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J.S. Held Acquires Clark Seif Clark, Strengthening West Coast Capabilities for Environmental Claims, Disputes, and Catastrophe Response
Read MoreDan Arenson joined J.S. Held in May of 2022 as part of J.S. Held's acquisition of GPW. Dan manages a broad range of projects providing geopolitical and operational guidance to companies on emerging markets worldwide. He specializes in advising multinational development banks on integrity and reputational risks ahead of a potential investment. With over a decade of experience in political risk, Dan has previously worked as a senior editor at a Middle East-focused security risk consultancy and as an intelligence analyst at Vodafone. Prior to joining the sector, Dan worked as a political aide to a Member of Parliament.
Dan's recent work includes integrity due diligence assignments for international financial institutions in a range of countries, including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, and Bulgaria; stakeholder advisory work on critical minerals in Indonesia; asset reviews of high-risk mining assets in Mexico, the Philippines, and Algeria; and market entry support on the Iraqi business climate.
Dan is fluent in English, Russian, and French. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Russian & French from the University of Oxford.
Dan was a contributor to J.S. Held's 2024 Global Risk Report.
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