News | May 27, 2025
Secretariat Announces Newest Managing Directors
Congratulations to our recently promoted Managing Directors: Deven Bowles, Erica Greulich, Greg Johnson, Zack Kilgore, Gareth McDermott, Tony Nedinsky, Michael Pogue, and Ivy Tse.
Mr. Jassam has over 12 years of experience in quantity surveying, contract administration, procurement and supply chain management, and disputes of international construction projects. He has worked on projects of varying size and complexity in Australia, United Kingdom, Africa and the Middle East.
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Ahmed Jassam has supported quantum experts in adjudications and international arbitrations in the UK, Africa and the Middle East. He has conducted assessments of disputed costs such as defects, delay and disruption costs, diminution claims and other claims relating to losses and additional liabilities due to the breaches of contract.
Mr. Jassam gained extensive construction projects experience in his previous role as a procurement and supply chain specialist for an international energy company, assisting in the management and delivery of construction projects within the oil and gas industry.
His work has covered a range of bespoke contract types, encountering an array of issues, including valuing variations, novation agreements, performance driven interventions, defects management, procurement management and contract close out.
Secretariat Announces Newest Managing Directors
Congratulations to our recently promoted Managing Directors: Deven Bowles, Erica Greulich, Greg Johnson, Zack Kilgore, Gareth McDermott, Tony Nedinsky, Michael Pogue, and Ivy Tse.
Guardians of Finance Integrity
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) has cemented its role as a global financial watchdog, using its influence to safeguard the integrity of the U.S. dollar and the broader international financial system. Recent regulatory actions related to Iraq and Libya demonstrate a proactive approach to combating illicit financial flows, setting a precedent for oversight in other high-risk jurisdictions, including Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, and Ukraine, which are likely to undergo major post-conflict reconstruction.
Jury Trial Victory for Marathon Oil Co. in Landmark $123.7M Force Majeure Case
Managing Director Bob Broxson provided expert reports, deposition, and trial testimony on behalf of Marathon Oil Co. in a high-stakes, precedent-setting contract dispute arising from a natural gas delivery impeded in 2021 by Winter Storm Uri.