Adrian McGuire is an experienced legal, contracts, and commercial specialist. He is a Quantity Surveyor with over 20 years of experience across the heavy lifting, engineering, construction, and energy sectors. He has managed all aspects of contractual matters, ranging from contract review and negotiation to the successful settlement of disputes on large-scale projects.
Niel Coertse is a qualified lawyer specializing in construction disputes and international arbitration. Niel has worked in the Middle East since June 2015, advising employers, contractors, and major subcontractors on construction claims and disputes in various sectors, including residential, infrastructure, airports, media, and energy projects.
Harrison Tallantire is an associate focusing on forensic engineering investigations and technical analysis for litigation and insurance cases.
Dr. Alastair McKenzie-Kerr has 25 years of experience advising high‑risk organizations across industries, including mining, construction, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, technology, transportation, and infrastructure. Known for his “boots‑to‑boardroom” experience, he combines hands‑on field experience with strategic leadership to help manage and mitigate human error and improve safety performance in high-hazard organizations across Europe, the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia, North America, and South America.
Will Rodriguez is a regional growth leader and advisor to senior executives across the insurance and risk services. He drives growth by aligning business development, marketing, and expert teams around clear priorities and disciplined execution that supports long-term enterprise value.
Shrived Pawar supports transaction advisory, corporate finance, and performance improvement engagements, with experience spanning the United Kingdom, India, and South Africa. He assists management teams in evaluating financial performance, identifying operational inefficiencies, and supporting capital-raising initiatives.
Stephen Osuhor has over 30 years of experience across the construction and engineering sectors, having worked throughout the UK, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. He has been appointed as a Quantum Expert in arbitrations conducted under various rules and has provided written and oral expert evidence, including testimony under cross-examination and expert conferencing with opposing experts.
Ali Fard is an engineer, chartered quantity surveyor, and a testifying delay and quantum expert with more than 25 years of experience advising clients on complex construction disputes and commercial matters. He has been appointed as an expert on numerous high-value projects, providing opinions on project delays, disputed changes, lost productivity, acceleration, prolongation, disruption, and damages arising from contractual and commercial management issues. | | Ali has served as an expert in matters referred to arbitration, mediation, adjudication, and litigation across multiple jurisdictions, including North America, the UK, Africa, and the Middle East. His experience spans the oil and gas, energy, infrastructure, water, healthcare, and building sectors, and includes major projects with multibillion-dollar capital values. | | In addition to his expert witness work, Ali has led dispute avoidance and dispute resolution engagements, helping contractors, owners, developers, lenders, and other stakeholders evaluate claims, manage contractual risk, and achieve negotiated resolutions. Throughout the project lifecycle, he advises clients on claims and contract strategy, commercial management practices, risk mitigation, and negotiation approaches. | | Ali holds an MBA, an LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration, and bachelor's and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering.