News | May 8, 2026
A recent study by Tatyana Avilova, Economist at Secretariat has been selected by the Editor of JAMA Health Forum as an Editor’s Choice: Clinical Trial of 2025.
Mr. Eliason is a licensed mechanical engineer with more than 15 years of experience in the engineering and construction industries. He regularly serves as an expert witness in disputes over construction defects. He specializes in building enclosure and mechanical HVAC system matters across a variety of project types. He additionally consults on building enclosure, mechanical HVAC system, and building energy usage matters for owners, developers, contractors, and design professionals.
Mr. Eliason has a background in building enclosure systems design, evaluation, forensics and repair as well as mechanical HVAC systems design and evaluation. He regularly provides design peer reviews for building enclosure and mechanical systems, failure analysis of building envelope systems, destructive and non-destructive testing services, quality assurance site observations, building commissioning services, and commercial building energy simulations. A licensed professional engineer, he also provides expert witness testimony related to building enclosures and mechanical HVAC systems.
Mr. Eliason has a wide array of experience dealing with the technical analysis and problem resolution of assemblies to determine conditions of building envelopes. Through document review, design review, on-site investigations, and computational modeling of building enclosure systems, he diagnoses imperfections in the building envelope and develops recommendations for repair strategies.
To diagnose and resolve construction and operation related issues in mechanical HVAC systems, he examines the operational performance of the mechanical system and potential interactions with building envelope systems. His experience extends to performing ASHRAE energy audits, energy modeling of new and existing buildings, building commissioning, and enclosure quality assurance across a variety of building project types including residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, historic, and adaptive reuse.
A recent study by Tatyana Avilova, Economist at Secretariat has been selected by the Editor of JAMA Health Forum as an Editor’s Choice: Clinical Trial of 2025.
Secretariat Experts Recognized in Lexology’s 2026 Investigations Report
Ten of Secretariat experts have been recognized in the Lexology Index 2026 Investigations report, produced in partnership with Global Investigations Review. The guide highlights leading investigations lawyers, digital forensic specialists, and forensic accountants who are trusted to support the most demanding matters worldwide.
AI is rapidly reshaping how financial institutions in Latin America approach compliance, shifting from reactive monitoring to proactive financial crime detection. Advanced AI platforms specialized in crime detection enable banks to process vast datasets, identify anomalous behaviors, and map hidden relationships across accounts and jurisdictions. This is particularly relevant in a region characterized by complex cross-border flows, uneven regulatory enforcement, and significant exposure to illicit economies.