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J.S. Held Acquires Clark Seif Clark, Strengthening West Coast Capabilities for Environmental Claims, Disputes, and Catastrophe Response
Read MorePublished: October 2024
Almost everything our divisional experts do for our clients starts with “a science” and is enabled by “a technology.” The fundamentals of the core science are still the baseline, but the enabling technology and how it’s applied is rapidly changing. This has prompted strong and growing business interest in artificial intelligence, knowledge management, data analytics, and research and development.
We leverage technology to capture and utilize data, which our technical and scientific experts then evaluate and apply in the context of each client engagement. This combination allows us to harness information more effectively, leading to better analysis, faster solutions, and increased value creation for our clients.
We have invested in diversifying our service lines to deliver comprehensive expert analysis and solutions in response to, and in anticipation of, evolving market dynamics. This has positioned us to help clients shape business goals and strategies, select and implement technologies, enhance operations, mitigate risks, strengthen governance, resolve disputes, and drive long-term business value.
As leading experts in visualization and accident reconstruction, we leverage technology to help clients and juries understand and experience historical events. Our expertise in forensic animation, interactive media, virtual reality, data capture and modelling, photogrammetry, photo and video analysis, digital transformation, and user experience are differentiators for our firm and assets to our clients.
Renewable energy and sustainability are examples of transformative influences that have impacted industries we serve. To advise clients on associated risks, opportunities, and disputes, we have cultivated teams with specialized expertise in energy transition, reliability, and resilience; supply chain integrity; regulatory compliance; accounting and economics; and capital projects, among other areas.
I am particularly proud of the way our Science & Technology division is influencing the industry through research, technical papers, and educational seminars. In 2024 alone, we have published 20 papers and presented 47 times on various topics impacting our clients. It’s been incredibly rewarding to watch the reputation and engagement of this team further develop within our industry.
We continue to challenge ourselves to learn faster and govern smarter. Our investments in knowledge management technologies and programs are especially important, as is the way we collaborate and knit together our professional communities – promoting the fast and safe exchange of ideas. We must continue to evolve as science and technology progress.
We are focused on leading the market in innovative solutions and transformative advancements in science and technology. Our experts continue to pioneer and leverage cutting-edge ideas and technology, foster collaborative partnerships, and deliver expert consulting services that produce value for our clients, profitable growth and engagement for our team, and enhance the environment in which we work and live.
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