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. McDermott has nearly 20 years of experience on major international construction and engineering projects worldwide, including in Ireland, the United Kingdom, mainland Europe, the Middle East, South America, Asia, and Africa. He has worked on projects of varying size and complexity in the building, civil engineering, and infrastructure projects, offshore oil & gas facilities, marine, and process works sectors.
Gareth McDermott has nearly 20 years of experience on major international construction and engineering projects worldwide, including in Ireland, the United Kingdom, mainland Europe, the Middle East, South America, Asia, and Africa, specializing in dispute resolution and forensic investigation of quantum claims. He has worked on projects of varying size and complexity in the building, civil engineering and infrastructure projects, offshore oil & gas facilities, marine, and process works sectors.
Mr. McDermott has been appointed quantum expert on litigation, adjudication, and mediation proceedings, and has been lead assistant to the quantum expert on several major international disputes in arbitration. He regularly provides advice and opinion on matters concerning variations, defective works, delay, acceleration, disruption, termination, costs to complete, and final accounts.
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.