News | October 17, 2025
Secretariat Experts Receive Recognition in Lexology Index Thought Leaders – USA 2026
Secretariat is proud to share that 11 of our experts have been named as USA Thought Leaders in Lexology Index’s 2026 listing.
An experienced Expert, Mr. Burley specialises in delay, disruptions, and acceleration analysis for construction, engineering, and infrastructure projects and programs of work in high-value complex international arbitrations, with a particular focus on APAC and EMEA.
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An experienced Expert, Ben Burley specialises in delay, disruptions, and acceleration analysis for construction, engineering, and infrastructure projects and programs of work in high-value complex arbitrations, with a particular focus on APAC and EMEA.
Mr. Burley’s clients benefit from his extensive delay, planning, programming, and project controls experience spanning multiple sectors, including energy, infrastructure, building, offshore, and industrial. He has been appointed expert witness on time, delay, concurrent delay, and disruption issues and has provided expert reports and oral evidence in support of his opinion to various dispute resolution forums: litigation, arbitration, adjudication, and mediation. In addition to traditional cross–examination, Mr. Burley is experienced in multiple forms of witness conferencing or ‘hot tubbing’.
Who’s Who Legal describe Mr. Burley as “diligent, proactive and efficient”. Interviewees opine that he “is on top of every detail in complicated cases”, that he “communicates with clients very well”, and “is a well-known delay expert with strong expertise in the construction sector. He advises on domestic and international projects and enjoys an excellent reputation in the space” and “stands out in the construction delay space as a leader for his work in a variety of high-value international disputes”. Mr. Burley is a widely respected delay expert known for his “rare ability to digest large volumes of data and to present it in simplified format” and “has a steady hand during cross-examination”.
Secretariat Experts Receive Recognition in Lexology Index Thought Leaders – USA 2026
Secretariat is proud to share that 11 of our experts have been named as USA Thought Leaders in Lexology Index’s 2026 listing.
87 Secretariat Professionals Named in Lexology Index 2025 Consulting Expert Reports
Secretariat is pleased to share that 87 of our experts have been named in the Lexology Index 2025 Consulting Expert Reports series, achieving recognition as global industry leaders across several key categories.
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