Article | June 30, 2026
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.
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”.
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.
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