1. Strategic Advisory

 

This model provides expert technical and commercial guidance for complex portfolios and critical, short-term challenges.

 

Core Services:

 

• Leading bid scoring panels and contractor shortlisting for multi-billion EPC packages.

• Drafting and defending arbitration claims and counterclaims.

• Appraising technical and commercial bids across various jurisdictions.

• Advising on contract structuring, milestone logic, and risk allocation.

• Supporting lender technical/legal advisor alignment for project financial close.

 

Commercial Structures:

 

• Time & Materials (T&M): Flexible for short-term, ad hoc, or rapidly evolving advisory engagements.

• Panel-Based Honorarium: Used for appointments to bid scoring panels, arbitration boards, and technical review committees.

• Performance-Based Incentives: Optional structure for engagements tied to measurable outcomes, such as achieved cost savings or demonstrable risk mitigation.

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2. Organizational Enablement

 

This model focuses on building sustainable project delivery excellence and strengthening internal capabilities through defined, project-based contracts and embedded roles.

 

Core Services:

 

• Establishing comprehensive completions and commissioning departments.

• Developing governance frameworks linking HSSE, cost, schedule, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Implementing integrated turnover strategies and operational readiness trackers.

• Designing SIMOPS, LOTO, PTW, and HSSE transition plans.

• Creating performance dashboards and reporting structures for executive oversight.

 

Commercial Structures:

 

• Project-Based Contracts: Utilized for engagements with a defined scope, timeline, and budget focused on delivery capability uplift.

• Embedded Advisory Roles: Used for providing interim leadership or placing embedded experts directly within your client teams for sustained guidance.

• Framework Agreements: Multi-year or multi-project arrangements with predefined rates, service scopes, and call-off mechanisms.

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3. Conflict & Investment Assurance

 

This model is dedicated to high-stakes resolution, due diligence, and providing expert technical testimony for complex disputes and investment scenarios.

 

Core Services:

 

• Chairing cross-border arbitration panels for CAPEX disputes potentially exceeding USD $1.5B.

• Leading comprehensive due diligence for asset disposal, acquisition, and resale scenarios.

• Coordinating exhibit development and expert witness testimony for ICC arbitration and claims defense.

• Supporting legal teams with commercial offboarding and navigating complex regulatory compliance.

• Advising on risk mitigation and strategy development for contract close-out.

 

Commercial Structures:

 

• Panel Appointment Agreements: Fixed honorarium or daily rate structures for arbitration or formal due diligence participation.

• Confidential Advisory Mandates: Highly structured agreements built around strict legal confidentiality and specific, measurable deliverables.

• Success-Based Fees: Occasionally employed in high-stakes arbitration and claims where the final outcome significantly influences compensation.