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. Baez primarily provides consulting services in international arbitration cases. He is a native Spanish speaker and specializes in projects within Latin America.
Miami, Washington, DC
Paul Baez primarily provides consulting services in international arbitration cases. He is a native Spanish speaker and specializes in projects within Latin America. Mr. Baez has worked on projects spanning various industries, including financial services, energy, telecommunications, food processing, agriculture, oil & gas, infrastructure concessions, real estate, airport services, and mining. He has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as a Future Leader in Arbitration.
Before joining Secretariat, Mr. Baez was a principal at Versant Partners, a specialized dispute consulting firm focused on the financial and economic aspects of arbitration and litigation. He has more than ten years of experience advising clients on issues involving business valuation, finance, accounting, and economics. Mr. Baez has worked on numerous international arbitrations for corporations, foreign nationals, and sovereign nations in Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, East Asia, and Africa.
Mr. Baez also holds a Graduate Certificate in Financial Management from Johns Hopkins University.
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.