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.
Ms. Creed leads Secretariat’s global talent acquisition strategies and initiatives. With an extensive background in recruiting for global professional services firms, she and her team have an impressive track record of attracting the best and the brightest talent in the industry at all levels
Chicago
Michelle Creed is a client-focused recruiting professional with global experience at major professional services and financial services firms. At Secretariat, she leads a team focused on improving the overall new candidate experience, which includes implementing processes and technologies that enhance recruiting initiatives and crafting strategies that reach and engage top talent. She brings unique experience in identifying talent in Secretariat’s core areas of focus, including disputes, commercial damages, construction, intellectual property, compliance, cyber risk, and forensic investigations.
Most recently, Ms. Creed spent nearly 10 years at Duff & Phelps (now Kroll) as the Global Recruiting Leader for the firm’s Governance, Risk, and Advisory Group. Before joining Kroll, Michelle was a member of the recruiting leadership team at professional services firm The Claro Group. She started her career at Andersen Consulting and has additional experience in corporate and agency recruiting environments.
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.