When fires, explosions, and other thermal events occur, time is of the essence in order to understand all the factors that contributed to the event and the impact of the resulting damage. Having the right forensic, engineering, and scientific team ready at a moment’s notice is critical. Our thermal sciences experts investigate the root causes of failures, fires, and explosions for all types of accidents within commercial, industrial, transportation, and residential settings. Then we help reconstruct and analyze accidents in detail to develop a full picture of the situation.
Investigations
When disaster strikes in the form of a fire or explosion, clients rely on our expert analysis to understand the complete landscape of the challenge at hand. Our diverse teams specialize in thorough field investigations and leverage advanced modeling and testing methods to uncover the origins and causes of fires, gas explosions, dust explosions, and other catastrophic events.
Disputes
We help clients navigate challenging disputes with unbiased, science-backed insights and analysis. From industrial fires and explosions to oil spills, chemical incidents, and equipment malfunctions, our experts tackle complex issues with precision. We deliver candid, evidence-based assessments to ensure facts are clear and complex technical information is presented in terms judges, arbitrators, juries, and other stakeholders trust and understand.
Damages & Financial Analysis
Calculating and substantiating the financial impact of a disaster is a challenge requiring the unique combination of forensic, scientific, and financial expertise. Our highly qualified economic damages experts combine accounting and valuations skills with deep industry insights to quantify losses with authority and clarity. Our experts are veterans of hundreds of assignments across many industries, in both domestic and international disputes. They are regularly relied on to provide expert reports and testify in a range of settings, including arbitrations, mediations, and litigation.
Industry Expertise
Fires and explosions can happen in nearly any environment across all industry sectors. Our experts have particularly deep experience and understand the unique characteristics of specific sectors, including:
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Secretariat is thrilled to announce that 20 of our experts have been recognized as premier Construction professionals in the Lexology Index 2025 Thought Leaders – Construction report, including a leading number of Global Elite Thought Leaders (12).
Secretariat Experts Receive Recognition in Lexology Index Thought Leaders – USA 2026
Secretariat is proud to share that 11 of our experts have been named as USA Thought Leaders in Lexology Index’s 2026 listing.