 119963
Tel: +6562259600 Tel: +65 6276 9050
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WWL says: Jonathan Ellis is well regarded WWL says: Jon Prudhoe receives exten- Continued overleaf
among peers as an expert who is “strongly sive acclaim from market commenta-
recommended” for his “exceptional atten- tors, who point out that “whatever difficult
tion to detail” in financial analyses. question Jon is put, he answers them very
professionally”.

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Spain United Arab Emirates

Diego Perul (cont.) Michael C Kenyon Jacqui Record

Berkeley Research Group Ankura

He regularly participates in debates and Michael Kenyon is a managing director and head Jacqui Record is a senior managing director at
roundtable discussions in prestigious bodies and of BRG’s Dubai office. He is a chartered quantity Ankura heading the Disputes & Investigation prac-
institutions on subjects related to accounting and surveyor and fellow of the Royal Institution of tice for EMEA and APAC and has been based in
economic issues and, particularly, on those related Chartered Surveyors with more than 29 years of Dubai for the past eleven years. She is a UK char-
to the role of an expert witness in the resolution of commercial management and construction claims tered accountant (Fellow of the ICAEW) and has
a wide range of disputes. experience. Michael is an established practising more than 25 years of broad litigation and forensic
Mr Perul holds a degree in business admin- quantum expert witness. investigation experience mainly within the Big 4
istration and completed his postgraduate studies Michael’s considerable expertise comes from across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa. She
with an MBA at IE Business School. having worked for both consulting and contractor has provided expert evidence over 50 times in a wide
organisations and on a wide range of national variety of forums around the world.
and international projects, ranging from oil and As an accounting expert witness in the
gas; offshore; petrochemical; airports; hotels; Construction area Jacqui’s key areas of expertise
and building and civil engineering infrastructure have related to oil & gas and broad infrastructure,
projects. Hospitality and Leisure and Residential. Whilst her
Michael has provided independent expert work has been predominantly focused on interna-
testimony on matters of quantum, disruption and tional arbitration, she has also acted as an Expert
prolongation to court and arbitration proceedings Assessor and has been appointed on a number of
both in the GCC and internationally. The tribunals large local Arabic court matters, as both a court
he has testified before include, among others, appointed and party appointed expert assisted by
leading KCs, a past president of the Chartered her Arabic team.
Institute of Arbitrator, a former head of the TCC of In terms of her expert appointments, examples
England and Wales, and TCC judges. of Jacqui’s appointments include: as expert for the
claimant, a Middle East oil and gas entity, in an
ICC UK matter to assess quantum on a terminated
infrastructure project; as a Dubai Senior Court
expert in a large shareholder dispute for a multina-
tional family-owned construction business group;
as expert for the claimant in a DIAC arbitration to
assess the loss of profit on the delay in the oper-
ation of a hotel; as expert for the respondent in a
Qatar arbitration to assess the loss of profit on the
termination of an asset build and operate agree-
ment; as expert acting for the claimant in a DIAC
arbitration matter regarding the early termination
of a processing plant project in Africa assessing
loss of profits, actual costs, and settlement agree-
ments for suppliers; as expert on a UK construc-
tion adjudication matter to assess the calculation
of claims for variations in the contract for a large
transport parastatal and as expert on a construc-
Paseo de la Castellana 81 One Central, The Offices 2 tion JV dispute to determine equitable profit sharing
Floor 24 Level 1, Unit 105 and wasted costs in terms of industry standards on
Madrid, 28046 Dubai a large infrastructure project.
Tel: +34 919 142 600 Tel: +971 52 873 8739
[email protected] [email protected]
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WWL says: With more than 20 years’ WWL says: Michael Kenyon “comes across
experience, Diego Perul comes highly very well” when giving evidence and is highly
recommended by peers for his first-rate rated for his quantum expertise.
handling of complex financial advisory
matters.

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USA • Arizona

Israel Almodovar
Ankura

She has also acted in an investigation/dispute Israel Almodovar is a senior managing director He also performed a delay analysis related
advisory capacity regarding potential claims on a at Ankura, based in Phoenix, with over 20 years to the fabrication and erection of structural steel
multibillion-dollar transport infrastructure project of experience in the construction industry. He work for the construction of a $475 million upscale
including cash flow and cost reviews; an investi- specialises in providing expert witness and advi- shopping centre in Puerto Rico. Israel provided
gation for a European construction company into sory services on domestic and international expert opinions on behalf of the structural steel
irregularities at its Dubai subsidiary, including construction projects in the areas of schedule subcontractor, in its dispute against the project’s
financial statement reconstruction; and an inves- delay, cost overruns, and other project manage- general contractor, during the American Arbitration
tigation of the developer of a large residential and ment issues. Since 2017, Israel has been recog- Association proceedings between the parties,
leisure development. nised in the annual rankings of WWL: Construction, which was settled prior the scheduled hearings.
Overall, Jacqui has extensive Construction WWL: Consulting Experts and WWL: Arbitration. He Israel also provided expert opinions on behalf
experience and the unique ability to be able to work has lectured at various international conferences of the owner regarding the termination of a US$15
across disputes and investigations and across a regarding project administration and construction million contract for the construction of a 9MW
wide variety of local and international forums to claims issues. He is fluent in Spanish. hydroelectric power plant in Panama. He provided
provide flexible support. Her extensive testifying The projects for which Israel has provided his expert reports and hearing testimony during the
experience and deep industry knowledge has been expertise entail a variety of issues such as delay, ICC arbitration proceedings between the owner
highly valued by tribunals and courts around the disruption, acceleration, force majeure, differing and the contractor. His testimony addressed issues
world to bring clarity to complex matters. conditions, contract risk allocation and termina- such as delay, disruption, and damages.
tion for default, among others. His clients include Israel provided advisory services to the owner
owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and of a portfolio of gas transportation assets in
insurance companies. Israel’s project experience Mexico. His services included the review of project
includes work in various countries throughout the records, including communications, schedules
USA and Latin America. and cost reports, and providing recommendation
Israel’s recent disputes and expert witness to management for claims management and miti-
experience includes performing a delay analysis gation purposes.
for the construction of a US$200 million, 300km gas He provided advisory services, including
pipeline in Peru, involving the provision of expert contract and project control management, to the
reports summarising Israel’s opinions and expert owner during the construction of a US$500 million,
witness testimony on behalf of the contractor 300MW coal fired power plant in Guatemala. Due
during the ICC arbitration hearings related to the to significant delays encountered during the
dispute between the contractor and the project construction of the project, the owner terminated
owner. the EPC contractor for default. Israel continued to
He also provided expert testimony on behalf of provide his services through the termination of the
a tunnelling subcontractor during ICC arbitration contractor and the re-procurement of the project
proceedings between the subcontractor and the and provided litigation support services for the
project EPC contractor in relation to a hydroelectric termination-related arbitration proceedings.
power plant in Guatemala. The dispute arose due
to the termination of the US$55 million tunnelling
subcontract by the contractor, who was respon-
sible for the construction of a 114MW hydroelectric
power plant in Guatemala. Israel’s opinions were
Rolex Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road based on his analysis of delays to the tunnelling 201 E. Washington St.
7B, 7th Floor, PO Box 413705 work and the overall project. Suite 1700
Dubai Phoenix, 85004
Tel: +971 04 381 9038 Tel: +1 602 528 8055
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WWL says: Jacqui Record proves her WWL says: Israel Almodovar is a favourite of market commentators, who describe him as
“competence” sitting among “top-tier” “a great expert” in the quantum valuations space.
practitioners who celebrate her ability to
assimilate and translate large volumes of
data into digestible expert witness reports
in high-profile disputes.

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USA • California District of Columbia

David Teece José Alberro

Berkeley Research Group Cornerstone Research

David Teece is the professor in global busi- terminate Lattelecom’s exclusive contract to José Alberro co-heads Cornerstone Research’s
ness and director of the Tusher Initiative for the supply telephone service in Latvia in connection international arbitration and litigation practice.
Management of Intellectual Capital, Institute for with Latvia’s efforts to enter the European Union; His expertise focuses on applied economic and
Business Innovation, Haas School of Business at an arbitration between Zenon and Vivendi regarding financial modeling across a variety of industries,
the University of California, Berkeley. membrane-based wastewater treatment facilities; with particular depth in oil and natural gas, petro-
He previously taught at Stanford University and an arbitration between members of the Space chemicals, consumer goods, industrial inputs, and
and Oxford University. David earned his PhD in Imaging Europe joint venture in a dispute over risk telecommunications. He specialises in damages
economics from the University of Pennsylvania. allocation and performance. estimation in the context of international arbitra-
He has received eight honorary doctorates and tion; mergers and antitrust; tariff design in network
numerous prizes and other academic recognition industries (electricity, natural gas transportation
for his professional and academic work. He has and distribution, water); and economic impact
published over 200 articles and books. analysis.
David’s academic research and writing involves Dr Alberro has provided expert testimony on
corporate and business strategy with specialisa- four continents, involving both investor-state and
tions in the management of technology and its commercial disputes. He has testified in proceed-
commercialisation, intellectual property, and ings under ICSID, UNCITRAL, ECT, and ICC rules.
antitrust issues in high-tech industries. He has He has been an expert in cases related to invest-
chaired boards of public companies and founded ments in oil and gas assets, mining, construction,
and guided numerous new enterprises in the United sweeteners, alcoholic beverages, and port oper-
States and abroad. He also has complex deal and ations. Most recently, Dr Alberro was chosen as
governance experience. damages expert by the Costa Rican government in
David also has extensive experience in intel- an ICSID arbitration.
lectual property and antitrust litigation, including He was the founding CEO and president
CalTech v Broadcom and Apple. His work in interna- of Pemex Gas, a large Mexican gas and liquids
tional arbitration includes litigation and appearing company, and served as Pemex’s chief repre-
as an expert witness in an arbitration between the sentative during the NAFTA negotiations. He has
Iranian government and a department of the UK consulted for the International Monetary Fund,
Ministry of Defence regarding valuation of partially the World Bank, the United Nations Development
completed tanks being built for Iran when the Programme, and the Economic Commission for
contract was cancelled by Iran following the fall Latin America and the Caribbean.
of the shah; an arbitration between Intelsat and Dr Alberro taught at universities in the
France Telecom and others over the distribution of United Kingdom, the United States, and Mexico.
satellite communications services; an arbitration His research and analyses have been widely
between the government of Latvia and Lattelecom published, including in the GAR Guide to Damages
arising out of the decision by the government to in International Arbitration, the ICSID Review, the
Journal of Damages in International Arbitration, and
the International Arbitration Law Review.

2200 Powell Street 2001 K Street NW

Suite 1200 North Tower Suite 800
Emeryville, 94608 Washington, 20006-1037
Tel: +1 510 285 3221 Tel: +1 202 912 8944
[email protected] [email protected]
www.thinkbrg.com www.cornerstone.com

WWL says: David Teece is highlighted by sources as “a long-established testifying expert” WWL says: Jose Alberro possesses “deep
who is sought after by clients from a diverse range of industries, from oil and gas to software. knowledge” and is “excellent at explaining
complex topics,” report impressed sources,
who also highlight his multilingualism as a
notable strength.

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Robin Cantor
Berkeley Research Group

Robin Ann Cantor has more than 30 years of expe- Dr Cantor also has extensive experience in She received a PhD in economics with a
rience in environmental, health, energy economics, industry-leading liability estimation and forecasting specialisation in econometrics from Duke University
applied economics, statistics, risk management, applications. Her approach provides insights and a BS in mathematics with a specialisation in
and insurance claims analysis. Many of her projects beyond those of traditional estimation methodol- statistics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
involve science-based economic analysis used in ogies. Simulation models she has developed offer
litigation consulting, expert testimony, risk assess- the flexibility to explore “what if?” scenarios that
ment, and other advisory services. Her testimonial arise in the planning and decision processes for
experience includes product liability estimation mid- to long-term strategies and investments. Her
in insurance disputes, analysis of market share work has included state-of-the-art research from
theories of product liability, healthcare reimburse- engineering, medicine, epidemiology, and demo-
ment, economic damages, asbestos settlements, graphics with a thorough knowledge of the history
premises and product claims, cost-contribution and status of litigation and the client’s specific
allocation in Superfund disputes, derailment risks, liability experience. She uses well-accepted
reliability of statistical models and estimation statistical and econometric methods to investigate
methods, and class-certification issues. appropriate analytical benchmarks and test key
Dr Cantor has conducted more than 30 product hypotheses related to the forecast problem.
liability estimations and valuation studies related Dr Cantor is past president of the Women’s
to product claims. These studies have been used Council on Energy and the Environment and a fellow
in applications such as due diligence, settle- and past president of the Society for Risk Analysis.
ment negotiations, financial reporting, insur- She has served on many academic advisory and
ance coverage, runoff analysis and bankruptcy editorial boards, including the research strate-
proceedings. She has published scholarly arti- gies advisory committee of the US Environmental
cles addressing economic analysis and product Protection Agency’s science advisory board. Her
liability. She has been a testifying or consulting publications include refereed journal articles,
expert in product liability matters involving more book chapters, expert reports, and two books:
than a dozen large multinational firms, and has one on economic exchange under various insti-
been qualified in federal court as an expert on tutional and resource conditions, and the other on
economic damages and claims analysis. Her product liability (published by the American Bar
expertise includes: forecasting and modeling of Association).
indemnity and defense costs related to product Dr Cantor has led practice groups at national
liability claims; simulation of injury incidence based consulting firms and conducted analysis for compa-
on economic, epidemiological, demographic, and nies and financial institutions to better understand
engineering models; benchmarking and profiling environmental, health, and other product liability
of defendants’ and industries’ claims experiences exposures. Her other previous positions include
and values; and statistical analysis of events (eg, principal and managing director of the environ-
tort reform) and trends (eg, aging) on claims expe- mental and insurance claims practice at a global
riences and values. consultancy; program director for Decision, Risk,
and Management Sciences, a research programme
of the National Science Foundation; and senior
research appointments at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory.

1800 M Street NW, Second Floor

Washington, 20036
Tel: +1 202 448 6729
[email protected]
www.thinkbrg.com

WWL says: Robin Cantor is an “extremely thoughtful and creative” expert who is “excellent in her preparation to testify”.

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USA • District of Columbia

Ettore Comi Greg D Crider

Quadrant Economics LLC Ankura

Ettore Comi is a director with Quadrant Economics Before joining the field of economic consulting, Greg D Crider is a senior managing director in the
in Washington, DC. Mr Comi structured financial products for insti- Washington, DC office. He consults on construction
Mr Comi has 15 years of consulting experi- tutional investors and provided market valuation projects and government contracts in the areas of
ence assisting clients in the areas of valuation, of equity portfolios for thealternative investments planning and scheduling, as well as other project
contractual disputes, antitrust, and finance. Mr industry in Switzerland. management issues. With more than 35 years of
Comi specialises in litigation matters, providing experience, he provides expert services to many of
economic and financial expertise with a particular the top contractors in the US and internationally,
emphasis on valuation of businesses, economic as well as many large construction owners and
damages and economic issues related to liability. government agencies. Greg has consistently been
He has consulted on a variety of cases involving recognised in Who’s Who Legal’s annual report of
discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation models or the world’s leading construction experts.
requiring the analysis and management of large, Greg’s expertise includes planning, sched-
complex transactional databases. uling and the analysis of delays on a wide variety of
His experience covers disputes in different construction projects and government contracts,
countries and in a variety of industries, including including commercial, industrial and infrastructure
chemicals, electricity, mining, oil and gas, tele- projects, as well as aerospace/defence and manu-
communications, transportation, food distri- facturing contracts. These projects have ranged in
bution, real estate, pharmaceutical, hospitality, size from a few million dollars to billions of dollars,
computer hardware and computer software. Recent and have entailed issues such as delay, disrup-
assignments have included the quantification of tion, acceleration, suspension of work, defective
economic damages in high-stakes international design and specifications, late owner-furnished
investment and commercial arbitration proceed- materials, over-inspection, interference, termi-
ings under the rules of the International Centre nation for default, subcontractor default and
for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the mismanagement.
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Greg has qualified and testified as an expert
United Nations Commission on International Trade in scheduling and delay analysis in the US Court
Law (UNCITRAL) and the Singapore International of Federal Claims, the General Services Board of
Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Contract Appeals (GSBCA), the Armed Services
Mr Comi has provided expert testimony in Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), the Federal
ICSID and SIAC arbitrations and has been selected Regulatory Commission (FERC), US state and
among the most highly regarded financial advi- federal courts, and numerous international and
sory and valuation experts by Who’s Who Legal, in domestic arbitrations. Greg has also participated in
an independent annual research with clients and many alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceed-
peers around the world, annually since 2017. ings. Greg has also lectured on the use of critical
Mr Comi has a master of business adminis- path method (CPM) techniques in the analysis, at
tration from the Wharton School at the University the University of Virginia School of Law, as well
of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in economics as at the Virginia State Bar’s Annual Construction
from the State University of New York and a bache- and Public Contracts Seminar and the American
lor’s degree in business and economics from Carlo Bar Association’s Forum on the Construction Law
Cattaneo University in Italy. Annual Meeting.

2000 K Street NW
1445 New York Avenue, Floor 6 12th Floor
Washington, 20005 Washington, 20006
Tel: +1 202 729 6150 Tel: +1 202 973 2423
[email protected] [email protected]
www.quadranteconomics.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Ettore Comi is a deeply experienced economist who is sought after for his exper- WWL says: Greg Crider has built a standout
tise in business and economic valuation. expert practice, with peers readily endorsing
his adept approach to valuation and quantum
issues across a wide range of construction
project issues.

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David Ehrhardt Paul S Ficca Daniel Flores
Castalia FTI Consulting Quadrant Economics LLC

David Ehrhardt has 25 years experience in the Paul Ficca is the Global Segment Leader of FTI’s Daniel Flores is an economist and managing
regulation and private finance of energy, water Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment. Mr partner of Quadrant Economics in Washington, DC.
and other infrastructure, having advised on invest- Ficca has 33 years of experience providing services Dr Flores has spent the past two decades
ments valued at over US$20 billion. Qualified in in construction disputes, forensic accounting, fraud teaching, conducting research and consulting in
economics and law, he has authored numerous investigations and damages analysis. Mr Ficca has the field of economics. He has taught economics
best practice guides to infrastructure regulation served as an expert witness in numerous arbitra- at the University of Barcelona, Boston University
and public-private partnerships published by the tions and other court venues. and Skidmore College. His research and consulting
World Bank and other international agencies, as Mr Ficca has extensive experience with many activities have included valuation and analysis of
well as academic articles. He has lectured on infra- types of infrastructure projects, including power the economic effects of regulation and of anticom-
structure economics and finance at Stanford and generation facilities, petrochemical plants, pipe- petitive conduct in a variety of industries, including
Georgetown Universities. lines, tunnels, highways, bridges, mass transit and agriculture, chemicals, construction materials,
The combination of practical experience and rail projects, airports, manufacturing facilities, electricity generation and distribution, finance and
theoretical rigor make him a convincing expert steel mills, hospitals, gaming and hospitality, and banking, minerals and mining, oil and gas, phar-
on quantum of damages. In the bilateral invest- other public and private facilities. Mr Ficca’s expe- maceuticals, real estate, semiconductors, telecom-
ment treaty case Biwater Gauff (Tanzania) Limited rience includes engagements related to construc- munications and transportation.
v United Republic of Tanzania* (ICSID Case No tion project delays, cost overruns, contractor Dr Flores has extensive experience in valu-
ARB/05/22) his evidence on quantum of damages terminations, differing site conditions, variations, ation and damages issues arising from contract
convinced the panel to award no damages against equipment failures, labour productivity issues, and and investment disputes, anticompetitive conduct
the government, despite having found that govern- numerous other forms of project impacts. and intellectual property infringement. He has
ment action amounted to expropriation. In a related Mr Ficca has worked on projects involving participated as an expert economist in litigation
case (City Water Services Ltd v Dar es Salaam Water project delivery methods such as design/build, proceedings in the United States as well as in over
and Sewerage Authority (UNCITRAL UN6761) his EPC, EPCM, and cost plus fixed fee and cost-plus 80 arbitration proceedings under ICC, ICSID, IACAC,
evidence led to an award of damages against for percentage fee arrangements, among others. LCIA, SCC, SMA and UNCITRAL rules.
breach of contract in favour of the public party. In Mr Ficca has a BA in business administration As an active contributor to the economics
Mobil Exploration and Development Inc Suc Argentina with an emphasis in accounting from the University profession, Dr Flores has published in peer-re-
and Mobil Argentina SA v Argentine Republic (ICSID of Washington. He is a Certified Public Accountant viewed academic journals, presented at profes-
Case No.ARB/04/16) David guided a team providing and a Certified Management Accountant. He is sional meetings, refereed journal submissions and
independent valuation advice to the panel on a member of the American Institute of Certified reviewed economic textbooks prior to publication.
quantum of damages flowing from Argentina’s Public Accountants, Washington Society of Certified Dr Flores has master’s and doctoral degrees
actions to change energy regulatory and trading Public Accountants, and Institute of Management in economics from Boston University, and a bach-
rules following the country’s currency crisis. Accountants. elor’s degree in economics from the University of
David also testifies in regulatory cases and Barcelona.
appeals. In Jamaica, his testimony in Jamaica Public Before co-founding Quadrant Economics,
Service Company Ltd v Office of Utilities Regulation Dr Flores was a managing director at Econ One
(Appeal No 1 of 2013) persuaded the appeal panel Research, and had also taught economics at
to overturn the regulator’s decision on a transmis- Skidmore College, Boston University and the
sion wheeling tariff, holding that it was “irrational”. University of Barcelona. He is fluent in Catalan,
English and Spanish.

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WWL says: David Ehrhardt is a market- WWL says: Paul Ficca offers clients WWL says: Daniel Flores impresses sources
leading financial expert who garners praise outstanding expertise on matters including with his “outstanding understanding of how
for his first-rate practice spanning private forensic accounting and damages legal and economic concepts interact” as
finance and regulation of infrastructure and calculations. well as his “strong analytical and testifying
utilities. skills”.

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Christopher J Goncalves Garrett Rush

Berkeley Research Group Secretariat

Christopher Goncalves is chair and managing For dispute resolution and advisory matters, Garrett has been appointed as an expert in US
director of BRG’s energy and climate practice. Mr Goncalves’s clients have included leading law court, ICC, UNCITRAL, AAA/ICDR, JCAA, and ICSID
He offers 30 years of international experience in firms, independent and national energy compa- matters. He has advised a balance of claimant and
dispute resolution, energy advisory and finance. nies, utilities, project developers, equity investors, respondent clients facing critical and time-sen-
He provides expert analysis and testimony for private and multilateral development banks, and sitive challenges for over 20 years and across six
international energy investment, and commercial state energy agencies. continents.
arbitration and litigation matters. He also provides Mr Goncalves also has extensive strategic, Over the course of his career, Garrett’s work
advisory services in relation to business and commercial, and transactional advisory experi- has spanned industries including: financial
commercial strategy; contract price and flexibility ence with respect to energy infrastructure devel- services, mining, telecom, real estate, oil & gas,
negotiation; economic and market analysis; policy opment projects, financings, investments, markets, transportation, consumer goods, infrastructure,
and regulation; project development; financing; contracts and trading. His experience is concen- technology, and all aspects of energy. Clients value
acquisitions and divestitures. trated in LNG, NGLs, natural gas, and thermal and Garrett’s methodical, transparent, and practical
Mr Goncalves has expert analytic, reporting renewable energy generation. In this work, he has views on damages claims. This approach has
and testimony experience in matters concerning experience with the full range of project sizes and resulted in a track record of successful quantum
energy damages, valuations, commodity pricing scales, including several large multibillion-dollar outcomes on a number of matters where over $1+
and prices, markets, trading, contracts, commer- infrastructure projects, national energy initia- billion was claimed.
cial and financing conditions, policy and regula- tives and projects, and small-scale projects and Garrett’s success as an expert witness comes
tion, and standards and practices. He has provided investments. from the intellectual rigour and focus he brings to
expert services for over 35 international investment Mr Goncalves’ relevant experience spans 50 every engagement. He is hands-on from the start
and commercial disputes adjudicated under the countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the to the finish of every project. Garrett’s approach
auspices of ICSID, UNCITRAL, the ICC, the LCIA, Middle East, Africa and Asia. A native English to valuation analysis in the context of disputes is
ICDR/AAA, the Royal Court of Justice of England speaker, he is also fluent or proficient in Spanish, informed by practical valuation and financial anal-
and Wales, the Milan Chamber of Commerce, German and Italian, and has intermediate skills in ysis experience gained when: developing revenue
and US federal courts. Of these matters, he Portuguese and Turkish. enhancement strategies for private equity-backed
has provided oral testimony for 15 international Mr Goncalves received his MA in international companies, guiding investors through potential
investment and commercial arbitration hearings. affairs and economics from the Johns Hopkins regulatory impediments to pending mergers,
For the last several years, WWL has recognised University School of Advanced International providing investors and corporations analyses and
Mr Goncalves as a leading energy industry and Studies; and a BA in international relations and strategies related to special situation events and
damages expert. economic development from Brown University. bankruptcies, and developing business plans for
Among his expert witness and business advi- He is a member of the International Association early-stage projects and their intellectual property.
sory experience, Mr Goncalves has served as the for Energy Economics, and an associate member Garrett regularly speaks and writes about
lead LNG and natural gas market and industry of the International Bar Association and DC Bar damages and valuation issues. He holds the inter-
expert to energy companies and their legal counsel Association. nationally recognised designation of chartered
for over a dozen LNG and natural gas price reviews financial analyst (CFA). He received a MBA from
and/or price review arbitrations in Europe and Asia. INSEAD (France) and a BS in economics from The
He has also provided LNG commercial strategy College of William & Mary.
for short- and long-term sales pricing, target
markets, and priority customers for a leading
NOCs and US LNG exporters. Mr Goncalves recently
co-authored the chapter entitled “Expert Evidence
in Price Reviews and Disputes” in the book Gas
& LNG Price Arbitration 2019. He also has given 1432 K St NW
numerous presentations and has written several 1800 M Street NW, Second Floor Suite 700
articles on LNG, natural gas, and renewable energy Washington, 20036 Washington, 20005
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worldwide. [email protected] [email protected]
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WWL says: Christopher Goncalves garners plaudits from peers for his quantum analysis WWL says: Garrett Rush sits “among the
and valuation expertise in the energy and financial sectors. very best of damages experts”, according to
sources who laud his “great strategic mind”.

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Isabel Santos Kunsman Kiran P Sequeira Marc Sherman

AlixPartners LLP Secretariat Alvarez & Marsal

Isabel Santos Kunsman co-leads AlixPartners’ Kiran is a managing director at Secretariat, where Marc Sherman is a managing director with Alvarez
International Arbitration practice out of he serves as an expert witness on damages in & Marsal’s disputes and investigations group in
Washington, DC. She is an experienced expert complex, high-stakes international disputes. He Washington, DC. He specialises in insurance
witness on quantum, valuation, and damages has over 20 years of experience advising clients matters, real estate, financial fraud, white-collar
matters in international arbitrations and interna- in international commercial and investor-state investigations, M&A and quantum of damages.
tional regulatory disputes. arbitrations. Kiran has provided expert testimony With over 30 years of experience in business,
Isabel has more than 20 years of experience on financial, economic, accounting, valuation, and consulting and forensic accounting, Mr Sherman
in finance, including over 15 years of experience damages issues in over 80 matters. This includes has worked with clients across a broad range of
in valuation and damages quantification matters matters before all major arbitral institutions, as industries, including real estate, construction,
in the context of Bilateral Investment Treaty arbi- well the US and UK courts. hospitality, telecommunications, banking, manu-
trations, international commercial disputes, and Kiran has been elected to the Expert Witnesses facturing, insurance, healthcare, higher education,
domestic regulatory proceedings. She has been section of WWL every year since 2013. Since 2017, retail and franchising, among others.
regularly retained as a quantum and valuation he has been named annually as one of only a few Mr Sherman has conducted hundreds of
expert to provide testimony in both English and “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” by WWL. Since financial investigations, consulted and testified
Spanish in various jurisdictions including ICSID, 2019, he has been elected to Who’s Who Legal’s on economic damages, valued public and private
UNCITRAL, the ICC, various local arbitration “Thought Leaders – Global Elite” which is a select companies and consulted on compliance, corpo-
centers, and international domestic courts. list of the world’s foremost damages experts. rate governance and corporate restructuring.
The disputes Mrs. Kunsman has helped clients Kiran brings a hands-on approach to working He has qualified as an expert witness in forensic
and arbitral tribunals resolve have required the with clients and counsel, with a focus on iden- accounting, lost profits, financial fraud, business
quantification of damages based on contractual tifying practical solutions based on in-depth appraisal and accounting matters. He has testified
clauses and valuations of financial instruments, knowledge of the key issues impacting the case. in U.S. federal and state courts as well as interna-
concessions or companies in sectors including Kiran’s industry experience includes the energy, tional courts and arbitrations. He also serves as
mining, banking, infrastructure, transportation, mining, telecommunications, financial services, an accounting arbitrator in post-acquisition M&A
electricity generation, construction, and oil and gas. infrastructure, construction, real estate, manu- disputes and is an adviser to international insurers
Mrs. Kunsman holds an MBA degree with the facturing and services sectors. Geographically, in transactional and business insurance matters.
highest distinction from Georgetown University and his experience spans the globe, with a focus on Mr Sherman has conducted investigations
a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance emerging economies in Asia, Africa, Middle East, in the areas of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
degree, also from Georgetown University. Latin America, Russia/CIS and East Europe. Kiran (FCPA), financial reporting, anti-money laundering,
Isabel is a dual Spanish and US citizen. also has substantial experience valuing companies ethics and integrity, government investigations and
and investments in India. general financial fraud. He has conducted many
Kiran has an MBA with a concentration in investigations for the US Department of Justice, US
finance from Johns Hopkins University and a MS Attorneys’ offices, FBI and DEA and several foreign
in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University. He is governments.
also a licensed professional engineer. As a licensed Prior to joining A&M, Mr Sherman was a
engineer, Kiran combines expertise in valuation and managing director and national practice leader of
damages with a solid understanding of the tech- the fraud and white-collar practice with a publicly
nical issues that underpin many complex disputes. held consulting firm. Prior to that, he was with
He is able to integrate these insights into expert KPMG, where he held numerous senior roles,
evidence that can be relied upon by tribunals. including partner-in-charge of forensic and litiga-
tion services, partner-in-charge of compliance and
ethics practice and regional partner-in-charge of
2099 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 1432 K St NW corporate transactions. Before KPMG, he was in the
Suite 300 Suite 700 real estate and construction business, where his
Washington, 20006 Washington, 20005 responsibilities included development, acquisition,
Tel: +1 202 641 4112 Tel: +1 202 871 6422 financing and construction.
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WWL says: Isabel Santos Kunsman WWL says: Kiran Sequeira wins plaudits for Continued overleaf
impresses peers and courtroom spec- his to explain complex financial problems
tators with her “strong analytical skills” and present a “convincing quantum report”.
and “digestible delivery” on valuation and
quantum issues in tribunals.

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Marc Sherman (cont.) Jennifer Vanderhart Robert N Yerman

Intensity AlixPartners LLP

Mr Sherman earned a bachelor’s degree from Jennifer Vanderhart is a PhD Economist who Robert is a managing director in the Washington
the University of Baltimore, and a Juris Doctor specialises in damages and valuation analysis in the DC office of AlixPartners’ litigation and arbitration
from the University of Maryland School of Law. areas of intellectual property, breach of contract, practice. He is a certified public accountant with
He is a certified public accountant in Maryland international arbitration proceedings, antitrust, and extensive experience as a consultant and expert
and Washington, DC, a certified fraud examiner, commercial damages. She is a managing director witness in complex domestic and international liti-
a certified insolvency and restructuring adviser, a at Intensity, LLC, based in Washington, DC, and gations and arbitrations.
member of the Maryland and District of Columbia has testified more than 50 times in various venues He has testified in federal and state courts and
Bars and holds a certification from the AICPA in including in US state and federal courts, in front of before arbitral panels internationally in intellectual
financial forensics. He is a board, compensation domestic and international arbitration panels, and property, including patent, trademark, copyright
and finance committee member of the DC-based in depositions. Her clients include companies in a and trade secrets; contractual, antitrust, secu-
Council for Court Excellence and the chair of the wide range of industries and retail sectors including rities and regulatory matters. He has conducted
audit committee of the National District Attorneys education, computer hardware and software, toys, valuations, forensic investigations, and provided
Association. Mr Sherman was previously the chair alcoholic beverage distribution, medical devices, consulting and accounting advice to commercial
of the American Bar Association (ABA) section of entertainment, mining, tobacco, and financial entities and government organisations.
litigation, forensic accounting subcommittee and services. Dr Vanderhart has more than 25 years’ He has been the expert witness for both claim-
co-chair of the accounting issues subcommittee of experience in the evaluation and quantification of ants and respondents and plaintiffs and defend-
the ABA securities litigation committee. economic damages including claims arising from ants. He provided expert testimony for the plaintiff
He is a frequent speaker on M&A reps and patent, copyright and trademark infringement, in a patent infringement matter where the jury
warranties, transactional insurance, forensic trade secret misappropriation, contract disputes, awarded the largest damage award of the year.
accounting investigations and quantum of employment discrimination and claims of expro- He also provided testimony for the defendant in
damages, and has published chapters in several priation by foreign governments. She has assisted a matter, where the plaintiff claimed $4 billion in
treatises on internal investigations, compliance companies in patent and trademark licensing nego- damages and he successfully convinced the Court
programmes and anti-money laundering. Mr tiations, royalty investigations and calculations, to eliminate over 90 per cent of plaintiff’s claim
Sherman served on the faculty of Georgetown and intellectual property and asset valuations. Dr prior to trial.
University for many years, where he taught in the Vanderhart can communicate complex analyses Robert is known for his intellectual curiosity
joint JD/MBA programme. in a clear and concise manner whether talking to and his ability to review and analyse case specifics,
a panel, jury, judge, or client. She taught at Texas determine an appropriate and supportable claim
A&M University and received outstanding reviews. and present his opinion to a panel, jury or judge in
Dr Vanderhart has published extensively on a clear and convincing manner.
valuation, damages, econometrics, and intel- Prior to joining AlixPartners, he was national
lectual property, and is a frequent speaker on director of the intellectual property practice of
these topics at conferences and lectures. She is a LECG and was also a senior audit partner at
member of the American Society of International Deloitte. He was also a participant in the US
Law, the Licensing Executives Society, of which she President’s executive exchange programme and
serves as the vice-chair for the DC chapter, and served as the special executive assistant to the
she is an associate member of the American Bar inspector general at the US Department of Housing
Association, where she co-chairs the intellectual and Urban Development.
property litigation subcommittee. Robert holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a
Dr Vanderhart is fluent in Spanish. major in biology, and did his graduate studies at the
City University of New York.

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WWL says: Marc Sherman has a leading WWL says: Jennifer Vanderhart possesses WWL says: Robert Yerman is a favourite
reputation as a first-rate quantum of over 25 years’ expertise in economic among peers and clients, who concur that
damages expert with a strong track record damages pertaining to IP law, and comes he “very much deserves to be listed”.
in financial investigations. highly recommended by sources for her
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Ben Nolan Matthew Bialecki

Berkeley Research Group Alvarez & Marsal

Ben Nolan is an internationally recognised forensic Matthew Bialecki (CPA, CFF, CGMA) is a managing Mr Bialecki has been involved in many matters
engineering and construction expert. With expertise director with Alvarez & Marsal’s disputes and inves- involving indemnification under purchase agree-
in engineering, construction and audit, he advises tigations group, leading its eastern US region and ments and has reviewed and consulted on hundreds
on construction contracting, forensic schedule serving as a member of its executive committee. of purchase agreements.
delay, project financial damage, design engineering He has more than 25 years’ experience as an expert Mr Bialecki has conducted many internal
errors and omissions, and defective construction. witness, neutral arbitrator and consultant in a forensic accounting investigations, SEC investiga-
He has served the construction industry for over variety of areas, with a focus on pre and post-ac- tions and restatements.
41 years as a company commander and project quisition matters. He is, and has for many years, Prior to joining A&M, Mr Bialecki was a partner
manager for the US Army Corps of Engineers; been a member of the select American Institute at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP (Deloitte
project manager for a major general contractor; of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) taskforce FAS) in Chicago. While with Deloitte FAS, Mr
marine contractor; mechanical/utility contractor; on merger and acquisition disputes and is an Bialecki was the midwest and north central region
and president of a general contracting company. Mr author of the AICPA’s practice aid on mergers and professional practice director (PPD) for the dispute
Nolan has led over 700 expert consulting engage- acquisitions disputes which provides guidance to and forensic practice, was the midwest insurance
ments, both domestic and international, and testi- CPAs serving as consultants, experts or neutral industry leader and was the midwest insurance
fied in over 60 matters. arbitrators. industry fraud specialist.
Mr Nolan’s consulting and expert witness Mr Bialecki has experience in the automotive, Mr Bialecki earned a bachelor’s degree
expertise covers enterprise and project risk professional services, banking, insurance, health- in public accounting from Loyola University of
management; market analysis; feasibility and due care, construction, petroleum, speciality chemi- Chicago. Mr Bialecki is a certified public accountant
diligence; preparedness assessments; perfor- cals, finance, gaming, manufacturing, distribution, licensed in the states of Illinois and California, a
mance reviews; owner’s representative; change food and beverage, branding, telecommunications, chartered global management accountant, a
order and schedule reviews; construction engi- aerospace, agriculture, software, real estate, retail, member of the American Institute of Certified
neering audits; construction investigations; claims and metals industries. He specialises in disputes Public Accountants (AICPA), the Illinois CPA
preparation analysis; turnarounds and trouble- with complex financial issues and is an expert on Society, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
shooting; accident, fraud and hurricane damage the application of generally accepted accounting (ACFE), and certified through the AICPA in financial
investigations; and construction disputes in inter- principles (GAAP) and post-merger and acquisition forensics.
national and domestic arbitrations. disputes.
Mr Nolan’s representative projects have Mr Bialecki has served as a neutral arbitrator,
included LNG gas plants; power plants; refineries; mediator, consultant and expert witness in a signif-
steel and aluminium plants; airports; rail; cement icant number of matters involving the application
plants; an Olympic stadium; convention centres; of GAAP, on earn-outs and in the determination
retail; healthcare; casinos; hotels; mixed-use of working capital in mergers and acquisitions
developments; single and multi-family residences; involving accounts receivable, accrued vacation,
universities; auto manufacturing plants; super- percentage of completion revenue recognition,
fund sites; mines; wastewater and water treatment deferred revenue, allowances for co-op advertising,
plants; pipelines; technology and internet infra- volume rebates, obsolete and excess inventory
structure; tunnels; bridges; high-rises; marine reserves, inventory physical count adjustments,
ports; piers and dredging; prisons; military and accrued expenses, inter-company accounts,
classified projects; public works and munic- accounts payable, accrued coupon liabilities,
ipal complexes; corporate headquarters; beef contingent assets and liabilities, workers’ compen-
processing plants; equipment analysis; and yachts. sation and franchise tax issues, among other
current asset and liability accounts. He has been
involved in the preparation of carve-out financial 540 West Madison Street
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WWL says: Ben Nolan earns acclaim for WWL says: Matthew Bialecki is a prominent name in the forensic expert space given his
his top-notch financial advisory practice stellar record testifying in court for convoluted M&A disputes across myriad sectors.
which sees him assist on a broad range of
contract disputes involving fraud and other
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Bala Dharan Paul Marcus Santiago Dellepiane

Berkeley Research Group Secretariat Berkeley Research Group

Dr Bala Dharan is a managing director at Berkeley Paul Marcus is a managing director at Secretariat Santiago Dellepiane is a managing director with
Research Group. He has served more than 30 times International and has over 35 years of experience in Berkeley Research Group and co-chair of its
as a testifying expert in litigation and arbitration advising clients in commercial disputes and litiga- economics and damages practice. For more than
matters on topics such as financial reporting and tion, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, 20 years, he has worked as an economist and
disclosures, forensic accounting and investigations, security and business valuation, solvency analysis, valuation analyst and as a consultant covering
damages analysis, finance, valuation, investment investment decision making, performing due dili- economic matters affecting utilities, regulated and
analysis, corporate governance, and auditing. Dr gence, strategic planning and financial analysis, non-regulated businesses, and advising private
Dharan has international arbitration experience raising and providing capital, originating, struc- investors. His work involves economic analysis,
in many of the major international forums. He has turing and negotiating complex financial trans- valuation, business advisory, regulatory analysis
also served as a consulting expert on several dozen actions. Paul holds a MBA from the University of and damages assessment.
litigation, arbitration, and business consulting Chicago Booth School of Business with a speciali- Mr Dellepiane has provided written and oral
engagements. His consulting and testimony experi- sation in finance and a concentration in accounting. testimony or expert advice in more than 55 cases
ence covers a variety of industries, including energy, He also holds the CFA and CFE designations involving valuation, regulatory, damages, and
utility, technology, manufacturing, and financial and has served as an adjunct (part-time) faculty related issues before the ICSID, ICC, UNCITRAL,
services. member in the finance department at the Carroll ICDR and ad hoc tribunals, and before Canadian
Dr Dharan is also the Robert B and School of Management at Boston College. As an courts (Superior Court of Justice of Ontario and
Candice J Haas visiting professor at Harvard expert witness, Paul has testified at depositions and Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta). In 2016, he led
Law School; visiting professor at MIT Sloan trials in Federal and State US courts, AAA arbitra- a team of damages experts working for the Ministry
School of Management; and the J Howard tions, ICC Arbitrations, and FINRA Arbitrations. In of Foreign Affairs of Japan on investor-state dispute
Creekmore professor emeritus at Rice University. prior positions, Paul has served as an investment settlement.
Internationally known for his research, he has banker, commercial banker, investment officer and His research on damages in contractual
published widely in major accounting and finance the director of finance of a start-up company. and treaty breaches has been published by
journals, and has co-authored four textbooks on Oxford University Press in the book Damages in
accounting, finance and corporate governance International Arbitration under Complex Long-term
topics. He is an award winning teacher and public Contracts in 2014; he has also written articles
speaker, and has provided invited testimony three on damages issues published in the Journal of
times before the US Congress on accounting for International Arbitration (JOIA), and contributed to
complex transactions; the standards-setting books published by UNAM University in Mexico and
process; and valuation/fair value. by ICCA. He is a regular speaker at conferences
Dr Dharan is a certified public accountant and on damages issues. He has been recognised over
holds ABV (accredited in business valuation) and several years among the world’s top arbitration
CFF (certified in financial forensics) qualifications. expert witnesses by WWL. In the 2020 survey, Mr
He has a PhD and an MS from Carnegie Mellon Dellepiane was ranked by WWL as one of the top
University; an MBA in finance from the Indian three US-based experts and as a Global Elite
Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; and a BTech Thought Leader.
in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras.

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WWL says: Bala Dharan is a well-renowned WWL says: Paul Marcus enjoys a fantastic WWL says: According to sources, Santiago
expert with a strong track record in a wide reputation on the market following his Dellepiane “understands well what needs to
range of areas, including financial reporting, decades long experience advising on busi- be explained” to courts and tribunals and is
investigations and damages analysis. ness valuations, solvency analysis and “always on-point”.
various other financial matters.

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Matthew Evans Greig Taylor

AlixPartners AlixPartners

Mr Evans is an expert in global financial deriva- Greig Taylor is a managing director in AlixPartners’ Greig received a BA (Hons) in modern history
tives markets; asset/contract valuation; trading New York office. His practice specialises in the from the University of Manchester, England, and is
practices in physical, financial, and hybrid instru- assessment of damages and related quantum a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
ments; risk management practices; and hedging issues, and the provision of expert testimony, in of England and Wales.
techniques in financial and commodity markets. the context of disputes, domestic and international. In 2004–2005, Greig spent 10 months at sea
He has performed a wide variety of consulting Over the past 20 years, Greig has testified racing a 72-foot yacht around the world.
work in relation to strategy, valuation, regulatory and worked on numerous international arbitra-
inquiries, and risk advisory for major commercial tion matters for both claimants and respond-
firms, marketers, hedge funds, and global finan- ents, under various institutions and instruments,
cial institutions. He is an expert in the analysis of including ICC, ICDR, JCAA, SIAC, ICSID, NAFTA,
high-frequency trading (HFT) data from a variety DIAC, SCC, the Stockholm, Zurich, Nigerian and
of securities and futures markets, and has over 15 Brazilian Chambers of Commerce, and ad hoc
years of experience in re-creating and examining proceedings under UNCITRAL Rules and various
various trading strategies embedded deep in the free trade agreements. His primary expertise and
trading “tape”. experience relates to the identification, quantifica-
Mr Evans has provided litigation support in tion and valuation of lost profits, business enter-
many high-profile derivatives cases and has testi- prise value and wasted costs in matters involving
fied at trial as an expert in derivatives markets and alleged expropriation and breach of contract. Greig
trading data analysis in landmark cases such as also assists clients in the preparation of economic
USA v Coscia and CFTC v DRW. He has been recog- determinations of contracts and agreements in
nised as an expert in commodities markets and contentious and non-contentious settings.
trading data analysis in US district court and has Greig’s clients have involved companies and
also offered expert testimony in US state, UK high governments from around the globe including the
court and other venues. United Kingdom, continental Europe, MENA, Asia,
Mr Evans was formerly a director at Barclays, Central America and South America and the United
where he was head of US commodities valuations States. The range of Greig’s industry experience
and new business. In this role, Mr Evans led the encompasses hospitality, automotive, upstream
Barclays valuations team, which was responsible oil and gas, aviation, mining, shipping, retail, real
for valuation controls, valuations testing, and estate, financial services, manufacturing, pharma-
various market research, risk management and ceuticals and construction.
control analyses. Earlier in his career, he worked Greig’s experience also includes litigation
as an inter-dealer derivatives broker and a risk consulting involving forensic accounting and
management analyst. financial investigations under IFRS, US and UK
GAAP, buy-sell disputes, large-scale international
acquisitions, and bankruptcy issues. Dispute
areas worked on include business interruption
claims, post M&A disputes, breach of contract/
representations and warranties claims, termina-
tion of distribution agreements, renegotiation and
harmonisation of international tripartite agree-
ments, and assisting clients with the attachment
and collection of awards.
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WWL says: Matthew Evans is a standout WWL says: Greig Taylor secures sources’ endorsements for his “splendid” “damage deter-
expert in the market, who comes recom- mination work”.
mended by commentators for his high-
ly-valued experience in financial and trading
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Dean Graves Laura Hardin

Alvarez & Marsal Alvarez & Marsal

Dean Graves is a managing director with Alvarez & Laura Hardin is a managing director with Alvarez Ms Hardin holds an MBA from the George
Marsal global disputes and investigations services & Marsal’s disputes and investigations practice in Washington University and a BA in Russian
in Houston, specialising in forensic accounting, Houston, Texas and a co-chair of the international language and literature from Wesleyan University.
damage analysis and financial issues. His broad arbitration team, which was named as one of the She is also a certified valuation analyst with the
background includes international arbitration, top 10 international arbitration expert witness prac- National Association of Certified Valuators and
transaction and financing negotiation, financial tices in the world by the Global Arbitration Review Analysts.
analysis and reporting, as well as coordinating in 2020.
non-financial disciplines. She has over 25 years of experience in
With more than 40 years of advisory and providing business valuation, damages assess-
industry experience, Mr Graves has served as an ments, forensic accounting and consulting services
arbitrator, expert witness, court-appointed expert on a variety of engagements.
and business adviser. He has performed analyses Ms Hardin has provided expert guidance on
related to arbitration, international claims, litiga- damage quantification for both investment treaty
tion, business interruption insurance claims, busi- and commercial matters and has submitted
ness and asset valuation, post-acquisition disputes, evidence in international arbitration cases brought
contract disputes and regulatory compliance. His before ICC, ICDR, LCIA, SCC, ICSID and ad hoc
experience spans the BTU value chain, including tribunals. These disputes involved amounts at
petroleum exploration and production, transporta- issue of more than several billion dollars and have
tion, refining, retail gasoline, petrochemicals and included allegations of expropriation, shareholder
power generation. Additionally, he has experience disputes, breach of contract controversies and
in mining, apparel, consumer products, manu- purchase price disputes.
facturing, wholesale/distribution, professional Ms Hardin has experience in disputes in
services, commercial airlines and biomedical several industries, including oil and gas, power
research. generation, telecoms, aviation, real estate devel-
Mr Graves has led projects heard in state and opment, metals and mining, and general manu-
federal courts in the United States and ad hoc arbi- facturing and has worked both as a consultant and
trations as well as ICC, NAFTA and ICSID claims. party-appointed expert for private entities as well
Many of his projects have included working collab- as sovereign governments and government-owned
oratively with economists, engineers, scientists and entities.
other technical experts. Before joining Alvarez & Marsal, Ms Hardin
Prior to joining Alvarez & Marsal in 2005, Mr was a vice president with CRA and held prior roles
Graves was a senior managing director at a publicly with FTI Consulting, Navigant Consulting and
traded consulting firm and a partner at two inter- PricewaterhouseCoopers in Houston and Moscow.
national accounting firms. Fluent in Russian, Ms Hardin has testified in
Mr Graves earned a bachelor’s degree in Russian courts, and has worked extensively on
chemistry and a master of professional account- engagements involving entities in Russia and the
ancy degree from Baylor University. He is a certified CIS in particular, as well as Latin America, Europe
public accountant (CPA) and a chartered financial and Africa and the Middle East.
analyst charterholder.

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WWL says: Dean Graves possesses deep WWL says: Laura Hardin “is wonderful under cross-examination”, remaining “clear, concise
expertise in business valuation, acquisition and unflappable”. Sources add: “Her knowledge of the oil business makes her particularly
and contract disputes, and insurance claims useful.”
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Trevor Phillips Aaron J Stai

Alvarez & Marsal Alvarez & Marsal

Trevor Phillips is a managing director with Alvarez Aaron Stai is a managing director with Alvarez & Aaron earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engi-
& Marsal’s disputes and investigations group in Marsal’s Disputes and Investigations practice in neering from Texas A&M University and an MBA
Houston. He is a Chartered Valuation Surveyor and Houston. from Rice University. He is a Chartered Financial
a Certified General Appraiser who specialises in He provides financial and accounting Analyst (CFA) charter holder, a Certified Fraud
real property valuation and analysing the potential consulting services to clients requiring expertise Examiner (CFE), and a certified Financial Risk
effects of physical and environmental conditions on in matters involving lost profits calculations, inves- Manager (FRM).
the market value of real property. Mr Phillips has tigations, valuation, and forensic financial analyses.
served as a testifying expert in litigation, including His experience traverses several industries,
both the certification and damages phases of class including oil and gas, midstream energy, utilities,
action matters. healthcare, hospitality, and financial services. He
In his real property damages practice, Mr has served as an expert witness in matters ranging
Phillips has analysed the potential market value from valuation of assets, lost profits, construc-
effects of alleged environmental contamination of tion disputes, pipeline rate disputes, and finan-
groundwater, soil, surface water and air. He has cial standard practice. Mr Stai has worked as a
also analysed claims of property value diminution privileged and expert consultant on disputes and
stemming from alleged odors, dust, floods, mold, provided testimony in jurisdictions ranging from
water damage, construction defects, and structural state and federal courts to large international
damage caused by seismic events. arbitrations.
Before joining A&M, Mr Phillips was a director He has led numerous engagements involving
with Navigant Consulting. He previously served as complex financial modelling, accounting recon-
a senior manager with Deloitte and as a regional struction, economic forecasting, data mining and
leader of the real estate and environmental forensic analysis. His energy and utility expertise
damages practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. includes evaluating damages, valuations and inves-
Mr Phillips earned a bachelor’s degree in civil tigations related to oil and gas assets, refining and
engineering and building technology from Cardiff processing, power generation, pipeline and frac-
University, UK, and a master’s degree in business tionation, gas storage, and risk management.
administration, with an emphasis on real estate Additionally, Aaron brings deep expertise in the
and urban analysis, from the University of Florida. energy trading industry including the valuation of
He is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered physical and financial derivative contracts involving
Surveyors, and a member of the American Society various underlying commodities, including crude
of Appraisers, the Certified Commercial Investment oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, coal, power
Member Institute, and the Counselors of Real and other commodities.
Estate. Before joining A&M, Aaron was a manager
Mr Phillips is an associate member of with the financial advisory services practice of
the American Bar Association and served the PricewaterhouseCoopers, focusing on financial
real estate, condemnation, and trust litigation matters involved in the dispute resolution process.
committee as co-chair of the experts subcom- Previously, he worked as an associate civil engi-
mittee (2009-2021). He previously served as the neer designing bridges, roadways and other civil
real property chair and a member of the board of engineering projects located throughout the state
the Houston Chapter of the American Society of of Texas.
Appraisers (2013-2017).
700 Louisiana Street 700 Louisiana Street
Suite 3300 Suite 3300
Houston, 77002 Houston, 77002
Tel: +1 713 547 3694 Tel: +1 713 221 3917
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Trevor Phillips is “an extremely WWL says: Aaron Stai comes highly recommended by market experts who praise his work
collaborative and responsive” expert and in energy trading, derivative valuation, and lost profits calculations.
“compelling and persuasive witness” with
a “flair for presenting information in a way
interesting to fact finders”.

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Jeffrey E Fuchs Dakus Gunn

Delta Consulting Group Delta Consulting Group

Jeffrey E Fuchs, PE, CPA, chief executive officer Dakus Gunn, senior director of Delta Consulting Mr Gunn has a BSc in economics, and a
and co-founder of Delta Consulting Group, has Group, has served as an expert in dispute resolu- BSc in brain and cognitive science, from the
over 36 years of experience in the engineering and tion for over 20 years. He provides expert analysis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
construction industries and has testified in over 60 opinions and testimony in complex construction Delta Consulting Group is an international
cases in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, North litigation and arbitration on numerous matters consulting firm of multidisciplined professionals
America, South America, Panama and Mexico. He involving delay, damages and loss of productivity. in engineering, accounting, construction, project
has provided testimony for complex litigation and Mr Gunn’s experience spans a broad diversity management and litigation support.
arbitration on numerous matters involving delay, of projects including international airports, energy
disruption, damages, loss of productivity and and power industry (wind, hydroelectric, coal, oil
defects, among others. and gas); transportation (light rail, bridge, and
Mr Fuchs has extensive experience in the interstate construction); and multibillion-dollar
areas of energy (including nuclear, coal, fossil infrastructure projects. His international experi-
fuel, wind and hydroelectric); oil and gas; water ence includes disputes in Africa, Europe, South
and waste-water; rails; subways; bridges; roads; America, the Middle East and Central America.
tunnels; dams; buildings (including airports, court- Mr Gunn has provided expert analysis and/or
houses, prisons, hospitals, data centres, schools testified in venues such as AAA Arbitration, ICSID
and hotels); and manufacturing. He has testified in Arbitration, ICC Arbitration, DIAC Arbitration,
federal and state courts throughout the USA; at ICC United States federal and state courts, mediations,
arbitrations in Spain, the UK, France, Switzerland, dispute adjudication boards, and other alternative
Mexico, Panama and New York; at UNCITRAL in dispute resolution venues. He has provided expert
Qatar and Switzerland; and at the ICDR in New York. opinions on complex delay analysis for projects
Mr Fuchs has a BS in civil engineering and including some of the world’s most significant
an MS in construction engineering and manage- investments in power, energy, infrastructure and
ment from the University of Maryland; and is a development. Mr Gunn has presented damages to
licensed professional engineer and a certified DCAA auditing authorities and provided numerous
public accountant. He is also a retired US Air Force expert reports relating to damages on construction
Reserve civil engineering officer. Prior to founding projects for owners, engineers, contractors and
Delta, Mr Fuchs was the area director for Ernst & suppliers. He has also provided expert opinions and
Young’s construction industry consulting services analysis on the loss of productivity for labour forces
for the mid-Atlantic US region. Additionally, he on projects numbering in the thousands, such as
has served as an arbitrator and mediator and has two US$5 billion coal fire power plants in South
lectured extensively and published numerous arti- Africa, a US$1 billion expansion of a Middle Eastern
cles and books. airport, and a US$457 million baseball stadium.
Delta Consulting Group is an international
consulting firm of multi-disciplined professionals
in engineering, accounting, finance, economics,
construction, project management and litigation
support.

4330 Prince William Parkway 4330 Prince William Parkway

Suite 301 Suite 301
Woodbridge, 22192 Woodbridge, 22192
Tel: +1 703 580 8801 Tel: +1 703 580 8801
[email protected] [email protected]
www.delta-cgi.com www.delta-cgi.com

WWL says: Jeffrey Fuchs is “a go-to expert” WWL says: Dakus Gunn is “highly recommended” by commentators as “an extremely bright
in the construction sector, where he excels expert who is able to effectively distil complicated issues”.
across the gamut of delay, disruption and
damages matters.

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DIRECTORY
Ontario Ronnie Barnes
An asterisk denotes practitioners Andrew Cochran Cornerstone Research
who have profiles in the EY [email protected]
preceding pages. [email protected] Paul Barry
Farley Cohen Independent
Nominees have been selected Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co Inc Ermelinda Beqiraj
based on comprehensive, [email protected] PwC
independent survey work with A Scott Davidson* [email protected]
both general counsel and private Kroll Mark Bezant
practitioners worldwide. [email protected] FTI Consulting
Ross Hamilton [email protected]
Only specialists who have met Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co Inc Susan Blower*
independent international [email protected] BDO LLP
research criteria are listed. Andrew Harington [email protected]
The Brattle Group Richard Boulton KC*
[email protected] Berkeley Research Group
Domenic Marino [email protected]
Argentina PwC LLP Richard Brealey
Daniela Bambaci* [email protected] London Business School
Berkeley Research Group Chris Milburn* [email protected]
[email protected] Secretariat Kathryn Britten*
Marcelo Schoeters [email protected] AlixPartners UK LLP
Compass Lexecon Neal Mizrahi [email protected]
[email protected] EY Colin Byford*
Sebastian Zuccon [email protected] gb2 LLP
Compass Lexecon Howard Rosen* [email protected]
[email protected] Secretariat Richard Caldwell
[email protected] The Brattle Group
Australia Errol Soriano [email protected]
Phillip Blunden KSV Advisory Andrew Caldwell*
Hinds Blunden [email protected] Ankura
[email protected] Peter Steger* [email protected]
John-Henry Eversgerd Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co Inc Lorenzo Coppi
FTI Consulting [email protected] Compass Lexecon
[email protected] [email protected]
Jonathan Humphrey* Chile Will Davies
HKA Jorge Fantuzzi Grant Thornton UK LLP
[email protected] FK Economics [email protected]
Campbell Jackson [email protected] David Dearman*
Ernst & Young Aldo González Tissinetti Ankura
[email protected] Department of Economics. Universidad de Chile [email protected]
John McGuiness* [email protected] Julian M Delamer
McGrathNicol María Valentina Konow Vial Compass Lexecon
[email protected] FK Economics [email protected]
Greg Meredith [email protected] James Dow
KPMG Juan Pablo Philippi Prado London Business School
[email protected] FK Economics [email protected]
Michael Potter [email protected] Neil Dryden
Ernst & Young Jorge Tarziján Martabit Compass Lexecon
[email protected] Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile [email protected]
Tony Samuel [email protected] Richard Edwards
Sapere Forensic FTI Consulting
[email protected] Czech Republic [email protected]
Owain Stone Sirshar Qureshi David Ellis
KordaMentha PricewaterhouseCoopers Ceska republika sro FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
David Van Homrigh John Ellison*
KordaMentha England FTI Consulting
[email protected] Timothy Allen [email protected]
Dawna Wright* PwC Christopher Ennis
FTI Consulting [email protected] Time | Quantum Expert Forensics Limited
[email protected] Nick Andrews* [email protected]
BDO LLP John Fisher
Belgium [email protected] PwC
Cedric Popa David Ashton [email protected]
Deloitte FTI Consulting Tim Giles
[email protected] [email protected] Independent Economics & Finance LLP
Neil Ashton [email protected]
Canada StoneTurn Nicholas Good
Alberta [email protected] KPMG LLP
Lorne Siebert Bruno Augustin* [email protected]
Siebert Valuation Services Kroll Andrew Grantham*
[email protected] [email protected] AlixPartners UK LLP
[email protected]

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Kellie Gread Christopher Osborne Matthias Cazier-Darmois

PwC FRP Advisory Trading Limited FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Elizabeth Gutteridge Chris Osborne* Anthony Charlton*
Deloitte LLP Osborne Partners HKA
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Philip Haberman* Gavin Pearson Battine Edwards
Kroll Quantuma Advisory Limited Deloitte
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Roula Harfouche* Mike Pilgrem Frédéric Elkeslassy
HKA FTI Consulting Ernst & Young
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Greg Harman* Philip Rees Andrew Flower*
Berkeley Research Group Deloitte LLP Alvarez & Marsal
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Kate Hart* Jessica Resch Juliette Fortin
Quantuma Advisory Limited Independent Economics & Finance LLP FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Richard Hern Andrew Robinson Jean-Luc Guitera
NERA Economic Consulting Deloitte LLP KPMG SA
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Liam Holder* Ian Robinson* Patrick Hebreard
Secretariat Tempus Delay Analysis FTI Consulting
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Greg Huitson-Little* Daniel Ryan* Céline Leroy*
AlixPartners UK LLP Berkeley Research Group Eight Advisory
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Frank Ilett* Min Shi Anton Mélard de Feuardent
Kroll Oxera Consulting LLP Fair Links
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Richard Indge* Luke Steadman* Egor Misiura
Ankura Alvarez & Marsal KPMG SA
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Colin Johnson* David Stern* Maurice Nussenbaum
HKA StoneTurn Sorgem Evaluation
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Chris Knutson Maggie Stilwell Mikaël Ouaniche
Marsh Risk Consulting EY OCA - Organisation Conseil & Audit
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Valery Knyazev* Michael Stokes* Frédéric Palomino
Kroll Ankura Compass Lexecon
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Carlos Lapuerta Mark Taylor* Alexandre Rivière*
The Brattle Group Secretariat Secretariat
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Jonathan Lovell Travis Taylor* Christophe Schmit
KPMG LLP Secretariat Accuracy
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Gervase MacGregor* Anthony Theau-Laurent David Sevy
BDO LLP Accuracy Compass Lexecon
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Anastasia Malyugina* Navin Waghe Jean-Baptiste de Courcel
Berkeley Research Group FTI Consulting Accuracy
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Franco Mastrandrea* Dominic Wreford Erik van Duijvenvoorde
HKA Interpath Advisory Accuracy
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Noel Matthews Andrew Wynn
FTI Consulting FTI Consulting Germany
[email protected] [email protected] Alexander Demuth*
Meloria Meschi Andrew Yendall Alvarez & Marsal
FTI Consulting Yendall Hunter Limited [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Michael Hammes
David Mitchell* Hervé de Trogoff PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG
BDO LLP Accuracy Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Nishad Morjaria* Ekaterina Lohwasser
FRP Advisory Trading Limited France FTI Consulting
[email protected] Nicolas Barsalou [email protected]
Boaz Moselle Accuracy
Compass Lexecon [email protected]
[email protected] Nicolas Bourdon
Chudozie Okongwu* Accuracy
AlixPartners UK LLP [email protected]
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Anke Nestler Spain Robin Cantor*

Valnes Corporate Finance GmbH Pablo Bernad Ramoneda Berkeley Research Group
[email protected] KPMG Asesores SL [email protected]
Kai F Schumacher* [email protected] Darrell Chodorow
AlixPartners GmbH Fernando Cuñado The Brattle Group
[email protected] KPMG Asesores SL [email protected]
Heiko Ziehms [email protected] Ettore Comi*
FTI Consulting Laura Cózar Quadrant Economics LLC
[email protected] Accuracy [email protected]
[email protected] Greg D Crider*
Hong Kong José Antonio García Ankura
Scott Adams The Brattle Group [email protected]
Scott Adams Consultants Ltd [email protected] David Ehrhardt*
[email protected] Jorge Padilla Castalia
Mike Allen* Compass Lexecon [email protected]
Secretariat [email protected] Daniel Flores*
[email protected] Diego Perul* Quadrant Economics LLC
John Battersby Kroll [email protected]
Battersby Kingsfield Limited [email protected] Christopher J Goncalves*
[email protected] Alejandro Requejo Berkeley Research Group
Trevor Dick* Compass Lexecon [email protected]
Alvarez & Marsal [email protected] Timothy Hart
[email protected] Eduard Saura Credibility International
Mustafa Hadi* Accuracy [email protected]
Berkeley Research Group [email protected] Mark Israel
[email protected] Nadine Watson Compass Lexecon
Sammy Lai* Compass Lexecon [email protected]
PricewaterhouseCoopers [email protected] Pablo D López Zadicoff
[email protected] Compass Lexecon
Graham McNeill* Switzerland [email protected]
FTI Consulting Vaud M Alexis Maniatis
[email protected] Geoffrey Senogles The Brattle Group
Neill Poole* Senogles & Co, Chartered Accountants | [email protected]
Ankura Valuations and Forensic Accounting Carlos Pabon-Agudelo
[email protected] [email protected] Infrastructure Economic Consulting LLC
Jon Rowell [email protected]
FTI Consulting United Arab Emirates Garrett Rush*
[email protected] John Boultwood Secretariat
Boultwood + Associates [email protected]
India [email protected] Benjamin Sacks
Vidya Rajarao Steve Harris The Brattle Group
Independent Arbitrator FTI Consulting [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Isabel Santos Kunsman*
Michael C Kenyon* AlixPartners LLP
Peru Berkeley Research Group [email protected]
Vincent Poirier-Garneau [email protected] Kiran P Sequeira*
APOYO Consultoria Jacqui Record* Secretariat
[email protected] Ankura [email protected]
[email protected] Marc Sherman*
Romania Alvarez & Marsal
Giovanni Di Folco USA [email protected]
Techno Engineering & Associates Group Arizona Jennifer Vanderhart*
[email protected] Israel Almodovar* Intensity
Ankura [email protected]
Singapore [email protected] Robert N Yerman*
Chaitanya Arora* AlixPartners LLP
Secretariat California [email protected]
[email protected] Alan Cox
Jonathan Ellis* NERA Economic Consulting Florida
Secretariat [email protected] Ben Nolan*
[email protected] Jeffrey Leitzinger Berkeley Research Group
Owen Hawkes Econ One Research Inc [email protected]
KPMG [email protected]
[email protected] David Teece* Illinois
James Nicholson Berkeley Research Group Matthew Bialecki*
FTI Consulting [email protected] Alvarez & Marsal
[email protected] [email protected]
Michael Peer District of Columbia
Control Risks Manuel A Abdala Maryland
[email protected] Compass Lexecon Leonardo Giacchino
Jon Prudhoe* [email protected] Solutions Economics LLC
Ankura José Alberro* [email protected]
[email protected] Cornerstone Research
[email protected]

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Massachusetts Matthew Evans* Laura Hardin*

Gregory K Bell AlixPartners Alvarez & Marsal
Charles River Associates [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Basil Imburgia Miguel A Nakhle
James C Burrows FTI Consulting Compass Lexecon
Charles River Associates [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Vinita M Juneja Trevor Phillips*
Joseph Cavicchi NERA Economic Consulting Alvarez & Marsal
Analysis Group [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Antoinette Pincott Aaron J Stai*
Bala Dharan* Independent Alvarez & Marsal
Berkeley Research Group Michael Salve [email protected]
[email protected] FTI Consulting Wayne Wilson
Joseph P Kalt [email protected] B Riley Advisory Services
Compass Lexecon Pablo T Spiller [email protected]
[email protected] Compass Lexecon
Jeff D Makholm [email protected] Virginia
NERA Economic Consulting Kenneth M Stern Jeffrey E Fuchs*
[email protected] FTI Consulting Delta Consulting Group
Paul Marcus* [email protected] [email protected]
Secretariat Greig Taylor* Dakus Gunn*
[email protected] AlixPartners Delta Consulting Group
Stewart Myers [email protected] [email protected]
The Brattle Group Richard E (Rory) Walck
[email protected] Ohio Global Financial Analytics LLC
René M Stulz [email protected]
New York The Ohio State University
Carla Chavich [email protected] Washington
Compass Lexecon Paul S Ficca*
[email protected] Texas FTI Consulting
Gene L Deetz Casey Ballard [email protected]
Ankura The Claro Group
[email protected] [email protected]
Santiago Dellepiane* Dean Graves*
Berkeley Research Group Alvarez & Marsal
[email protected] [email protected]

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Future Leaders
Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
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FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND VALUATION |

Quantum of Damages – Future Leaders
This year’s research identifies 20 up-and-coming experts who excel at quantifying a range of damages for international
corporate clients.

METHODOLOGY
WWL does not list firms, only individual experts. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners
received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly
in our research.

LEADING FIRMS
Kroll Sid Jaishankar receives impres¬sive comes to business valuations and economic
Anastasia Mikhalitsyna earns glowing recommendations from peers across the damages reports.
praise for "the valuable ability to communi- North American market. His expertise lies Stuart Dekker possesses "an impressive
cate complex technical concepts clearly and in damages quantification and securities grasp of large materials and complex issues"
concisely". valuation. in international arbitrations and litigations.
Oleg Grynyuk possesses "excellent Simon Procopiou is "very thorough and Gigi D'Souza impresses market sources
technical knowledge of valuation and loss extremely responsive" and possesses "a real with her "ability to quickly understand
of profits calculations, in particular when it talent regarding complex quantum issues". complex issues and to present useful and
comes to the emerging markets". practical solutions".
Kate Lilleyman earns wide¬spread Secretariat
acclaim for her in-depth expertise in loss of Eddie Tobis is "always well prepared and
profit and damage calculations. knows all the details of the case" when it

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

England Hong Kong Andrea Cardani of Berkeley Research Group
Nikki Coles at Alvarez & Marsal adroitly Ben Johnson at FTI Consulting is highly receives wide¬spread endorsements for
applies two decades of experience when recommended by sources for his first-rate his international practice which sees him
advising companies on economic damage practice quantifying lost profits and other regularly assist on high-value international
claims in sectors ranging from financial damages in a range of contentious and investment and commercial arbitrations.
services and shipping to manufacturing. non-contentious matters.

Clients and observers praise Rob Lockwood's USA

of AlixPartners’ "very thorough" knowledge Compass Lexecon’s Gustavo De Marco is
of the quantification of losses in commercial renowned for his impressive damages anal-
disputes. ysis for large-scale commercial arbitration.

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Canada • Ontario

Sid Jaishankar Eddie Tobis

Kroll Secretariat

Sid Jaishankar, CPA, CA, CFA, CBV joined Kroll Sid has spoken on advanced business valu- Mr Tobis is a director at Secretariat and is based in
in 2010. He is a managing director in the Toronto ation at professional seminars organised by The Toronto. He specialises in the preparation of busi-
office and part of the Canadian Expert Services Federated Press. He is also a co-lecturer on busi- ness valuation and economic damages reports for
and Valuation Advisory Services practice. Sid has ness valuation at Kroll's annual global new hire commercial litigation and international trade and
more than 15 years of experience in business and orientation and training. investment disputes. He has acted as a business
securities valuation, damages quantification and Prior to Sid’s focus on business valuation and valuator, external auditor, financial consultant and
expert testimony. financial litigation support services, he spent 3 tax advisor for private and public companies, regu-
Sid specialises in the areas of business and years at Arthur Andersen and Deloitte & Touche in latory bodies and governments.
securities valuation and damages quantifica- Toronto focusing on international corporate taxa- Mr Tobis’ work experience covers assets and
tion. He has prepared and critiqued numerous tion, both Canadian inbound and outbound. business interests on every continent, spanning
expert reports that have been accepted by various multiple industry groups including, mining, oil and
Canadian courts in respect of business valuation gas, energy and infrastructure projects, real estate
and damages quantification pursuant to a variety and gaming. He has prepared numerous expert
of dispute matters including, but not limited to, reports filed in various courts around the world,
commercial, intellectual property, tax and secu- and he has provided expert testimony relating to
rities litigation. He has also prepared valua- valuation and economic damages issues at an
tion reports for non-dispute purposes and has international arbitration case heard at the World
particular expertise in developing cost of capital Bank in Washington, DC.
estimates. Mr Tobis is an instructor for one of the Canadian
Sid has been qualified as an expert witness Institute of Chartered Business Valuators’ manda-
and given evidence on damages quantification in tory courses entitled “Level IV – Special Topics in
the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Superior Business Valuation”. This course covers topics such
Court of Quebec. as the quantification of economic damages, the role
Sid is a member of various professional of a valuation expert in the litigation process, and
organisations including Chartered Professional various tax issues faced in the context of business
Accountants (CPA) Ontario, the CFA Institute and valuations.
the CBV Institute. He has also completed CPA He graduated from the Bachelor of Business
Canada’s in-depth tax course (parts 1, 2 and 3). Administration Honors programme at the Schulich
Sid obtained his Bachelor of Mathematics (grad- School of Business at York University in 2009, where
uating on the Dean’s Honour List) and Master of he specialised in Accounting and Finance. Mr Tobis
Accounting degrees at the University of Waterloo is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered
and was awarded the Rene Descartes Entrance Accountant (CPA, CA), a Chartered Business
Scholarship, Friar Luca Pacioli Fellowship and the Valuator (CBV) and a Qualified Valuator under the
Ontario Graduate Scholarship. Canadian Institute of Mining’s Valuation Standards
and Guidelines (CIMVAL).

Bay Adelaide Centre – West Tower, 333 Bay

Street Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower
14th Floor 22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 2730
Toronto, M5H 2R2 Toronto, M5H 4E3
Tel: +1 416 364 9712 Tel: +1-647-313-3328
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Sid Jaishankar receives impressive recommendations from peers across WWL says: Eddie Tobis is "always well
the North American market. His expertise lies in damages quantification and securities prepared and knows all the details of the
valuation. case" when it comes to business valuations
and economic damages reports.

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England

Nathan Choudhury Nikki Coles Oleg Grynyuk

Kroll Alvarez & Marsal Kroll

Nathan began his forensic accounting career with Nikki Coles is a partner/managing director in Oleg Grynyuk is a senior director at Kroll and has
a Big Four firm in London in 2007, working on a Alvarez & Marsal’s Disputes and Investigations over 14 years of professional experience, focusing
number of advisory and fraud investigation projects. practice in London. She is an experienced forensic primarily on preparation of expert evidence on
He began to specialise in disputes work in 2013 and accountant, with over 20 years of accounting expe- financial, accounting and valuation issues.  He has
joined Haberman Ilett in October 2015. Haberman rience, of which 18 is in dispute resolution matters been appointed as the expert in international arbi-
Ilett was subsequently acquired by Kroll in 2020. and financial investigations. trations under the LCIA and ICC rules and has given
Nathan has supported the accounting expert Ms Coles has extensive experience in providing oral testimony.
on numerous cases including commercial and expert accounting advice, both in an advisory Oleg specialises in contentious valuation
contractual disputes, investor-state disputes, capacity and as an independent quantum expert in and loss of profits calculations in the emerging
transaction-related disputes, competition matters contentious proceedings. She has acted on a wide markets, with his experience covering a broad
and valuation disputes. Nathan’s experience covers range of expert witness engagements covering valu- spectrum of industries including financial services,
international arbitration, commercial litigation and ations, accounting misstatement, loss of profits, retail, construction, hospitality, pharmaceuticals,
expert determination. He is experienced in all areas breach of contract, and post-transaction disputes heavy manufacturing, energy, and oil and gas. 
of forensic accountancy work, including financial (relating to claims of breach of warranty, and fraud Being a native speaker of Ukrainian and Russian,
modelling and technical valuation, and he also has and misrepresentation). She has experience of liti- he has considerable experience of working on
experience in competition matters involving the gation proceedings in the English High Court and matters pertaining to Eastern Europe and the CIS
calculation of overcharge and pass-on. Jersey Royal Court, and international arbitration region, including preparation of expert evidence
Nathan’s major cases include quantum claims proceedings under the major fora (ICC, ICSID, LCIA, in eight investment arbitrations and a wide variety
on major construction and logistics projects in UNCITRAL, CEPANI, HKIAC, and SIAC), and has also of commercial disputes, as well as undertaking
Tanzania, Russia and Kazakhstan; a valuation of acted in expert determinations. Ms Coles has expe- forensic investigations in the region.
a Southeast Asian cement company; a wasted cost rience across a broad range of industries, including Oleg qualified as a chartered accountant and
claim in the IT sector; competition cases in the financial services, shipping, construction, manu- gained forensic experience at Big Four firms before
IT sector involving the calculation of overcharge facturing, oil and gas, retail and hotels and leisure. joining Haberman Ilett in 2014, which was acquired
and pass-on; a major oil and gas dispute involving Ms Coles has also acted on numerous finan- by Kroll in 2020.  He holds a bachelor’s degree
consequential loss; and the valuation of a financial cial investigations across multiple jurisdictions, in law from the University of Birmingham and a
services product portfolio. including in relation to alleged fraud and corruption master’s degree in criminology from the University
Nathan holds a bachelor’s degree in finance, issues, suspected financial statement manipula- of Oxford, and is a member of the Institute of
accountancy and management from Nottingham tion, asset tracing, and alleged trustee and auditor Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and
University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of negligence. Early in her career, Ms Coles undertook a Certified Fraud Examiner. 
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. a 12-month secondment to the Financial Services
Authority (now Financial Conduct Authority), where
she was involved in enforcement policy work.
Prior to joining A&M, Ms Coles worked with
another global consulting firm, having qualified
as a chartered accountant in a big four firm before
specialising in forensic accounting. Ms Coles has
a bachelor’s degree in Law from King’s College
London. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales.

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www.kroll.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Nathan Choudhury is praised WWL says: Nikki Coles adroitly applies WWL says: Oleg Grynyuk possesses "excel-
by sources for his "diligence, attention to two decades of experience when advising lent technical knowledge of valuation and
detail, and quality of output". He is also "able companies on economic damage claims in loss of profits calculations, in particular
to explain complex financial and accounting sectors ranging from financial services and when it comes to the emerging markets".
issues to lawyers and clients" clearly and shipping to manufacturing.
effectively.

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Kate Lilleyman Rob Lockwood Simon Procopiou

Kroll AlixPartners UK LLP Kroll

Kate Lilleyman is a director at Kroll and has over Rob has over 12 years of experience as a forensic Simon Procopiou is a senior director at Kroll, he
12 years’ experience in forensic accounting working accountant working on commercial litigation, trained in the audit and forensic accounting prac-
on international disputes in both litigation and arbi- arbitration and expert determinations in the UK tices of a Big Four firm, qualifying as a chartered
tration. Working in a dedicated forensic accounting and internationally, managing international and accountant in 2011. Since then, he has focused on
practice from the start of her career, Kate has built multilingual teams. His work focuses on the providing accounting and quantum advice in rela-
an impressive portfolio of experience including quantification of losses in relation to commercial tion to commercial disputes. Simon has assisted
valuations of private and public entities, computa- disputes, particularly in the mining and metals, oil clients in the defence, renewable energy, aviation,
tions of damages as a result of breach of contract, and gas, energy, and infrastructure sectors. Rob construction, mining, hospitality and financial
matrimonial disputes and joint venture disputes. has substantial experience working in collaboration services sectors. 
She has worked on disputes across a wide with industry experts to distil the issues relevant to Simon’s experience includes the assessment
range of regions and a variety of sectors including the quantification of damages. He has also drafted of quantum of damages, technical accounting
financial services, oil and gas, energy (including expert witness reports and joint statements, and matters, loss of profits and valuation issues. He has
renewables), telecommunications, pharmaceuti- reviewed the other party’s submissions, including worked on commercial and contractual disputes,
cals, metals and mining, retail and consumer goods assessing the strengths and weaknesses of their public procurement litigation, shareholder disputes
and information technology. arguments. Prior to AlixPartners, he was with a Big and post-transaction claims. His experience
Kate’s recent experience primarily focuses on Four forensic team. He holds a master’s degree includes matters resolved through mediation,
complex financial modelling in disputes involving in aerospace engineering from the University of expert determination, arbitration and litigation.
the implementation of IT systems and contentious Southampton. Simon’s recent cases have involved the quan-
valuations of start-up and distressed companies. tification of “value leakage” arising out of the sale
Kate holds a first-class degree in experimental of a South African mining business; the valuation
psychology, and a master’s degree in neuropsy- of a Russian logistics business in connection with
chology, from Bristol University. She is a member a shareholder dispute; quantification of the lost
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England profits of a luxury hotel following alleged fraudu-
and Wales. lent activity; and a pre-action assessment of losses
arising out of delays to a large IT project.
Simon has a first-class honours degree in
mathematics and computer science from Brunel
University. He is a member of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

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WWL says: Kate Lilleyman earns wide- WWL says: Clients and observers praise
spread acclaim for her in-depth expertise in Rob Lockwood's "very thorough" knowledge WWL says: Simon Procopiou is "very
loss of profit and damage calculations. of the quantification of losses in commercial thorough and extremely responsive" and
disputes. possesses "a real talent regarding complex
quantum issues".

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Spain USA • District of Columbia New York

Anastasia Mikhalitsyna Stuart Dekker Andrea Cardani

Kroll Secretariat Berkeley Research Group

Anastasia Mikhalitsyna is a director at Kroll. Before Stuart is a managing director at Secretariat where Andrea Cardani is a director at Berkeley Research
that, Anastasia spent more than four years in the he focuses on providing expert testimony and Group, based in the New York office.
audit department of a medium-sized international consulting on complex issues involving damages Mr Cardani has almost 15 years of experi-
accounting firm and two years in forensics in a Big quantum, business valuation, finance, accounting, ence in consulting and advising clients in complex
Four firm in Russia. and economics in international arbitrations and economic and financial analyses. His case expertise
Anastasia’s recent cases include the quan- litigations. He has worked on over 50 international spans damages, contractual disputes, international
tification of losses of a hotel operator in the disputes including expert appointments in ICSID, arbitration, and US antitrust. 
leisure and hospitality sector in the UK, dealing ICC, SCC, AAA, and ad hoc arbitrations. Mr Cardani’s clients have included compa-
with quantum issues in the construction industry Stuart has worked with a wide breadth of nies and governments from around the globe
for an M&A dispute involving various countries in clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to and have involved the quantification of economic
the LATAM region, and the assessment of losses small family-owned businesses, as well as sover- damages in high-stakes international investment
suffered by the claimant in the energy sector in eign nations and multilateral institutions. His and commercial arbitration proceedings under the
Sub-Saharan Africa. These cases were brought experience includes engagements around the rules of the International Centre for Settlement of
before the ICC, LCIA and ICSID.  She has experi- globe in a variety of industries, including oil & gas, Investment Disputes, the International Chamber of
ence in dispute resolution and litigation support power, mining, manufacturing, maritime, financial Commerce, and the United Nations Commission on
engagements, forensic investigations and business services, telecommunications, real estate develop- International Trade Law.
valuation projects in the UK and Russia, CIS and ment, agribusiness and tobacco. Mr Cardani specialises in the preparation of
other emerging markets, including LATAM. In addition to his experience acting as an expert sophisticated valuation and financial analyses. His
After gaining a degree in economics and in international disputes, Stuart has also been research and consulting activities also include the
management from Novosibirsk State Technical retained as a strategic advisor on the acquisition analysis of large and complex data and the design
University in Russia, Anastasia became a member and sale of assets. and implementation of statistical and econometric
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England Stuart joined Secretariat in August 2021 models. His industry experience encompasses
and Wales. following Secretariat’s acquisition of Versant airlines; agriculture; computer software; consumer
Anastasia is a native Russian speaker and is Partners, where he had been a Principal for over products; energy; financial markets and services;
fluent in English. three years.  Prior to Versant, Stuart spent nearly mining; oil and gas; pharmaceuticals; real estate;
ten years in the international arbitration practice semiconductors; and transportation services.
at a publicly traded consulting firm. He holds a Mr Cardani has taught courses in capital
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration market and derivatives, portfolio theory and corpo-
from Georgetown University, with concentrations rate finance at the University Carlo Cattaneo in Italy.
in Finance and Accounting. Mr Cardani received an MBA with honours from
Columbia Business School; a master’s degree in
economics from the University of California, Santa
Barbara; and a bachelor’s degree in business and
economics from the University Carlo Cattaneo in
Italy.

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WWL says: Anastasia Mikhalitsyna proves WWL says: Stuart Dekker possesses "an WWL says: Andrea Cardani receives wide-
to be an invaluable practitioner for damages impressive grasp of large materials and spread endorsements for his international
assessment in complex disputes spanning a complex issues" in international arbitrations practice, which sees him regularly assist
wide range of sectors. and litigations. on high-value international investment and
commercial arbitrations.

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DIRECTORY
Sweden
An asterisk denotes practitioners Daniel Frigell
who have profiles in the Aderio AB
preceding pages. [email protected]

Nominees have been selected USA

based on comprehensive, District of Columbia
independent survey work with Stuart Dekker*
both general counsel and private Secretariat
practitioners worldwide. [email protected]

Only specialists who have met Florida

independent international Gustavo De Marco
research criteria are listed. Compass Lexecon
[email protected]

New York
Gigi D'Souza Canada Andrea Cardani*
Secretariat Ontario Berkeley Research Group
Larry Andrade [email protected]
Deloitte LLP Gigi D'Souza*
Ms D’Souza is an associate director with Secretariat [email protected] Secretariat
and is based in New York. She specialises in the Enzo Carlucci [email protected]
preparation of business valuation and economic KPMG Florin Dorobantu
damages reports for commercial and international [email protected] The Brattle Group
trade and investment disputes. She has acted as Sid Jaishankar* [email protected]
a financial consultant, business advisor and an Kroll
external and internal auditor for private and public [email protected]
companies, regulatory bodies and governments. Eddie Tobis*
Ms D’Souza’s work experience covers assets Secretariat
and business interests on every continent, span- [email protected]
ning multiple industry groups including aviation,
information technology, investment funds, mining, England
oil and gas, and pharmaceuticals. She has been Nathan Choudhury*
appointed as a testifying expert and has prepared Kroll
numerous expert reports filed in various courts [email protected]
around the world. Her background, which includes Nikki Coles*
valuation modelling, forensic analysis, and complex Alvarez & Marsal
accounting, provides a strong foundation for [email protected]
quantum measurement in legal disputes. Oleg Grynyuk*
Ms D’Souza joined Secretariat in April 2019. Kroll
Prior to joining Secretariat, she worked as a senior [email protected]
consultant in the damages practice of a large Kate Lilleyman*
multinational professional services firm, and as Kroll
a senior accountant in the audit and assurance [email protected]
practice at one of the “big four” global accounting Rob Lockwood*
firms, specialising in the private equity and asset AlixPartners UK LLP
management practice. [email protected]
Ms D’Souza graduated from with a Bachelor Simon Procopiou*
of Accounting and Financial Management and Kroll
a Master of Accounting from the University [email protected]
of Waterloo. She is a Chartered Professional
Accountant, Chartered Accountant (CPA, CA) and France
a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV). She also acts Gildas de Muizon
as treasurer on the board of directors at a local Deloitte
non-profit organisation in Toronto. [email protected]

Hong Kong
Ben Johnson
FTI Consulting
[email protected]

381 Park Avenue South India

Suite 801 Geetu Singh
New York, 10016 PricewaterhouseCoopers Services LLP
Tel: +1 6463156783 [email protected]
[email protected]
www.secretariat-intl.com Spain
Anastasia Mikhalitsyna*
Kroll
WWL says: Gigi D'Souza impresses market [email protected]
sources with her "ability to quickly under-
stand complex issues and to present useful
and practical solutions".

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Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
 Forensic Accountants

LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS |

Forensic Accountants
In this chapter, we highlight 252 outstanding forensic accountants for their vast experience providing expert testimony
in a variety of fraud and corruption proceedings, as well as asset tracing and restructuring matters.

METHODOLOGY
The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers,
corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as truly outstanding practitioners
and the very best in their field.

Who’s Who Legal does not list firms, only individual experts. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed
practitioners received the most total nominations in our research.

EMEA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
David Alexander Daniel Barton Veit Buetterlin
Evelyn Partners Alvarez & Marsal AlixPartners GmbH
London London Munich

David Dearman Andrew Durant Andrew Grantham

Ankura FTI Consulting AlixPartners UK LLP
London London London

Jean-Luc Guitera Richard Indge Julian Jones

KPMG SA Ankura Alvarez & Marsal
Paris London London

Ben Johnson Gerrie Lenting Gervase MacGregor

Berkeley Research Group Deloitte Financial Advisory BV BDO LLP
London Amsterdam London

Christopher Osborne Julian Jones

FRP Advisory Trading Limited Alvarez & Marsal
London London

LEADING FIRMS
FTI Consulting working and diligent forensic investigations Paul Tombleson is a market-leading
John Ellison is a "deeply experienced" testi- professional”. forensic accountant who is regularly
fying expert who enjoys a sterling reputation Wayne Anthony is a "leader in the field instructing on sophisticated fraud and data
among peers for his "thoughtful and creative of financial and data analytics", according to investigations.
approach to solving complex problems". impressed market sources. The “excellent” Alex Plavsic is widely
Peers and clients commend Mark Bezant John Hudson is lauded for his “incredible regarded “a real leader in the field” for his
for his deep expertise in forensic valuation capacity to retain and recall information”. One top-tier handling of a broad range of investi-
and IP disputes and is widely considered “an client notes he is “very thorough and does not gations and regulatory matters.
exceptional expert in these areas”. leave any stones unturned”. Annabel Reoch is singled out by respond-
Andrew Durant receives substantial ents as a first-rate forensic accountant,
praise as "an outstanding forensic expert" KPMG advising clients from a wide range of industry
who is singled out for his "well-structured Peers and clients commend Fernando sectors such as energy and pharmaceuticals.
and thought-through delivery which enables Cuñado as a “remarkable quantum expert” Jean-Luc Guitera ranks highly among
him to explain complicated processes in an who “performs brilliantly during hearings”. peers who consider him a go-to name in the
easily digestible manner”. Nicholas Good is highly regarded among French market for complex fraud investiga-
Ian Thompson draws widespread recom- peers and clients alike, who commend him tions and M&A proceedings.
mendations and is considered “a very hard for his deep expertise in risk analysis and
forensic advisory work.

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AlixPartners Jack De Raad is an exemplary expert Market commentators note that Alison
Günter Degitz is an esteemed professional, witness who is highly knowledgeable on tax McCaffrey has “an eye for detail” and “can
respected nationally and globally for his and compliance regimes. effectively deal with large and complex
"deep knowledge of compliance issues" matters, cutting through the complexity.”
and his vast experience in cross-border Grant Thornton
investigations. Will Davies wins acclaim from respondents PwC
Peers and clients commend Veit for his vast experience handling complex “Forensic mastermind” Ralf Baumberger
Buetterlin is for his "extensive experience commercial transactions and investigations. impresses market commentators with his
handling investigations of all kinds". Kevin Hellard ranks highly among profound expertise in corporate fraud and
Andrew Grantham enjoys a sterling peers for his extensive experience regulatory investigations.
reputation in the forensic accounting space, handling insolvency investigations and Timothy Allen earns extensive recogni-
thanks to his strong track record on financial is noted for his “extremely strong asset tion from peers for his impressive work on
investigations across 25 years. tracking practice”. complex accounting claims and cross-border
Market commentators note Kathryn Kevin Shergold comes highly recom- disputes.
Britten is "very well-known and experienced", mended by peers thanks to his “impressive Peers and clients commend John Fisher
with wide-ranging accounting experience. analytical skills and excellent communication for his vast expertise in the forensic space.
Gavin Williamson is a highly commended skills”. He is considered “one of the leaders in post
forensic expert, thanks to his sterling work The “excellent” Steve Holt secures exten- M&A disputes”.
in cross-border fraud investigations and sive recommendations for his practice from Andreas Mikkers is highlighted as a
forensic accounting briefs. respondents. He focuses on the forensic go-to name by market commentators when
Gordon Stevenson is a recommended elements of cross-border fraud and asset it comes to disputes and investigation work.
expert who ensures "clients understand his recovery investigations.
analysis and have confidence in what is being James Helme garners plaudits for his Alvarez & Marsal
presented to them". well-established forensic accounting practice Juan Valderas comes highly recommended
which sees him regularly engaged in fraud, by sources who highlight his 25 years' expe-
Kroll financial irregularity, bribery and corruption rience in complex domestic and international
Philip Haberman is singled out by market cases, both domestically and abroad. forensic accounting.
sources who "rate him very highly” as "one Luke Steadman has a prestigious repu-
of the best forensic accountant experts out Forensic Risk Alliance tation in financial investigations, where he
there". The “excellent” Toby Duthie is praised by excels in a contentious and non-contentious
Market commentators praise Frank Ilett peers who note he is “sharp, practical and a capacity.
for his top-tier handling of a broad range of pleasure to work with”. Daniel Barton is heralded by sources
forensic accounting matters. Yousr Khalil is held in high regard by for his "thorough approach" to international
Steve Cornmell is a highly rated name sources who note her "tireless devotion forensic investigations.
in the forensic accounting market and is to uncovering the facts", highlighting that Julian Jones is singled out by respond-
appreciated by peers as "an old-school she "deserves special recognition for her ents as a knowledgeable practitioner, who
investigator". outstanding work". “controls work streams very effectively and
Zoe Newman regularly advises banking Derek Patterson is widely recognised consistently creates quality products”.
regulators on a variety of finance related in the market for his "top-tier forensic
matters, including shareholder abuse. accounting practice" and "excellent work
Valery Knyazev enjoys an outstanding output within a great team".
reputation among peers, thanks to his skilful Rik Workman is a highly commended
work advising clients on investigations and forensic expert, thanks to his sterling work
disputes. in corruption and regulatory investigations.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

England With over three decades of experience, David Dominic Wreford with Interpath Advisory
Gervase MacGregor at BDO LLP is a standout Alexander at Evelyn Partners is identified as a is highlighted as a go-to name by market
figure providing expert testimony on complex top-drawer forensic accountant by respond- commentators for his financial analysis and
international investigations in the energy ents for his handling of high-profile fraud fraud investigations.
sector. investigations.
Netherlands
Ankura’s David Dearman is a top tier forensic Ben Johnson from Berkeley Research Group Gerrie Lenting - Deloitte Financial Advisory
expert who is “cool and composed under is a market-leading forensic accountant who BV is renowned for his top-notch work
cross-examination”. is regularly instructed on bribery and corrup- handling complex cross-border regulatory
Richard Indge is singled out by sources tion matters. and dispute matters.
for his impeccable expertise acting as expert
witness in a variety of matters from forensic
accounting, investigations, financial advisory
to damage valuations.

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NORTH AMERICA
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Matthew Bialecki Jean Chow-Callam Joseph Floyd
Alvarez & Marsal J.S. Held LLC Floyd Advisory
Chicago Los Angeles Boston

Timothy Hart Tony Jordan Alan Stewart

Credibility International EY Deloitte LLP
Washington, DC Boston Toronto

Jean-Luc Guitera Richard Indge Julian Jones

KPMG SA Ankura Alvarez & Marsal
Paris London London

Avram S Tucker Bernard F Woolfley

TM Financial Forensics LLC Ankura
San Francisco Washington DC

LEADING FIRMS
FTI Consulting Ankura approach to financial fraud investigations on
The “outstanding” Basil Imburgia has over 25 Bernard Woolfley is singled out by respond- behalf of the FED and FBI, among others.
years’ experience providing expert testimony ents as a top-tier forensic accountant, who Steve Spiegelhalter is a clear leader in
on fraud and financial investigations across a brings over 25 years’ experience in fraud the field when it comes to investigations of
broad range of industry sectors. investigations and other white-collar crime laundering and bank fraud, and he brings
Andrew Morrison earns extensive recog- matters. over 20 years of experience to his first-rate
nition from peers for his impressive work on Martin Wilczynski is a top-notch expert practice.
complex asset recovery, restructuring and with “impressive analytical skills” and Joseph Gardemal is admired for his
insolvency matters. the “ability to explain complex issues in a “superb credibility as an expert witness”
Brian C Ong is highlighted as a go-to straightforward fashion”. providing testimony in cross-border financial
name by market commentators when it Amy Gonce is “widely recognised” for her investigations and damage analyses involving
comes to corporate transaction-related anal- top-tier handling of a broad range of forensic multiple industries from automobile, distri-
ysis and financial fraud investigations. accounting matters, including analysis, bution and retail, to property development
Observers note Lindi Jarvis provides technical accounting and review of internal and insurance.
top-tier testimony when it comes to white- controls. Matthew Bialecki is a prominent name
collar criminal investigations and dispute Rick Ostiller has built an impressive in the forensic expert space given his stellar
resolution services. forensic expert practice and is recommended record testifying in court for complicated
With more than two decades of expe- by sources as “a strong forensic accountant”. M&A disputes across myriad sectors.
rience, Edward Westerman is renowned Jean-Michel Ferat comes “highly recom-
for his top-notch work on complicated mended” for his “responsiveness and ability Deloitte
internal investigations and forensic financial to make complex accounting issues simple, Edward Rial is identified as an esteemed
accounting. identifying issues that others could not”. forensic expert, with sources readily
Patrick Pericak gains praise for his adept Jason Flemmons is endorsed by peers endorsing his work on a range of domestic
handling of high-stake investigations. He is for his wealth of knowledge running forensic and international anti-corruption matters.
considered “a top-flight strategist and project accounting investigations and financial state- Peers and client laud Alan Stewart as a
manager”. ment audits for publicly traded and privately “well respected professional with extensive
Nicole Wells is identified as “an owned companies. experience in forensic matters”.
outstanding forensic accountant” by respond- Linda MacDonald is lauded as “an Roddy Allan is singled out by commenta-
ents. She brings over 20 years’ experience outstanding subject matter expert” by peers tors as an excellent forensic accountant with
with forensic accounting and litigious claims. in the market. a highly sought-after skill set.
Jay Spinella is a standout figure providing Observers note Kerry Francis is a top
expert testimony on complex transaction Alvarez & Marsal name for complex fraud investigations and
investigations involving possible fraud and Marc Sherman earns plaudits from market risk assessment work.
accounting inconsistencies. commentators, who herald his incisive

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OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Canada “Excellent witness” Avram Tucker with TM Tony Jordan from EY sits among the fore-
Kroll’s Peter McFarlane is a "highly accom- Financial Forensics is a “well-respected” most forensic accountants that the region
plished forensic accountant with over 30 name among peers, bringing over 30 years’ has to offer and is widely recognised as “a
years of experience" working diligently on experience in the field. He is noted for solid player in the space.”
fraud and misconduct investigations. providing “clear testimony” in accounting
disputes. Credibility International’s Timothy Hart is
USA Paul Meyer holds over three decades of commended by peers for his excellence when
Joseph Floyd at Floyd Advisory is highlighted experience consulting clients in the telecoms it comes to high-value disputes including
as a go-to name by market commentators sector on financial and accounting matters. fraud and financial matters.
when it comes to financial reporting and
accounting investigation work.

ASIA-PACIFIC
Global Elite Thought Leaders
Greg Meredith Dawna Wright Owen Hawkes
KPMG FTI Consulting KPMG
Melbourne Melbourne Singapore

Tony Samuel David Van Homrigh Jocelyn Chi

Sapere Forensic KordaMentha Kroll
Sydney Brisbane Hong Kong

Neil Poole
Ankura
Hong Kong

LEADING FIRMS
KPMG valuation and accounting issues. complex financial disputes and commercial
Owen Hawkes has over two decades of expe- Dawna Wright receives substantial litigation.
rience and receives plaudits for his strong praise as “an excellent quantum expert” who John Temple-Cole is held in high regard
practice as a forensic and litigation expert. “is absolutely first-rate at testimony”. by sources who note “his written expert
“Go-to expert” Greg Meredith garners Geoffrey Peck is a stand-out figure reports are well written, thorough and easy
recognition for providing high-quality expert providing expert testimony on complex to follow”.
testimony in investigations cases and is investigations involving fraud, misconduct Peers and clients commend Owain Stone
widely considered “a legend in the market”. and corruption. as “the number one forensic accountant in
Luke Howman-Giles comes highly John Batchelor is highlighted as a Melbourne” for his encyclopaedic knowledge
recommended by peers for his vast experi- go-to name by market commentators when and client-orientated approach.
ence in complex fraud and financial investi- it comes to restructuring and insolvency Brian Wood enjoys an outstanding repu-
gation proceedings. matters. tation among peers, thanks to his skilful work
Patrick Cowley garners plaudits for his Ken Fung has built an impressive forensic advising clients on high-value commercial
well-established forensic accounting practice expert practice and is singled out for his deep disputes.
which sees him regularly engaged in cross- expertise in corporate recovery and restruc-
border restructuring and insolvency matters. turing matters. McGrathNicol
Mark Bowra is highly regarded among Benjamin Ee garners plaudits for his Matt Fehon AM is “a second-to-none
peers and clients alike, who commend him well-established forensic accounting prac- forensic accountant” who is “very strong in
for his deep expertise in white-collar crime tice, which sees him regularly engaged in investigations”.
and financial investigations. internal fraud investigations. Matthew Ashby is widely endorsed as “a
Market commentators praise Paul Pu go-to expert who is super smart and easy for
for his top-tier handling of a broad range of KordaMentha clients to work with”.
forensic accounting matters. Market commentators laud David Van Siobhan Hennessy is a renowned figure
Homrigh as “the number one in Brisbane” in the market who possesses over 20 years’
FTI consulting thanks to his sterling work in asset tracing, experience in forensic investigations, where
With more than three decades of experience corruption, and fraud investigations. she also provides astute expert testimony.
Jon Rowell gains recognitions for his skilful Andrew Ross is an exemplary expert
handling of contentious and non-contentious witness who is highly knowledgeable on

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John McGuiness is “excellent at large- Jocelyn Chi is “a highly competent and Keith Williamson is “a clear commu-
scale and complex accounting matters”, very able forensic accountant”, with market nicator who stays focused on the central
according to impressed market sources. experts further “impressed by her diligence issues” in each engagement. One client adds,
Graham Newton is “fantastic in investi- and meticulousness”. “He always brings the right level of resources,
gations” and is “well regarded” in the market Bruno Arboit is singled out by market knowledge and experience.”
for his sharp forensic focus. sources for his impressive forensic Edward Middleton is “a knowledgeable
accountant practice and is considered a and experienced practitioner that you want
Kroll “go-to practitioner in Hong Kong”. on your side”, as well as being “a pleasure
Gary Gill is a favourite among peers and to work with”.
clients alike for his wealth of experience in Alvarez & Marsal Gagan Puri has built an impressive
complex domestic and international forensic Trevor Dick is “a highly active forensic forensic expert practice and is singled out
investigations. accountant” who is renowned among peers for his deep expertise in white collar inves-
Cosimo Borrelli is lauded a “market for consistently delivering first-rate work in tigations and anti-corruption compliance
leader” for his investigations practice complex disputes and investigations. matters.
providing expert testimony on fraud and asset
recovery.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia Brendan Halligan with Halligan & Co is Gwynn Hopkins from Perun Consultants
Campbell Jackson at Ernst & Young gains recommended as a go-to forensic accounting is identified by peers as a leading name in
recognition as a top name in Australian inves- expert by commentators. He is singled out for the global investigations market and brings
tigations, thanks to his a highly sought-after being “strong on valuation issues”. over two decades of experience in forensic
skill set. accounting and asset tracing to his briefs.
Hong Kong
Sapere Forensic’s Tony Samuel brings over Neill Poole at Ankura is “a good, solid Singapore
25 years of forensic accounting experience forensic accountant with a breadth of knowl- At Deloitte, Jarrod Baker is a favourite among
and impresses peers with his adept handling edge” in regulatory audits, business valua- market sources for his skilful handling of
of accounting disputes. tions and investigations particularly with an internal investigations and anti-money laun-
Asia-Pacific element. dering matters.

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Australia

Matthew Ashby Matt Fehon AM

McGrathNicol McGrathNicol

Matthew Ashby is a Chartered Accountant and a Matt is a highly regarded corporate advisory Enforceable undertakings – Appointed
partner in McGrathNicol's forensic practice. specialist and forensic expert who specialises in Independent Expert to Enforceable Undertakings,
As a forensic accounting expert with degrees in financial crime, corporate corruption and regula- engaged by clients and approved by regulators to
commerce and law, Matthew specialises in dispute tory investigations, dispute advisory, risk advisory review remediation and compensation programs,
advisory services (including expert witness, expert and enforceable undertakings. continuous disclose and conduct, processes
determination, and consulting expert roles), busi- A Forensic Accountant with more than 30 years and procedures relating to financial market
ness valuations and investigations. of investigative and consulting experience, Matt participants.
With a background in forensic accounting, has built a reputation for integrity and excellence Business reorganisation – Major business reor-
corporate finance and corporate recovery, Matthew together with an ability to quickly get to the source ganisation projects focussing on risk, asset and
provides advice to clients, lawyers, courts and of a problem. This is best evidenced through signif- human capital protection, IT and regulatory risks.
arbitral tribunals on contentious financial matters icant investigations he has led into fraud, interna-
to help resolve disputes. His assignments often tional corruption, foreign interference and financial
require the application of business valuation and markets manipulation.
economic loss quantification methods, including Matt has dealt with many crisis situations and
financial modelling and cost of capital analysis. used this experience to assist clients proactively
Matthew's industry experience is diverse, with business reorganisation and improvement
including energy and resources, construction and assignments.
infrastructure, consumer and industrial markets, The diversity of these extends across most
property and agriculture, financial and professional industry sectors, with particular experience in the
services, and government. financial services, construction, resources and
Matthew is sought-after by clients for his government sectors.
ability to provide technically astute advice with Matt's engagement experience includes:
a strong appreciation for legal and commercial Regulatory investigations – Financial markets
context. In accepting his evidence as an expert investigations, release of market sensitive or confi-
witness, Australian courts have commented dential information, insider trading, market manip-
favourably on Matthew's methodical approach, ulation, financial advice irregularities and collusion.
logic and reasoning, and his performance under Fraud & corruption investigations – Assisting
cross-examination. clients with high profile matters to address serious
He is part of a select group of professionals allegations. A large portfolio of matters involving
accredited by Chartered Accountants Australia financial crime, asset misappropriation, fraud,
and New Zealand (CA ANZ) as a specialist in both bribery, corruption, conflicts of interest, theft
forensic accounting and business valuation. of IP and false representation through to legal
At CA ANZ, Matthew is the immediate past proceedings.
chair of the forensic accounting committee, was the Dispute advisory – Independent Expert Witness
Queensland forensic accounting chair from 2016 to and consulting expert, involving quantification of
2021, and was a member of the Queensland public loss, contractual disputes, accounting treatment,
practice panel from 2016 to 2018. allocation of costs and in fraud, bribery and corrup-
tion in civil proceedings.
Contract compliance – Examining appropri-
ateness of charges under contract to determine
whether they comply with contractual agreements.
Risk management – Foreign interference, Level 12
Level 15, 175 Eagle Street fraud, bribery and corruption prevention and 20 Martin Place
Brisbane, QLD 4000 compliance assignments including development Sydney, 2000
Tel: +61 7 3333 9890 of frameworks, controls and reporting procedures Tel: +61 2 9338 2680
[email protected] to mitigate risks in Australian and foreign ventures. [email protected]
www.mcgrathnicol.com www.mcgrathnicol.com

WWL says: Matthew Ashby is widely WWL says: Matt Fehon AM is "a second-to-none forensic accountant" who is "very strong
endorsed as "a go-to expert who is super in investigations".
smart and easy for clients to work with".

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Australia

Gary Gill Siobhan Hennessy Jonathan Humphrey

Kroll McGrathNicol HKA

Gary Gill is head of investigations for Australia in Siobhan is a Forensic expert with more than 20 Jonathan leads HKA's forensic accounting and
the Forensic Investigations & Intelligence prac- years of experience specialising in dispute resolu- commercial damages practice in Oceania and
tice of Kroll, based in Sydney, Australia. Prior to tion, forensic investigations, regulatory response Asia. He is a chartered accountant with more
joining Kroll in 2020, Gary spent most of his career and labour force reviews. than 20 years of experience advising clients as an
with KPMG, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant Prior to joining McGrathNicol, Siobhan was accounting and finance expert on complex investi-
in South Africa, before moving to Canada and then a Partner at "Big 4" firms and brings a depth of gations and contentious matters.
Australia, where he specialised in the forensic experience in investigating allegations of miscon- Jonathan leads fraud, forensic, intellectual
accounting field and led KPMG Australia's forensic duct, quantification of damages and presentation property and regulatory investigations across the
practice between 2009 and 2017. of evidence. Siobhan is regularly engaged as an globe. His experience includes investigating alle-
With almost three decades of complex forensic expert accountant to opine on matters of quantifica- gations of bribery and corruption; Foreign Corrupt
investigations experience across the globe, Gary tion and provides expert evidence (written and oral) Practices Act-related investigations and compli-
assists his clients in preventing, detecting and in forums such as Senate Inquiries, the Federal ance reviews; assessing allegations of mismanage-
investigating fraud and related financial crimes and Court of Australia, the Supreme Court (across ment; and investigating corporate fraud.
misconduct. These include bribery and corruption, various states), Victorian Civil and Administrative Jonathan's experience also includes the
money laundering, terrorist financing, financial and Tribunal, and the Fair Work Commission. She has quantification of lost profits arising from breach of
accounting fraud, and theft of intellectual property. also assisted clients through mediation and other contracts and warranties; valuations resulting from
His clients include public sector organisations and forms of alternative dispute resolution. expropriation and shareholder disputes; and quan-
companies across industries such as consumer Siobhan is engaged as independent and tification of damages in respect of class actions,
and industrial markets, telecommunications and consulting expert across a range of matters professional negligence, insurance claims, busi-
IT, and financial services, in Australia, the Asia involving the quantification of economic loss and ness interruption and post-acquisition disputes.
Pacific region, North America, Eastern Europe, accounting matters. She has provided evidence on Jonathan has worked across sectors including
the Caribbean and Africa. the reconstruction of books and records, losses oil and gas; power; commodities; construction; IT
Gary is currently leading an independent arising from a breach of contract and tort. Siobhan and telecoms; financial services; manufacturing;
monitorship engagement for a gaming regulator has been engaged to provide evidence in several and media. He has an established international
in Australia. He has led several noteworthy inves- class actions to quantify damages suffered by the background working in jurisdictions including
tigations, including a major foreign bribery case applicants as a result of government decisions, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the UK, continental
in Australia, allegations of breaches of United commercial services rendered and employment Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Nations' sanctions and a major financial statement arrangements. Jonathan is appointed regularly as an expert in
fraud case in Canada. Gary also has wide-ranging Siobhan is also engaged as an independent contentious matters and has experience providing
experience in dealing with workplace misconduct, investigator in matters pertaining to financial oral evidence in commercial and investment treaty
whistleblower disclosures and advising clients in misconduct and has conducted labour force inves- cases. He has worked in multiple forums, including
establishing whistleblower policies, frameworks tigation (sham contracting) and the quantification international arbitration under ICC, SIAC, AIAC,
and reporting systems. of wage underpayments across a range of indus- HKIAC, UNCITRAL, LCIA and DIAC rules, court liti-
Gary has testified as an expert in criminal fraud tries such as retail, healthcare, security, cleaning, gation and mediation.
trials in Canada and Australia. In a recent case in education, resources and transport. Jonathan is a fellow of the Institute of
Australia in which the accused was convicted on Siobhan holds a Bachelor of Economics Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and
numerous fraud charges, Gary's evidence was (Accounting and Commercial Law) from Sydney has a degree in economics from the University of
described by the judge as "compelling evidence". University; she is a Chartered Accountant and Bristol.
member of Chartered Accountants Australia and
New Zealand (CAANZ).
Level 32 Level 6 1 Hickson Road
85 Castlereagh Street 171 Collins Street The Rocks
Sydney, NSW 2000 Melbourne, VIC3000 Sydney, NSW 2000
Tel: +61 423 771 909 Tel: +61 3 9038 3154 Tel: +61 2 9255 9142
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.mcgrathnicol.com www.hka.com

WWL says: Gary Gill is a favourite among WWL says: "Siobhan Hennessy is a WWL says: Jonathan Humphrey is
peers and clients alike for his wealth of renowned figure in the market who commended for extensive knowledge
experience in complex domestic and inter- possesses over 20 years' experience in of forensic accounting and his thorough
national forensic investigations. providing expert advice and astute testimony approach to reporting.
in matters of financial misconduct, quantifi-
cation of loss and accounting issues".

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 Forensic Accountants

John McGuiness Graham Newton Geoffrey Peck

McGrathNicol McGrathNicol FTI Consulting

John is a leading dispute advisory expert and has Graham Newton is a forensic investigator and the lead Geoff Peck is a managing director in the forensic
many years' experience in advising clients and partner in McGrathNicol's National forensic practice. accounting and advisory services practice of FTI
providing objective analysis of transactions in major Graham has worked with private sector companies, Consulting and he is based in Melbourne, Australia.
commercial disputes. listed groups, legal advisors and all levels of govern- Geoff commenced his career as an officer with
He draws on skills from accounting, finance, ment, on a range of foreign bribery and corruption Victoria Police, Australia, and served many years as
costing and general commercial advice to deliver and financial crime engagements. Graham has given a Detective with the criminal investigations branch
analysis and opinions on issues that generally evidence in Magistrates, District and Supreme Court and as a detective sergeant with the major fraud
involve large data sets or complex issues. A signif- in relation to his investigations and reports produced. group. He also served as a prosecutor before the
icant part of John's work involves the provision of Graham is also an adjucnct lecturer at the University Victorian Magistrates' Court. Geoff gained exten-
valuation advice related to assets, equities and of Queensland where he teaches financial crime sive investigation experience during his 22 years
other matters in dispute settings. investigation techniques. Below are a few examples with Victoria Police including specialist fraud and
He has delivered many valuation and expert of recent investigations led by Graham. corruption investigation experience during his
reports across a wide range of industry settings. His Investigations into serious allegations of seven years with the major fraud group.
experience covers government, financial services, foreign bribery and corruption by global corpo- Geoff moved to the private sector in
energy and natural resources, industrial markets, rate entities based in Indonesia, China, Africa and 2000 when he joined the forensic practice of
property and construction, infrastructure and India. These investigations involved interviews with PricewaterhouseCoopers. While there, he comple-
telecommunications. in country management team, analytics across mented his investigations knowledge and experi-
John provides expert evidence in commercial large volumes of A/P data, examination of elec- ence by specialising in fraud and corruption risk
matters where there are significant differences (or tronic source evidence and detailed review of the management. In 2009, Geoff took a senior position
disagreements) of financial outcomes. This role numerous contract versions to identify critical with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in the forensic prac-
requires the preparation of simple yet comprehen- amendments and persons responsible. tice and in 2015 joined FTI Consulting.
sive reports and financial models to assist the court Investigations on behalf of a global coal mining His experience includes fraud, corruption and
or arbitration. group into the alleged fraud of a senior payroll misconduct investigations, fraud and corruption
His work is acknowledged for its objective officer. The investigations involved the examination risk management, whistleblower management,
nature and conceptual merit, for example: "[the of vendor master files including audit logs, emails, anti-bribery and corruption reviews, and physical
court] accept[s] that in giving his evidence, Mr A/P records and laptops used by the executive. security strategy advice.
McGuiness was a true professional witness." Three investigations on behalf of a global coal Geoff's forensic experience includes investi-
Another matter observed "in relation to matters mining group focusing on allegations of fraud and gating a $360 million loss incurred by a major finan-
of expert judgement and objectivity, [the court] misconduct in their Australian operations. One of cial institution as a result of fraudulent behaviour
preferred the evidence of Mr McGuiness. His these investigations involved a mine supervisor by foreign currency options traders; developing the
approach was particularly careful and thorough. who had created three companies that were inter- investigations governance framework for a newly
He gave careful and reasoned consideration to his posed as a third party to on sell the hire and lease formed government anti-corruption body; devel-
task at all stages of his engagement, from his initial of machinery, equipment and labour at marked up oping Fraud Control Plans for the Australian Agency
report through to his evidence at hearing." prices from the original provider. for International Development; drafting whistle-
He holds degrees in science (mathematics) Graham holds master's degrees in blower policies and procedures for government and
and commerce from the University of Queensland; Professional Accounting and Public Policy and private sector organisations; undertaking bribery
and an MBA and a Master of Applied Finance from Administration. and corruption risk assessments for corporates
the Queensland University of Technology. He is a operating in high-risk jurisdictions; and providing
member of Chartered Accountants Australia and physical security advice including within the tertiary
New Zealand. education sector.
Level 12 Level 21
20 Martin Place 600 Bourke Street
Sydney, 2000 Level 15, 175 Eagle Street Melbourne, VIC 3000
Tel: +61 2 9338 2613 Brisbane, QLD 4000 Tel: +61 3 9604 0618
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.mcgrathnicol.com www.mcgrathnicol.com www.fticonsulting.com

WWL says: John McGuiness is "a well WWL says: Graham Newton is "fantastic in WWL says: Geoffrey Peck is a stand out
known expert for very complex accounting investigations" and is "well regarded" in the figure providing expert testimony on complex
issues", according to sources who laud his market for his sharp forensic focus. investigations involving fraud, misconduct
"notable disputes experience". and corruption.

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Australia Canada • Ontario

Dawna Wright Peter McFarlane

FTI Consulting Kroll

Dawna Wright is a senior managing director and Dawna has served as a director on several Peter McFarlane is a Managing Director in the
leader of the Australian forensic practice of FTI not-for-profit boards, including as chair of audit Forensic Investigations and Intelligence practice
Consulting. She is based in Melbourne, Australia. and risk committees. Currently, she is the chair of Kroll, based in the Toronto office. He is the leader
A chartered accountant with more than 25 years' of the national forensic accounting committee of the Financial Investigations team in Toronto.
experience, Dawna began her career as an auditor of Chartered Accountants Australia and New With more than 30 years of forensic accounting
and has lived and worked in Canada, the United Zealand and a member of the global finance and and investigative experience, Peter manages a wide
States, France and Australia. She reads, writes and audit committee for Amnesty International. She is range of complex financial investigations, litigation
speaks fluent French. one of a handful of business valuation specialists consulting, asset recovery, monitorships and due
Dawna interprets complex data and financial designated by Chartered Accountants Australia and diligence assignments for corporate and govern-
information for non-financial clients, particularly New Zealand. ment clients around the world.
lawyers and boards of directors, who value her Peter has investigated a broad range of fraud
accessibility and her hands-on approach. and misconduct cases, including management and
She specialises in economic loss, business employee fraud, procurement fraud and misap-
valuations and forensic accounting, acting as propriation of funds, intellectual property and
an expert witness, a consulting expert and an confidential information. His commercial and civil
independent expert determiner. Her experience litigation matters involved breach of fiduciary duty,
includes general commercial disputes, class action breach of trust and breach of contract, and share-
litigation, shareholder disputes, post-acquisition holder disputes. He has also led numerous pre-ac-
disputes, breach of warranties, insurance claims, quisition due diligence engagements on behalf of
corporate investigations and financial statement corporations and financial institutions.
restatements. Peter has spoken in numerous forums on fraud
Dawna has acted as an expert in many complex awareness, funds tracing and due diligence. He
and high-profile matters. She has provided expert has been a seminar leader for York University’s
testimony many times, in litigation in all jurisdic- Osgoode Hall Law School Intensive Trial Advocacy
tions of Australia, as well as arbitrations seated Workshop and provided expert testimony in a variety
in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. She also of courts throughout Canada.
has extensive experience with expert conclaves, Peter received a B.A. (Honors) in accounting
concurrent evidence and mediations, which are and computing science from Stirling University,
used widely in Australia. Scotland. He is a Chartered Professional
Dawna's investigation and forensic accounting Accountant, Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the
expertise draws on her earlier experience as an Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and
auditor. She now uses these skills to provide opin- Wales, a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified in
ions on compliance with accounting and auditing Financial Forensics by the American Institute of
standards, reconstruct financial statements, Certified Public Accountants.
analyse voluminous and complex transaction data-
sets and construct financial models.

Level 21 Bay Adelaide Centre – West Tower

600 Bourke Street 333 Bay Street, 14th Floor
Melbourne, VIC 3000 Toronto, M5H 2R2
Tel: +61 3 9604 0604 Tel:+1 416 813 4401
[email protected] [email protected]
www.fticonsulting.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Dawna Wright receives substantial praise as "an excellent quantum expert" who WWL says: Working diligently on fraud
"is absolutely first-rate at testimony". and misconduct investigations, Peter
McFarlane is a "highly accomplished
forensic accountant with over 30 years of
experience".

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England

Peter Steger Daniel Barton

Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co Inc Alvarez & Marsal

Peter Steger has over 30 years of specialised expe- Peter is based in Toronto, Canada. He is a Daniel Barton, a managing director with Alvarez
rience in expert witness work in damages quantifi- Canadian chartered professional accountant (CPA), & Marsal's global forensic and dispute services
cation, business valuation and forensic accounting. chartered accountant (CA), and chartered business practice in London, brings more than 25 years of
He co-founded one of Canada's largest boutique valuator (CBV); and holds US-based designations professional experience in forensic accounting
firms, Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co, in 2010, after of certified fraud examiner (CFE), and certified in investigations specialising in fraud, bribery and
20 years at two international consultancies. financial forensics (CFF). corruption, and regulatory issues. He has worked
Peter has tendered expert reports and provided with clients across a wide range of sectors and
expert testimony in the Canadian federal court and has undertaken assignments in the UK, main-
various provincial commercial courts, domestic land Europe, Africa, the US, Russia, Uzbekistan,
arbitrations, as well as the Singapore court and Ukraine, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, South
international arbitrations (ICC, UNCITRAL). In Korea, mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and
2018, his loss quantification opinion resulted in one Malaysia and in relation to Libya, Iran, Dubai,
of Canada's largest damages awards at US$2.6 Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
billion, which was confirmed by the appellate Mr Barton has conducted a large number of
courts. investigations into allegations of fraud, bribery
Peter's commercial disputes casework in and corruption and other ethics violations many of
litigation/arbitration focuses on the quantification which have arisen from both internal and external
of damages resulting from breach of contract, whistleblowing at major corporates in Europe and
post-acquisition disputes, intellectual property Globally. Many of these investigations have been
matters, class actions and other financial disputes. cross-border and required him to conduct inter-
He has also provided numerous independent valu- views and gather information in multiple countries.
ations of business interests pursuant to share- He has managed all aspects of these assignments
holder disputes, related party transactions and including multicultural and multilingual teams
acquisitions. He also has extensive experience and the appropriate use of forensic technology
in conducting accounting investigations involving specialists.
suspected financial wrongdoing, kickbacks Mr Barton has presented investigative findings
and investment scams, and has also assisted in to regulators from several countries, given evidence
obtaining and executing numerous Anton Piller in the English High Court and others on a range of
orders and Mareva injunctions in civil fraud matters. fraud, asset recovery and investigation matters, and
His assignments have encompassed a wide in criminal and civil cases in Russia and also as an
range of industries including financial services, expert in arbitral proceedings.
technology, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, In relation to bribery and corruption, especially
transportation, natural resources, real estate, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and
construction, retail and sports franchises. Peter is the UK Bribery Act, he has managed assignments in
also a frequent contributor to various accounting all aspects of the life cycle, from providing training
and legal conferences, publications and trial and education to corporate management and staff,
training programmes. conducting pre-acquisition due diligence, investi-
gations into allegations of bribery and corruption
and remediation in cases where control gaps have
been identified.

First Canadian Place, Suite 7011

100 King Street West
Toronto, M5X 1A9
Tel: +1 416 304 7018
[email protected]
www.cohenhamiltonsteger.com

WWL says: Peter Steger is a prominent name in the market when it comes to forensic Continued overleaf
accounting and regularly advises on major contract disputes, intellectual property claims
and class actions.

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England

Daniel Barton (cont.) Richard Boulton KC Kathryn Britten

Berkeley Research Group AlixPartners UK LLP

Mr Barton has also assisted clients with devel- Richard Boulton is the chairman of Berkeley Kathryn is a chartered accountant and a managing
oping policies, procedures and supporting tools Research Group (UK) Ltd. He is a chartered director at AlixPartners. She has specialised in
in relation to various aspects of compliance. He accountant who advises clients on economic, forensic accounting and dispute consulting services
has also provided training and education to clients accounting and valuation issues, specialising in for the past 28 years and has more than 40 years'
on a broad range of fraud awareness, prevention the calculation and communication of complex experience in the accounting profession. She
and remediation issues such as corruption and damages. He has been engaged in over 300 liti- is one of the UK's most senior and experienced
bribery, internal audit, risk, compliance reviews gations, including many of the world's largest accounting experts with extensive experience of
and internal investigations. commercial disputes. He has given oral evidence both litigation and arbitration.
He has also taken receivership and liquidation on approximately 60 occasions in the English High Kathryn carries out financial investigations
appointments, and directorships in multiple coun- Court, the Copyright Tribunal and the European and provides expert witness and dispute resolu-
tries, to trace and recover misappropriated assets. Commission (Competition Directorate), and before tion services in arbitration and litigation, including
Prior to joining A&M, Mr Barton was a over 30 international arbitration tribunals. He is early assessment and advice, on-going support,
managing director with the forensic services prac- also a commercial barrister at One Essex Court. reporting and testifying before courts and tribunals.
tice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Tokyo. Mr Boulton was previously the global head of She also advises in alternative dispute resolution
Mr Barton holds a bachelor's degree in history. finance and accounting services of a major expert including mediation and expert determination
He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered services and consulting firm, which included the and is regularly appointed as an independent
Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a certified fraud forensic accounting; damages and intellectual determiner.
examiner (CFE). property; financial services; and healthcare prac- Kathryn is engaged in disputes concerning
Mr Barton has spoken on cross-border inves- tice areas. financial accounting and auditing issues as well
tigations at multiple ACFE European fraud confer- Mr Boulton spent 20 years with Arthur as quantum and damages calculations. She has
ences. He has also had articles published, and been Andersen, including 11 years as a partner. He spent worked across a very wide range of industries and
quoted, in numerous journals and newspapers three years (1997-2000) as the number-two execu- sectors including professional services, financial
including the Financial Times in relation to the UK tive, responsible for over 70,000 people worldwide. services, natural resources, telecommunications,
Bribery Act. His broader experience included several global IT, hospitality, wholesale, retail, pharmaceutical,
leadership positions; 15 years of client work as construction, shipping, logistics, airlines, travel and
a consultant on financial and economic issues, transport, as well as the public sector and regula-
particularly in the media and energy sectors; tors. She has extensive experience in high-profile
and substantial experience as an expert in major and international cases involving accounting and
commercial litigation. auditing issues or complex calculations of loss and
Mr Boulton has expertise in multiple jurisdic- damage.
tions. For four years, he spent half his time in the Kathryn has written hundreds of accounting
USA (principally Chicago and New York). He has and quantum reports and has testified on many
led major client assignments in the USA (Seattle, occasions. She is particularly known for her keen
Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, New York, Minneapolis, analytical mind, her professionalism and her ability
Midland), Eastern Europe, the Bahamas, the Middle to adapt to clients' needs. Her extensive knowl-
East, Libya, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, the edge and wealth of experience enable her to provide
Philippines and Japan. robust oral testimony and to assist with successful
and significant settlements outside the courts.

Park House 8 Salisbury Square

16-18 Finsbury Circus 8th Floor
London, EC2M 7EB London, EC4Y 8AP
Tel: +44 750 783 8145 Tel: +44 20 3725 8350
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.thinkbrg.com

WWL says: Daniel Barton is heralded by WWL says: Richard Boulton is able to "draw
sources for his "thorough approach" to inter- off his skills as a barrister" as well as being
national forensic investigations. a forensic accountant to offer a "in-depth
knowledge" and unrivalled experience of
hearings.

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Steve Cornmell
Kroll

Kathryn's experience includes disputes arising Steve Cornmell, is a managing director in the Steve's cases have covered a broad range of
from M&A transactions, joint ventures and share- Expert Services practice of Kroll. Steve has worked business sectors, including oil and gas, metals,
holder disputes, completion accounts disputes, in the forensic accounting sector for over 25 years. automotive, construction, property, industrials,
claims for breach of warranty, misrepresentation, He has a wide range of experience of commer- financial services, hotels, and retail. His cases
breach of contract and loss of profit, competition cial litigation and disputes and is a specialist in have involved a wide geographical spread and have
matters, fraudulent accounting, regulatory inves- financial investigation. He has extensive experi- included matters in continental Europe, Africa, the
tigations, professional negligence and insurance ence of providing forensic accounting expertise Middle East, Asia and the UK and US.
claims. She has worked with law firms in the United in relation to commercial disputes and financial Steve was previously a partner in a global
Kingdom and across Europe, in the Far East, the investigations. accounting firm where he was the managing
Middle East, and in the United States, on cases Steve has acted as expert in a wide range of partner of the UK Forensic and Investigation
involving entities in the UK and Europe, the Far cases and has provided evidence in person in the Services practice, and where he was also respon-
East, the Middle East, India, Africa, the United criminal and commercial courts, international arbi- sible for the development of the legal technology
States and South America. tration tribunals and disciplinary hearings brought services function.
With an honours degree in mathematics, by professional bodies. He has provided expert Steve is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Kathryn trained and qualified as a chartered evidence regarding the quantification of damages Accountants in England and Wales. He is a graduate
accountant with a predecessor of PwC, qualifying and in relation to technical accounting matters. of politics.
in 1979. In 1990 she joined BDO, where she became He has also acted for numerous corporate clients
partner in 1995. She was an audit partner (until in investigations of alleged fraud and accounting
2005) and a forensic partner, eventually becoming irregularity and breakdown. He has assisted insol-
that firm's UK head of forensic accounting. She vency professionals in investigating the circum-
joined KPMG in 2010 where she was chairman stances surrounding the failure of businesses, and
of KPMG Forensic in the UK until 2016. She is a led efforts to trace and recover corporate funds.
regular speaker at events for lawyers involved in He has extensive experience of criminal fraud
all forms of dispute resolution. investigation having assisted prosecuting agen-
Kathryn is a member of the council of the cies on a wide range of enquiries involving fraud-
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England ulent trading, theft and false accounting. He has
and Wales (ICAEW), past chairman of the ICAEW's twice been appointed as an inspector in respect of
forensic and expert witness group, past vice- Companies Act and Insider Dealing enquiries. He
chairman of its commercial board and past has also acted in the defence of individuals charged
chairman of the ICAEW's audit committee. with serious fraud and money laundering offences.
Kathryn became a Fellow of the ICAEW in 1989 Steve has extensive experience of asset tracing
and a Fellow of the Academy of Experts in 2006. She and the recovery of the proceeds of crime. He has
is a certified fraud examiner, has trained as a medi- assisted government agencies in the quantification
ator with CEDR, and is a member of the Chartered of losses and the pursuit of confiscation proceed-
Institute of Arbitrators. Kathryn is also a member ings. He has assisted overseas governments in
of the board of the London Chamber of Arbitration. tracing monies allegedly stolen by former heads
of state.
Steve has extensive experience of profes-
sional negligence investigations, particularly
those involving alleged audit failure involving the
failure to identify fraud. He has assisted UK and
6 New Street Square overseas regulators in investigations regarding The Shard
London, EC4A 3BF the conduct of audit firms and individual members 32 London Bridge Street
Tel: +44 20 7332 5058 and has provided expert evidence in professional London, SE1 9SG
Mobile: +44 7826 532 684 disciplinary tribunals. He has assisted liquidators Tel: +44 20 7089 4747
[email protected] in bringing claims against the auditors of collapsed [email protected]
www.alixpartners.com businesses. www.kroll.com

WWL says: Kathryn Britten is "very well WWL says: Steve Cornmell is a highly rated name in the forensic accounting market, and is
known and experienced", with wide-ranging appreciated by peers as "an old-school investigator".
accounting experience.

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 Forensic Accountants

England

Kaley Crossthwaite David Dearman

BDO LLP Ankura

Kaley Crossthwaite is an expert in fraud investiga- Kaley is a member of the Institute of Chartered David Dearman is a senior managing director in
tions and regulatory investigations. She is a char- Accountants in England and Wales and regularly Ankura's London office specialising in international
tered accountant with over 18 years' experience speaks at conferences around the world on fraud, dispute advisory and expert witness services with
working in the forensic accounting profession. investigations and crisis management. Kaley a focus on cross border disputes and international
Kaley spent 18 months on secondment as an publishes the BDO FraudTrack report twice a year arbitration.
investigator with the companies investigations which highlights trends in reported fraud; she is He is one of the leading testifying experts in the
branch of the Department of Trade and Industry also a regular contributor to other journals and UK with over 25 years of experience of preparing
and was appointed several times as an inspector press publications. expert reports and giving oral evidence in complex
to investigate insider dealing working alongside the international disputes (including asset expropri-
FCA. Kaley has been appointed many times by the ation, contractual, warranty and post transaction
secretary of state to investigate companies acting disputes, damages and loss assessments, tech-
against the public interest and has been involved in nical accounting disputes, professional negligence
many compulsory wind-ups following the investiga- actions and complex valuations) and fraud, money
tion, and subsequent disqualification of directors. laundering and other financial investigations. David
Kaley was also secretary to the investigation into has given oral evidence on more than 35 occasions
the collapse of MG Rover. in the High Court and the Criminal Courts in the
Before moving to specialise in investigations UK, before the CAT and at International Arbitration
Kaley worked in dispute resolutions on a variety tribunals globally. David has acted in UNCITRAL,
of work within a wide range of sectors, including ICSID, ICC, LCIA, SIAC, DIFC, ICDR and AAA
breach of contract and business interruption. Kaley proceedings, preparing expert reports and giving
currently undertakes a variety of work, including oral evidence at hearings in the UK, the USA, Dubai,
fraud investigations, regulatory investigations, Paris, Singapore, the Hague and Ireland.
anti-money laundering, anti-corruption and other Prior to joining Ankura, David was a partner for
financial crime and dispute resolution work. 18 years in two substantial audit, accountancy and
Kaley has worked in a large number of jurisdic- business advisory practices. Most recently he was
tions across the world and most recently worked global Co-Chair of the Forensic and Investigation
in Ireland on a high-profile investigation following Services team at a substantial international firm,
the financial crisis. Kaley's experience includes a member of the firm's Governance Council and
investigating accounting 'black holes' and allega- Chair of the firm's Insurance Committee.
tions of wrong-doing from the most senior individ-
uals within large global entities. She has worked
on many large cross-border investigations, liaising
with overseas regulators and law enforcement
authorities. She advises boards and non-executive
directors following allegations and independent
investigations.

55 Bishopsgate
55 Baker Street 2nd Floor
London, W1U 7EU London, EC2N 3AS
Tel: +44 20 7486 5888 Tel: +44 20 7015 2378
[email protected] [email protected]
www.bdo.co.uk www.ankura.com

WWL says: Kaley Crossthwaite is a pivotal player in the forensic accounting space, and WWL says: David Dearman is a top tier
prized for her polished profile in prominent fraud investigations and e-discovery matters. forensic expert who is "cool and composed
under cross-examination".

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Paul Doxey Toby Duthie

Charles River Associates Forensic Risk Alliance

Paul Doxey is a senior consultant in the forensic A recurring theme is the authority and clarity of Toby Duthie is a founding partner of FRA and head
services practice of Charles River Associates. his communications: sources describe his "assured of its UK and European offices. He has more than
Paul has 30 years' experience in accountancy, presence when giving evidence in the witness 20 years' experience in financial analysis, complex
finance, business and financial regulation. He box", adding that he "is able to reduce a mass of financial modelling, investigations and compliance
specialises in forensic investigations and financial sometimes confusing financial information to its reviews. Fluent in English and German, Toby has
disputes, including testifying as an expert witness essentials", "coped exceptionally well with hostile particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional inves-
on accounting and fraud matters. Issues covered cross-examination", "is an excellent and poised tigations, anti-bribery and corruption compliance
include accounting treatments, loss of profits, asset witness" and "has an ability to explain and decon- testing; he also specialises in matters of govern-
tracing, money laundering, fraud, corruption and struct complex matters clearly." ment enforcement.
financial crime due diligence. He has led large- Clients value Paul for his work in difficult or Toby has worked on many complex financial
scale investigations in the UK, continental Europe fast-changing circumstances, finding him "highly frauds and bribery investigations, most notably
and Asia. responsive", able to "think critically" and demon- leading the FRA team supporting Airbus in a multi-
Paul was an audit and forensic partner at strating "a profound ability to analyse complex year, multinational investigation, resulting in €3.6
Arthur Andersen, where he worked for 14 years in records". They report that he can deal with "a great billion settlement with four investigative author-
the financial services practice. As a member the deal of material in a tight timeframe", "turn around ities: the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the US
"on-call" technical team he advised investment reports in very short spaces of time" and "respond Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Department
banks on accounting for leasing, securities and to new developments on a case at short notice." of State (DOS) and the French Parquet National
structured products. He was seconded for two A US litigator and ex-prosecutor with over 30 Financier (PNF). FRA advised Airbus and its
years as a senior manager in the special investiga- years' experience, including very large international counsel from the early stages in designing a robust
tion units at the Bank of England and the Financial fraud cases, commented of Paul: "You were one of and forensically based approach to the investiga-
Services Authority. the very best with whom I have had the pleasure tion, customising a data governance strategy along-
Paul has deep experience in management of working. Your perception, your diligence, your side compliance risk assessment and remediation
systems and digital technology. He has founded attention to detail (including inconvenient truth), support, as well as the eventual fine calculation.
a start-up to transform the ability of clients to your ability to see both the forest and each tree and He has also been involved in other disgorge-
organise and communicate their information to articulate clearly what you saw, place you in the ment and fine calculation analysis requiring
simply, intuitively and securely. In 2014 he imple- first rank of exceedingly good forensic accountants. modelling in multiple jurisdictions including the
mented the first information security management It was and is a pleasure to work with you, as I and Rolls-Royce DOJ, SFO and Brazilian settlement,
system to be fully certified under ISO 27001 for a UK my colleagues can attest." worth £671 million; the US$521 million Teva settle-
forensic accounting firm or practice. He has also ment; and the SBM Offshore DOJ settlement, worth
achieved certifications under ISO 9001 (Quality) and US$328 million.
ISO 22301 (Business Continuity). Toby has been integral in resolving high-profile
Paul is an accredited forensic accountant, a enforcement cases going back to 2004 including
certified fraud examiner and a fellow of the Institute Innopsec, Panalpina, Total, Technip Bonny Island LNG
of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. and the Diebold FCPA monitorship. He has worked
He has an MA in economics from the University of on matters involving UK, US, Swiss, Brazilian, Dutch
Cambridge and a diploma in business administra- and French regulators, and has extensive experi-
tion from Warwick Business School. ence calculating damages in FCPA enforcement
Clients have described Paul's work as "excel- actions. He has worked on four of the 10 largest
lent", "first-rate", "invaluable", "exceptional", FCPA settlements.
"amazing" and "of the highest calibre at all times".
Qualities referred to include "commercial", "dedi-
cated", "insightful" and "rigorous". A leading silk on
a high-profile case considered him "a vital asset in 8 Finsbury Circus
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Tel: +44 20 7959 1424
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WWL says: Paul Doxey earns plaudits from commentators as "a fantastic expert" who is "a Continued overleaf
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England

Toby Duthie (cont.) John Ellison Andrew Grantham

FTI Consulting AlixPartners UK LLP

Toby sits on the editorial board of Global John Ellison is a senior managing director at FTI Andrew Grantham has dealt with litigation matters
Investigations Review (GIR), and was recently Consulting. and financial investigations since 1991. His expe-
featured on BBC Radio Four's Law in Action, a John has 25 years' experience as a partner rience as an expert accountancy witness covers
long-running legal programme. He is instrumental at KPMG, latterly as a senior partner and for 13 many aspects of accounting and financial matters,
in developing the firm's practice across Europe years as chairman of its forensic department. He including breach of contract and loss of profits
and previously set up the UK's first third-party has testified orally and been cross-examined as an claims, claims arising following acquisitions and
litigation funding company in 2002 (IM Litigation expert witness on over 50 occasions in 12 jurisdic- sales of businesses (including breach of warranty
Management Limited) which pursued over 50 tions, including the UK, Sweden, France, Austria, and completion account disputes) and business
claims with a success rate exceeding 70 per cent. the UAE, Hong Kong, the USA and Singapore. He valuations.
Highly regarded and trusted within the industry, has been instructed as an expert in over 200 cases, He has given expert evidence in the UK High
clients note: "There is no one better in the field." including 25 investor-state disputes. John has been Court and Crown Court, as well as in international
A graduate with honours from University instructed in matters in the English High Court, arbitrations on over 50 occasions. He has given
College London, Toby worked as a steel trader in and the VAT and Duties Tribunal; and in inves- evidence in ICC, ICSID, LCIA, LMIA, UNCITRAL
Hong Kong and in the investment banking division tor-state and commercial arbitrations under ICSID, and various ad hoc arbitrations around the world.
of Deutsche Bank/Morgan Grenfell. UNCITRAL, LCIA, ICC, SIAC, CIETAC, SCC and other Andrew has acted as an arbitrator and regularly
rules. He has also testified before juries in libel and acts as a neutral expert determiner on completion
criminal cases. account disputes.
John also sits as an arbitrator and an inde- His work over the past 30 years has included
pendent expert to determine disputes, particularly audit, corporate finance due diligence, internal
those arising from valuations or sale and purchase audit, corporate recovery liquidity appraisals and
agreements. He has been nominated as an arbi- valuations. In respect of corporate liquidity, he has
trator under the auspices of the London Court of also undertaken assignments involving security for
International Arbitration; the American Arbitration cost applications.
Association; the International Court of Arbitration Andrew has undertaken a significant number
of the International Chamber of Commerce; the of valuations in both contentious and non-conten-
DIFC/LCIA in Dubai; and the Arbitration Institute of tious situations.
the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce; and as an Andrew has experience across a variety of
independent expert by the President of the ICAEW. industry sectors, including telecoms, construc-
These have included appointments as chair of a tion, engineering, utilities, oil and gas, energy,
three-person AAA tribunal in Cayman, and as LCIA chemicals, shipping, transportation, automotive,
sole arbitrator. food processing, pharmaceuticals, retail, prop-
John has been recommended by WWL: erty and real estate, IT, financial services and
Arbitration and Global Arbitration Review. manufacturing.
John works across a wide range of industries. He is also a fellow of the Expert Witness
With an audit and then corporate finance back- Institute. He was a governor and chairman of the
ground (including four IPOs and two privatisations), finance committee, and the treasurer of the Expert
he has testified in many industries. Witness Institute, from 2006 to 2014.

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WWL says: Toby Duthie is held in high WWL says: John Ellison is a "deeply expe- WWL says: Andrew Grantham enjoys a ster-
esteem by market sources who note he sits rienced" testifying expert who enjoys a ling reputation in the forensic accounting
among the foremost forensic experts in the sterling reputation among peers for his space, thanks to his strong track record on
European market. "thoughtful and creative approach to solving financial investigations across 25 years.
complex problems".

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Philip Haberman Faye Hall Roula Harfouche

Kroll Evelyn Partners HKA

Philip Haberman is managing director at Kroll. He Faye has specialised in forensic accounting for over Roula Harfouche is a partner with HKA in London.
has specialised in forensic accounting since 1990, 20 years with a particular focus on financial reme- She specialises in the assessment of damages and
spending 22 years as a partner in Big Four firms dies for divorce proceedings, probate disputes, complex valuation issues in litigation and inter-
before setting up Haberman Ilett in September contenious trust matters as well as commercial national arbitration contexts. She is experienced
2013. He has six times been Who's Who Legal's disputes. She has valued companies across the UK in matters involving breaches of contract, invest-
Expert Witness of the Year. and in offshore jurisdictions such as China, Africa, ment treaty claims, transaction-related disputes,
Philip has been actively involved in over 300 Thailand, Bermuda and the US. Faye has provided shareholder/JV disputes, and intellectual property
matters, including commercial disputes, share- expert accountancy evidence in the High Court for infringements.
holder disputes, investment treaty claims, trans- both family and civil proceedings, at Arbitration She has been valuing companies, listed and
action-related disputes, and disputes arising out hearings and has assisted in Mediations. unlisted securities, and intellectual property rights
of accounting and financial irregularities. He has Faye is regularly instructed by leading matri- in commercial and contentious contexts since 2000,
given oral evidence on more than 60 occasions, monial and private client dispute lawyers. She and has provided valuation or damages assessment
before international arbitration tribunals under provides expert reports on behalf of an individual services in more than 80 disputes.
LCIA, ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, Swiss, SIAC and ad party or acts as a Single Joint Expert. She is also on Roula has testified in both English and French
hoc rules, as well as UK courts. He has carried hand to act as a shadow expert, giving assistance and has worked on matters before the UK High
out many expert determinations to resolve with understanding figures and valuations prepared Court, the UK Family Division, the Patents Court,
disputes, and regularly assists clients to resolve by others, drafting requests for additional expla- the French Commercial Court and the Singapore
disputes informally, through early discussion and nations and answering any questions that might International Commercial Court (SICC), and in
negotiation. arise. Faye is a central member of Evelyn Partners' mediation. Her international arbitration experi-
Clients and counsel have described him as "an Divorce services group and is able to put those ence spans numerous forums including the LCIA,
absolute pleasure to work with", adding that he who instruct her in touch with leading in-house ICC, SCC, HKIAC, PCA, Cairo Regional Center For
"couldn't have had a better team". pensions and tax experts for a fully comprehensive International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA),
He has a degree in mathematics from divorce service. SCAI, Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NIA), and
Cambridge University and qualified as a chartered Faye regularly provides training to lawyers on ICSID, and under the UNCITRAL rules.
accountant in 1980. He is a fellow of the Institute valuing business assets for the purposes of private Roula has supported clients across a diverse
of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a client and commercial disputes and regularly range of sectors including telecoms, professional
member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a speaks at conferences to provide an accountancy services, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, manufac-
founder member of the Expert Witness Institute and perspective for legal practitioners. turing, utilities, energy and transport.
a CEDR-accredited mediator. He is a member of the Faye is a qualified chartered manage- Roula is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered
board of the LCIA and a past trustee of the British ment accountant, she is an affiliate member of Accountants in England and Wales and a member
Institute of International and Comparative Law. Resolution, a member of ICAEW's valuations of the Society of Share and Business Valuers. She
special interest group and a member of Expert holds a graduate diploma in business studies from
Witness Institute (EWI). the London School of Economics (LSE) and from a
French business school (EDHEC), and an MSc in
management (distinction) from the LSE.

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WWL says: Philip Haberman is a fantastic WWL says: Faye Hall is singled out by WWL says: Roula Harfouche enjoys exten-
practitioner in the market, whom peers peers as a "tenacious and conscien- sive acclaim from peers, who describe her as
rate very highly as "one of the best forensic tious" expert who is "strong under fire in having "stand out knowledge of the space"
accounting experts out there". cross-examination". and "years of rich international experience".

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England

Kate Hart James Helme

Quantuma Advisory Limited Grant Thornton UK LLP

Kate is a managing director in Quantuma's Kate is a regular speaker at legal conferences and James Helme is a director in Grant Thornton UK's
forensic accounting and investigations team, is a guest lecturer at Portsmouth University. She forensic and investigations services practice,
working in London and the South East. Kate acts is a contributing author of Forensic Accounting & specialising in investigations.
as an expert witness and advisor for individuals Finance: Principles & Practice. Since 2005, James has worked on, and led,
and corporates, with her experience ranging from significant assignments into money laundering,
owner-managed businesses and partnerships to fraud, complex accounting irregularities, corrup-
large multi-nationals. tion, and financial crime matters, working for
Kate has experience of acting in both domestic corporates, lawyers and regulators.
and international matters and has been actively James has a particular focus on international
involved in more than 400 engagements. Her investigations and has worked with colleagues
involvement ranges from the calculation of loss from the Grant Thornton International network in
and damages in contractual disputes and conse- Kenya, Hong Kong, India, Thailand, the Middle East
quential loss scenarios to business valuations for (including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and
shareholder, partnership, commercial agency and UAE) and Cayman.
matrimonial disputes. James' assignments invariably involve
Kate has significant experience of transac- reviewing data from various sources (interviews,
tion-related disputes, advising on warranty claims open source, structure and unstructured data),
and acting as expert determiner and adviser in and he is, therefore, adept at employing the latest
completion accounts and earn-out disputes. digital forensic technology on communication data
Kate has given evidence in the High Court, the and data analytic techniques analysing accounting
county courts, at arbitration and before employ- transactional data to identify anomalies or uncom-
ment tribunals. She has experience of most mercial behavior.
industry sectors including manufacturing, tele- James appreciates that one of the toughest
coms, IT, property, retail, pharmaceuticals, logistics challenges facing investigators is communicating
and professional services. complex and voluminous data into an easily under-
Kate’s clients report that her “expertise, speed, standable format. He looks to bring clarity and
teamwork and pragmatism are invaluable”. She is commercial acumen to each case, employing data
described as being “incredibly thorough”, “proac- visualisation where possible.
tive” and “user-friendly”, producing reports that are James is a certified fraud examiner, an accred-
“excellent in respect of presentation and clarity”. ited financial intelligence officer and a fellow of
A fellow of the Institute of Chartered the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England
Accountants in England and Wales, Kate is and Wales. He has delivered the Grant Thornton
the current chair of the ICAEW’s Forensic and Core Investigation Skills course to member firms
Expert Witness Group, a member of the Academy in Manila and Ljubljana.
of Experts and an ICAEW accredited forensic
accountant. She also sits on the ICAEW President’s
Nomination Scheme panel of experts.

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WWL says: Kate Hart is prized for her "ability to write clear and concise reports, which distil
complicated matters into an easily understandable format". One commentator adds, "She
is strong across all aspects of expert quantum work."

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Steve Holt Frank Ilett

Grant Thornton UK LLP Kroll

In his capacity as a National Crime Agency Steve Holt is managing director and leads the Frank Ilett is a managing director at Kroll, he has
Special (NCA Special) he often carries out pro bono financial and forensic investigations team at K2 specialised in forensic accounting since 1991,
work on criminal matters supporting the NCA's Intelligence in London, where he assists clients spending 27 years in Big Four firms (13 as partner).
POCA investigations into money laundering. His facing instances of fraud, bribery and corruption, Frank has been actively involved in over 175
services include asset tracing, understanding mismanagement and misconduct. matters, including commercial disputes, share-
corporate structures, reviewing accounting Steve has more than a decade of forensic holder disputes, investment treaty claims, trans-
records. He has advised the lead national enforce- accounting and investigations experience in action-related disputes, negligence claims and
ment agencies in Kenya on the role of forensic high-profile and high-stakes cases, which he uses disputes arising out of accounting and financial
accountants and asset tracing matters. to aid companies in resolving urgent, complex, irregularities. His experience spans most industry
cross-border issues. sectors.
His work often involves the analysis and pres- Frank has a particular specialism assessing
entation of complex information from multiple losses in large-scale ICT implementation disputes.
sources in a digestible format that may be used Having worked regularly on such disputes for over
to support disclosure to regulators or as an expert 20 years, he is very familiar with most of the legal,
report as part of legal proceedings. technical and financial issues that arise and how to
He is involved in a number of high-profile quantify their impact within his loss calculations.
international assignments representing govern- He has given oral evidence many times in the
ments, public companies, and private individuals, English courts and before international arbitration
and assists in both the recovery and seizure of tribunals, including the LCIA, ICC, HKIAC and the
substantial funds. SAAA.
Recently, Steve was appointed as expert inves- Frank is one of a small number of expert
tigator on behalf of a UK regulator to identify the accountants to have been appointed as an expert
effect of the actions of management following the assessor under the Arbitration Act 1996.
collapse of a high-profile company, which resulted He is described by colleagues and clients as
in the recovery of over £300 million. very easy to work with and an excellent communi-
He has also been appointed in several inves- cator. He is very focused on producing high-quality
tigations connected with allegations of bribery work while also keeping his clients fully informed
involving Operation Car Wash in Brazil, and uncov- of progress.
ered a €620 million cross-border money laundering Frank qualified as a chartered accountant
scheme involving the manipulation of several inter- in 1986 and has been a fellow of the Institute of
national banks by a cartel of rogue businessmen. Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Steve is a member of the Institute of Chartered since 1997. He is a member of the Expert Witness
Accountants in England and Wales, is a certified Institute and a CEDR-accredited mediator.
fraud examiner, and holds a first-class honours
degree in statistics from the University of Bath.

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WWL says: James Helme garners plaudits WWL says: Peers "really rate" Steve Holt as WWL says: Frank Ilett impresses market
for his well-established forensic accounting a forensic accountant, highlighting that he is commentators with his top-tier handling of a
practice which sees him regularly engaged "very commercial, creative and has a great broad range of forensic accounting matters.
in fraud, financial irregularity, bribery and output level".
corruption cases, both domestically and
abroad.

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England

Richard Indge Ben Johnson Julian Jones

Ankura Berkeley Research Group Alvarez & Marsal

Richard Indge is a senior managing director at Ben Johnson is a managing director in the global Julian Jones is a managing director and a member
Ankura based in London, specialising in expert investigations and strategic intelligence practice of the executive committee of Alvarez & Marsal's
testimony on accounting, valuation and the based in London, and leads the forensic investi- disputes and investigations practice, based out of
quantum of damages for litigation, international gation team in EMEA. He is a forensic accountant its London office. He brings more than 20 years
arbitration, and investment treaty disputes. He also with 20 years' experience in the field, focusing on of accounting experience, with over 18 years of
acts as an expert for the purposes of determining fraud, accounting malpractice and anti-bribery specialist experience in financial investigations and
M&A-related disputes arising from completion and corruption issues. In the course of his career disputes and has served both advisory and expert
account and earn-out mechanisms. With over 25 Ben has worked on some of the largest and most witness-related roles.
years of experience working within the disputes complex investigations and disputes globally. Ben Mr Jones has worked on investigations
arena, Richard has earned recognition by Who's has extensive experience in acting for regulators throughout the UK, Europe, the US and the Middle
Who Legal as one of the leading testifying experts and enforcement agencies which enables him to East for lawyers, public and private sector clients,
in the UK in the fields of forensic accounting, inves- provide valuable insight to private sector clients governments and regulators. Mr Jones brings
tigations, financial advisory, and valuation relating facing regulatory oversight. significant experience in conducting confiden-
to quantum of damages. The claims in which he is Ben has led multiple investigations on behalf tial reviews, working either independently or in
involved typically arise from commercial contrac- of accountancy regulators into major accounting conjunction with a company's internal counsel.
tual disputes, investor-state disputes, and disputes scandals in the UK and other jurisdictions. He He has also provided expert opinions and given
arising out of accounting and financial irregulari- also led a team of forensic investigators assisting evidence on the assessment of loss, and has
ties, particularly in the energy, mining, construc- the attorney general's office and the police of a investigated allegations of bribery and corruption
tion, transportation, and financial services sectors. Southern European country investigating potential in connection with procurement managers, lawyers
Richard has given oral evidence on numerous crimes in the country's banking sector. and accountants, bank officers, sports clubs,
occasions in the English High Court and In addition to his investigations experience, shipping agents, trustees of pension funds, and
International Arbitration Tribunal hearings. He Ben has authored expert reports on issues managing directors of both quoted and unquoted
has acted as an expert in UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, relating to fraud, corruption and misapplication of companies.
LCIA, HKIAC, SCC, LMAA, and ad hoc proceedings, accounting standards in court proceedings, regula- Mr Jones has acted in many high-profile cases
preparing expert reports and giving oral evidence tory proceedings and international arbitration; and including leading A&M's investigations in connec-
at arbitral hearings in London, Washington, Paris, he has provided oral expert testimony regarding tion with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, and Helsinki. global anti-bribery and corruption standards. He providing evidence in connection with several major
Prior to joining Ankura, Richard was a partner is also experienced in advising companies on their High Court disputes related to Lehman Brothers
in a Big 4 global accountancy firm and led their compliance processes, in particular anti-bribery intercompany relationships and the working prac-
Global Claims & Disputes Services practice. and corruption measures, anti-fraud procedures tices between entities. He also investigated several
including procurement and sanctions compliance issues linked to Lehman's structured transactions
procedures. group and assisted the team leading the wind-down
He has experience across a range of industry of those structures; analysing multiple pieces of
sectors, in particular: financial services; energy; financial information on behalf of a government in
software; IT and telecoms; support services; order to trace and identify worldwide assets of the
construction and engineering; and retail. former rulers of one of the Arab Spring countries;
He is the deputy chairman and an executive acting for various UK regulators in investigating the
board member of the Academy of Experts, the work of other accountants in several high profile
leading body for the promotion of standards for matters; assisting attorneys to Citibank in an action
expert witnesses. arising from the collapse of Parmalat; working on
55 Bishopsgate 8 Salisbury Square behalf of financial regulators in analysing various
2nd Floor 8th Floor boiler room and Ponzi scheme frauds to identify
London, EC2N 3AS London, EC4Y 8AP funds flows.
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WWL says: Richard Indge is singled out by WWL says: Ben Johnson is a market-
sources for his impeccable expertise acting leading forensic accountant who is regu-
as expert witness in a variety of matters, larly instructed on bribery and corruption
from forensic accounting, investigations matters.
and financial advisory issues to damage
valuations.

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Valery Knyazev Gervase MacGregor

Kroll BDO LLP

Mr Jones' experience includes assessment of Valery Knyazev is a managing director at Kroll. Gervase is the head of international advisory, risk
quantum, loss of profit, due diligence assistance, Valery has over 25 years of professional experience and quality at BDO LLP. Gervase is one of the most
asset tracing, fraud and financial crime. His work and has been involved in forensic accounting and experienced accounting expert witnesses in the
has covered many sectors including retail, residen- financial expert engagements in the UK, Russia, UK and has extensive experience of international
tial and commercial building development, ship- CIS region, and in emerging markets. arbitrations. He has worked on cases in London
ping, oil and gas, automotive, retail wholesalers Valery has been actively involved in a wide (LCIA and ICC), Stockholm (SCC), Geneva (ICC),
and manufacturers, telecoms, financial services range of matters including commercial and share- Paris (ICC, ICSID), Zurich (ICC, ad hoc Cantonal)
and professional services companies. Many of Mr holder disputes quantifying damages and valuing and Rotterdam (NAI). He has also worked on cases
Jones' cases have required the efficient handling business interests, investment treaty claims, before the Court of First Instance of the European
and reviewing of large volumes of electronic data, transaction-related disputes, loss of profit claims, Communities, the High Court in London, the
using advanced forensic computing and data insurance and reinsurance claims, financial inves- Copyright Tribunal and the Restrictive Practices
analytical techniques. tigations and disputes arising out of accounting and Court. He has acted as expert witness in hundreds
Mr Jones earned a bachelor's degree in financial irregularities reporting on alleged fraud of legal actions and has given oral evidence 50
mechanical engineering from Imperial College in transactions and asset misappropriation. times.
London and trained as a chartered engineer with Valery has issued reports and testified in arbi- In 1997, he started working as an external
British Steel Corporation. He is a member of the tration proceedings under LCIA, SCC, ICC and ICSID adviser to the United Nations Compensation
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and rules, and in state courts, on many occasions. Commission in respect of compensation claims
Wales. Valery has first-hand experience in business, against Iraq arising from its invasion of Kuwait in
accounting and financial practices in emerging 1990. He considered a large number of claims in the
markets and the CIS region. He has provided oilfield and related energy sectors and was a lead
services in civil and criminal proceedings, and his adviser in respect of the Kuwait oil sector's US$23
reports have been served in state court proceedings billion claim for compensation following the blow-
in Russia, Cyprus, British Virgin Islands and the UK. ing-up of its oil wells. Since then he has worked on
He has advised clients in a wide range of industries a large number of disputes in the energy sector.
including construction, financial services, manu- He is the author of various books, including
facturing, mining, oil and gas, real estate, telecoms Expert Accounting Evidence, Solicitors Accounts
and others. and Surveyors, Architects and Estate Agents. He
Valery is a fellow of the Association of has also written numerous articles for Accountancy
Chartered Certified Accountants and a Certified and other technical publications.
Fraud Examiner. He has received additional profes- His main areas of expertise are in the field of
sional education in business valuation. He has a natural resources, particularly oil and gas claims;
high degree in economics, and a high degree with state/operator disputes; takeover disputes; regula-
honours in engineering. tory matters; and valuing companies and damages.
Prior to joining BDO he worked as a petroleum
geologist in the North Sea, Australia and West
Africa. He has investigated and reported on the
affairs of the MG Rover Group and Phoenix Venture
Holdings on behalf of the Secretary of State and DTI.

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WWL says: Julian Jones is singled out by WWL says: Valery Knyazev enjoys an Continued overleaf
respondents as a knowledgeable practi- outstanding reputation among peers, thanks
tioner, who "controls work streams very to his skilful work advising clients on investi-
effectively and consistently creates quality gations and disputes.
products".

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England

Gervase MacGregor (cont.) Zoë Newman

Kroll

His experience includes acting as an Zoë Newman is a regional managing director and She has also assisted high-net-worth indi-
accountant instructed by the UNCC to advise global co-head of the Financial Investigations prac- viduals facing allegations of money laundering by
panels on determination of claims against Iraq tice, based in London. Zoë leverages over 20 years regulators, providing expert evidence by forensi-
arising from the Gulf War (1990–1991); acting as an of experience working across Eastern Europe, the cally tracing origins of wealth and deposits frozen
expert for the MCPS-PRS Alliance in the Copyright Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the in accounts subject to restraint orders.
Tribunal relating to online music; acting in relation Middle East and has led numerous international
to loss of profits (among other issues) arising from cross-border investigations. These investigations
the takeover of ERF by MAN (2001–2007, instructed required the tracing of complex fund flows, dissec-
on behalf of MAN); acting as an expert witness on tion of corporate structures and assessment of the
behalf of the Director General of Fair Trading in integrity of transactions to support both civil and
respect of the removal of resale price maintenance criminal asset recovery proceedings and disclo-
on OTC medicines; acting for the UK energy regu- sures to regulators.
lator on the accounting disclosures by the large Zoë's extensive experience includes advising
six energy companies; and monitoring trustee for emerging and frontier market banking regulators
competition regulators. on systemic issues relating to distressed banks,
the integrity of their capital and the identification
of abuse of the financial system by the banks'
shareholders and senior management. She has
significant expertise in advising both government
and corporate clients and their counsel in critical
matters concerning the prevention, detection and
investigation of fraud and corruption and associ-
ated money-laundering mechanisms and related
asset recovery strategies.
She regularly presents to boards, regulators
and government bodies on how best to approach
and structure financial investigations into some of
the most sensitive issues they face.
Further, Zoë has led complex, multi-juris-
dictional investigations on behalf of corporates
subject to various localised bribery and corruption
legislations.
Zoë has overseen several external asset
recovery investigations on behalf of multinational
corporates whose employees were subject to
targeted efforts by organised crime to convince
them to misappropriate millions of dollars from
the organisations.

The Shard
55 Baker Street 32 London Bridge Street
London, W1U 7EU London, SE1 9SG
Tel: +44 20 7893 2570 Tel: +44 207 029 5154
[email protected] [email protected]
www.bdo.co.uk www.kroll.com

WWL says: Gervase MacGregor is a WWL says: Zoe Newman is a respected name in the forensic accounting market, and regu-
stand out figure providing market-leading larly advises banking regulators on a variety of finance related matters, including share-
expert testimony on complex international holder abuse.
investigations in the energy sector.

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Weng Yee Ng Chris Osborne

Forensic Risk Alliance Osborne Partners

Weng Yee Ng is a director at FRA. She holds Prior to founding Osborne Partners, a consulting He was recently named in Who's Who Legal's
more than 16 years of experience in external firm specialising in complex business and legal 'Global Elite Thought Leaders, Arbitration Expert
and internal audit and forensic accounting. Her challenges based in London, Chris was the global Witnesses for 2021', among only seven in Europe.
expertise includes compliance reviews, internal head of FTI Consulting's Economic Consulting He also features as 'Quantum of Damages Expert'
investigations, litigation support (both civil and segment. Before joining FTI Consulting, Chris was and 'Litigation Expert Witness' for 2020 and has
criminal), risk assessments, evaluation of compli- the European Managing Director of LECG LLP and consistently been identified as a leading expert
ance programmes, Foreign Corrupt Practices before that the global head of Arthur Andersen's witness in the Who's Who Legal listings since their
Act monitorships for both the US Department of Economic and Financial Consulting Group. Chris inception in 2011.
Justice (DOJ) and US Securities and Exchange has more than 35 years' experience in applying
Commission, disgorgement and penalty calcula- principles of economics, finance, valuation, and
tions, procurement fraud matters and third-party accounting to a range of issues in the areas of
and M&A due diligence. economic regulation, public policy, commercial
Weng Yee was part of the FRA team supporting strategy and litigation.
Airbus in a multi-year, multinational investiga- During the course of his career, Chris has been
tion, resulting in €3.6bn global settlement with involved in more than 200 cases of litigation and
four investigative authorities: UK Serious Fraud arbitration, including investor state, across multiple
Office, the US DOJ, the US Department of State industry sectors. His work experience covers North
and French Parquet National Financier. Weng Yee's and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa,
team focused on a risk assessment and evaluation Asia, and Australasia. He has also worked on regu-
of the company's anti-bribery and corruption global latory issues in the electricity, gas, media, sport,
compliance program. post, rail, telecoms, and water sectors, working for
She has also successfully completed compli- regulators, incumbents, and new market entrants
ance monitorships for a medical devices company in the UK and more widely in Europe. He has a BSc
and for a financial transaction systems manufac- in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Economics; and
turer, both with global presence, a proactive anti- is also a Chartered Accountant and fellow of the
bribery and corruption review for an international Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
bank and several internal investigations into whis- Wales.
tleblower alerts for a CAC 40 automotive original He has given oral evidence on over 40 occa-
equipment manufacturer. sions - in the UK's domestic courts, as well as in
Having spent over six years working in-country London, Paris, Stockholm, Geneva, Singapore,
in Malaysia, Weng Yee possesses a first-hand under- and Melbourne in ICC, UNCITRAL and ICSID arbi-
standing of the business nuances and financial and trations. He has also given evidence in the Grand
reporting practices encountered in Malaysia and in Court of the Cayman Islands, US Tax Courts, the
other Southeast Asia countries. Prior to FRA, Weng US Bankruptcy Court, in the US-Iran Tribunal,
Yee was involved in statutory audits, advising on initial before the Competition Appeals Tribunal, in the
public offering and debt restructuring exercises, and then Restrictive Trades Practices Court, and in front
performing SOX compliance audits for companies of the then Monopolies and Mergers Commission.
in, among others, the financial services, chemicals, As a forensic accountant, Chris has experience
construction, real estate, retail, pharmaceutical, providing expert advice in contentious proceed-
education, electronics, extraction, oil and gas, and ings, particularly in relation to accounting and
consumer goods sectors. post-acquisition, shareholder disputes, loss of
Audrey House profits claims, insurance claims as well as general
16-20 Ely Place consultancy advice to major UK financial services 29 Throgmorton Street
London, EC1N 6SN institutions and government agencies. London, EC2N 2AT
Tel: +44 20 7269 7833 Tel: +44 20 7947 4300
[email protected] [email protected]
www.forensicrisk.com www.osbornes.com

WWL says: Weng Yee Ng comes highly WWL says: Christopher Osborne has over 20 years of experience in the field and possesses
recommended as "a fantastic forensic inves- "a good understanding of the various legal claims in relation to fraud".
tigator" with "a deep knowledge of internal
accounting controls, anti-bribery measures
and fraud schemes".

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England

Charlie Patrick Derek Patterson

Forensic Risk Alliance Forensic Risk Alliance

Charlie Patrick is a partner at FRA and a char- Charlie has a first-class degree in metal- Derek Patterson is a principal at FRA's London
tered Accountant with almost 25 years' experience lurgy, economics and management from Oxford office and head of its Nordic business. He has
working in forensic accounting, investigations and University. He is a certified fraud examiner (CFE) in-depth experience in structuring and deliv-
compliance. and a member of the Institute of Chartered ering forensic accounting and electronic data
Charlie has extensive experience as a forensic Accountants of England and Wales. services across multi-jurisdiction investigations,
accountant and investigator, having worked for assessing and testing compliance programs, and
UK-based and global businesses across a range in supporting complex dispute resolutions.
of industries ranging from retailers to banks. He He has led a variety of complex fraud and liti-
has wide international experience, having spent gation, financial crime and bribery investigations,
over seven years working outside the UK. in multiple jurisdictions. Derek supported Telia
Anti-bribery and corruption investigations Company's response to bribery allegations arising
and compliance has been a key focus for Charlie from its Uzbekistan business, and with disgorge-
for nearly two decades. He has run numerous risk ment and pecuniary gain analysis in its US$965
reviews and assessments of company anti-bribery million FCPA settlement with the DOJ, the SEC
and anti-fraud procedures and controls, including and the Netherlands. He also supported a major
as part of proposed M&A transactions. He has led Nordic bank response to allegations of money
over 75 investigations into allegations of fraud and laundering. Prior to that, Derek led the FRA team
misdemeanor in the UK, across Europe and glob- assisting Alstom's response to bribery allegations
ally, and has provided anti-bribery and anti-fraud leading to regulatory settlement in Switzerland,
training in over a dozen countries. and supported investigations in the US and the UK.
Charlie was part of the FRA team supporting Furthermore he has provided factual evidence to
Airbus in a multi-year, multinational investigation, the Austrian courts with respect to a securities and
resulting in a €3.6 billion settlement with four real-estate fraud claims totalling over €2 billion.
investigative authorities: the UK Serious Fraud Derek also jointly led FRA's compliance program
Office (SFO), the US Department of Justice (DOJ), testing of a global corporation as part of the inde-
the US Department of State (DOS), and the French pendent compliance monitor team appointed
Parquet National Financier (PNF). Charlie led the under a DPA. In addition, Derek has conducted a
FRA team assisting Airbus in the improvement of its wide variety of compliance program assessments,
compliance programme. This included designing internal audit reviews, controls testing, and related
a transformative global anti-bribery and corrup- third-party distributor and agent reviews.
tion (ABC) risk assessment and supporting the Prior to joining FRA, Derek was the group
follow-up implementation to meet the require- treasurer for easyJet plc, a senior member
ments of major global regulators, as well as the of the MBO team, which bought and sold the
testing the effectiveness of a range of financial and low-cost airline "go fly" at British Airways plc,
non-financial controls. and worked in Ford Motor Co in financial control
Prior to joining FRA, Charlie established and and internal audit roles. Derek completed his
led the forensic accounting team in Central and training as an accountant and auditor with
Eastern Europe at KPMG, and also spent two years PricewaterhouseCoopers and holds a bachelor of
as EMA head of anti-bribery and corruption. Charlie accountancy degree from the University of Glasgow.
has appeared as a witness of fact in the UK High
Court, and as an expert accounting witness in a Audrey House Audrey House
criminal prosecution and International Arbitrations. 16-20 Ely Place 16-20 Ely Place
London, EC1N 6SN London, EC1N 6SN
Tel: +44 20 7269 5013 Tel: +44 20 7269 7836
[email protected] [email protected]
www.forensicrisk.com www.forensicrisk.com

WWL says: Charlie Patrick is a distinguished forensic accountant who stands out for WWL says: Derek Patterson is widely recog-
his immense experience working for UK based and global companies across a range of nised in the market for his "top-tier forensic
industries. accounting practice" and "excellent work
output within a great team".

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Gavin Pearson Stephen Peters

Quantuma Advisory Limited BDO LLP

Gavin leads Quantuma's forensic accounting and Stephen is a forensic accounting partner at BDO Over the years, Stephen has led very high-pro-
investigations team in the UK, having previously LLP with some 20 years of diverse experience in file assignments. His main areas of industry
been a partner in a top 10 accountancy firm and a investigations, litigation matters and international expertise are in the fields of natural resources
US forensic accounting boutique. arbitration. He is the UK's representative and (particularly mining), automotive, construction and
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered key player in BDO's Global Forensic Leadership engineering, aerospace and sports.
Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), a Group. Stephen has led numerous large multi- Much of Stephen's experience involves cross-
Member of the Academy of Experts and an ICAEW national teams in major international financial border disputes and investigations and he has
Accredited Forensic Accountant (and also previ- investigations. He has also been involved in expert worked throughout the world. Stephen has also
ously chaired the ICAEW's forensic accounting and witness assignments, both litigation in Court and been involved in numerous expert witness matters,
expert witness group). arbitrations (LCIA, ICC, ICC and ICSID) dealing both litigation and international arbitration, and has
Gavin has acted as expert witness, expert with issues such as breach of contract and loss experience of giving oral evidence.
advisor, expert determiner and financial investi- of profits, acquisitions and disposals disputes,
gator in a significant number of forensic accounting minority shareholder and joint venture disputes,
cases across various industries in the UK, Europe, insurance claims, valuations, accounts interpre-
North America, Asia, Australasia and Africa with tation, directors' disqualifications and intellectual
quantum ranging from low thousands to billions property matters.
of pounds. Stephen has significant experience of conten-
His experience in expert witness instructions tious insolvency matters and is the forensic lead
spans various Courts, Arbitrations and Tribunals, for this specialist area. He works alongside insol-
usually as party expert, but also as Single Joint vency practitioners in a number of roles, including
Expert. He has given evidence under cross-exam- as expert accountant, as adviser in investigations
ination on around 25 occasions, including in the to follow cash as well as the tracing and recovery
matter of Al-Dowaisan & Anor v Al-Salam & Ors of non-cash assets.
[2019] where the Judge described him as a "highly Prior to joining BDO, Stephen worked in the
competent forensic accountant and a reliable and forensic services practices at the largest global
accurate witness". firms and specialist consulting companies, where
His areas of specialisms include contractual, he was involved in international investigations and
shareholder and partnership disputes, disputes large-scale litigation assignments. Stephen also
arising from the sale and purchase of companies, spent three years working for an international
professional negligence claims, fraud criminal firm of chartered loss adjusters dealing with loss
and asset tracing matters, matrimonial proceed- of profits and investigating suspected fraudulent
ings and compulsory purchase matters. Many of insurance claims.
the cases he is instructed in require him to value Stephen graduated with honours with a BSc
companies and shareholdings. degree in civil engineering from Aston University,
Gavin regularly presents to lawyers and other Birmingham. He is a fellow of the Institute of
professionals and contributes to both mass media Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and
and specialist publications on issues relevant has a postgraduate certificate in fraud risk manage-
to forensic accounting and acting as an expert ment from John Moores University, Liverpool.
witness.

High Holborn House

52-54 High Holborn 55 Baker Street
London, WC1V 6RL London, W1U 7EU
Tel: +44 20 3856 6720 Tel: +44 20 7893 2790
[email protected] [email protected]
www.quantuma.com www.bdo.co.uk

WWL says: Gavin Pearson is singled out as a WWL says: Stephen Peters garners praise from peers as an eminent forensic accountant
distinguished forensic expert, whom sources with two decades of experience skilfully steering large-scale financial projects.
recommend for delivering testimony "in a
calm, clear and understandable way to the
tribunal by identifying the key issues" when
under cross-examination.

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England

Mark Shaw Luke Steadman

BDO LLP Alvarez & Marsal

Over the past 30 years, twenty-two of which have Luke Steadman is a partner in Alvarez & Marsal's In the public sector, Mr Steadman saw regular
been as a partner, Mark has developed an interna- disputes and investigations practice, specialising appointments by the secretary of state for trade
tional practice which includes many major restruc- in expert accounting evidence for international and industry as an inspector in matters of insider
turing/insolvency and asset-tracing/asset-recovery arbitration. He has over 20 years of professional dealing and in the conduct of statutory company
assignments. He has particular experience of accounting experience as a forensic accountant investigations under UK legislation, as well as
major bribery and corruption claims. focusing on dispute resolution, expert testimony, providing assistance on accounting, fraud and other
Mark is frequently called on to testify as an investigations and disputes across Europe, Asia issues to major regulators.
expert, and has one of the market-leading prac- and the United States. Prior to joining Alvarez & Marsal, Mr Steadman
tices in such insolvency, restructuring and allied His experience of international arbitration was the head of the fraud and forensic accounting
matters. These include: professional negligence covers ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and ICDR rules as well investigations team at a global consulting firm.
claims against accountants and insolvency prac- as ad hoc and specialist centres such as London
titioners; disciplinary proceedings against such Maritime, Dubai and Singapore. He has acted as
professionals; acting for financial institutions on both party-appointed and tribunal-appointed expert
questions of whether a business is solvent and/or on over 30 matters over the past five years and has
could be restructured etc; and court challenges to provided both solo and concurrent oral evidence
statutory restructurings. in hearings in London, Warsaw and Dubai. Written
He has worked on some of the highest profile and oral evidence has included considerations of
matters of recent years. His team at BDO are quantum, valuation, and the accounting treatment
well-established - and are known for being able of complex transactions under international, US
to explain the most complex financial issues in and UK Accounting Standards and Principles.
terms which are robust and clear. In this regard, As an expert in accounting and valuation,
judges have commented that Mark is "…an impres- Mr Steadman also provides expert evidence in
sive, lucid and thoughtful witness…" and that his domestic courts and has appeared in the High
evidence is "…particularly clear, thorough and Court on many occasions. He continues to receive
cogent…". instruction in High Court matters and has also
Mark holds the following relevant qualifica- appeared as an expert on accounting concepts and
tions: bachelor's degree in accountancy, first-class principles in the First-tier Tax Tribunal.
honours; chartered accountant in the UK and With over 20 years of experience, Mr Steadman
Ireland; insolvency practitioner in the UK; insol- is also known for leading complex many-handed
vency practitioner and official liquidator in the DIFC. accounting investigations and asset recovery
matters. He has led accounting investigations on
both sides of the Atlantic, and in the United States
he has considerable experience in dealing with
US regulators and prosecutors following inves-
tigations of fraud and accounting irregularities
at major US companies. In Asia, Mr Steadman
acted as an expert in a high-profile failed invest-
ment scheme, while in the United Kingdom he has
carried out a number of wide-ranging investiga-
tions of accounting irregularities on behalf of UK
companies, insurers and investors.
Park House
55 Baker Street 16-18 Finsbury Circus
London, W1U 7EU London, EC2M 7EB
Tel: +44 20 7486 5888 Tel: +44 20 7072 3286
[email protected] [email protected]
www.bdo.co.uk www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Mark Shaw is a prominent expert WWL says: Luke Steadman has a prestigious reputation in financial investigations, where
who is "cool under fire in cross-examination" he excels in a contentious and non-contentious capacity.
and possesses "a real skill in breaking down
the subject matter of complex transactions".

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Gordon Stevenson Gavin Williamson

AlixPartners UK LLP AlixPartners UK LLP

Gordon has close to 20 years of experience in Gavin is a managing director in AlixPartners' UK Gavin has a special interest in the use of tech-
forensic accounting. He has been involved in a wide forensic practice based in London. He is a chartered nology in the investigation of fraud and corruption,
range of forensic assignments covering financial accountant and certified fraud examiner, special- and asset tracing. He has presented widely on
investigations, business disputes, and business ising in forensic accounting investigations on behalf innovations in forensic technology and their prac-
valuations. Gordon also has experience in providing of corporate and institutional clients. His practice tical application to investigation and disclosure. In
advisory services and formal litigation support as ranges from the investigation of white-collar crime, an environment in which white-collar criminals
an expert, involved in both UK and international financial fraud, theft and bribery, to wider forms and fraudsters are ever more sophisticated, effec-
cases. Early in his career, Gordon was seconded of employee and institutional misconduct such as tive investigation requires imaginative solutions.
to the DTI (now DBIS) to carry out investigations confidentiality breaches and conflicts of interest. Gavin's targeted use of technology has identified
of live companies. He has since given evidence in Gavin focuses on complex multi-jurisdictional critical evidence in numerous investigations, from
the High Court as a factual witness arising from fraud investigation and asset-tracing and works deleted and recovered SMS messages, Bloomberg
investigation work and as an expert witness with closely with legal counsel to address increasingly messages, cloud-based data storage and appar-
regard to commercial disputes. Gordon has exten- sophisticated and elaborate methods of money ently encrypted, secure messaging apps.
sive experience in undertaking investigations on laundering. Gavin's experience includes tracing Gavin has presented to industry and corporate
behalf of insolvency practitioners, including in the misappropriated funds through offshore corpo- audiences on various topics relating to the preven-
areas of director misconduct and the assessment rate entities, UK, US and Russian property, and tion, detection and investigation of fraud, bribery
of potential recoveries via litigation. high-value investment commodities. Analysis and and corruption and is the author of a number of
evidence prepared by Gavin has supported applica- industry news alerts and publications including
tions for numerous freezing, search and disclosure "The Role of Forensic Accountants in International
injunctions in matters in front of English courts. Investigations" published by the International Law
Gavin is based in London but works extensively Review, 2016, and "Multi-Jurisdictional Corporate
overseas. He has conducted major investigations in Investigations: Project Management, Coordination
Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Ireland, Middle East/ and Control" published by International Comparative
North Africa, Eastern Europe, and Central and East Legal Guides, 2017. Gavin has an honours degree
Asia. from Queen's University Belfast and a doctorate
Gavin has been involved in supporting organ- from the University of Dundee, both in civil
isations in a wide range of industry sectors, from engineering. He is a fellow of the Institute of
not-for-profit, retail, and energy and resources, to Accountants in England and Wales, and a member
construction, property and manufacturing. Gavin of the Fraud Advisory Panel.
has also worked extensively for clients in the finan-
cial services sector, including insurance compa-
nies, hedge funds, banks and sovereign wealth
funds. His financial services experience encom-
passes sanctions, anti-money laundering and fraud
investigations. He has reported to the UK's Serious
Fraud Office, and US and European prosecutors and
law enforcement agencies on behalf of banks and
other organisations.

6 New Street Square 6 New Street Square

London, EC4A 3BF London, EC4A 3BF
Tel: +44 20 7332 5144 Tel: +44 20 7332 5141
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alixpartners.com www.alixpartners.com

WWL says: Gordon Stevenson is a recom- WWL says: Gavin Williamson is a highly commended forensic expert, thanks to his sterling
mended expert who ensures "clients under- work in cross-border fraud investigations and forensic accounting briefs.
stand his analysis and have confidence in
what is being presented to them".

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England

Keith Williamson Rik Workman

Alvarez & Marsal Forensic Risk Alliance

Keith Williamson is a Managing Director with Mr Williamson earned a bachelor's degree Rik Workman, a partner at FRA, has more than 26
Alvarez & Marsal based in London who also leads in law from the University of Birmingham. He is a years of forensic accounting experience.
the firm's Disputes and Investigations team in Hong member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants His assignments and expertise include anti-
Kong and China. He brings more than 25 years of in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute bribery and corruption, regulatory investigations,
forensic and investigative accounting experience of Certified Public Accountants. potential sanctions violations, global monitorships,
(including 12 years in Asia), specialising in investi- and disgorgement and penalty calculations. Since
gations of fraud, corruption (US FCPA / UK Bribery joining FRA in 2011, he has led investigative teams
Act) and regulatory issues, asset tracing and in the UK, the US, Brazil, Colombia, Italy, the Middle
recovery (including cryptocurrency), and litigation East, Africa and Eurasia.
support and expert witness services for disputes. Rik was part of the FRA team supporting
He has presented evidence and been cross-ex- Airbus in a multi-year, multinational investiga-
amined in legal proceedings relating to forensic tion, reporting to four investigative authorities: UK
accounting matters. Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the US Department of
Most recently at A&M, Mr Williamson has been Justice (DOJ), the US Department of State (DOS)
investigating allegations of U.S. FCPA violations and French Parquet National Financier (PNF). Rik
in China and the Asia-Pacific region, identifying led the team working on the disgorgement and fine
and tracing cryptocurrency transactions in finan- calculation analysis. FRA's fine calculation meth-
cial frauds and disputes, performing forensic odology served as the basis for the €3.6 billion
accounting reviews of alleged fraudulent activity global settlement across all of the four authorities.
in Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Malaysia, Prior to joining FRA, Rik led a Serious Fraud
performing an investigation and financial restate- Office (SFO) forensic team investigating alleged
ment exercise for the Asia operations of a listed violations of UN sanctions against Iraq during the
European company, acting as a Compliance Monitor UN Oil-for-Food programme. Rik participated in the
for a Chinese State-Owned Enterprise on behalf of prosecutions of Innospec and Mabey & Johnson.
a Multilateral Development Bank, leading an anti- Here, Rik worked alongside the US DOJ fraud
money laundering review of a Macanese institution, section, the US SEC enforcement division and
and conducting investigations of alleged fraud and European prosecutors in Italy, France, Denmark
corruption in the China operations of multi-national and Switzerland, as well as representatives of the
pharmaceutical companies. UN.
Before joining A&M, Mr Williamson spent six Qualified as a UK chartered accountant, Rik
years with AlixPartners in London, most recently divides his time between FRA's offices in London
serving as managing director, conducting inves- and Washington, DC.
tigations and anti-corruption compliance reviews
and providing dispute services across Europe,
Africa and the Middle East. He also spent 10 years
with Deloitte's forensic and dispute services team,
including three years working in their Hong Kong
office.

Park House Audrey House

16-18 Finsbury Circus 16-20 Ely Place
London, EC2M 7EB London, EC1N 6SN
Tel: +44 207 551 4970 Tel: +44 20 7269 7832
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.forensicrisk.com

WWL says: Keith Williamson is "a clear communicator who stays focused on the central WWL says: Rik Workman draws wide-
issues" in each engagement. One client adds, "He always brings the right level of resources, spread recommendations for his leading
knowledge and experience." forensics expertise, with market commen-
tators stating he is "bright and creative" in
his approach.

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France

Anthony Charlton Yousr Khalil Karl Payeur

HKA Forensic Risk Alliance FTI Consulting

Anthony Charlton is a Chartered Accountant with Yousr Khalil is a partner at FRA and head of FRA's Karl Payeur leads a multidisciplinary team of
close to 30 years of professional experience. He has Paris office. She is a forensic accountant with experts in France to help clients navigate their most
been appointed as an expert in matters of forensic almost 20 years' experience in matters involving complex issues. He has a wide range of experience
accounting and the assessment of economic loss fraud and corruption, government contracts litiga- in forensic investigation, compliance, regulatory,
on over 50 occasions. tion, internal investigation, due diligence, compli- financial crime, and forensic technology. He has led
Anthony has testified in both English and in ance, and governance and risk management in the many high-profile complex global matters during
French for matters before the French and Belgian US, Latin America, Europe, North Africa, the Middle his 25+ year career.
domestic courts and for many investment and East and Asia. She is a certified public accountant Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Karl was a big
commercial arbitration matters. He has acted in (CPA), certified internal auditor (CIA), certified fraud 4 partner and held a variety of senior leadership
disputes ranging from $3 million to $20 billion. examiner (CFE) and is certified in financial forensics roles in different countries, including acting as the
Anthony has specialised in dispute-type work (CFF). She is fluent in English, Arabic and French, regional leader for Europe, Middle East and Africa
since 1996, after first gaining professional expe- and has a working knowledge of Portuguese. of the forensic practice.
rience in many auditing and insolvency related Yousr led and managed a fully integrated Karl has led large corruption and fraud inves-
assignments. His experience is global and covers a FRA client service team in the landmark Airbus tigations for international corporations involving
variety of industries including technology media and €3.6billion global settlement. Leading a team of evidence gathering and analysis, complex data
telecoms, oil and gas, energy, resources, construc- 70 professionals across FRA offices in Europe and and analytics, and interviews throughout North
tion, real estate, mining, aviation, infrastructure, the United States, she was responsible for the America, Europe, French-speaking Africa, and
hotel & leisure, banking, media, materials. forensic accounting and eDiscovery review within Asia, as well as liaising with multiple white-collar
Anthony's expertise ranges from the quantifi- the context of the company's multinational, multi- crime lawyers in France, Asia, the UK, and the US.
cation of damages claims in international commer- year investigation, reporting to four investigative Over the years, Karl had been involved with
cial and investment treaty disputes, contentious authorities: UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the US assisting French lawyers and their clients collect,
valuations and expert determinations to share- Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Department of process, and analyse a significant volume of data
holder and joint-venture disputes, financial and State (DOS) and French Parquet National Financier for internal investigations or in response to regula-
fraud investigations, and other types of forensic (PNF). Yousr led the forensic accounting structured tory requests with allegations of wrongdoing. Some
accounting assignments. He is also frequently data analysis, involving analysis of large volumes of of these allegations include antitrust behavior or
instructed to prepare preliminary assessments of financial data and liaising with international legal suspected violations of anti-corruption regulations.
loss by claimants and law firms in contemplation of teams across multiple jurisdictions. Karl has also served as an expert witness on liti-
launching formal dispute proceedings. In 2018, Yousr assisted counsel through the gation and commercial dispute matters related to
Anthony is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered first French Anti-corruption Agency compliance damages assessments in ICC arbitration and other
Accountants in England and Wales and a member monitorship on a review which included the collec- court venues.
of their specialist valuation group. He is widely tion and analysis of financial and accounting data, In addition, Karl provides strategic advice to
recognised by WWL as a Global Elite Thought high-risk transaction testing and interviews. clients to help them anticipate, navigate crises,
Leader and Thought Leader in their quantum of Prior to FRA, Yousr worked for Kroll in Dubai in and leverage technology in a constantly changing
damages, arbitration and investigations – forensic their Middle East financial investigations practice. regulatory environment.
experts' research. Yousr was part of the team engaged by the Bahraini
public prosecutor to investigate complaints
submitted by the Central Bank of Bahrain and
the Algosaibi family related to the collapse of The
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WWL says: Anthony Charlton is highly WWL says: Yousr Khalil is held in high WWL says: Karl Payeur earns substantive
regarded among peers for his expansive regard by sources who note her "tireless recommendations for his outstanding work
knowledge covering forensic disputes in devotion to uncovering the facts", high- providing expert analysis and testimony in
both the French and Belgium markets. lighting that she "deserves special recogni- complex fraud investigations.
tion for her outstanding work".

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Germany Hong Kong

Veit Buetterlin Günter Degitz Bruno Arboit

AlixPartners GmbH AlixPartners GmbH Kroll

Veit supports clients in investigations and during Günter Degitz is managing director and head of the Bruno Arboit is a managing director in the Hong
enforcement procedures. He is internationally Investigations, Disputes & Risk practice in Germany Kong office and leads the Restructuring and
recognised as a "financial crime expert" (CNN). and Switzerland. He brings over 25 years of profes- Disputes practice in Greater China. Bruno began
Global Investigations Review highlighted the sional experience in international investigations his accountancy career in Australia and has more
advice he gave to "multinational companies over and e-discovery projects regarding misconduct, than 30 years' experience, predominantly in the
compliance monitorships following US enforce- compliance, antitrust, FATCA, tax fraud and anti- corporate recovery, forensic accounting and litiga-
ment actions." His work concerns investigating and money laundering (AML). tion support area, including 11 years working with
preventing fraud, corruption and money laundering, Based on this expertise, he advises leading KPMG both in Australia and Hong Kong. He has
as well as related offenses such as tax evasion, banks in international forensic investigations and lived and worked in Hong Kong for over 24 years.
sanctions circumventions, terrorism financing, works in high-profile independent monitor engage- Prior to joining Kroll, Bruno was the founder
illegal wildlife trade or human rights issues. He has ments. He provides strategic consulting services and managing partner of Zolfo Cooper Asia, which
supported companies on-site in more than 20 coun- for international companies in the implementation was acquired by Duff & Phelps (now trading as
tries. His inhouse roles included acting as Money of effective corporate governance and compliance Kroll) in January 2019. Bruno has considerable
Laundering Reporting Officer, divisional head for organisations. experience in acting for both directors and cred-
allegation management and investigations, and Günter serves as: a senior partner, in a monitor itors of companies facing financial difficulties and
holding CFO responsibility, in various multinational role, in AML/sanctions-related matters for a has undertaken numerous special investigations
companies. Veit has a doctoral degree in economics leading German bank; independent forensic expert and business reviews involving the assessment of
from the University of Tübingen and researched at in a Libor-related board liability investigation; lead financial viability and the formulation of recovery
Harvard University. He is a Certified Anti-Money forensic partner to the monitor of a leading Swiss strategies. His work experience also includes
Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Certified Global bank in US tax matters; and forensic partner to the providing expert opinion in shareholder, commer-
Sanctions Specialist (CGSS), a Certified Fraud independent examiner for Swiss banks. cial and matrimonial disputes, valuations and fraud
Examiner (CFE), a Certified Fraud Specialist He also advises a DAX company on the investigations.
(CFS), a Certified Professional Forensic Accountant preparation of compliance organisation certifica- Bruno is a qualified Chartered Accountant,
(CPFAcct) and a Certified Professional Internal tion; leads digital investigations and high-profile a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified
Auditor (CPIA). e-discovery cases (eg, Lehman Brothers); internal Public Accountants (HKICPA), holder of the HKICPA
investigations in corruption, fraud, cartel and data Specialist Designation in Insolvency accreditation, a
protection cases for industry and financial services Fellow of CPA Australia, a member of the Australian
clients; compliance and IT due diligence consulting Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround
in M&A transactions; and strategic consulting for Association and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He
global data protection, IT security, compliance, is an experienced insolvency practitioner, having
audit and legal organisations. undertaken numerous court appointments, and has
Prior to joining AlixPartners in 2013, Günter written a number of published articles on corporate
was managing director of disputes and forensics for recovery related matters, including the operation of
Alvarez & Marsal; a forensic partner at KPMG; and insolvency law in Hong Kong and the PRC.
director of information services at BCG.
Mr Degitz has spoken on digital investigations
and e-discovery, and acts as chairman for interna-
tional conferences on compliance and antitrust,
data protection, and M&A.
Mr Degitz holds a master's degree in infor-
matics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
He speaks German and English fluently.
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WWL says: Veit Buetterlin is commended WWL says: Günter Degitz is an esteemed
for his "extensive experience handling inves- professional, respected nationally and glob-
tigations of all kinds". ally for his "deep knowledge of compliance
issues" and his vast experience in cross-
border investigations.

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Colum Bancroft Cosimo Borrelli

AlixPartners Kroll

Positions previously held by Bruno include: Colum applies three decades of financial, commer- Cosimo Borrelli is the leader of Kroll's Asia Pacific
Member of the Standing Committee on Company cial, and forensic accounting experience in and the Caribbean restructuring practice and a
Law Reform as appointed by Financial Services and assisting clients to better manage risk and protect leading restructuring and insolvency practitioner
the Treasury Bureau of the Government of the Hong against, respond to, and recover from challenging in Asia and internationally. He is a Chartered
Kong Special Administrative Region; Chairman of situations that have regulatory, reputational, or Accountant with over 30 years of experience in
the HKICPA Restructuring and Insolvency Faculty financial implications such as fraud, corruption, forensic and financial investigations, accounting,
Executive Committee; board director of INSOL data breach, money laundering and sanctions, and valuation and corporate recovery.
International, the International Association complex commercial disputes. Cos is renowned in the areas of forensic
of Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Based in Asia for over 25 years and a former accounting, money laundering investigations,
Professionals; and director and presenter for all partner at a global accounting firm, he managed a investigations of banking frauds, financial state-
insolvency courses administered by the HKICPA. group of China-focused companies before playing ment frauds, asset diversion schemes and director
a key role in establishing and developing the Asia and auditor negligence, and resisting improper
financial investigations practice for a global risk enforcement of security. These matters often
consultancy. involve the tracing, locating and realisation of
Colum has worked on multiple compliance significant assets.
monitorships of financial institutions reporting to Cos' assignments frequently require him to
international regulators, and led over 100 fraud investigate, form an opinion and give evidence
investigations in China, as well as FCPA, OFAC before courts, tribunals and regulators in numerous
and other regulatory investigations and compli- jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, PRC, Singapore,
ance reviews across APAC, in addition to sizeable the United States, the United Kingdom, Cayman
investigations in the Middle East, Eastern Europe Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and the
and South America. He is frequently retained as Netherlands and Netherland Antilles.
an accounting expert in relation to Hong Kong Cos' strong investigation and forensic back-
and international court, regulatory and arbitra- ground plays a key role in the analysis and execution
tion proceedings, and his professional experience of restructuring and associated assignments. His
includes audit, risk and compliance; IPO's; due wealth of commercial experience means he is well
diligence reviews and business valuations; with suited to establishing and implementing solutions
many engagements involving multi-jurisdictional to complex problems and disputes.
and complicated organisational and/or operational Cos is also well regarded for his work as an
issues, across a broad spectrum of industries. independent director to listed companies interna-
He has a degree with First Class Honors in tionally. He is a member of accountancy, restruc-
economics from the University of Leeds in England, turing and insolvency professional institutes and
is a chartered accountant (ICAEW) and certified associations in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia
public accountant (HKICPA), and a practicing and New Zealand. He is frequently appointed as
member of the Academy of Experts (UK). liquidator, provisional liquidator and receiver by
Courts in Hong Kong, Singapore, Cayman Islands,
British Virgin Islands and Bermuda. He was
awarded the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public
Accountants' specialist designation in insolvency,
SD (Insolvency).

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WWL says: Bruno Arboit is singled out by WWL says: Colum Bancroft's decades-long WWL says: Cosimo Borrelli is lauded a
market sources for his impressive forensic experience in forensic accounting makes "market leader" for his investigations prac-
accountant practice and is considered a him a go-to expert in the Asian market. tice providing expert testimony on fraud and
"go-to practitioner in Hong Kong". asset recovery.

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Hong Kong

Jocelyn Chi Trevor Dick Peter Glanville

Kroll Alvarez & Marsal Ankura

Jocelyn Chi is a managing director based in the Trevor Dick is a managing director in Alvarez Peter Glanville is a senior managing director at
Hong Kong office. She has extensive experience & Marsal's disputes and investigations practice Ankura based in Hong Kong. He is a chartered
in various forensic, restructuring, insolvency, based in Hong Kong. He is an experienced finan- accountant with over 20 years of experience
dispute resolution and investigation assign- cial expert with more than 25 years of diverse assisting organisations navigate key risks, investi-
ments throughout Asia including compulsory and accounting experience incorporating 20 years as gate allegations of bribery and fraud, and respond
voluntary liquidations, IFA, reporting accountant, a forensic accountant, investigating and opining to regulatory issues. Peter understands existing
schemes of arrangement, capital and debt restruc- on matters concerning breach of contract, busi- and emerging global risks relevant to corporate
turings of private and large publicly listed groups. ness interruption, minority shareholder and joint and regulatory investigations and has assisted
Her key experience includes investigating venture disputes, acquisitions and disposals, the organisations with contentious issues including
international assets and liabilities, funds flow and valuation of shares and businesses, and financial investigating allegations of bribery and corruption,
assets tracing, analysis of the financial and oper- investigations in relation to matters such as fraud suspicions relating to fraud, economic sanctions
ational affairs of companies and groups and the and insider dealing. issues, and accounting irregularities/misstate-
associated litigation and professional negligence Since 1999, Trevor has been based in Hong ments. He can distil key issues and findings into
claims. Kong where he has been engaged by clients to written form for a range of audiences, including
Jocelyn also has substantial experience in the provide expert assistance in connection with a internal stakeholders, external counsel, regulators,
forensic investigation and valuation of businesses variety of disputes pertaining to matters in Hong and government agencies.
and matrimonial assets in Hong Kong, PRC and Kong, the People's Republic of China, Singapore, Prior to Ankura, Peter worked for a Big 4
overseas, preparation of Form E and Duxbury the Philippines and elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific consultancy firm in Sydney and London, a global
calculations and associated reports to court. region. He has provided written and oral expert boutique consulting firm, and more recently, a
Jocelyn has been appointed as Administrator of accounting testimony before the High Court in global business advisory firm based in Hong Kong.
deceased estates including to undertake investiga- Hong Kong and in various international arbitrations Most recently Peter has assisted a US based
tions and take control of assets pending the Court under the ICC, UNCITRAL, SIAC, AAA, CIETAC and law firm representing a multi-national client inves-
determinations. HKIAC rules. Trevor is a fellow of both the Institute tigate allegations of bribery & corruption involving
Jocelyn has facilitated investigation assign- of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales members of the judicial system in an Asian country.
ments for entities in various industries including and of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public The work included complex forensic accounting
scrap metal trading, forestry, cold storage, property Accountants. He is also a practising member of the analysis and a significant amount of document
investment, freight forwarding and logistics, bullion Academy of Experts. review. Based on the work undertaken, a large
trading, software development and car rental in number of suspicious payments were identified
Hong Kong, PRC, Singapore and internationally. and self-disclosed by the multinational to US
regulators.
Peter also recently conducted two large and
complex investigations for a regulator in Asia in
relation to allegations of inflated asset values,
fictitious sales revenue inflated cash balances,
undisclosed related party transactions, and
off-balance sheet debts of two entities listed on a
major Asian stock exchange. He has also assisted
a regulator in Asia to conduct a wide-ranging
investigation into potential market manipulation
of shares and options of an entity listed on a major
Asian stock exchange. The work included pulling
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WWL says: Jocelyn Chi is "a highly compe- WWL says: Trevor Dick is "a highly active
tent and very able forensic accountant", with forensic accountant" who is renowned
market experts further "impressed by her among peers for consistently delivering
diligence and meticulousness". first-rate work in complex disputes and
investigations.

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Mustafa Hadi Gwynn Hopkins

Berkeley Research Group Perun Consultants

Peter has also conducted independent moni- Mustafa Hadi leads BRG's Asia-Pacific (APAC) Gwynn Hopkins is the founder and managing
torships and compliance reviews, most recently region and is co-leader of the firm's Global director of Perun Consultants, based in Hong Kong.
with a leading global bank in evaluating the bank's Economics practice. He specialises in addressing Having spent over 20 years working between
progress in implementing remedial measures in issues of valuation, damages, and accounting Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin
relation to AML and sanctions compliance over the in complex commercial and investment treaty Islands and the United Kingdom, Gwynn Hopkins
five-year term of a deferred prosecution agree- disputes, including M&A, private equity, joint has worked as an insolvency practitioner and
ment. This included reviewing and updating poli- venture, shareholder, breach of contract, financial forensic accountant on a wide range of local and
cies and procedures, including country-specific services, and intellectual property disputes. cross-border engagements. He has a proven track
exceptions to global policies. Peter also assisted Mr Hadi has been instructed as an expert in record in dealing with cases involving complex liti-
the independent monitor of another leading global international arbitration and in court, and is expe- gation or with contentious matters to resolve.
bank to undertake an annual OFAC compliance rienced in oral testimony. His experience spans Many of Gwynn's engagements have related to
review in accordance with a cease and desist order. matters involving the ICC, UNCITRAL, HKIAC, companies affected by serious fraudulent conduct
The work included assessing the remediation of SIAC, DIAC, KCAB and CIETAC, and in the courts of and involved significant forensic accounting and
controls and an assessment of the overall sanc- Australia, the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Ireland, asset tracing work. He also has extensive expe-
tions program within the organisation and reporting the Cayman Islands, the BVI, Bermuda and the rience in valuation of businesses – particularly
to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Bahamas. in cases relating to shareholder or joint venture
Peter is also experienced in the reconstruction Earlier in his career, Mr Hadi worked as a disputes – and quantum dispute matters.
of financial records. He has led a team of up to 30 strategy consultant, advising private equity funds, Gwynn has been instructed as an expert
people over an 18-month engagement defending financial institutions, and corporate clients on witness in a range of court cases, and served as
a $700 million claim for breach of contract in the commercial due diligence, market entry, and a consulting expert in arbitration proceedings,
High Court of Justice in England and Wales. This corporate strategy. Alongside his dispute work, he dealing with valuation and quantum of damages
engagement involved the detailed reconstruction of also provides valuation advice for strategic, restruc- disputes.
financial records from source documentation such turing, and tax purposes and advises on economic He also provides advice in non-contentious
as shipping records and invoices in an attempt to and financial issues in regulatory matters. matters such as commercial due diligence, MBO
quantify the loss claimed. Separately, Peter also Mr Hadi regularly presents to law firms on pricing, and valuation advice for restructuring
investigated abnormalities and inconsistencies in damages and valuation issues, and facilitates advo- projects.
data and source documents related to insurance cacy workshops on the cross-examination of expert Having led teams for many years as a partner
coverage issued by an insurance syndicate. The witnesses. He has also been a guest lecturer on the in Hong Kong and the Caribbean, Gwynn has
basis of the work was to reconstruct records from LLM in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution course a thorough understanding of both the onshore
source documents and undertake analysis to identify at the University of Hong Kong. and offshore aspects of appointments, and how
potential abnormalities. Specifically, this involved Mr Hadi is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered to efficiently undertake multi-jurisdictional
reviewing documents used to re-insure groups of life Accountants in England & Wales, a member of the engagements.
insurance policies to a Lloyd's of London syndicate. Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Gwynn is a fellow of the Association of
Peter has provided accounting advice and and a member of the Academy of Experts. He is Chartered Certified Accountants, a certified public
written reports to regulatory organisations on also a member of the Finance & Administration accountant (Hong Kong), and a certified fraud
numerous occasions and is a Fellow of Chartered Committee of the HKIAC. examiner.
Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ) and
a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (HKICPA).

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WWL says: Peter Glanville "goes out of his WWL says: Mustafa Hadi can bring "calm WWL says: Gwynn Hopkins excels in
way to understand the challenges faced by and keen attention to detail, while not contentious matters, particularly those with
my company and is able to provide proactive losing sight of the bigger picture", say an international element, and "is able to
advice" thanks to his "excellent knowledge," commentators. assimilate large amounts of data and quickly
lauds one source. make sense of them".

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Hong Kong India

Edward Middleton Neill Poole Gagan Puri

Alvarez & Marsal Ankura Alvarez & Marsal

Edward Middleton is a managing director with Neill Poole is a senior managing director in Hong Gagan Puri is a managing director and the Leader
Alvarez & Marsal's Restructuring group in Hong Kong, and has worked in Asia for over 20 years. He of the Risk and Regulatory practice of Alvarez &
Kong. He brings more than 20 years of experience has accumulated extensive regional experience in Marsal in India. His career spans more than 20 plus
working throughout Asia. dispute services, forensic accounting and finan- of Forensic engagements in more than 30 countries
Mr Middleton's notable assignments include: cial investigations. Prior to relocating to Asia from worldwide.
serving as lead liquidator of Lehman Brothers' the United Kingdom, Neill trained as a chartered Gagan is considered as one of the pioneers
operations in Asia; leading the financial restruc- accountant on the audit team of a Big 4 accountancy in Disputes and Investigations in India and he has
turing of the state owned Vietnam Shipbuilding practice and, soon after qualifying in 1988, special- extensive experience on high-profile engagements,
Co., Ltd (Vinashin) via a UK scheme of arrange- ised in forensic accounting. many of which have been covered in the press. As
ment; leading the financial restructuring of China's Neill has been involved in a number of complex the leader of the Risk and Regulatory practice in
Evergrande Real Estate Group; and acting as finan- and high-profile dispute and investigations cases in India, he has experience with financial statement
cial advisor to CIC in the restructuring of Bumi the Asia region and elsewhere and has given expert fraud, embezzlement and asset misappropria-
Resources in Indonesia. accounting witness evidence on more than 20 occa- tion, bribery and corruption, diversion of funds,
Prior to joining A&M, Mr Middleton served as sions in tribunals in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, economic offences, trade sanctions, regulatory
a managing director at Houlihan Lokey, where he Singapore and the United Kingdom. non-compliance, and code of conduct violations.
was Co-Head of its Asian Financial Restructuring He is regularly called upon to carry out inves- Considered as one of the leading expert
Group. This position followed a long tenure as a tigations into fraud and corruption, trace assets witnesses, he has provided expert testimony in
partner of KPMG China, where he led its restruc- and act as an expert witness to opine on claims domestic and international arbitration in multiple
turing and insolvency business in China and the for losses. Neill is typically required to assess jurisdictions and in litigation in India, the Middle
Asia-Pacific region for 10 years. loss of profit claims and business valuations and East, Asia, the US and the UK. Topics include
Mr Middleton earned a bachelor's degree advise on the technical accounting issues arising joint venture disputes, family disputes, interests
in economics and politics from the University in disputes. Much of his work is carried out in the of minority shareholders, fraud, management
of Manchester. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong context of international arbitrations seated in Asia disputes, high-value contractual claims, quantum
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the and elsewhere. and damage computations, contractual disputes,
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Neill has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in valuations, intellectual property, and forensic anal-
and of INSOL International, and is a member of economics. He is an associate of the Institute of ysis of business matters.
International Insolvency Institute. Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a He works closely with clients and their legal
fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public advisors to provide support and strategic advice in
Accountants, a member of the Academy of Experts, crisis events like business reputation, loss of life
a member of the Expert Witness Institute, a certi- and property, sudden adverse operations impact,
fied fraud examiner and an associate member of adverse regulatory action and cyber-incidents.
the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Gagan Puri has also worked on pro-bono initi-
atives related to the public interest which include
constitutional maters, evaluating commercial
aspects of changes in proposed legislation and
changes in public policy. He has contributed to
the development of Forensic Accounting and
Investigation Standards published by the Institute
of Chartered Accountants of India.

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WWL says: Edward Middleton is "a knowl- WWL says: Neill Poole is "a good forensic WWL says: Gagan Puri has built an impres-
edgeable and experienced practitioner that accountant with a breadth of knowledge" in sive forensic expert practice and is singled
you want on your side", as well as being "a regulatory audits, business valuations and out for his deep expertise in white-collar
pleasure to work with". investigations, particularly with an Asia- investigations and anti-corruption compli-
Pacific element. ance matters.

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Japan Netherlands

Arpinder Singh Stuart Witchell Tjeerd Krol

Ernst & Young LLP J.S. Held Kroll

Arpinder is a partner and head of India with EY Stuart has significant experience in the conduct Tjeerd Krol is a managing director for the Expert
Forensic & Integrity Services. He is also the prac- of sophisticated business intelligence and repu- Services practice of Kroll, focusing on forensic
tice's Global Markets Leader, Global Managed tational due diligence assignments in Asia and accounting, financial reporting and expert assis-
Services Leader and member of the Global globally; major fraud and corruption investiga- tance in (commercial) disputes.
Leadership Team. tions including FCPA; in multijurisdictional asset Tjeerd has over 20 years of experience in
Arpinder has significant experience span- searches; in discreet strategies to assist with various types of commercial disputes, in litigation,
ning 25 years in multi-jurisdiction investigations, hostile takeovers; in provision of evidence for liti- arbitration and as binding advisor or expert deter-
forensic accounting and dispute advisory. His areas gation support, including anti-dumping cases; in mination. Examples are (shareholder) disputes,
of specialisation include anti-bribery and anti-cor- consulting on brand protection and product coun- damage-assessments, securities litigation and
ruption (FCPA, UKBA), fraud risk management, terfeiting issues in emerging markets; and in crisis follow on (cartel) claims, as well as various types
regulatory compliance, corporate governance and contingency planning and response. of accounting irregularities, accounting recon-
training. As a trusted advisor, he has worked with He has more than 30 years of experience in the structions, the inability to meet internal, external
regulators, law enforcement officials and corpo- investigations, business intelligence, and risk miti- or regulatory reporting/audit deadlines and/or
rates on high profile and global investigations across gation industry in Asia and the former Soviet Bloc, questionable financial transactions.
sectors including oil and gas, power, infrastructure, including establishing a risk advisory division for a He also focuses on litigation support involving
financial services, pharmaceutical, telecom, tech- Big Four accounting firm in Japan; senior positions various financial and accounting issues, including
nology, hospitality, sports and real estate. in US consulting firms in Japan and Hong Kong; as business interruption claims, financial compliance
He has acted as an expert forensic accountant well as 17 years of experience as a diplomat in the with contracts and matters involving the application
in several dispute cases (ICC, UNCITRAL, SIAC, British Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
LCIA and ad-hoc arbitration) and recognised as Office. and generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS).
one of the foremost legal practitioners in business During his last appointment in Japan with the His experience includes consulting clients facing
law. He is a forensic accountant with significant government, his main responsibilities included accounting irregularities, financial statement
knowledge of the law and one of the few experts liaison with Japanese government agencies, restatements, SEC or other regulatory inquiries/
in India who was an internal auditor, statutory representing the views of the British government, investigations.
auditor, financial controller and leads forensic and dealing with international criminal activity, Before joining Kroll, he was an audit partner
investigations. including money laundering, organised crime, with Deloitte, working for medium-sized to inter-
Arpinder is a Chartered Accountant, Certified terrorism, and regional security issues. national (listed) companies. Furthermore, he
Fraud Examiner, Certified Public Accountant and Stuart is an accomplished public speaker, consulted supervisory boards and management
ISO37001 Certified Lead Auditor. He holds a bach- having made numerous presentations throughout on issues such as risk management, compliance
elor's degree in law (LLB) and MBA from Syracuse the Asia region on a broad range of topics such and regulatory issues and business valuation.
University, New York. He is President of ACFE's as fraud and risk management. He has published Moreover, he was jointly responsible for setting
Western Region Chapter (India), member of ACFE widely on risk management, is regularly quoted by up the disputes and investigations practice in the
Global Chapter Leaders Committee, and was a the media, and has appeared many times on feature Benelux region for Alvarez & Marsal.
special invitee to ICAI's Digital Accounting and presentations on television.
Assurance Board (2020–21).
Clients and counsel have described him as a
"trusted adviser and an expert in dispute advisory
and forensic services in India", adding that "his
expertise in dealing with complex business issues
and procedural protocol is commendable".

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WWL says: Arpinder Singh is lauded by WWL says: Stuart Witchell is "a leading Continued overleaf
market commentators as "a proven advisor, expert in investigations and related crisis
and his work lives up to his exceptional management", with individuals rating his
reputation". "supreme tactical awareness when locating
and handling evidence".

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Netherlands Panama

Tjeerd Krol (cont.) Jack de Raad Matias Mora

Kroll J.S. Held

Tjeerd earned a bachelor's degree in Jack De Raad is a managing director in the Matías Mora Simoes has over nineteen years of
management from the Noordelijke Hogeschool Forensic Investigations and Intelligence practice, experience providing investigative and intelligence
Leeuwarden, a master's degree in business based in Amsterdam. Jack, a qualified Chartered services.
administration and accountancy and a postgrad- Accountant, is an authority on tax and compliance This experience includes internal investiga-
uate degree in auditing (CPA) from the University regimes, as well as cross-border fraud investiga- tions, financial frauds, due diligence, mergers and
of Groningen. He also holds a postgraduate degree tions and disputes across the public and private acquisitions, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
in forensic accounting from Nyenrode University sectors. As part of his global forensic advisory work, audits, SOX implementation, and the review and
and University of Leiden. Tjeerd is a Chartered Jack has acted as an expert witness in high-stakes execution of comprehensive money-laundering
Accountant and a member of the Dutch Institute matters in diverse judicial settings, including the prevention programs.
for Chartered Accountants (NBA) and a member International Criminal Court (ICC) and Dutch and He was previously the leader of the Forensic
of the Dutch Register for Court Experts (LRGD). US courts. and Litigation Consulting and the Anti-Money
Jack joined Kroll from KPMG, where as an Laundering (AML) Investigations practices in the
equity partner he most recently led the Forensic Central American region at a global consulting firm.
and Regulatory practice and was responsible for Mr Mora began his consulting career in the
cross-border investigations and disputes in Europe. Financial Advisory Services area at a global inves-
He was also a member of the firm's Global Forensic tigative firm. His responsibilities included complex
Executive Committee. In earlier roles with the firm, financial investigations, economic and accounting
he was responsible for supporting the KPMG Audit assignments, debt restructuring, auditing and
base and worked with clients in a wide range of recovery tasks, and forensic accounting assign-
sectors, including building and construction, logis- ments for the financial services industry and other
tics and transportation, and financial services and major multinational corporations throughout Ibero-
law firms. In addition to advising on fraud risk America. He has a long history as a leader of inves-
management and crisis management related to tigative teams providing investigation services and
fraud and misconduct, Jack developed a global forensic accounting services, litigation consulting,
fraud risk management methodology and global and dispute advisory. Additionally, his extensive
fraud risk database. knowledge of various industries at the interna-
Prior to KPMG, Jack was a Tax Auditor for tional level has allowed him to advise clients in the
the Ministry of Finance in The Netherlands. From Latin American region to achieve better results and
1993-1996, he was a member of a European team develop new business opportunities.
of tax professionals charged with building up indi-
vidual Eastern European countries on their tax and
compliance systems in close cooperation with IMF
and World Bank professionals.
Jack's considerable experience includes acting
as an expert witness in a billion-dollar energy
dispute at the ICC and the bankruptcy case of an
Israeli bank in New York. He also led several inves-
tigations into building and construction fraud and
conducted high-profile fact-finding investigations
in all sectors.

Rembrandt Tower Rembrandt Tower

Amstelplein 1 Amstelplein 1
Amsterdam, 1096 HA Amsterdam, 1096 HA
Tel: +31 20 851 5164 Tel:+31 208 515 107
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Tjeerd Krol is a skilled WWL says: Jack De Raad is an exemplary
practitioner who delivers superb "service, expert witness who is highly knowledgeable
confidence and flexibility". He is an on tax and compliance regimes.
"excellent" accountant report peers.

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Singapore

Premjit Dass Stefano Demichelis

Ankura Kroll

Mr Mora is a recognised expert in AML, corpo- Premjit Dass is a managing director at Ankura, Stefano Demichelis is a managing director in the
rate fraud, forensic accounting, and anticorruption based in Singapore. He is a qualified accountant Forensic Investigations and Intelligence practice
matters. He has led services provided to local and with close to 30 years of accounting experience and leads the Financial Investigations team for
international banks of the Panamanian banking of which he has worked as a full-time forensic Southeast Asia. With over 20 years of experience
market, one of the largest in Latin America. In accountant for more than 20 years in India, the in fraud investigations, Stefano advises clients
addition, he has participated as a speaker at large United Kingdom, and the Asia Pacific region. on preventing, detecting, and investigating fraud.
conferences conducted by prestigious international Premjit has acted as an expert witness in arbi- Passionate about the innovative application of
associations such as the Association of Certified trations and court matters on a number of occa- data analytics to improve the efficiency and effec-
Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) and sions. and has testified before SIAC Tribunals and tiveness of risk mitigation, Stefano has developed
Banking Association of Panama (ABP). He has also the Singapore courts. tailored fraud detection tests, OSINT techniques
written articles on topics including AML, FCPA, and Premjit's has extensive experience in investi- and established data mining techniques to facilitate
fraud in recognised international publications. gations into fraud and corruption matters. He has and conduct fraud investigations across various
Mr Mora is fluent in English and native in also undertaken anti-bribery and corruption, and sectors.
Spanish. anti-money laundering compliance reviews across Before joining Kroll, Stefano worked at TNT in
several different industries. the Netherlands as an international auditor before
Premjit has regularly provided expert witness being appointed as investigations audit manager,
services in a wide variety of commercial disputes responsible for carrying out fraud investigations
including those related to breach of contracts, on behalf of the TNT Audit Department.
transaction-related disputes and construction Notable cases led by Stefano include an asset
disputes. recovery investigation to recover US$270 million
of stolen funds. He also managed a large project in
Mongolia on behalf of the Central Bank concerning
the capital increases of six Banks. Stefano has
conducted several complex internal investigations,
including an analysis into FOREX fixing allegations
on behalf of the Malaysian Regulator, and an Anti-
Money Laundering remediation exercise for the
largest private sector bank in Bangladesh, helping
them build an effective risk-based platform and
transaction monitoring system.
Stefano also has vast experience helping
clients effectively tackle bribery and corruption
risk. Notable assignments include co-managing
an investigation into dealings between Norsk Hydro
and its consultants around the world to identify
potential breaches of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
(FCPA) rules prior to Statoil's acquisition of Norsk
Hydro's Oil and Gas business.

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Panama City Singapore, 119963 Singapore, 049315
Tel: +507 6480 5145 Tel: +65 6486 1405 Tel: +65 6645 4942
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.jsheld.com www.ankura.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Matias Mora possesses "a WWL says: Premjit Dass is identified by WWL says: Stefano Demichelis is an accom-
global understanding and strong reputation peers as a key name in Singapore when it plished name in the forensic investigations
in risk management, comprehensive due comes to forensic investigations. He brings field, who enjoys extensive recommenda-
diligence and the regulatory environment in over 20 years of experience to clients' tions from peers for his work in the space.
the Latam region", herald clients. matters.

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South Africa Spain

Petrus Marais J Vicente Estrada

FTI Consulting Kroll

Petrus Marais is a senior managing director and With a professional career spanning more than 33 He was awarded an honours degree
the head of forensic and litigation consulting in years, Mr Estrada is one of Spain's most experi- in economics and business studies by the
South Africa. As an advocate of the High Court of enced expert witnesses in accounting and financial Complutense University of Madrid in June 1987,
South Africa and the former Global Leader of KPMG matters. going on to complete postgraduate studies at
Forensic, Adv. Marais has over 30 years' experience He began his professional career in the audit IESE. He is a member of the Spanish Institute of
in advising clients in the prevention, investigation department of KMPG in 1987, where he rose to Chartered Accountants, the Official Register of
and prosecution of fraud, corruption, bribery and become first a manager and eventually a partner. Auditors (ROAC), the Madrid Institute of Economists
regulatory non-compliance, both in the civil and In the interim, Mr Estrada gained extensive experi- and the Register of Forensic Accountants (REFor).
criminal domains. ence in accounting and audit matters, and company
Prior to joining FTI Consulting Adv. Marais valuations as a result of his work for the firm's
was the global leader of KPMG Forensic for over Spanish and international clients, many of them
five years and before that the regional leader of major concerns.
KPMG Forensic in Europe, Middle East and Africa. In 1999 Mr Estrada, by then a partner, created
He established the KPMG Forensic practice in KPMG's forensic department in Madrid.
South Africa and Africa and grew it over a period In September 2007, he founded Forest
of 20 years. Prior to joining KPMG Adv. Marais Partners, a professional firm specialising in the
was a founder member of the Office for Serious provision of services related to forensic practice
Economic Offences in the Department of Justice relating to litigation and disputes (expert evidence,
in South Africa. arbitration, mediation, investigations, insolven-
In these roles Adv. Marais led a number of cies, etc), business crises and restructuring, and
large, successful cross-border investigations and transactions.
High Court prosecutions involving stock exchange He currently leads Kroll's governance and risk
trading schemes, foreign exchange frauds and advisory practice in Iberia as managing director
manipulations, pyramid investment schemes, since its acquisition of Forest Partners in February
financial instrument forgery syndicates, and public 2019 (Duff & Phelps rebranded as Kroll in 2019).
sector bribery and corruption cases. His experience Mr Estrada has issued hundreds of expert
extends across the financial sector, international witness reports, defending and ratifying evidence
sport, the tobacco industry, healthcare, public in the criminal courts (including the National High
sector procurement, and many more industries. Court), civil courts, employment tribunals and other
Adv. Marais graduated with degrees in law from jurisdiction.
the University of Cape Town and was admitted to In addition, Mr Estrada has acted as an expert
the bar in South Africa in 1983. witness in numerous major arbitration cases,
Adv. Marais recently received the International appearing before all of the Spanish arbitration
ACQ5 Award as the 2016 Forensic Gamechanger courts and tribunals across Europe and Latin
of the Year. America (mostly in proceedings heard under ICC
Adv. Marais is a member of the Institute of rules).
Commercial and Forensic Practitioners and the
Institute of Directors.

Paseo de la Castellana 81
125 Buitengracht Street Floor 24
Cape Town, 8001 Madrid, 28046
Tel: +27 21 487 9014 Tel: +34 919 142 600
[email protected] [email protected]
www.fticonsulting.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: Petrus Marais is a highly accom- WWL says: Vicente Estrada is "very well known" for his expert witness reports, in which he
plished forensic expert, who is highly sought utilises his exemplary forensic expertise.
after for his expertise with civil and criminal
prosecutions of fraud, bribery and other
white-collar crime matters.

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David Jiménez-Ayala José Enrique Rovira Juan J Valderas

Kroll Kroll Alvarez & Marsal

David Jiménez-Ayala is a managing director at José is director at Kroll´s governance and risk advi- Juan Valderas is the leader of Alvarez & Marsal's
Kroll's governance and risk advisory practice (Duff sory practice (Duff & Phelps rebranded as Kroll disputes and investigations practice in Spain.
& Phelps rebranded as Kroll in 2021). He special- in 2019), in a professional career spanning more He brings more than 28 years of accounting
ises in disputes, fraud and restructuring consulting than 30 years. experience, and more than 23 years of specialist
thanks to his knowledge in accounting, economics, He is specialised in the preparation of expert experience in financial investigations and disputes,
financial valuation and corporate finance. reports on financial and accounting issues, and serving in both advisory and expert witness-related
David has led major projects in anti-laundering their defence in courts (civil, criminal, and commer- roles.
cases, forensic accounting, claim of damages, cial and employment jurisdictions), and in arbitra- Mr Valderas commenced his professional
fraud detection and antitrust. He has given expert tion tribunals. He has also led accounting fraud career in auditing at KPMG before joining the
testimony both in legal courts, such as the Spanish investigations in diverse areas, issuing special London forensic department and was key to setting
National High Court, the High Courts of Justice and reports on findings to company boards. up the firm's forensic department in Spain. In 2003,
the Provincial Courts in civil (commercial, antitrust, José has broad experience of crisis scenarios he joined Deloitte in Spain, where he built and led
bankruptcy and fraud), criminal, labour and admin- and business restructuring. He has worked on for twelve years its forensic department and was
istrative cases, and in arbitration tribunals (in both financial and operational restructuring processes, also appointed as Deloitte forensic leader for
Spanish and English). David has also submitted advising both debtors and creditors in pre-insol- Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Between 2015
expert witness reports to the Constitutional Court, vency situations and in insolvency proceedings, and 2018, he joined and led FTI's forensic practice
and he has been selected several times as a preparing viability plans, information memoran- in Spain.
court-appointed expert. dums, etc. He has also worked on the prepara- As a full-time forensic practitioner for more
David has extensive experience on corporate tion of technical reports in the context of collective than 23 years, Mr Valderas' experience includes
transactions, both from a pre-deal advisory perspec- redundancy plans. national and international investigations (fraud,
tive (due diligence, M&A mandates, SPA and valu- José has taken part as a speaker in a range of corruption, accounting manipulation and other
ation advisory) and on post-deal engagements forums on the subjects of forensics, crisis manage- regulatory investigations), independent expert in
(completion accounts, price adjustments, and claims ment and restructuring. He is co-author of several litigation before both national and international
related to representations and warranties). technical books and publications. judiciary and arbitration courts (damages, loss
He has worked on more than 100 engage- In September 2014 he joined Forest Partners of profit, commercial disputes, acquisition price
ments involving the major private equity firms as expert practitioner. In late 2007, he joined Aon adjustments, unfair competition, etc. having given
and industrial companies, including cross-border Accuracy as a partner to create and develop its evidence in more than 200 cases) and insolvency
transactions and litigations in the United States, forensic and business restructuring practices in related assignments (advisory, court-appointed
Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Curaçao, the Spain, having previously played a similar role at administrator).
UK, France, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Madrid in 2000, Mr Valderas has worked across Europe and
Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Angola, Algeria, Cape where he remained until September 2007. José Latin America for lawyers, regulators, and public
Verde and Morocco, among others. began his professional career in 1989 in PwC's and private sector clients across a range of indus-
David is a registered forensic accountant corporate finance department, working on due tries including construction, energy utilities, retail,
(REFor) and a member of the Spanish Arbitration diligence processes, company valuations and so shipping, automotive, advertising, manufacturing,
Club. He received his master's degree from forth. He became a partner of PwC in 2007. telecoms, financial services and professional
Instituto de Empresa; his bachelor's degree in He has a double degree in law and in economics services. He also brings extensive experience
business administration from both ICADE (Spain) and business science, a master's degree in auditing handling and reviewing large volumes of electronic
and CESEM (France); and studied mergers and and is a Spanish chartered accountant (ROAC) data, using advanced forensic computing and data
acquisitions at the University of Stanford (United and a member of the Official Register of Auditors analytical techniques.
States). He is fluent in Spanish, English, French, (IACJCE). Mr Valderas is perceived in the Spanish market
German and Portuguese. and internationally as an expert forensic practi-
Paseo de la Castellana 81 Paseo de la Castellana 81 tioner and, over the years, he has been interviewed,
Floor 24 Floor 24 quoted and led some publications that included
Madrid, 28046 Madrid, 28046 thought leadership pieces by Juan himself.
Tel: +34 600 99 57 41 Tel: +34 919 142 600
[email protected] [email protected]
www.kroll.com www.kroll.com

WWL says: David Jimenez-Ayala garners WWL says: Jose Enrique Rovira is a top Continued overleaf
praise from market sources for his "excel- name in the Spanish forensic accounting
lent professionalism and extensive experi- space, who enjoys a sterling reputation
ence in the investigations field and in various among peers for his expert work.
sectors".

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Spain United Arab Emirates

Juan J Valderas (cont.) Stephen Millington Jacqui Record

Forensic Risk Alliance Ankura

Mr Valderas is internationally recognised as a Stephen brings more than 20 years' experience in Jacqui Record is a senior managing director at
leading forensic accountant by Who's Who Legal, forensic accounting, financial investigations and Ankura heading the Disputes & Investigation
in WWL Investigations every year from 2016 to disputes. Stephen's methodical approach to solving practice for EMEA and APAC with expertise in both
2022 and in WWL International Arbitration 2021 complex financial problems through unravelling investigations and disputes. She is a UK chartered
and 2022. He is described as one of Spain's leading all of the relevant issues in a clear and straight- accountant (Fellow of the ICAEW) and has more
experts on fraud-related investigations and peers forward manner enables clients to seek the most than 25 years of broad forensic investigation and
and clients highlight his "great ability to present effective resolutions and ultimate recovery of funds. litigation experience mainly within the Big 4 across
complex ideas in a summarized manner" together Working internationally throughout his career, the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa. She has
with his extensive experience in court hearings. including being based in the Middle East for more been based in Dubai, Middle East for the past 11
Mr Valderas earned degrees in both law and than a decade, Stephen has worked in a vast range years.
economics from ICADE (Comillas University in of industries such as manufacturing, petrochemi- As a forensic accountant, she has managed
Madrid). He is a qualified auditor and a certified cals, logistics and government. multi-faceted investigations for a wide variety of
fraud examiner. Stephen has been involved in many fraud government, parastatal and commercial clients
and corruption investigations and has assisted covering both financial and non-financial services
both corporate entities and governments, as well sectors. She has worked on some of the largest
as their counsel. He has led investigations and global forensic investigations reporting to the US
reviews related to money laundering, terrorist DOJ and other international government regulatory
financing, asset recovery, internal controls and bodies. She has had a particular focus on sanctions,
whistleblowing. While operating in the Middle shareholder, oil & gas, construction/real estate and
East, he worked on complex cross-border matters JV/distributor investigations.
including investigating suspected FCPA violations Her investigations utilize the latest forensic
in the region, an internal investigation for a major technology and asset recovery specialists
supplier to the US and NATO forces, reviewing coupled with a deep understanding of people and
banking transactions across the region by a law accounting issues. She is has testified more than
firm's client that had been included in US sanctions 70 times in both criminal and civil matters in a wide
lists, and reviewing regional banks' anti-money variety of forums. She has also been appointed as
laundering and count-terrorism processes to meet a local senior court-appointed expert in the Middle
standards required by US correspondent banks. East on high- value fraud matters assisted by her
Stephen also has significant experience Arabic team and an expert assessor on a high-pro-
providing expert reports and testimony, including file government fraud investigation. As such she is
preparing expert witness statements, preparing uniquely positioned to manage the investigation
valuations and assisting instructing solicitors in from identifying the initial risk factors through to
understanding technical financial matters. Before financial statement reconstruction, asset recovery
joining FRA's Dubai office, Stephen developed his and criminal prosecution working across jurisdic-
specialisation in forensic and investigative expertise tions and criminal and civil actions to arrive at the
in the Middle East through various leadership roles. best outcome for the client.
He has previously successfully expanded more than
one London-based consultancy by building their
forensic and disputes practices in Dubai, growing
his deep knowledge of challenges specific to the
region as well as external pressures.
Paseo de Recoletos 3
3rd Floor
Madrid, 28004 Dubai
Tel: +34 677 927 003 Tel: +61 3 8623 3400
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.forensicrisk.com

WWL says: Juan Valderas comes highly WWL says: Stephen Millington is an accom-
recommended by sources who highlight his plished forensic accountant with over 20
25 years' experience in complex domestic years of experience conducting financial,
and international forensic accounting. fraud and corruption investigations as well
as appearing as an expert witness.

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Rana Shashaa
Deloitte

Some examples of her key investigations Rana is a senior partner in Deloitte and leads the Energy and Resources; Rana led a dispute
include investigations relating to major high profile Forensic practice in the Middle East region. She advisory engagement for a Dubai Court matter.
frauds. Also various construction / real estate is specialised in leading complex investigations The dispute was for claims in excess of USD 40
investigations including assessing misappropria- in the Middle East both for public and private million between an oil and gas equipment company
tion of cash-flows and financial statement recon- sector bodies as well as Dispute Services in both and a shareholder; and led a dispute acting for the
struction, parastatal investigations relating to fraud English and Arabic platforms. She advises clients claimant, a Middle East oil and gas entity, in an
and misappropriation at senior levels and sanctions throughout the litigation process, from pre-action ICC UK matter to assess quantum on a terminated
investigations including reporting to the DOJ. through to preparation of expert evidence. infrastructure project.
Rana has over 17 years of experience with Others; Rana led a dispute advisory engage-
Deloitte, across Audit, Valuation and Forensic ment for a matter before the Commercial Court in
services. She led a number of high-profile fraud Riyadh in which Deloitte was appointed by a French
and litigation matters in the Middle East, the UK based tech company to verify loss of profit claims of
and Europe. SAR 1.6 billion; led a dispute advisory engagement
Rana has extensive experience working with for a Dubai Court matter in relation to the termi-
in-house legal counsel, external counsel, and key nation of an automotive distribution agreement;
business stakeholders on high profile investigations and currently leading a large investigation for a
and disputes. Rana has provided expert evidence European tax authority with respect to the submis-
numerous times in a wide variety of forums. sion of allegedly fraudulent withholding tax claims
Rana's select advisory and expert witness of over USD 2 billion.
experience includes: Rana speaks English and Arabic
Family conglomerates; Rana acted as an Rana has qualifications as a Certified Fraud
Expert in the Dubai Courts in relation to a share- Examiner; Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ-SII),
holder dispute for a large conglomerate to assess UK; Executive MBA – City, University of London,
losses suffered and whether preferential treatment UK (High distinction); and a BSc in Finance &
was afforded to certain shareholders; appointed Accounting, University of Jordan (High distinction).
expert in a large shareholder dispute before the
Center for Amicable Settlement of Disputes in
Dubai; appointed as a Dubai Supreme Court expert
in a large shareholder dispute for a large family
group; and appointed to provide dispute advisory
for a large family group in the UAE to assist with a
claim before the Dubai courts with a value of over
AED 1 billion.
Construction; Rana acted for the respondent
in a Jordan arbitration matter relating to a dispute
between a contractor and a hotel developer in
relation to costs incurred due delays; led a DIAC
construction arbitration matter to assess damages
relating to the delay of a hotel construction; led
a DIAC arbitration matter between a UAE based
manufacturer and a contractor regarding loss of
Rolex Tower, Sheikh Zayed Road profits and costs on a delayed construction devel- Currency House
7B, 7th Floor, PO Box 413705 opment; and acted as a quantum expert in a Dubai Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai Court construction case. The work included loss Dubai
Tel: +971 04 381 9038 of profit calculation and verification of expenses. Tel: +971 56 661 3444
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.deloitte.com

WWL says: Jacqui record impresses peers WWL says: Rana Shashaa's "analytical thinking" allows her "to digest and analyse a signif-
and clients alike with her expert prac- icant amount of information and come up with out-of-the-box solutions", according to
tice, and is described as "a very skilled" impressed clients.
practitioner.

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 Forensic Accountants

USA • California District of Columbia

Rick Ostiller Jean-Michel Ferat

Ankura Ankura

Rick Ostiller is a senior managing director in had been denied funding on a refinancing transac- Jean-Michel Ferat is a senior managing director
Ankura's San Francisco office. Rick has provided tion. Calculated additional costs incurred because at Ankura with over 20 years of experience in the
accounting, financial, and strategic consulting of the defendant's decision to withhold funding. The specialised fields of forensic accounting, fraud
services to attorneys and corporate clients in jury awarded the client almost all out-of-pocket detection and data analytics. He has applied his
numerous industries. He has testified in several costs in the report, as well as a substantial punitive skills in a variety of cases involving corruption, kick-
venues, and has extensive experience with high award. After the judgment, the parties settled at a backs, collusive bidding rings, money laundering,
profile forensic investigations, damages calcu- very favorable amount for the client. embezzlement, asset misappropriation, terrorist
lations, and accounting restatements. He is a financing and financial statement fraud. He has led
Certified Public Accountant in California and is or participated in reactive investigations and proac-
Certified in Financial Forensics. tive compliance engagements, including Foreign
A selection of Rick's professional experience Corrupt Practices Act monitorships, across the
includes Accounting Restatement (Software): United States and in over 25 countries around the
Engaged by a software company to assist with a world. Jean-Michel is also currently engaged as the
multiyear accounting restatement. The company forensic accounting expert on the audit and finance
determined that it should recognise consulting committee of the board of directors of the Global
project revenue on a completed performance basis, Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. He is
and that its historical linkage policy did not always based in Washington, DC.
create appropriate contract groupings for revenue Jean-Michel has led or participated in
recognition; ASC 606 (Revenue Recognition) numerous high-profile and complex projects across
Implementation: Partnered with client personnel the United States and in international locations
to update revenue recognition policies and recast including Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon,
prior period financial statements to reflect ASC Chile, China, Djibouti, Guinea, Holland, India,
606 accounting prior to adoption. Identified rele- Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait,
vant contract features and reviewed significant Latvia, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania,
contracts; Accounting Investigation: Retained by Mexico, Pakistan, Senegal, South Africa, Trinidad
counsel for a technology company audit committee and Tobago, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.
to investigate alleged improper accounting for
inventory items, including overhead, in-transit,
excess and obsolete reserves, and intercompany
profit; International Whistleblower Investigation:
Retained by the audit committee of a US-listed,
China-based consumer electronics company to
investigate whistleblower allegations. The alle-
gations related to an operating unit sale, supplier
cash advances, and undisclosed related party rela-
tionships; FCPA Investigation/Monitoring: Led a
multi-year Foreign Corrupt Practices Act inves-
tigation for counsel on behalf of a major defense
contractor. The matter involved alleged improper
payments to government officials by a European
subcontractor on the project; Commercial Dispute
(Finance): Provided an expert report and courtroom 425 California Street 2000 K Street NW
testimony for a real estate investment company that Suite 2600 12th Floor
San Francisco, 94104 Washington, 20006
Tel: +1 650 849 1171 Tel: +1 202 507 5529
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Rick Ostiller has built an impressive forensic expert practice, and is recom- WWL says: Jean-Michel Ferat comes
mended by sources as "a strong forensic accountant". "highly recommended" for his "responsive-
ness and ability to make complex accounting
issues simple, identifying issues that others
could not".

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Jason Flemmons Joseph T Gardemal III

Ankura Alvarez & Marsal

Jason Flemmons is a Senior Managing Director Joe Gardemal is a managing director with Alvarez & Mr Gardemal earned a bachelor's degree in
at Ankura in the Washington, DC office. Jason has Marsal Disputes and Investigations in Washington, business administration, with a concentration
over 25 years of experience in forensic accounting, DC. With more than 30 years of experience in in accounting, from Loyola University. He is a
corporate investigations, and technical accounting forensic accounting investigations, valuation, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Fraud
and auditing matters. He provides a broad range of auditing, and financial management for public- Examiner, a Certified Valuation Analyst, a Certified
expert and consulting services involving accounting ly-traded, closely-held, and public sector entities, Government Financial Manager, and is accredited
advisory, auditor liability, fraud examination, dispute he has provided expert testimony in US state and in Business Valuation by the American Institute
resolution, and other services. federal courts, and in international matters. of CPAs and Certified in Distressed Business
Jason is the former Deputy Chief Accountant Mr Gardemal currently serves as the Federal Valuation by the Association of Insolvency and
of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Court-appointed Monitor over GPB Capital Restructuring Advisors.
Division of Enforcement, where he supervised and Holdings LLC, an alternative investment enterprise
performed numerous financial and accounting with over $1.8 billion in contributed capital and 40
fraud investigations involving SEC registrants and auto dealerships in its portfolio. He has served as
other parties. During his 12 years of, Jason advised a court-appointed expert in US District Court and
on a wide variety of technical accounting, auditing, has acted as an accounting and valuation expert
disclosure, and internal control matters. He also for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
performed and managed cash-tracing investi- (SEC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He
gations resulting from violations of the Foreign has led complex multi-national investigations and
Corrupt Practices Act, asset misappropriations and damages analyses, and has presented findings to
Ponzi schemes. Jason co-chaired the Division of the SEC, DOJ, corporate boards and audit commit-
Enforcement's Cross-Border Working Group, which tees, and other stakeholders.
oversaw and coordinated numerous investigations He has provided audit, business, and litiga-
involving issuers and auditors located in foreign tion consulting services for clients in industries
jurisdictions. Jason worked closely with both SEC including auto manufacturing, distribution and
trial counsel and criminal prosecutors during the retailing, government contracting/defense and
litigation of high-profile matters. aerospace, real estate and construction, profes-
Before joining the SEC, Jason was a manager sional services, and insurance and reinsurance.
in the Financial Advisory Services practice of a In addition, Mr Gardemal has testified as an expert
big-four accounting firm where he supervised a witness numerous times and has presented over
variety of forensic accounting investigations. 100 expert reports in various venues in the U.S. and
From 2015 to 2019, Jason served on the abroad, including U.S. District Courts throughout
Executive Committee of the AICPA's Forensic the U.S., the Supreme Court of Bermuda, the U.K.
and Valuation Services section. The committee High Court of Justice, Chancery Division, and the
provides guidance and establishes standards for ICC International Court of Arbitration.
practitioners in the forensic accounting and valu-
ation services industry, including Statement on
Standards for Forensic Services No. 1, of which
Jason was a principal author. Jason is a frequent
speaker at SEC enforcement, accounting and
forensic accounting conferences nationally and
internationally.
2000 K Street NW 655 15th Street, NW
12th Floor Suite 600
Washington, 20006 Washington, 20005
Tel: +12025248384 Tel: +1 202 729 2131
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Jason Flemmons is endorsed by WWL says: Joseph Gardemal is admired for his "superb credibility as an expert witness"
peers for his wealth of knowledge running providing testimony in cross-border financial investigations and damage analyses involving
forensic accounting investigations and multiple industries from automobile, distribution and retail, to property development and
financial statement audits for publicly traded insurance.
and privately owned companies.

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USA • District of Columbia

Amy R Gonce Frances McLeod Marc Sherman

Ankura Forensic Risk Alliance Alvarez & Marsal

Amy Gonce is a senior managing director at Ankura Frances McLeod is a founding partner of FRA, head Marc Sherman is a managing director with Alvarez
and is based in Washington, DC. Amy has over 20 of its US offices and recognised in GIR's "women & Marsal's disputes and investigations group in
years of experience in forensic accounting inves- in investigations" listing as one of the top 100 Washington, DC. He specialises in insurance
tigation and analysis, technical accounting, and remarkable women in the profession from around matters, real estate, financial fraud, white-collar
review of internal controls, and has served as an the world. She is a former investment banker investigations, M&A and quantum of damages.
expert witness. She has performed a great deal of and has more than 26 years' experience advising With over 30 years of experience in business,
work in the healthcare, financial services, and soft- diverse clients on sanctions, anti-corruption, fraud, consulting and forensic accounting, Mr Sherman
ware industries and has worked with organisations internal control, asset tracing and money laun- has worked with clients across a broad range of
in both the public and private sectors. dering issues. industries, including real estate, construction,
Amy's work has comprised various forensic Frances has been deeply involved in all of FRA's hospitality, telecommunications, banking, manu-
accounting projects including internal investi- compliance monitorship work, including DOJ and facturing, insurance, healthcare, higher education,
gations; Securities and Exchange Commission SEC FCPA monitorships, a New York Department of retail and franchising, among others.
enforcement actions; Department of Justice Financial Services bank monitorship, the Ferguson Mr Sherman has conducted hundreds of
investigations; technical accounting analysis, City monitorship, a PCAOB monitorship and a DOJ financial investigations, consulted and testified
support, and review; and post-purchase acquisition fraud-related monitorship. on economic damages, valued public and private
disputes. Through those engagements, Amy dealt She led the team providing technical advice to companies and consulted on compliance, corpo-
with technical accounting issues including revenue the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering under rate governance and corporate restructuring.
recognition (SAB 104, SOP 97-2, EITF 01-9, Bill a mandate from the Asian Development Bank and He has qualified as an expert witness in forensic
and Hold sales, and Channel Stuffing), judgmental has provided expert advice in terrorism financing accounting, lost profits, financial fraud, business
reserves, accounting for contingencies, assessing litigation cases. She served as an expert witness appraisal and accounting matters. He has testified
materiality, treatment of accounting changes, and on counter terror financing in litigation involving an in U.S. federal and state courts as well as interna-
impairment. international bank and led FRA's UN Oil-For-Food tional courts and arbitrations. He also serves as
Amy has experience leading accounting (OFF) investigation work. an accounting arbitrator in post-acquisition M&A
investigations looking into financial statement Frances has extensive experience in disputes and is an adviser to international insurers
fraud, assisting companies in responding to SEC's addressing complex international data transfer in transactional and business insurance matters.
inquiries regarding whistleblowing allegations, issues, whether in regulatory investigations or Mr Sherman has conducted investigations
investigating kickbacks, and investigating major cross border litigation. She led the FRA team in the areas of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
high profile frauds. responding to anticorruption investigation data (FCPA), financial reporting, anti-money laundering,
requests in all jurisdictions for Alstom in the US, ethics and integrity, government investigations and
the UK, Brazil, Indonesia, Poland, Sweden, etc, general financial fraud. He has conducted many
which included addressing French data privacy and investigations for the US Department of Justice, US
blocking statute issues. Frances was responsible Attorneys' offices, FBI and DEA and several foreign
for the design and implementation of claim eval- governments.
uation and administration systems for the US$1.3 Prior to joining A&M, Mr Sherman was a
billion Swiss Bank and US$2.5 billion German Slave managing director and national practice leader of
Labour Holocaust settlements. the fraud and white-collar practice with a publicly
Frances speaks English, German, French and held consulting firm. Prior to that, he was with
Mandarin Chinese. She holds a master's degree KPMG, where he held numerous senior roles,
from Wadham College, Oxford. including partner-in-charge of forensic and litiga-
tion services, partner-in-charge of compliance and
ethics practice and regional partner-in-charge of
2000 K Street NW corporate transactions. Before KPMG, he was in the
12th Floor 2550 M Street, NW real estate and construction business, where his
Washington, 20006 Washington, 20037 responsibilities included development, acquisition,
Tel: +1.202.481.1334 Tel: +1 202 627 6580 financing and construction.
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.forensicrisk.com

WWL says: Amy Gonce is "widely recog- WWL says: Frances McLeod is "great with
nised" for her top-tier handling of a broad clients" according to sources, who applaud
range of forensic accounting matters, her depth of experience and knowledge of
including analysis, technical accounting and corruption, fraud and money laundering
review of internal controls. issues.

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Steve Spiegelhalter
Alvarez & Marsal

Mr Sherman earned a bachelor's degree from Steve Spiegelhalter is a managing director with Mr Spiegelhalter earned a law degree from
the University of Baltimore, and a Juris Doctor Alvarez & Marsal disputes and investigations prac- Georgetown University and a bachelor's degree
from the University of Maryland School of Law. tice in Washington, DC and is the North America in international relations from Brigham Young
He is a certified public accountant in Maryland investigations practice leader. He brings 20 years University. He is a member of the American Bar
and Washington, DC, a certified fraud examiner, of investigative experience and has investigated Association, International Bar Association, National
a certified insolvency and restructuring adviser, a business conduct in over 50 countries. Association of Assistant United States Attorneys
member of the Maryland and District of Columbia Mr Spiegelhalter specialises in investigating and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Bars and holds a certification from the AICPA in alleged political corruption, money laundering, Mr Spiegelhalter regularly speaks and publishes
financial forensics. He is a board, compensation bank and wire fraud, false claims, and other alleged articles on issues involving investigations and
and finance committee member of the DC-based criminal activity. Mr Spiegelhalter also counsels compliance.
Council for Court Excellence and the chair of the clients on their compliance programs, including
audit committee of the National District Attorneys companies under external monitorship and self-re-
Association. Mr Sherman was previously the chair porting requirements.
of the American Bar Association (ABA) section of Mr Spiegelhalter's notable background
litigation, forensic accounting subcommittee and includes his time as a federal prosecutor with the
co-chair of the accounting issues subcommittee of United States Department of Justice's criminal divi-
the ABA securities litigation committee. sion, fraud section, foreign corrupt practices act
He is a frequent speaker on M&A reps and (FCPA) unit, as an assistant United States attorney,
warranties, transactional insurance, forensic as in-house counsel and compliance officer at a
accounting investigations and quantum of Fortune 40 technology company, and in private law
damages, and has published chapters in several practice at a multinational law firm.
treatises on internal investigations, compliance As a federal prosecutor, Mr Spiegelhalter
programmes and anti-money laundering. Mr trained domestic and foreign law enforcement
Sherman served on the faculty of Georgetown and prosecutors. He was the lead prosecutor in a
University for many years, where he taught in the number of high-profile cases, including the prose-
joint JD/MBA programme. cution of a managing director of a global investment
bank for violating the bank's internal controls to
bribe a Chinese official. This case announced DOJ's
standard for winning declination despite executive
conduct. He was also the first federal prosecutor
to use a court-ordered wiretap during an FCPA
investigation. As a consultant, he has led forensic
investigations into numerous matters under DOJ
and SEC investigation, as well as matters under
investigation by several foreign governments.

655 15th Street, NW 655 15th Street, NW

Suite 600 Suite 600
Washington, 20005 Washington, 20005
Tel: +1 202 729 2129 Tel: +1 202 729 2060
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alvarezandmarsal.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Marc Sherman earns plaudits WWL says: Steve Spiegelhalter is a clear leader in the field when it comes to investigations
from market commentators, who herald his of laundering and bank fraud, and he brings over 20 years of experience to his first-rate
incisive approach to financial fraud investi- practice.
gations on behalf of the FED and FBI, among
others.

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USA • District of Columbia

Martin Wilczynski Bernard F Woolfley

Ankura Ankura

Martin Wilczynski is a senior managing director While he was at the SEC, Martin was respon- Bernard F Woolfley is a senior managing director
at Ankura based in Washington, DC. Martin has sible for numerous financial and accounting at Ankura with over 25 years of experience as a
35 years of professional experience in accounting, investigations, including the critical evaluation forensic accountant investigating various types of
internal and forensic investigations. In addition of investigatory evidence used in making recom- fraud and accounting improprieties for both public
to his nearly 20 years of consulting experience, mendations to the commission. In addition, he has and private companies across multiple business
Martin's background includes 10 years of auditing expertise with respect to actions brought against sectors. Over the years, Bernard has led numerous
experience at an international accounting firm and accounting and auditing professionals pursuant consulting engagements focused on accounting
six years on the staff of the United States Securities to Rule 102(e) of the Commission's Rules of and white-collar issues including investigations
and Exchange Commission, where he served for Practice. In 1997, Martin was awarded the SEC's related to fraud and financial irregularities.
five years within the enforcement division. Sydney C Orbach Award in recognition of signifi- Bernard has worked on matters involving viola-
At Ankura, Martin collaborates with his cant accounting contributions to the commission's tions of anti-corruption statutes, money laundering,
team to provide a range of investigation, forensic full disclosure programme and to the protection Ponzi schemes, loan fraud, securities fraud, insider
accounting, technical advisory and regulatory of investors. trading, self-dealing, and other efforts to misappro-
services to clients priate funds. He has also led a number of signifi-
Prior to joining Ankura, Martin served as cant projects focused on the review and analysis
the leader of the forensic accounting practice at of internal controls within a company's financial
FTI Consulting. In addition, Martin was a share- operations. On such matters, he leads teams that
holder at Ten Eyck Associates, a boutique forensic are tasked with identifying gaps within the existing
accounting and SEC enforcement consulting firm. structures and then developing cost-effective
Since leaving the SEC in 1998, Martin has focused enhancements that will remediate any deficiencies.
his consulting practice on SEC enforcement As part of this work, he has led numerous teams of
proceedings, internal and forensic investigations, forensic accountants tasked with supporting both
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and anticorruption governmental agencies and government-appointed
reviews, litigation support, financial reporting monitors.
and revenue recognition issues. He has worked As much of his work often involves the review
with outside counsel in representing boards and of a company's foreign operations, Bernard has
special committees in a number of complex, fact- conducted investigative assignments in over 20
finding accounting investigations involving financial countries. When necessary, he has provided testi-
restatements, whistle-blower allegations, and SEC mony to summarise the results of his work and has
enforcement and reporting issues. also presented his findings to various governmental
Martin frequently assists counsel in translating regulators.
and communicating the results of those investiga-
tions to the SEC staff and other regulators.
Among other high-profile engagements, while
at FTI, Martin served for more than seven years as
co-leader of the consulting team providing inves-
tigative and litigation support to the trustee and
his counsel on the landmark Bernard L Madoff
Investment Securities SIPA liquidation.

2000 K Street NW 2000 K Street NW

12th Floor 12th Floor
Washington, 20006 Washington, 20006
Tel: +1 202 481 1326 Tel: +1 202 973 4543
[email protected] [email protected]
www.ankura.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Martin Wilczynski is a top notch expert with "impressive analytical skills" and WWL says: Bernard Woolfley is singled
the "ability to explain complex issues in a straightforward fashion". out by respondents as a top-tier forensic
accountant, who brings over 25 years' expe-
rience in fraud investigations and other
white-collar crime matters.

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Florida Georgia

Arnold Y Castillo Rob Hutchins

J.S. Held Secretariat

Arnold Y. Castillo is a managing director respon- Prior to joining J.S. Held in 2021, Mr Castillo led Mr Hutchins has been consulting with private
sible for the global investigation operations of J.S. the Latin American and the Caribbean operations and government clients and counsel on finan-
Held's Latin America & The Caribbean headquar- for Berkeley Research Group (BRG) from 2015 to cial, accounting and economic issues for over 25
ters located in Miami, Florida. Mr Castillo has over 2021 and FTI Consulting from 2011 to 2015. Before years. During this time he has served as an expert
twenty years of knowledge in the investigations field that, Mr Castillo held senior-level positions in the witness, consulting expert and forensic accountant
with significant experience managing high-stakes Miami office of Kroll, where he began his career and on a variety of bankruptcy, commercial litigation,
and complex corporate investigations, litigation where he participated in many of the firm's largest financial services and intellectual property engage-
support, global asset searches, Foreign Corrupt regional projects from 2002 to 2011. Mr Castillo has ments. Generally, the types of projects he has
Practices Act (FCPA) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/ designed strategies and methodologies to gather worked on during his career have included both
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) investigations, and strategic intelligence and to resolve occupational accounting investigations and disputes involving
ICSID arbitration matters. fraud cases, employee integrity, business intelli- claims of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary
Mr Castillo investigative background includes gence, as well as matters involving compliance and duty, director and officer misconduct, fraud, fraud-
evaluating internal fraud and corruption rings for international commercial disputes throughout the ulent conveyances, insolvency, patent infringement,
multinational mining, energy, financial institutions, United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. trade secret misappropriation and trademark
and credit card entities with multi-jurisdictional He is fluent in both English and Spanish. infringement.
operations in the Andean region, Central America Select engagement experience includes
and the Caribbean deploying teams of intelli- serving as the expert and consulting expert in
gence-gathering, IT digital evidence collection, multiple patent infringement disputes in the phar-
and forensic accounting experts to support legal maceutical industry, serving as the expert and
counsel. Mr Castillo also led hundreds of pre-ac- consulting expert in multiple trade secret misap-
quisition business intelligence, political risk and propriation and trademark infringement matters
due diligence investigations for foreign investors in the oil and gas, healthcare, telecommunications
as well as international candidates applying for and water infrastructure industries, serving as the
financial licenses. consulting expert in a US$40 billion securities class
As a reputation management expert, Mr action matter that alleged a Fifth Amendment
Castillo has worked with law firms and high-pro- taking of shareholders' equity, assisting on a
file individuals who have suffered reputational and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation engage-
financial damage by providing independent assess- ment involving the failure of a multibillion US dollar
ments and evaluations required to address nega- bank and the resulting bankruptcy of its former
tive allegations and to facilitate interactions with holding company, serving as the lead forensic
potential partners, regulatory US authorities, and accountant in an investigation into a US multibil-
compliance officers. lion dollar fraud surrounding the failure of one
of the largest independent mortgage companies
in the country, and serving as the lead forensic
accountant in multiple investigations in the finan-
cial services industry involving the accounting for
loan and investment losses and possible earnings
management.

1175 Peachtree Road NE

800 Brickell Ave, Suite 700 100 Colony Square - Suite 400
Miami, 33131 Atlanta, 30361
Tel: +1 786 879 2156 Tel: +1 404 400 3231
[email protected] [email protected]
www.jsheld.com www.secretariat-intl.com

WWL says: Arnold Castillo enjoys extensive acclaim from peers for his expert work, and is WWL says: Rob Hutchins is a highly
"a first rate practitioner, who is impeccable and highly professional". regarded forensice accountant with a wealth
of experience in a diverse range of sectors,
from agriculture to telecommunications.

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USA • Georgia Illinois

William "Bill" Jennings Matthew Bialecki

Delta Consulting Group Alvarez & Marsal

William “Bill” Jennings, is a senior director with vast Matthew Bialecki (CPA, CFF, CGMA) is a managing Mr Bialecki has been involved in many matters
knowledge and expertise in forensic accounting, director with Alvarez & Marsal's disputes and inves- involving indemnification under purchase agree-
fraud investigation, and asset recovery services.  He tigations group, leading its eastern US region and ments and has reviewed and consulted on hundreds
has worked with corporations, government agen- serving as a member of its executive committee. of purchase agreements.
cies, and attorneys, providing expert testimony He has more than 25 years' experience as an expert Mr Bialecki has conducted many internal
in numerous domestic courts and international witness, neutral arbitrator and consultant in a forensic accounting investigations, SEC investiga-
forums.  variety of areas, with a focus on pre and post-ac- tions and restatements.
With over 40 years of experience, Bill has quisition matters. He is, and has for many years, Prior to joining A&M, Mr Bialecki was a partner
provided expert testimony regarding numerous, been a member of the select American Institute at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP (Deloitte
complex accounting investigations. These diverse of Certified Public Accountants' (AICPA) taskforce FAS) in Chicago. While with Deloitte FAS, Mr
projects range from testifying at an ICC hearing in on merger and acquisition disputes and is an Bialecki was the midwest and north central region
Asia, regarding the construction accounting and author of the AICPA's practice aid on mergers and professional practice director (PPD) for the dispute
related issues in a dispute involving the construc- acquisitions disputes which provides guidance to and forensic practice, was the midwest insurance
tion of a nuclear power plant, to leading the world- CPAs serving as consultants, experts or neutral industry leader and was the midwest insurance
wide security review for hotel properties managed arbitrators. industry fraud specialist.
in Europe and Asia by one of the world’s largest Mr Bialecki has experience in the automotive, Mr Bialecki earned a bachelor's degree
hoteliers following 911. He also led the audit professional services, banking, insurance, health- in public accounting from Loyola University of
committee investigation into alleged financial care, construction, petroleum, speciality chemi- Chicago. Mr Bialecki is a certified public accountant
reporting errors and irregularities for the eighth cals, finance, gaming, manufacturing, distribution, licensed in the states of Illinois and California, a
largest homebuilder in the United States.  food and beverage, branding, telecommunications, chartered global management accountant, a
Additionally, Bill led an internal investigation, aerospace, agriculture, software, real estate, retail, member of the American Institute of Certified
on behalf of a Belgian owner, of the largest maize and metals industries. He specialises in disputes Public Accountants (AICPA), the Illinois CPA
sweetener company in Greece. He successfully with complex financial issues and is an expert on Society, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
proved that the plant manager had embezzled the application of generally accepted accounting (ACFE), and certified through the AICPA in financial
millions of euros, which he laundered through principles (GAAP) and post-merger and acquisition forensics.
London banks to Panama. Bill was also responsible disputes.
for plant security during the investigation. In that Mr Bialecki has served as a neutral arbitrator,
role, he and a colleague from London successfully mediator, consultant and expert witness in a signif-
turned back an attempted attack on the plant by icant number of matters involving the application
local farmers.  of GAAP, on earn-outs and in the determination
Bill has conducted investigations for the US of working capital in mergers and acquisitions
Securities & Exchange Commission, the U.S. involving accounts receivable, accrued vacation,
Department of Justice, and the US Marshals percentage of completion revenue recognition,
Service. He has a BS in Accounting and an MBA. deferred revenue, allowances for co-op advertising,
He is a CPA/Accredited in Business Valuation; he volume rebates, obsolete and excess inventory
is Certified in Financial Forensics and is a Certified reserves, inventory physical count adjustments,
Fraud Examiner. Bill is a private detective, licensed accrued expenses, inter-company accounts,
in the State of Illinois.1954 Airport Road accounts payable, accrued coupon liabilities,
contingent assets and liabilities, workers' compen-
sation and franchise tax issues, among other
current asset and liability accounts. He has been
involved in the preparation of carve-out financial 540 West Madison Street
Suite 211 statements, closing balance sheets and working 18th Floor
Atlanta, 30341 capital statements. Chicago, 60661
Tel: +1 404 348 4895 Tel: +1 312 288 4001
[email protected] [email protected]
www.delta-cgi.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: William Jennings possesses WWL says: Matthew Bialecki secures impressive endorsements for his practice, which
superb communication and analytical skills spans 25 years in fraud and forensic investigations.
coupled with extensive knowledge of tech-
nical accounting standards.

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Kenneth Mathieu Kristofer Swanson

Charles River Associates Charles River Associates

Ken is regularly retained to serve as the expert Kris serves as the practice leader for CRA’s Committee for Northwestern University’s Ray
witness for matters involving complex valuation, Forensic Services Practice, helping companies and Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute; on
damages, and accounting issues. Utilizing his their counsel respond to allegations of fraud, cyber- the Board of the Big Shoulders Fund; and as imme-
experience serving as a trusted advisor to entities crime, misconduct, and non-compliance — often in diate Past Chair of the Membership Commission
facing a crisis, such as a high stakes litigation or moments of crisis. These allegations span a broad of the Chicago Club. Recent prior board service
government investigations, he provides credible range of matters, such as accounting irregularities, has included the Legal Aid Society of Chicago; the
and objective analysis and information to assist money laundering, cyber-crime, False Claims Act Public Interest Law Initiative; and Lawyers for the
in mitigating the crisis and resolving the matter. violations, ABAC/FCPA violations, #MeToo, health Creative Arts. He is a frequent speaker and author
The results of his analysis are utilized by care fraud and abuse, Ponzi schemes, and trade on forensic matters, and he has guest lectured at
boards of directors, insurance companies, courts, secret thefts. the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
arbitrators, management, and government regula- Kris is particularly sought after to lead complex and at various law schools.
tors to assist in making critical decisions. investigations -- requiring deep industry knowl- Kris is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified
He is a member of the American Institute of edge, multiple technical competencies, thorny Fraud Examiner, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering
Public Accountants and the Illinois CPA Society jurisdictional and ethical issues, and challenging Specialist, and is certified in Financial Forensics.
and has held leadership positions with both organ- reporting and disclosure obligations – and he has He is a member of the International Association
isations. He currently serves as a commissioner testified on both economic damages and liability. of Independent Corporate Monitors, the National
on the National Accreditation Commission of the From a geographic perspective, his assignments Association of Federal Equity Receivers, and the
AICPA, which oversees all specialty credentials have extended to Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, Private Directors Association. He earned his
issued by the AICPA. He is a frequent speaker on the Middle East, North America and South America. MBA in International Business and Economics,
the topics of forensic accounting, valuation, and He regularly serves as a monitor under various with Honors, from the University of Chicago
damages at industry conferences and educational settlement and deferred prosecution agreements. Booth School of Business; his Master of Science
forums. He has published articles for peer-re- Under his leadership, the Practice – including in Accountancy, with distinction, from DePaul
viewed journals and co-authored chapters in its state-of-the art digital forensics, eDiscovery University; and his Bachelor of Arts from Lawrence
books widely considered reference guides for the and cyber incident response labs – has grown to University.
forensic accounting and valuation profession. He be the second largest practice in the firm world- Kris previously served as the head of PwC’s
also served as the editor to AICPA Practice Aids for wide and is certified annually under International Forensics practice in the Midwest, where he led
forensic accounting professionals. Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001:2013 forensic assignments and conducted “shadow
He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) requirements as part of its industry-leading investigations” for audit clients. In this capacity,
(licensed in Illinois and Louisiana), Accredited in commitment to its clients and their information he led PwC’s Midwest Forensics practice to the
Business Valuation (ABV) by the AICPA and Certified security. highest utilization of any of PwC’s forensic offices
in Financial Forensics (CFF) by the AICPA, and The Practice has been recognised by the in America, and similarly raised its Global People
earned an MBA from Northwestern's J.L. Kellogg National Law Journal for being one of the top three Survey engagement scores to the highest of any
Graduate School of Management in Finance, Forensic Accounting Providers in America, and by forensic office in America. Prior to that, he served
Management and Strategy. Global Investigations Review as one of the leading as the National Solution Leader for Forensic
investigative consultancies from around the world Investigations at Navigant Consulting (n/k/a
for handling sophisticated cross-border, govern- Ankura), while also founding its privacy and cyber
ment-driven and internal investigations. And incident response practice.
starting in 2021, Chambers recognised it with a
ranking in recognition of its deep litigation support,
crisis and risk management competencies.
Kris serves on the Board of Trustees of the
One South Wacker Drive Securities and Exchange Commission Historical One South Wacker Drive
34th Floor Society; on the Civic Leadership Committee of the 34th Floor
Chicago, 60606 Better Government Association; on the Planning Chicago, 60606
Tel: +1 312 377 9210 Committee and Faculty of the ABA’s National Tel: +1 312 619 3313
[email protected] Institute on White Collar Crime; on the Planning [email protected]
www.crai.com www.crai.com

WWL says: Kenneth Mathieu is renowned as WWL says: Kristofer Swanson is "excellent at anticipating the various issues which crop
"a leader in the field" who stands out for his up during investigations", according to peers who further praise his "fantastic knowledge of
deep forensic and valuation expertise. forensic accountancy".

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USA • New York

Ernest Brod Troy Dahlberg

Brod Global Intelligence HKA

Ernest Brod is a managing director with Alvarez & Prior to joining A&M, Mr Brod led the business Troy Dahlberg is a forensic accountant with more
Marsal Disputes and Investigations in New York and intelligence practice at Navigant and was a director than 35 years of experience across multiple indus-
leads the firm's business intelligence practice. Mr in the forensic and dispute services practice for tries. He has been retained as an expert witness on
Brod has extensive experience in applying cutting Deloitte FAS. Earlier, he spent 17 years with Kroll more than 100 occasions.
edge forensic techniques to corporate investiga- as one of the leaders of its investigation and intel- Troy has testified in state and federal courts,
tions and providing in-depth business intelligence ligence business, and was a founder and CEO of as well as in various complex arbitrations. He has
services to clients around the world. Citigate Global Intelligence. Early in his career, he been retained on several large, complex commer-
Mr Brod is credited with groundbreaking work served for five years as an attorney/investigator cial disputes to provide consulting and expert
in applying a variety of investigative tools on behalf with the Federal Trade Commission. witness forensic accounting services, including the
of companies engaged in litigation, global asset Mr Brod earned a BA from Columbia College Chevron/Ecuador litigation. These disputes have
searches, enhanced due diligence and in corporate and a JD from Columbia Law School. involved both US and international entities with
contests and transactions. In 30 years as an inves- numerous transactions over many years. Troy has
tigative and intelligence consultant, Mr Brod has served more than 30 times as a neutral accountant,
worked with the country's leading law firms, corpo- arbitrator and independent expert in disputes,
rations and financial institutions. His efforts helped including serving on an international arbitration
the field of business investigations gain acceptance panel related to issues surrounding discovery,
from corporate America and prominent law firms. accounting, procedure, reporting, purchase price,
Mr Brod has uncovered assets around the working capital, earn out and ownership.
world of borrowers who owe hundreds of millions of Troy was a senior partner in KPMG's forensic
dollars to the four systemic Greek banks. He led the accounting, investigations and disputes practice
search for assets of the government of Venezuela for more than a decade. He has had a career-
and for Baby Doc Duvalier's pirated assets on long focus working with counsel, audit commit-
behalf of the government of Haiti. According to tees, corporations and governmental entities to
Who's Who Legal: Asset Recovery 2015, Mr Brod provide forensic accounting, auditing, analysis, and
"excels in tracing hidden assets". dispute related services. This has including leading
Mr Brod is widely recognised as an authority numerous engagements related to forensic inves-
on shareholder activism, proxy contests and hostile tigations, financial restatements, and economic
takeovers. By looking for hidden issues within damages as well as disputes relating to both joint
companies, as well as insufficient disclosure or venture and mergers and acquisitions matters.
misrepresentation by their principals, his inves- He has also provided insurance claim services on
tigative work has helped clients reduce the risk of many significant matters including The World Trade
fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) issues, Center and Hurricane Sandy.
and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and terrorism Troy specialises in post-acquisition dispute
concerns. He has presented his "Do's and Don't's resolution and consulting for both buyers and
of Corporate Investigations" program to numerous sellers, as well as his appointments as a neutral
law firms and corporate law departments. He has accountant and arbitrator. He has provided expert
also written and lectured extensively on dotcom witness testimony regarding complex forensic
fraud, hostile takeovers, investigative due diligence, accounting matters, such as alter-ego and civil
doing business in Asia, and litigation intelligence. RICO. His other testimony includes large matters
pertaining to commercial quantum and damages.
Troy also serves as a consultant and expert witness
in representation and warranty disputes, including
a variety of large and complex insurance claims,
regarding interruption claims and out-of-pocket
Tel: +1 917 602 9394 expenses.
[email protected]
www.brodglobal.com

WWL says: Ernest Brod engenders trust among market commentators for his "diligence,
business understanding and cultural awareness of business practices worldwide".

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Richard H Girgenti Jeffrey M Katz

IDPL Consulting, LLC BDO USA LLP

Troy is a certified public accountant (CPA) in Richard H. Girgenti is the CEO and Founder of IDPL Mr Katz is a partner in the forensic investigations
New York and California and a member of the State Consulting, LLC. He has over 45 years of experience and litigation services practice at BDO USA, LLP.
Bar of California. He is a member of the American as a risk consultant and special advisor to boards He has more than 30 years of experience providing
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and senior executives. He has held numerous forensic accounting and litigation consulting
and holds their issued credentials as certified in high-level positions in government and the private services to attorneys, businesses and individ-
financial forensics (CFF) and accredited in busi- sector, including as a Board Director, KPMG's US uals. Mr Katz analyses financial issues, prepares
ness valuation (ABV). He is also an author for a and Americas Forensic Advisory Practice Leader, damage analyses, designs court exhibits, provides
number of AICPA publications regarding merger NYS Director and Commissioner of Criminal testimony and serves as a neutral arbitrator.Mr
and acquisitions disputes as well representation Justice Services, and senior prosecutor in the Katz's experience includes serving as a consultant
and warranty claims against sellers and insurance Manhattan DA's Office. He has extensive experi- and expert witness in lost profit matters including,
companies. ence conducting internal and regulatory investi- but not limited to, the improper hiring of employees,
gations and assessing and designing ethics and breach of contract, business torts and employee
compliance program. Richard has been called upon disputes. An arbitrator and consultant in post-ac-
on numerous occasions to provide crisis manage- quisition disputes, Mr Katz's work includes the
ment assistance to companies and to serve as analysis of acquisition agreements, evaluation of
an Independent Integrity Monitor to oversee the claims for breaches of representations and warran-
compliance with government settlement agree- ties and the application of generally accepted
ments. His practice focuses on providing personal- accounting principles (GAAP). His other work
ized services to help organisations and individuals involves forensic accounting analyses, investiga-
achieve their business objectives and enhance tion of allegations of fraud and business valuation.A
performance while at the same time managing risk. certified public accountant and a certified fraud
He is a recognised thought leader who is a examiner, Mr Katz has provided opinion testimony
frequent and distinguished lecturer and writer on numerous occasions, including before various
who has co-authored two books, The New Era of federal courts, Delaware Court of Chancery, the
Regulatory Enforcement: A Comprehensive Guide American Arbitration Association and JAMS. He
for Raising the Bar to Manage Risk (McGraw-Hill, has served as the arbitrator in private arbitrations.
April 2016) and Managing the Risk of Fraud and Accredited in business valuation by the American
Misconduct: Meeting the Challenges of a Global, Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Mr Katz
Regulated, and Digital Environment (McGraw-Hill has presented on valuation issues to professional
2011). societies, on fraud issues related to investiga-
tions at hedge fund conferences and to the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and
law firms on minimising post-acquisition disputes.
Mr Katz has also published articles on key issues
within the post-acquisition dispute arena.

15 Threshing Rock Road

60 E. 42nd Street Pound Ridge
Suite 1460 New York, 10576 100 Park Avenue
New York, 10165 Tel: +1 914 960 7766 New York, 10017
Tel: +1 646 560-5430 [email protected] Tel: +1 212 885 8302
[email protected] www.richardhgirgenti.com [email protected]
www.hka.com www.linkedin.com/in/rgirgenti www.bdo.com

WWL says: Troy Dahlberg is a prominent WWL says: Richard Girgenti is a clear leader WWL says: Jeffrey Katz has long-standing
name among peers, who say he "has built in the field when it comes to investigations experience providing testimony for
the credentials and reputation to stand out and compliance, and brings over 45 years of accounting matters, with particular exper-
as the leading expert in the US on alter ego experience to his first-rate practice. tise in business valuation and economic
issues". damages.

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USA • New York

Marc Landy Linda MacDonald

AlixPartners Ankura

Marc is a director in AlixPartners' forensic Marc supported an independent examiner Linda MacDonald is a senior managing director at
accounting practice. He leads teams and advises in connection with a DOJ programme related to Ankura in the New York office. She has 30 years of
stakeholders in high-profile accounting and cross- offshore tax evasion. He is currently leading a team professional experience and is a recognised expert
border tax matters. He has more than 30 years of assisting counsel in connection with an alleged in financial accounting and reporting.
professional experience in various disciplines, scheme to improperly claim tax withholding Linda's professional experience includes twelve
enabling him to provide greater insights for clients. refunds. years of accounting standard-setting experience with
As a Big Four auditor, Marc led international audits He has a BS in accounting from the University the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
at his firm's largest client. He was also a public of Florida, and is a certified public accountant and a and investigatory experience with the Enforcement
company chief financial officer, and has led teams chartered global management accountant. Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and provided advice in numerous high-profile (SEC) in Washington, DC; while with the FASB, Linda
investigations. was involved in the development of authoritative
Marc's most recent roles have included generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP),
advising counsel to a SEC registrant's board of including the GAAP for fair value measurements,
directors in connection with an auditor resignation, business combinations, goodwill and other asset
advising counsel to a company in connection with a impairments, asset disposals, discontinued opera-
potential restatement, advising counsel to a public tions, and restructuring activities. Linda also worked
accounting firm in connection with an alleged with the International Accounting Standards Board
audit failure, advising a board of directors on a (IASB) on convergence of US GAAP and International
restatement at a NYSE-listed company, conducting Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS); while with the
outside-in due diligence of the acquirer on behalf SEC, Linda performed investigations into financial
of the target in connection with a proposed merger fraud and potential violations of GAAP and gener-
and advising a private equity firm in connection with ally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) by SEC
a carveout transaction. registrants, auditors, and other parties; retained by
Marc has led forensic accounting investi- counsel as a consulting and/or testifying expert in
gations for companies in various industries and various matters involving financial accounting and
presented findings to the Securities and Exchange reporting, including SEC enforcement and other
Commission (SEC) and the US Department of regulatory investigations, forensic accounting inves-
Justice (DOJ). He led a team performing quarterly tigations, and litigation matters. Areas of focus have
monitoring of the financial reporting of a SEC regis- included fair value measurements, asset impair-
trant, following its settlement with the SEC. ments, contract accounting, revenue recognition,
Marc led a team performing forensic related party transactions, consolidation accounting,
accounting analysis for counsel representing a and specialised accounting for investment compa-
registered investment adviser in connection with nies; retained to advise SEC registrants in responding
SEC proceedings. He analysed SEC filings of to technical issues involving the SEC's Office of the
existing and potential investment positions for a Chief Accountant, Division of Corporation Finance,
hedge fund. Division of Investment Management, and Office of
Marc has advised an in-house counsel with Compliance Inspections and Examinations, and in
respect to 10-Ks, 10-Qs, SEC comment letters other matters, including compliance with Section
and responses of similarly situated companies. 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
He has performed analyses of publicly available
information to help a client evaluate certain subject
companies' compliance with treaties. 485 Lexington Avenue
909 Third Avenue 10th Floor
New York, 10022 New York, 10017
Tel: +1 212 845 4011 Tel: +1 646 291 8593
[email protected] [email protected]
www.alixpartners.com www.ankura.com

WWL says: Marc Landy brings his 30 years of expertise to bear while nimbly navigating key WWL says: Linda MacDonald is lauded as
executives and sponsors through complex investigations, financial reporting matters and "an outstanding subject matter expert" by
audits. peers in the market.

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Glenn M Pomerantz Laureen Ryan

BDO USA LLP Alvarez & Marsal

Glenn Pomerantz leads the firm's global foren- Laureen Ryan is a managing director with Alvarez Ms Ryan has worked across a broad range of
sics practice with 38 years of forensic accounting, & Marsal who advises boards, corporations and industries, including financial institutions, mutual
auditing and consulting experience. Mr Pomerantz stakeholders to help resolve high stakes financial, funds, private equity, hedge funds, broker/dealers,
provides litigation and dispute advisory, fraud regulatory and legal issues. mortgage warehousing, structured finance prod-
investigation and anti-corruption compliance, and Over the past 25 years, she has been engaged to ucts, derivative instruments, sub-prime and Alt-A
due diligence services to organisations and their investigate, assess, oversee, monitor and report on loans, student loans, insurance, healthcare, phar-
counsel. various banking and corporate activities including maceutical, medical claims, cable/telecommunica-
Coordinating with BDO practice leaders around those related to compliance, financial reporting and tions, hospitality, restaurants, casino/gaming, real
the globe representing BDO's global network of internal controls. She is also frequently engaged estate, franchising, media, manufacturing, auto
1,700 offices in 164 countries, Mr Pomerantz organ- to testify in cases involving accounting / forensic dealerships, auto parts manufacturing, renew-
ises and oversees international resources on cross- issues and complex economic, valuation, solvency able energy, biofuels, HVAC, explosives/mining,
border matters to serve the needs of the firm's and financial matters. trucking, shipping, railroad, food distribution, and
multinational clients. He has significant experience The complex multinational investigations led jewelry.
in anti-corruption compliance and investigative by Ms Ryan, including those involving allegations Prior to joining A&M, Ms Ryan was a senior
matters in emerging and developed markets as well of fraud, accounting irregularities, FCPA and qui managing director at FTI Consulting providing
as the asset tracing and asset recovery aspects of tam violations, resulted in presentations to the SEC, investigation and dispute services. She was
these matters. He also has significant investigative NYS Banking Department, Ontario Superior Court instrumental in building FTI's forensic and litiga-
and compliance experience in matters involving of Justice, US Bankruptcy Court, arbitration panels, tion consulting practice and held various executive
embezzlement, theft, Ponzi schemes, fraudulent corporate boards and other constituents. She is leadership positions, including Northeast Regional
conveyances and financial reporting fraud. His also often retained to investigate and assess the leader and global expansion leader. In addition, she
dispute resolution experience includes providing value of potential causes of action and then assist worked at an affiliate in Sydney, Australia.
expert witness testimony and consulting services in resolving these matters and securing recoveries She began her career with Ernst & Young (EY)
in connection with complex economic damages in a cost-effective manner. where she provided audit and advisory services in
across a range of disputes in domestic and inter- Many of her cases involve fiduciary roles the New York and London offices. She was also a
national venues. Mr Pomerantz has served as such as examiner, monitor, responsible officer, member of EY's national financial services office
a court-appointed umpire and referee, and as a Chapter 11 or 7 trustee, litigation trustee and where she monitored the audit risk profile of banks
neutral arbitrator. liquidating trustee in the US and abroad. Recent and thrifts, provided accounting, auditing and regu-
He frequently publishes and presents on examples include SunEdison, WMC Mortgage, latory advice for the US and abroad, and worked
forensic accounting and fraud topics, including Firestar Diamond, and the Caesars Entertainment on matters involving allegations of accounting
corporate governance, fraud prevention, economic bankruptcies. malpractice and fraud.
damages, risk assessments and insurance claims. Ms Ryan has testified, written expert reports, Ms Ryan is a certified public accountant (CPA),
Mr Pomerantz holds certifications as a certified and provided advice in civil and criminal matters in certified fraud examiner (CFE), accredited business
public accountant and a certified fraud examiner, various venues in the US and the ICC International valuer (ABV), certified distressed business valuer
and is certified in financial forensics. Court of Arbitration. The issues related to financial (CDBV) and certified insolvency and restructuring
reporting, regulatory inquiries, escheatment, capital adviser (CIRA). She is also a founding member
compliance, antitrust, accounting reconstruction, of the International Women's Insolvency and
GAAS audits, GAAP accounting, fraud, FCPA and qui Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC).
tam allegations, Ponzi schemes, asset diversion,
accounting irregularities, over-billing and other
fictitious billing and loan schemes, post-acquisi-
tion disputes, contract provisions, cost allocations,
solvency and viability, preferences, damages, busi-
100 Park Avenue ness valuation, bankruptcy litigation, lost profits, 600 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, 10017 insurance claims, and loan, securities and other New York, 10022
Tel: +1 212 885 8379 financial transactions. She has also served as a Tel: +1 212 763 9568
[email protected] mediator for the Supreme Court of the State of NY. [email protected]
www.bdo.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Glenn Pomerantz enjoys WWL says: Laureen Ryan garners widespread plaudits for her top-flight expert evidence
extensive acclaim from peer for his foren- work in forensic accounting and investigations encompassing fiscal reporting, regulatory
sics expertise. He is appreciated for his is audits, fraud, acquisition disputes and asset value assessments.
"straightforward, no-nonsense approach to
matters".

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USA • Pennsylvania Rhode Island

Drew Costello Greg Mason

Forensic Risk Alliance Forensic Risk Alliance

Drew Costello is a partner at FRA based in During his career, Drew has had exposure Greg Mason is a founding partner of FRA and its
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drew specialises in to a broad range of Fortune 500 companies in a chief technology officer. His expertise lies in data-
the areas of forensic accounting and corporate number of sectors, including life sciences, finan- base architecture and programming, software
compliance, with over 20 years of experience in cial services, food and beverage, and energy, as design, mass data analysis, data mining, and
both professional services and industry roles. well as advising local, state and federal govern- data forensics for the purposes of investigations,
Drew provides investigative services for ment entities. Drew is a certified public accountant disputes and litigation.
attorneys, corporate management and govern- (CPA) licensed in Pennsylvania, and a certified fraud Greg led the FRA data governance team
mental agencies pertaining to a variety of matters, examiner (CFE); he is also certified in financial supporting Airbus in a multi-year, multinational
including foreign corruption and bribery in the forensics (CFF). investigation, reporting to four investigative
international markets (FCPA), earnings manage- authorities: UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the US
ment, anticompetitive practices, conflicts of Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Department of
interest, as well as other types of general fraud and State (DOS) and French Parquet National Financier
misconduct schemes. Drew has significant expe- (PNF). His expertise was instrumental in designing
rience of guiding companies through regulatory and developing a bespoke and market leading data
investigations, including those resulting in deferred governance technology solution, utilising advanced
prosecution agreements and the appointment of technologies including machine learning. The solu-
independent compliance monitors. tion was critical in facilitating the production and
Drew also assists clients in their continuous examination of tens of millions of documents while
efforts to establish and strengthen best-in-class navigating state secrecy laws, national blocking
compliance, ethics and anti-fraud programmes statutes and various data privacy regulations
and internal controls to mitigate the evolving risks across more than a dozen regions. FRA's data
of digitalisation, regulation and globalisation. Drew governance strategy enabled timely disclosure to
has direct experience in leading companies through the authorities and ultimately withstood rounds of
all stages of compliance programme maturity, from scrutiny from the national prosecutors.
establishing a foundation of policy development and Greg was the key technical analyst on a
global awareness training, to procedural devel- high-profile FCPA matter where he analysed a
opment of core compliance activities (anonymous global oil services company's internal financial
reporting mechanisms, preapproval protocols, database, comprising over 21 million transactions
third-party due diligence, etc), to embedding a risk- made in over 25 countries, for presentation to SEC
based monitoring and auditing protocol. investigators. Greg has served as an expert in
Prior to joining FRA, Drew was a director multiple cases for the US DOJ FATCA/Swiss Banks
of compliance audit at Teva Pharmaceuticals, programme. He provided data analytics advice to
where he managed and delivered proactive audits the independent examiner of several Swiss banks.
assessing compliance and fraud risk related to He has also advised a number of complex US-EU
the FCPA, the Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims regulatory investigations and litigations, where
Act, antitrust laws, data privacy, and restricted he developed e-discovery strategy compliant with
promotional practices in the US and over 80 global European privacy laws for data.
affiliates.

727 Norristown Road, Building 8 Spring

House
Innovation Park, Suite 206
Ambler, 19002
Tel: +1 267 405 9302
[email protected]
www.forensicrisk.com

WWL says: Drew Costello is widely described as "a great accountant investigator" with peers
adding that he is "practical, smart and detail-oriented".

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Texas

William Abington
Alvarez & Marsal

In his role as CTO, Greg oversees FRA's Bill Abington is a managing director and has over Mr Abington is a certified public accountant;
advanced AI technology-powered solutions 25 years of experience providing accounting and certified in financial forensics; a certified fraud
designed to keep pace with innovation, proactively complex financial analysis, forensic investigations, examiner; and an honours graduate of Texas State
monitor risks, handle increased and varied data and advisory services. He leads the firm's disputes University. He is a member of the American Institute
loads and meet multi-jurisdictional regulatory and investigations practice in the energy sector and of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of
requirements. He is responsible for ensuring FRA has worked on domestic and international litigation Certified Fraud Examiners, and the American Bar
remains nimble and highly secure in order to deliver and arbitration matters for privately held compa- Association's section of natural resources, energy
data-driven solutions for clients' governance needs nies as well as some of the largest companies in and environmental law; he is also active in various
both quickly and efficiently. the world. He has performed forensic investigations civic organisations.
for internally identified company matters, and in Mr Abington has spoken many times on the
response to inquiries made by governmental over- subjects of accounting, financial damages, and
sight and regulatory organisations. fraud to audiences of accountants, financial
The focus of Mr Abington's work is in the analysts, lawyers and other professionals.
energy industry, including oil, gas and electricity. Prior to joining Alvarez & Marsal in
He has worked with small and large businesses, June 2003, Mr Abington was a partner with
including family owned and some of the largest PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he led the firm's
companies in the world on matters dealing with financial advisory practice in the energy sector,
public disputes as well as confidential internal concentrating on accounting and financial matters
evaluations. He has experience in taking complex in complex disputes.
issues, working with stakeholders in developing
practical solutions, and presenting findings in an
easily understood manner.
Mr Abington has led projects involving civil
and criminal matters, and has traced transactions
through voluminous accounting records and has
identified accounting irregularities and misappro-
priation of funds. He has led lost profit analyses,
purchase price calculations and true-ups, busi-
ness interruption claims, causation analyses, and
valuation of businesses and business units. He
has performed solvency analyses for companies in
bankruptcy, and has reviewed financial statements
for compliance with accounting principles.
Mr Abington has testified in federal courts and in
state courts around the United States, including US
bankruptcy courts. He has also testified in multiple
arbitrations, and has served as an arbitrator. Mr
Abington has presented analysis findings to company
boards and management, the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice,
the Department of Interior, the Commodities Futures
10 Dorrance Street Suite 700 Trade Commission, the Mineral Management 700 Louisiana Street
Suite 500 Service, State Auditors and Indian tribunals. He has Suite 3300
Providence, 02903 also served as trustee over a bankrupt company with Houston, 77002
Tel: +1 401 289 0866 a nuclear waste site, where he coordinated activities Tel: +1 713 221 3915
[email protected] with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other [email protected]
www.forensicrisk.com governmental agencies. www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Greg Mason is a "fantastic" WWL says: William Abington is championed as a "go-to testifier" thanks to his ability to
expert who is highly respected among peers "refine complicated economic issues into simple concepts".
for his deep knowledge of data forensics.

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DIRECTORY
Brian Wood Claire Loebell
An asterisk denotes practitioners KordaMentha Ernst & Young Ltd
who have profiles in the [email protected] [email protected]
preceding pages. Dawna Wright* Margot MacInnis
FTI Consulting Grant Thornton Specialist Services
Nominees have been selected [email protected] [email protected]
based on comprehensive, Andrew Morrison
independent survey work with British Virgin Islands FTI Consulting
both general counsel and private David Bennett [email protected]
practitioners worldwide. Grant Thornton Martin Trott
[email protected] R&H Restructuring
Only specialists who have met Charlotte Caulfield [email protected]
independent international Kalo
research criteria are listed. [email protected] China
Nathan Mills Paul Pu
R&H Restructuring KPMG Advisory (China) Limited
[email protected] [email protected]
Australia Paul Pretlove Emmanuel Vignal
Matthew Ashby* Kalo Ernst & Young
McGrathNicol [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected]
John Batchelor Canada Czech Republic
FTI Consulting Alberta Tomas Kafka
[email protected] Gina Campbell EY
Matt Fehon AM* Deloitte LLP [email protected]
McGrathNicol [email protected]
[email protected] Suzanne Schulz England
Gary Gill* MDD Forensic Accountants LLP Richard Abbey
Kroll [email protected] EY
[email protected] [email protected]
Brendan Halligan Ontario David Alexander
Halligan & Co Roddy Allan Evelyn Partners
[email protected] Deloitte LLP [email protected]
Siobhan Hennessy* [email protected] Timothy Allen
McGrathNicol Peter Armstrong PwC
[email protected] KPMG [email protected]
Luke Howman-Giles [email protected] Wayne Anthony
KPMG Enzo Carlucci FTI Consulting
[email protected] KPMG [email protected]
Jonathan Humphrey* [email protected] Mark Ballamy
HKA Jennie M Chan Ballamy LLP
[email protected] PwC LLP [email protected]
Campbell Jackson [email protected] Daniel Barton*
Ernst & Young Peter Dent Alvarez & Marsal
[email protected] Deloitte LLP [email protected]
John McGuiness* [email protected] Mark Bezant
McGrathNicol Ken Froese FTI Consulting
[email protected] Froese Forensic Partners Ltd [email protected]
Greg Meredith [email protected] Chris Boddy
KPMG Ross Hamilton Grant Thornton UK LLP
[email protected] Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co Inc [email protected]
Graham Newton* [email protected] Richard Boulton KC*
McGrathNicol Peter McFarlane* Berkeley Research Group
[email protected] Kroll [email protected]
Geoffrey Peck* [email protected] Kathryn Britten*
FTI Consulting Peter Steger* AlixPartners UK LLP
[email protected] Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co Inc [email protected]
Michael Potter [email protected] Steve Caine
Ernst & Young Alan Stewart EY
[email protected] Deloitte LLP [email protected]
Andrew Ross [email protected] Chris Clements
KordaMentha Deloitte LLP
[email protected] Quebec [email protected]
Tony Samuel Stephan Drolet Steve Cornmell*
Sapere Forensic KPMG Kroll
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Owain Stone Andy Cottle*
KordaMentha Cayman Islands BDO LLP
[email protected] Simon Conway [email protected]
John Temple-Cole PricewaterhouseCoopers Kaley Crossthwaite*
KordaMentha [email protected] BDO LLP
[email protected] David Griffin [email protected]
David Van Homrigh FTI Consulting Simon Cuerden
KordaMentha [email protected] Deloitte LLP
[email protected] [email protected]

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Will Davies Valery Knyazev* Keith Williamson*

Grant Thornton UK LLP Kroll Alvarez & Marsal
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
David Dearman* Stephen Lewis Rik Workman*
Ankura Mazars LLP Forensic Risk Alliance
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Paul Doxey* Noel Lindsay Dominic Wreford
Charles River Associates Financial Investigations Limited Interpath Advisory
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Andrew Durant Peter Luscombe
FTI Consulting Peter Luscombe Forensic Accountant France
[email protected] [email protected] Anthony Charlton*
Toby Duthie* Gervase MacGregor* HKA
Forensic Risk Alliance BDO LLP [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Jean-Luc Guitera
John Ellison* Alison McCaffrey* KPMG SA
FTI Consulting Forensic Risk Alliance [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Yousr Khalil*
John Fisher Jonathan Middup Forensic Risk Alliance
PwC EY [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Karl Payeur*
James Gilbey Zoë Newman* FTI Consulting
Mazars LLP Kroll [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Erik van Duijvenvoorde
Julian Glass Weng Yee Ng* Accuracy
FTI Consulting Forensic Risk Alliance [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Maja Glowka Christopher Osborne Germany
Independent Economics & Finance LLP FRP Advisory Trading Limited Veit Buetterlin*
[email protected] [email protected] AlixPartners GmbH
Nicholas Good Chris Osborne* [email protected]
KPMG LLP Osborne Partners Günter Degitz*
[email protected] [email protected] AlixPartners GmbH
Andrew Gordon Charlie Patrick* [email protected]
EY Forensic Risk Alliance Stefan Heissner
[email protected] [email protected] EY
Andrew Grantham* Derek Patterson* [email protected]
AlixPartners UK LLP Forensic Risk Alliance
[email protected] [email protected] Hong Kong
Philip Haberman* Gavin Pearson* Bruno Arboit*
Kroll Quantuma Advisory Limited Kroll
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Faye Hall* Stephen Peters* Colum Bancroft*
Evelyn Partners BDO LLP AlixPartners
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Roula Harfouche* Alex Plavsic Cosimo Borrelli*
HKA KPMG LLP Kroll
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Kate Hart* Annabel Reoch Mark Bowra
Quantuma Advisory Limited KPMG LLP KPMG
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Kevin Hellard Mark Shaw* Jocelyn Chi*
Grant Thornton UK LLP BDO LLP Kroll
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
James Helme* Kevin Shergold Patrick Cowley
Grant Thornton UK LLP Grant Thornton UK LLP KPMG
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Steve Holt* Luke Steadman* Trevor Dick*
Grant Thornton UK LLP Alvarez & Marsal Alvarez & Marsal
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
John Hudson Gordon Stevenson* Chris Fordham
FTI Consulting AlixPartners UK LLP Independent
[email protected] [email protected] Ken Fung
Frank Ilett* Ian Thompson FTI Consulting
Kroll FTI Consulting [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Peter Glanville*
Richard Indge* Paul Tombleson Ankura
Ankura KPMG LLP [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Mustafa Hadi*
Ben Johnson* Bill Waite Berkeley Research Group
Berkeley Research Group The Risk Advisory Group [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Gwynn Hopkins*
Julian Jones* Gavin Williamson* Perun Consultants
Alvarez & Marsal AlixPartners UK LLP [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]

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Brian McGinley Mike Lowe

PricewaterhouseCoopers KPMG Switzerland
[email protected] [email protected] Vaud
Edward Middleton* Geoffrey Senogles
Alvarez & Marsal Panama Senogles & Co, Chartered Accountants |
[email protected] Matias Mora* Valuations and Forensic Accounting
Guy Norman J.S. Held [email protected]
Deloitte [email protected]
[email protected] Zurich
Neill Poole* Saudi Arabia Ralf Baumberger
Ankura Neil Hargreaves PricewaterhouseCoopers AG
[email protected] Deloitte [email protected]
Marie Rowbotham [email protected] Nico Van der Beken
PricewaterhouseCoopers Wallbrook
[email protected] Singapore [email protected]
Jon Rowell Jarrod Baker
FTI Consulting Deloitte Turkey
[email protected] [email protected] Gökhan Almaci
Katy Wong* Lem Chin Kok Ginini Groupe
Kroll KPMG [email protected].
[email protected] [email protected] almaciginini-groupe.com
Premjit Dass*
India Ankura United Arab Emirates
Shashank Karnad [email protected] Nicholas Cameron
Mahajan & Aibara Stefano Demichelis* KPMG Lower Gulf Limited
[email protected] Kroll [email protected]
Gagan Puri* [email protected] Robert Chandler
Alvarez & Marsal Benjamin Ee Ernst & Young
[email protected] FTI Consulting [email protected]
Arpinder Singh* [email protected] Steve Harris
Ernst & Young LLP Owen Hawkes FTI Consulting
[email protected] KPMG [email protected]
[email protected] Stephen Millington*
Ireland Michael Peer Forensic Risk Alliance
Julie Fenton Control Risks [email protected]
Ernst & Young [email protected] Jacqui Record*
[email protected] Ankura
Paul Jacobs South Africa [email protected]
Grant Thornton Petrus Marais* Rana Shashaa*
[email protected] FTI Consulting Deloitte
[email protected] [email protected]
Japan Charles de Chermont
Stuart Witchell* Spain Ernst & Young
J.S. Held Fernando Cuñado [email protected]
[email protected] KPMG Asesores SL
[email protected] USA
Netherlands J Vicente Estrada* California
Michel Grummel Kroll Christine Beliveau
EY FIDS Market Leader Netherlands [email protected] Morrison & Foerster LLP
[email protected] David Jiménez-Ayala* [email protected]
Mark Hoekstra Kroll Jean Chow-Callam
Deloitte Financial Advisory B.V. [email protected] J.S. Held LLC
[email protected] Javier Lopez Andreo [email protected]
Tjeerd Krol* PricewaterhouseCoopers Kerry Francis
Kroll [email protected] Deloitte LLP
[email protected] Angel Munoz [email protected]
Gerrie Lenting PricewaterhouseCoopers Elaine Harwood
Deloitte Financial Advisory B.V. [email protected] Cornerstone Research
[email protected] Jose M Pineiro [email protected]
Andreas Mikkers FTI Consulting Carlyn Irwin
PwC [email protected] Senior Advisor to Cornerstone Research
[email protected] Alejandro Requejo [email protected]
Caroline Molenaar Compass Lexecon Paul K Meyer
Independent [email protected] TM Financial Forensics LLC
[email protected] José Enrique Rovira* [email protected]
Jack de Raad* Kroll Rick Ostiller*
Kroll [email protected] Ankura
[email protected] Amir Sarshar [email protected]
Deloitte SL Avram S Tucker
New Zealand [email protected] TM Financial Forensics LLC
Gib Beattie Juan J Valderas* [email protected]
Beattie Varley Limited Alvarez & Marsal Edward Westerman
[email protected] [email protected] FTI Consulting
[email protected]

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District of Columbia Daniel Broadhurst Richard H Girgenti*

Jean-Michel Ferat* Stout IDPL Consulting, LLC
Ankura [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Rex Homme Basil Imburgia
Jason Flemmons* StoneTurn FTI Consulting
Ankura [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Kenneth Mathieu* Jeffrey M Katz*
Joseph T Gardemal III* Charles River Associates BDO USA LLP
Alvarez & Marsal [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Judith Spry Marc Landy*
Amy R Gonce* Judith K Spry AlixPartners
Ankura Mark Sullivan [email protected]
[email protected] Grant Thornton Didier Lavion
Timothy Hart [email protected] PwC LLP
Credibility International Kristofer Swanson* [email protected]
[email protected] Charles River Associates Brian Loughman
Frances McLeod* [email protected] Floyd Advisory
Forensic Risk Alliance Nicole Wells [email protected]
[email protected] FTI Consulting Linda MacDonald*
Patrick Pericak [email protected] Ankura
FTI Consulting [email protected]
[email protected] Massachusetts Brian C Ong
Sulaksh Shah Stephen J Burlone FTI Consulting
PwC LLP FTI Consulting [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Glenn M Pomerantz*
Marc Sherman* Craig P Casey BDO USA LLP
Alvarez & Marsal Grant Thornton [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Edward Rial
Steve Spiegelhalter* Tony Jordan Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
Alvarez & Marsal EY [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Laureen Ryan*
Jay Spinella Michael W Phillips Alvarez & Marsal
FTI Consulting Floyd Advisory [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
Steven F Stanton Simon Platt Pennsylvania
Credibility International StoneTurn Drew Costello*
[email protected] [email protected] Forensic Risk Alliance
Martin Wilczynski* Peter I Resnick [email protected]
Ankura Charles River Associates
[email protected] [email protected] Rhode Island
Bernard F Woolfley* Greg Mason*
Ankura Nevada Forensic Risk Alliance
[email protected] Lisa Troe [email protected]
Athena Advisors LLC
Florida [email protected] Texas
Arnold Y Castillo* William Abington*
J.S. Held New York Alvarez & Marsal
[email protected] Ernest Brod* [email protected]
Brod Global Intelligence
Georgia [email protected] Virginia
Rob Hutchins* Troy Dahlberg* Jeffrey E Fuchs
Secretariat HKA Delta Consulting Group
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
William "Bill" Jennings* Joseph Floyd
Delta Consulting Group Floyd Advisory Washington
[email protected] [email protected] Lindi Jarvis
Chris Georgiou FTI Consulting
Illinois Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP [email protected]
Matthew Bialecki* [email protected]
Alvarez & Marsal
[email protected]

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Future Leaders
Editorial policy and selection criteria
Nominees have been selected based on
comprehensive, independent survey work
with both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international research
criteria are listed.
 Title | Practice Area

LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS:

Forensic Accoutants | Future Leaders
This year we highlight 20 experts in the forensic accountants’ future leaders space who have been recognised as rising
stars in providing expert testimony in investigations matters.

METHODOLOGY
WWL does not list firms, only individual experts. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners
received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly
in our research.

LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Australia England Jenna Voss from Forensic Risk Alliance
Wynand Mullins at FTI Consulting is hailed by Anastasia Malyugina from Berkeley is highlighted as a go-to name by market
market sources for his "great forensic mind" Research Group is highly sought after for her commentators for her financial analysis and
providing expert testimony on complex fraud assistance in complex arbitration and litiga- anti-corruption investigations work.
and corruption matters. tion proceedings when it comes to forensic
accounting and valuation. FTI Consulting’s Tara Mulkeen is a market-
Alex Bell with Grant Thornton is a highly leading forensic accountant who is regularly
rated name in the forensic accounting market With Deloitte, Amber Andrade gains recog- instructing on fraud and audit investigations.
and is appreciated by peers as "a go-to nitions for her skilful handling of complex
practitioner". accounting and regulatory matters in the The “phenomenal” Dan You at Alvarez &
financial services sector. Marsal ranks highly among peers who
Sally Davitt from KordaMentha enjoys a ster- Jules Colborne-Baber brings vast expe- consider him a go-to name in the market
ling reputation in the forensic accounting rience to the investigations market, special- thanks to his deep expertise in risk analysis
space, thanks to her strong track record on ising in fraud, financial irregularity and and forensic advisory work.
financial investigations, asset tracing and corruption cases.
commercial disputes. Jennifer Baskin is an Independent Consultant
With over two decades of experience, Emma at Poplar Island and an an exemplary expert
Brazil Hodges from Forensic Risk Alliance is a who is highly knowledgeable on fraud and
The “excellent” Antonio Vaz at Ernst & highly commended forensic expert, thanks anti-corruption regimes.
Young is singled out by respondents as a to her sterling work in cross-border and
knowledgeable practitioner who specialises internal investigations matters. Kyla Curley with StoneTurn is singled out for
in domestic and international audits and a her superb work in complex financial fraud
range of anti-corruption matters. India investigations and brings over two decades
Geetu Singh at PricewaterhouseCoopers of experience to her practice.
StoneTurn’s Steven Neuman comes highly ranks highly among peers in India’s investi-
regarded for advising domestic and inter- gations market, thanks to her encyclopaedic Market commentators single out Nicole
national clients on fraud and data related knowledge and client-orientated approach. Sliger from BDO for her deep knowledge in
investigations. He is singled out for his “vast financial statement irregularities, employee
experience in complex matters such as Spain misconduct and compliance audits to clients'
monitoring”. At RBB Economics, Enrique Cañizares cases.
Pacheco gains recognition for his vast exper-
Cayman Islands tise in investigations in competition-related Kristy Serviss at KPMG is lauded for her
At FFP Limited, Michael Pearson garners matters. impressive work on complex accounting
plaudits for his impressive forensic claims and cross-border disputes.
accounting practice, which sees him regu- USA
larly engaged in cross-border financial inves- Greig Taylor with AlixPartners is “singled
tigations and restructuring and insolvency out” by sources for his significant experience
matters. in forensic accounting, valuations and loss
estimations.

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Australia England

Wynand Mullins Emma Hodges

FTI Consulting Forensic Risk Alliance
.

Wynand Mullins is a forensic accounting expert He previously led the New South Wales forensic Emma Hodges, a partner at FRA, has over 17 years
specialising in dispute advisory, financial investi- accounting practice of an international char- of experience conducting multi-jurisdictional
gations and contentious valuations. tered accounting firm and has worked in forensic forensic accounting compliance reviews and inves-
Wynand’s expertise includes the quantification accounting, corporate recovery and business advi- tigations, internal controls reviews, and audits.
of loss and damage, business valuations and the sory practices in Australia, New Zealand and the Emma has developed extensive experience
assessment of damages relating to class actions, United Kingdom.  working with companies post-investigation in
professional negligence, insurance claims, busi- compliance monitorship contexts, as well as having
ness interruption, post-acquisition disputes and led teams in conducting investigations and compli-
financial investigations. ance reviews concerning money laundering, bribery
His experience covers a broad range of industry and corruption related allegations and risks. She
sectors including financial services, insurance, has performed in-country assignments across
technology and telecommunications, mining, prop- Latin America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa and
erty/land, and hospitality and retail. the Middle East.
Wynand has appeared as an expert witness Emma has provided forensic accounting
in a number of courts. He has also prepared support in the context of multiple FCPA and fraud
expert reports relevant to loss and damage, finan- related deferred prosecution agreements for
cial investigations and valuation matters in legal companies operating in the financial services, oil
proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia, the and gas, engineering and aviation industries.
Supreme Court of Victoria, the Supreme Court of Emma has also supported the New York State
New South Wales, Family Court of Australia, New Department of Financial Services-appointed
South Wales Land and Environment Court, Grand monitor to an international bank, focusing on
Cayman Court and the High Court of the Hong Kong anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance,
Special Administrative Region. reviewing the bank’s policies and procedures, and
Wynand is a Chartered Accountant and designing and implementing customer account
member of the Chartered Accountants in and transactional testing to assess efficacy and
Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), Australian strength of the compliance program and controls. 
Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association Emma’s recent experience further includes
(ARITA) and Member of the Economics Society of jointly leading an internal investigation for a
Australia. He is an accredited forensic accounting European bank, focused on AML-related issues and
specialist by CAANZ and Macquarie University and allegations in connection with higher risk popula-
accredited business valuation specialist by CAANZ tions of customers.
and Kaplan. Emma is a chartered accountant and a certified
In 2018, Wynand was engaged by Macquarie fraud examiner. She earned a double bachelor's
University and approved by CAANZ to lead the degree in accounting and finance and Japanese
successful design and delivery of the Forensic from Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia.
Accounting Specialisation accreditation course, She is recognised in GIR's "40 under 40 2017" listing
launched in Australia and New Zealand. as one of the world's leading young investigations
specialists.

Audrey House
Level 22, Gateway, 1 Macquarie Place 16-20 Ely Place
Sydney, NSW 2000 London, EC1N 6SN
Tel: +61 2 9235 9314 Tel: +44 20 7269 7827
[email protected] [email protected]
www.fticonsulting.com www.forensicrisk.com

WWL says: Wynand Mullins is hailed by market sources for his "great forensic mind" WWL says: Emma Hodges is described by
providing expert testimony on complex fraud and corruption matters. peers as "a rising star" whose "observations
are always spot on". Her practice spans 20
years in the forensic accounting and inves-
tigations space.

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England USA • New York

Anastasia Malyugina Nicole Sliger

Berkeley Research Group BDO USA LLP

Anastasia “Nastya” Malyugina is a Managing Nicole Sliger leads the Monitorships & Nicole has managed significant corporate
Director in BRG’s Disputes and Investigations Investigations segment of BDO’s Forensics prac- investigations for Fortune 500 companies across
practice, based in London. She is a native Russian tice. Based in the New York office, she has over various industries, including banking, manufac-
speaker, and a charted certified accountant (ACCA). 20 years of experience providing accounting turing, professional services and telecommuni-
Ms Malyugina acts as a quantum expert services to private and publicly traded businesses. cations, among others. She assists counsel in
witness in arbitration and litigation involving She assists organizations and their counsel with identifying relevant documents during discovery and
parties from Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of matters involving alleged financial statement preparing for depositions of witnesses concerning
Independent States (CIS), and Central Asia, opining irregularities, management fraud and compliance testimony that involves the application of GAAP
on matters of valuation and forensic accounting. issues, as well as investigating fraud perpetrated by and GAAS. She supervises large-scale electronic
She specialises in complex damages, and is rogue employees. She also provides monitoring and document reviews and drafts reports used in filings
often instructed to consider allegations of fraud, oversight services to companies required to comply with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
mismanagement, premeditated bankruptcy and with settlement terms and corporate compliance and other regulators. She has also led a number
money-laundering. programs. of internal and shadow investigations and matters
Ms Malyugina has testified in commercial and Nicole is currently serving a member of the core involving whistleblower allegations.
investment arbitration, and has authored reports team assisting the Special Compliance Coordinator Prior to joining BDO, Nicole was a Manager at
for ICC, LCIA, UK High Court, as well as local courts for Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Ernst & Young’s Fraud and Investigative Dispute
in the EU and the CIS. She has handled over 50 Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Services practice and previously was a member of
cases across numerous jurisdictions, including Ltd. stemming from the historic settlement with the EY’s audit practice.
Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, U.S. Department of Commerce. She also served as
Turkmenistan, Romania, Georgia, Armenia, Latvia, the primary project leader for the historic National
Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Cyprus, Israel, the UK Mortgage Settlement engagement assisting
and others. She has been appointed a testifying the Monitor in evaluating several large financial
expert over 10 times, with damages averaging institutions’ compliance with the new mortgage
over $0.5bn per case. Her work has covered a wide servicing rules and other settlement terms. She
variety of industries, including energy and natural has led engagements involving complex generally
resources, financial services, infrastructure and accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and gener-
construction, and real estate. ally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) issues,
Peers have said that Nastya is “highly recom- including the allowance for loan losses, and has
mended” and she is praised as an “absolute super- conducted certain peer analyses in this regard.
star of heavyweight arbitration battles”. She has been involved in a number of high-profile
Ms Malyugina is an Executive Committee securities litigation matters, monitorships, white
Member of the Russian and CIS Arbitration Network collar crime, investigations and financial state-
(RCAN), and a regular speaker at conferences and ment fraud cases, helping counsel evaluate and
events relating to the CIS. interpret auditing, accounting, financial reporting,
and compliance issues. She has also testified on
matters regarding data analysis and accounting
methods for certain Medicare costs.

8 Salisbury Square
8th Floor 100 Park Avenue
London, EC4Y 8AP New York, 10017
Tel: +44 2036952761 Tel: +1 212 885 8062
[email protected] [email protected]
www.thinkbrg.com www.bdo.com

WWL says: Anastasia Malyugina is highly WWL says: Nicole Sliger brings her deep knowledge in financial statement irregularities,
sought after for her assistance in complex employee misconduct and compliance audits to clients’ cases.
arbitration and litigation proceedings when it
comes to forensic accounting and valuation

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Jenna Voss Dan You

Forensic Risk Alliance Alvarez & Marsal

Jenna Voss is a partner at FRA with extensive expe- Jenna has a master's degree in accountancy Dan You is a senior director with Alvarez & Marsal
rience leading forensic consulting and monitor- from the University of Iowa and a master's degree in Disputes and Investigations in Washington, D.C.
ship assignments across multiple industries. She business administration from Duke University. She He specializes in complex accounting and
directs teams in conducting impactful investiga- is certified as a public accountant, fraud examiner financial investigations, loss profit quantifications,
tions, advising on anti-corruption and anti-money and anti-money laundering specialist, as well as in damage valuations, complex financial analysis and
laundering matters, providing accounting expertise financial forensics. related issues. With more than 15 years of inves-
on litigation matters, and devising innovative solu- tigations and disputes experience, Mr. You has
tions to advise clients through difficult situations. participated in engagements requiring complex
Jenna has led high profile forensic assign- analysis and assessment of business practices,
ments globally, including in Mexico, Brazil, accounting systems, internal controls, as well as
Russia, Poland, Germany, and the UK, including financial weaknesses.
recently directing a team in conducting a multi- Clients often seek out Mr. You for his exper-
year assessment of the financial reporting and tise in large-scale complex accounting inves-
anti-bribery and corruption compliance controls tigations, Securities Exchange Commission
of a Brazilian-based company as part of an SEC/ (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) inquires,
DOJ monitorship. Jenna also led a global team complex business interruption insurance claims,
in executing an anti-money laundering monitor- and assessment of damages related to contract
ship mandated by the New York Department of disputes. Mr. You has worked with clients across
Financial Services, including assessing the bank’s a range of industries, including construction, real
Know Your Customer compliance, and internal estate, technology, healthcare, transportation,
audit processes in multiple locations. She has run government / public sector, telecommunications,
an investigation into whistleblower allegations defense and financial services.
regarding accounting improprieties at a Fortune Mr. You earned a bachelor’s degree in finance
100 company, and recently performed a complex and accounting from the University of Maryland,
review of inventory and intercompany transactions College Park. He is a CFA Charterholder, a Certified
for a Swedish-headquartered company. Jenna has Public Accountant (CPA), a Chartered Global
been instrumental in leading FRA’s growth into the Management Accountant (CGMA), a Certified
New York market. Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Accredited in Business
Prior to joining FRA, Jenna was a director Valuation (ABV) by the American Institute of
at AlixPartners where she managed high-pro- Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).  He is a native
file, international investigative, monitorship and Chinese speaker and has studied in China, Sweden,
compliance engagements on a range of topics, Canada and the United States.
including anti-bribery and corruption, anti-money
laundering, and corporate investigations. Jenna
also has experience performing accounting due
diligence, building complex financial models, and
advising financially troubled companies in bank-
ruptcy and restructuring situations.

655 15th Street, NW

2550 M Street, NW Suite 600
Washington, 20037 Washington, 20005
Tel: +1 202 849-4667 Tel: +1 202 729 2145
[email protected] [email protected]
www.forensicrisk.com www.alvarezandmarsal.com

WWL says: Jenna Voss comes highly recommended by sources for her incisive handling of WWL says: Dan You is "exceptional in every
complex forensic accounting matters across a range of jurisdictions. respect" and is renowned for his "tactical
approach" to investigations and asset
recovery.

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USA • New York DIRECTORY

An asterisk denotes practitioners
who have profiles in the
preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected

based on comprehensive,
independent survey work with
both general counsel and private
practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met

independent international
research criteria are listed.

Greig Taylor Australia

AlixPartners Alex Bell
Grant Thornton
[email protected]
Greig Taylor is a managing director in AlixPartners’ Greig received a BA (Hons) in modern history Sally Davitt
New York office. His practice specialises in the from the University of Manchester, England, and is KordaMentha
assessment of damages and related quantum a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants [email protected]
issues, and the provision of expert testimony, in of England and Wales. Wynand Mullins*
the context of disputes, domestic and international. In 2004–2005, Greig spent 10 months at sea FTI Consulting
Over the past 20 years, Greig has testified racing a 72-foot yacht around the world. [email protected]
and worked on numerous international arbitra-
tion matters for both claimants and respond- Brazil
ents, under various institutions and instruments, Steven Neuman
including ICC, ICDR, JCAA, SIAC, ICSID, NAFTA, StoneTurn
DIAC, SCC, the Stockholm, Zurich, Nigerian and [email protected]
Brazilian Chambers of Commerce, and ad hoc Antonio Vaz
proceedings under UNCITRAL Rules and various Ernst & Young
free trade agreements. His primary expertise and [email protected]
experience relates to the identification, quantifica-
tion and valuation of lost profits, business enter- Cayman Islands
prise value and wasted costs in matters involving Michael Pearson
alleged expropriation and breach of contract. Greig FFP Limited
also assists clients in the preparation of economic [email protected]
determinations of contracts and agreements in
contentious and non-contentious settings. England
Greig's clients have involved companies and Amber Andrade
governments from around the globe including the Deloitte LLP
United Kingdom, continental Europe, MENA, Asia, [email protected]
Central America and South America and the United Jules Colborne-Baber
States. The range of Greig's industry experience Deloitte LLP
encompasses hospitality, automotive, upstream [email protected]
oil and gas, aviation, mining, shipping, retail, real Emma Hodges*
estate, financial services, manufacturing, pharma- Forensic Risk Alliance
ceuticals and construction. [email protected]
Greig's experience also includes litigation Anastasia Malyugina*
consulting involving forensic accounting and Berkeley Research Group
financial investigations under IFRS, US and UK [email protected]
GAAP, buy-sell disputes, large-scale international
acquisitions, and bankruptcy issues. Dispute India
areas worked on include business interruption Geetu Singh
claims, post M&A disputes, breach of contract/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Services LLP
representations and warranties claims, termina- [email protected]
tion of distribution agreements, renegotiation and
harmonisation of international tripartite agree- Spain
ments, and assisting clients with the attachment Enrique Cañizares Pacheco
and collection of awards. RBB Economics
[email protected]
909 Third Avenue
New York, 10022 USA
Tel: +1 212 845 4062 District of Columbia
[email protected] Jenna Voss*
www.alixpartners.com Forensic Risk Alliance
[email protected]
Dan You*
WWL says: Greig Taylor is “singled out” by sources for his significant experience in forensic Alvarez & Marsal
accounting, valuations and loss estimations. [email protected]

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Massachusetts Tara Mulkeen Nicole Sliger*

Kyla Curley FTI Consulting BDO USA LLP
StoneTurn [email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] Kristy Serviss Greig Taylor*
KPMG LLP AlixPartners
New York [email protected] [email protected]
Jennifer Baskin
Independent Consultant at Poplar Island
[email protected]

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