HKA - Key Persons
Al Lee is a forensic accountant and economic damages expert with over 30 years of experience. During his career, he has been appointed as an expert in over 30 matters.
Al has provided oral and written testimony in state court, federal court and in arbitration proceedings across a variety of industries and business disputes, including construction, commercial damages, and labor and employment matters. He has also assisted expert and other witnesses on hundreds of disputes in litigation and arbitration.
Al has a broad background as a consultant, including analyzing the financial condition and financial performance of businesses through the review of financial statements, public disclosures, accounting information, operational reports, and other business records. He has also investigated liability and damages issues on matters involving allegations of fraud. Al has prepared or analyzed hundreds of construction claims for cost and schedule impacts on a variety of construction projects including oil processing facilities, liquid natural gas facilities, power plants, mining facilities, roadways, rail transportation, subway stations, tunnels, and pipelines.
Al specialises in the analysis of claims for increased costs, lost profits, loss of business value, unjust enrichment, and reasonable royalties on a variety of disputes resulting from breach of contract, business interruption, patent infringement, and other allegations. He delivers expert analysis and opinions regarding economic damages on construction matters, labor and employment disputes (including class action matters), as well as potential fraud and false claims (including damages and penalties resulting from such issues). He has also supported clients on matters involving cost accounting, cost estimating, defective pricing, false claims, and regulatory compliance issues.
Al holds a Master of Business Administration degree in finance and accounting and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and computer science. He is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
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- Chartered Engineer
- Partner
Alan Currie is a Chartered Engineer with over 30 years of industry experience. He has been appointed as a technical expert and assisted the named expert on numerous occasions.
Alan has supported clients with disputes in the power and utilities and buildings sectors for projects with values of up to $800 million. He manages and oversees the work of many technical experts covering a wide range of engineering disciplines working predominantly, but not exclusively, on international arbitrations.
Alan has a background in a multi-discipline engineering consultancy and in utility OEM and EPC contracting, working both in the design office and on site. He led a team of 25 engineers through a successful technology transfer process to acquire and implement carbon capture capability. He has also undertaken and managed feasibility and FEED studies for utility clients across Europe and North America.
Alan specialises in providing mentoring, management and direction of expert appointments. His expertise in a wide range of power generation, industrial and manufacturing processes, and building services systems provides a strong basis for guiding appointed experts.
Alan is a member of the Energy Institute and an associate member of the Association for Project Management. He holds a degree in environmental engineering, an advanced professional award in expert witness evidence, and has been published on matters of renewable and sustainable energy generation.
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- Partner
- Chartered Quantity Surveyor
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Alastair Gray is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with more than 25 years of experience. He has acted as a quantum expert on numerous occasions.
Alastair has been cross-examined in litigation, arbitration and adjudication on disputes with values in excess of $2 billion. He has also been appointed to provide independent expert determinations across a variety of industries.
Alastair has a broad range of buildings, civil engineering and oil and gas project experience. He has worked for developers, contractors, subcontractors and consultants across the Middle East, Far East, Australia, and the UK including 15 years based in the United Arab Emirates.
Alastair specialises in productivity and disruption analysis. His expertise encompasses contractual, commercial, and claims related matters across all sectors of the construction industry.
Alastair is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors. He holds a degree in management and design for building and a post-graduate diploma in construction law and arbitration.
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- Partner, Regional CEO, EMEA
Andrew Drennan is a Chartered Surveyor with over 20 years of construction industry experience.
"Andrew was committed to the tight time frame and delivered a properly assembled final product," "His reports are well reasoned and persuasive." "He has a deep understanding of the issues at hand."
Andrew Drennan holds a master's in construction law and is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CInstCES), the Academy of Experts and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
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- Partner
- Chartered Construction Manager
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building
- Partner / Construction
Andrew White is a Chartered Construction Manager with extensive experience who is regularly appointed as an Expert and Expert Advisor on delay and construction project management matters in adjudication, arbitration and litigation.
"….Andrew's work is always of a high quality. His attention to detail is exceptional. Above all though he is uniquely able to explain his analysis in jargon free plain English. I regularly recommend Andrew to other professionals."
Andrew also provides assessments and audits of extension of time entitlement, preparation and defence of claims, programme feasibility, project monitoring, time controls and associated construction management matters and is highly proficient in both retrospective and prospective delay analysis methodologies, factual analysis and identification of issues, use of planning software and developing and presenting clear, concise and robust conclusions.
Prior to his career in delay analysis, worked for several major contractors for over 20 years on a variety of projects within the building and civil engineering sectors, in various roles from Site Engineer through to Projects Director, with responsibility for projects from potential development scheme through to tender enquiry and completion.
His experience has been acquired across a broad spectrum of building, power & utilities, industrial & manufacturing, transportation & infrastructure, oil & gas projects in the UK, Europe and the Middle East under JCT, NEC, ICE, FIDIC, IChemE and bespoke forms of contract.
Andrew White is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, Chartered Construction Manager, Member of the Association of Project Managers, Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, practising Member of the Academy of Experts and has completed postgraduate research in project planning, programming and time controls entitled ‘Good Practice, Contractual Obligations and Reality'. He is also a Qualified Dispute Resolver (Expert Determination) QDR (ED) and has delivered numerous seminar and training sessions on delay analysis and project time controls.
Andrew White is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building, Chartered Construction Manager, Member of the Association of Project Managers, Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, practising Member of the Academy of Experts and has completed postgraduate research in project planning, programming and time controls entitled ‘Good Practice, Contractual Obligations and Reality'. He is also a Qualified Dispute Resolver (Expert Determination) QDR (ED) and has delivered numerous seminar and training sessions on delay analysis and project time controls.
Andrew is one of the best delay experts out there. He performed impressively well in a multidisciplinary case working in collaboration with other experts. He quickly identified the essential issues that were relevant for his analysis.
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- Partner, Head of Information Technology
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- Chartered Accountant
- Partner
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
Anthony Charlton is a Chartered Accountant with close to 30 years of professional experience. He has been appointed as an expert in matters of forensic accounting and the assessment of economic loss on over 50 occasions.
Anthony Charlton is recognised among peers as a top name in France for handling damages claims pertaining to arbitration proceedings
Anthony is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of their specialist valuation group. He is widely recognised by WWL as a Global Elite Thought Leader and Thought Leader in their quantum of damages, arbitration and investigations - forensic experts' research.
Anthony is a very productive expert with great analytical skills. In my view, he is one of the strongest practitioners in the market.
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the BOARD of Directors
- Partner
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- Partner, Joint Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead
- Partner, Strategic Growth Advisor
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- Accountant
- Partner, Joint Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead, Americas
Avram S Tucker (Ave) is a forensic accountant with more than 40 years of experience. He has been appointed as an expert on hundreds of occasions.
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- Partner, Regional CEO, Asia Pacific
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- Chartered Engineer
- Partner
- Partner / Construction
Bill Haggart is a Chartered Engineer with 30 years of experience in the field of building services engineering (MEP). He has been appointed as a technical expert witness on several occasions.
Bill is a diligent and focused expert. He is incredibly responsive to his clients. He communicates complex information in an easy to comprehend way.
Bill Haggart is a key name in the Middle East market renowned for his deep expertise in social infrastructure and transport projects.
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- Partner
- Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Bob Breeze is a Chartered Quantity Survey and Chartered Arbitrator with over 40 years of experience. He has been appointed as a delay and quantum expert on more than 100 occasions.
Bob has acted as an advocate and expert witness in litigation and arbitration proceedings for major international project with disputed values of up to $900 million. He is experienced across all forms of alternative dispute resolution and has varied experience as an arbitrator.
Bob has worked across construction and its associated industries, principally on projects within the energy sector. These include oil and gas, fabrication of offshore structures, petrochemical, shipbuilding, and power generation. He has been employed by owners, consultants, contractors and builders, and subcontractors and vendors throughout the world delivering all aspects of quantity surveying and delay analysis.
Bob specialises in the appraisal, forensic investigation and analysis of both extension of time and monetary claims. His experience ranges from pre-contract tendering, procurement, contract award, and cost control and management to post-contract administration, including extension of time and cost, damages, and delay assessment.
Bob Breeze is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a member of the London Court of International Arbitration.
Brian Hammer has more than 35 years of economic, accounting, financial and damages experience. He has been appointed as an expert on numerous occasions.
Brian has testified in state and federal courts, the United States Court of Federal Claims, arbitrations, and depositions. He has participated in mediations, settlement negotiations and other proceedings presenting expert analysis and developing alternative methods to resolve disputes.
Brian is a widely experienced consultant, supporting clients regarding finance, accounting, economics, damages, and data management and analysis issues in disputes and general business consulting matters. He has prepared or critiqued damages claims for lost profits, increased costs, business value, and royalties.
Brian has extensive experience in government contracts including claims, REA's, terminations, overhead rate reviews, cost impact proposals, false claims, and regulatory compliance. His construction expertise ranges from analysis of delay and disruption costs to change orders, contract issues, reimbursability of costs and increased cost claims.
Brian holds a master's in business administration (concentrations in finance and accounting) and a degree in economics and business.
Caryn Fuller is a civil engineer with over 20 years of experience. She has been appointed as an expert and assisted the named expert on numerous occasions.
Caryn has been cross-examined in arbitration, including giving concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing), and has assisted on disputes for projects with values of up to $20 billion. Her expert work covers delay, quantum and technical disciplines for sectors ranging from buildings and infrastructure to industrial, power and utilities, mining and minerals, and oil and gas.
Caryn's professional experience includes mechanical and process engineering, construction, project management, project controls management, and construction claims analysis. She is a project and program leader with a proven track record in leading high-profile, large-scale global construction initiatives, with a focus on cost control, scheduling and reporting.
Caryn's expertise includes standard of care, scheduling issues, productivity issues, procurement delays, forensic document investigations, and cost analysis and damages. She has supported clients in arbitration (both international and domestic) and mediation, delivering expert analysis, reports and rebuttals.
Caryn holds a master's in civil engineering and is a certified professional with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. She is a LEED accredited professional in building design and construction and has completed the American Bar Association Construction Law Trial Academy Program.
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- Partner
- Partner / Construction
Chris Beirise is a delay and damages, and quantum expert with over 30 years of experience in the construction and engineering industries.
Christopher is able to present to jurors and arbitrators in a manner that is understandable to the audience.
He has a strong construction scheduling analysis skills.
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- Partner, Global People Recruitment and Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
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- Partner, Head of Africa Operations
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- Member of the BOARD of Directors
- Partner / PAI Partners
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- Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, Africa
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- Partner, Head of Business Support
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- Partner, Head of Operations, US
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- Business Development Manager
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- Partner, Regional CEO, Americas
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- Partner, Forensic Technical Services Growth Development Lead
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- Partner, Head of Operations, US
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- Partner, Government Contracts Lead
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- Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, EMEA
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- Partner, Head of Middle East
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- Partner, Global Learning, Development and Succession
James R Knowles becomes a quoted company on the AIM market (formerly known as the Alternative Investment Market).
James R. Knowles (Holdings) PLC, headquartered in Daresbury, Warrington, UK, is acquired by Hill International, Inc. At the time of acquisition, Knowles employed more than 350 staff operating from 36 offices throughout the UK, Western Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, Canada and the United States.
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- Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, Europe
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- Member of the BOARD of Directors
- Chairman, Non - Executiv
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- Certified Public Accountant
- Partner
- Partner, Intellectual Property Lead, Americas
John L Hansen is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 30 years of experience. He has been appointed as an expert on hundreds of occasions.
John has testified as an expert on damages and economic issues in trial and arbitration, state courts, federal courts and before the International Trade Commission. He has presented declarations and deposition testimony before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and participated in settlement negotiations and mediations for disputed values in excess of over $250 million.
John is an experienced consultant, supporting companies on economic, accounting and damages matters in a wide variety of industries from entertainment and sports to technology, construction, and finance. He has analysed and addressed lost profits, price erosion, reasonable royalties, unjust enrichment, increased costs, and diminution of asset and business value. John's experience spans intellectual property, commercial damages, class action, forensic accounting, and valuation matters.
John specialises in evaluation of the financial impact of alleged intellectual property infringement and misappropriation including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. He has assisted clients with Section 337 investigations before the United States International Trade Commission, addressing domestic industry and remedy issues. He has also consulted on the valuation and licensing of intellectual property.
John is a a Certified Licensing Professional, a Chartered Global Management Accountant, and is Certified in Financial Forensics by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He has presented on financial, accounting and damages issues, along with intellectual property valuation and licensing, to university and industry groups such as the Licensing Executives Society, the University of California Hastings College of the Law, Stanford University, and Santa Clara University School of Law.
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- Partner, Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead
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- Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
- Partner
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- Partner, Forensic Technical Services Lead
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- Accountant
- Consultant
- Partner
Julie Knox is a forensic accountant and commercial damages consultant with more than 25 years of experience. She has been appointed as an expert on numerous occasions.
Julie has testified in cases before the United States Federal Court, California Superior Court and in domestic and international arbitrations. She has acted as an expert for disputes regarding commercial damages and valuation, intellectual property, and forensic accounting and investigations across financial, technology, sports and entertainment, and industrial sectors.
Julie has consulted on financial reporting matters and business operations and has conducted financial statement audits of companies and government agencies. She has performed forensic accounting analysis, funds tracing, and financial reporting analysis on behalf of companies, boards of directors, and special committees.
Julie provides analysis and expert opinion regarding lost profits, unjust enrichment, reasonable royalties, and restitution resulting from breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, anti-trust, unfair competition, intellectual property infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and other allegations.
Julie is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Certified Public Accountant (California and Virginia) and is Certified in Financial Forensics. She has presented to the AICPA, CalCPA, various university groups and law firms addressing accounting and economic damages issues, intellectual property valuation and damages, and ITC section 337 investigations.
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- Chief People Officer
- Partner
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- Partner, People Business Partnering
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- Financial Controller
- Partner
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- Partner, Forensic Technical Services Lead
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- Partner, Joint Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, Canada
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- Member of the BOARD of Directors
- Director, Non - Executive
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- Partner, Forensic Technical Services Lead
Michael J Wallace has more than 35 years of financial, economic, accounting and damages experience. He has been appointed as an expert on more than a hundred cases.
Michael has testified as an expert in more than 25 trials and arbitrations and over 65 depositions on finance, accounting, and economic damages matters in US federal and state courts as well as international and domestic arbitrations. He has prepared and analysed hundreds of economic damages claims across a wide variety of industries and practice areas.
Michael has extensive consulting experience including analyzing the financial condition and performance of businesses through review of financial statements, public disclosures, accounting information, operational reports, and other business records. He has worked across a broad variety of practice areas including commercial litigation, construction, energy and regulated industries, entertainment and sports, financial institutions, government contracts, health care, asset management, intellectual property, and real estate.
Michael's expertise includes lost profits, disgorgement, business valuation, false claims, breach of contract, intellectual property, contingent compensation, cost allocation, and statistical analyses. This includes providing formal and informal presentations to Department of Justice, Defense Contract Audit Agency, and Defense Criminal Investigative Service regarding defective pricing and false claims issues. He has extensive experience in the interpretation and application of financial and accounting principles and standards in regulatory and contractual settings.
Michael holds an MBA in finance and accounting and a degree in mechanical engineering and has delivered seminars regarding program and contract changes, and valuation, licensing and economic damages relating to trademarks. He is a non-lawyer member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California.
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- Member of the BOARD of Directors
- Partner / PAI Partners
Patrick Hébréard joins HKA as Partner in the forensic accounting and commercial damages practice, based in Paris
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- Partner, Chief Growth Officer, Americas
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- Partner, Joint Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages Lead
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- Partner, Joint Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, US
Probyn Miers, the UK's leading firm of Expert Architects in the field of Construction Dispute Avoidance and Resolution, is now part of HKA.
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- Group Finance Director
- Partner
In 1988, Hancox & Partners became Rendel Hancox, part of the High-Point Group of Companies, following High-Point's acquisition of civil engineering consultants Rendel, Palmer and Tritton (RPT).
Following a merger with the Glasgow branch of RPT, Rendel Hancox is renamed Rendel Palmer & Tritton (Scotland), providing mechanical, electrical, civil and structural engineering consultancy services.
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the BOARD of Directors
- Partner
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- Partner, Head of International Tax
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- Partner, Head of Operations, Canada
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- Partner, Joint Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead, US
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- Partner, Construction, Claims and Expert Services Lead
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- Partner, Regional Growth Officer, EMEA
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- Partner
- Partner, Head of Europe
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- Certified Public Accountant
- Partner
William Gladden (Bill) is a Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years of experience. He has been an expert and assisted other experts on over a hundred matters.