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FCPA Enforcement: Where the Bribery Actually Happened
FCPA enforcement trends analyzed by geography. Discover where bribery risk is concentrated and how it impacts global compliance, investigations and risk management.
June 15, 2016
Ryan Sullivan named “Patent 1000 Recommended Expert” for third consecutive year
Intensity joined Secretariat on February 1, 2023.
Intensity Corporation today announced that Ryan Sullivan was recognized for the third straight year as a top U.S. economic expert, in the 2016 edition of Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2016. New this year, Dr. Sullivan was rated at the top Gold band level reserved for those professionals highest among their peers in the field.
According to IAM, “Ryan Sullivan is the gold standard for damages experts. He applies real economic principles and consistently comes up with results that hold up on appeal.” Further they commented “Having appeared in must-win suits in which over $1 billion was at stake, the Intensity CEO can solve the most labyrinthine puzzles.”
The IAM Patent 1000 identifies the leading technical and economic experts from around the world. According to Nicholas Richardson, research editor on the IAM Patent 1000, “Patents are essential business commodities, and knowing how to obtain, enforce and monetise them has become mission critical for companies in all industries.” On the Gold band, the IAM commented that they are “The creme de la creme; their success hinges on reputations established over lengthy periods of time, something which enables them to secure the most high-profile, big-ticket instructions from the most demanding of clients.”
About the IAM Patent 1000
The IAM Patent 1000 is a standalone publication that identifies individual and firm expertise in all major areas of patent law and practice. Through an extensive research process conducted by a team of highly qualified, full-time analysts, the publication identifies the top patent practitioners, as well as leading patent law and attorney firms, in 41 of the world’s most important jurisdictions.
FCPA Enforcement: Where the Bribery Actually Happened
FCPA enforcement trends analyzed by geography. Discover where bribery risk is concentrated and how it impacts global compliance, investigations and risk management.
Secretariat is pleased to share that 56 of our experts have been recognized in the Lexology Index 2026 Construction report for their outstanding work on complex construction disputes and claims around the world. With 12 experts named as Global Elite Thought Leaders—the report’s most exclusive ranking, achieved by only 5% of listed professionals—Secretariat has earned the No. 1 spot in this category for the second year in a row among more than 750 ranked firms.
Eric Poer, a Managing Director in Secretariat’s Global Investigations & Disputes practice, was retained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to serve as their forensic accounting expert in a high-profile securities fraud dispute.