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CHARLES P. FOURNIER, J.D., CCA Charles P. Fournier is a Managing Director with Long International. Mr. Fournier has over 15 years of experience in U.S. and international engineering and construction management and dispute resolution consulting, including construction contract disputes analysis, claims preparation, arbitration and litigation support, expert testimony, schedule control, commercial negotiation, risk assurance, construction audit, and contractual process engineering. He is an entrepreneurial, bilingual French-English business strategy and construction advisory professional with extensive experience leading teams that solve client problems involving dispute resolution, claims negotiation, and performance audits. Mr. Fournier focuses his practice on owners, engineering firms, and contractors in the petroleum refining, petrochemical, oil and gas, power/cogeneration, mineral processing, industrial, building, and infrastructure market sectors worldwide.

As a recognized expert in the prevention, analysis, mitigation and resolution of complex construction disputes, Mr. Fournier has provided expert testimony, submitted expert reports, and prepared forensic scheduling analysis in resolution of claims arising from 40 construction projects, ranging from a $175 million power plant upgrade at JFK International Airport in New York, to a $7 billion sour gas field development project in China. His project experience includes refineries, petrochemical plants, offshore oil and gas facilities, mine processing and export facilities, power and cogeneration plants, weapon systems, transportation, and industrial buildings. He has testified in international arbitration. Before joining Long International, Mr. Fournier was a Managing Director in the infrastructure group of an international consulting firm in Canada and a Director, Contract Services, with a dispute resolution group in Australia. In these roles, he had responsibility for technical management and oversight of the preparation and resolution of construction claims. In addition, he was responsible for the assessment of project controls policies and procedures to ensure that profit, cost, schedule, and risk management objectives were achieved. Mr. Fournier was also appointed as a planning expert. Prior to his consulting career, Mr. Fournier served in the French Army as an infantry platoon leader.

EDUCATION J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2007 M.S., Mathematical Physics, Material Science, Ecoles Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, France, 1994 B.S., Mathematics and Physics, Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles d’Ingénieur, Saint-Cyr L’Ecole, France, 1991

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS Certified Construction Auditor (CCA); National Association of Construction Auditors, License A13036 Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP); AACE International; License 689-10 (2011-2014)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Society of Petroleum Engineers Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International Association of International Petroleum Negotiators

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Resume of Charles P. Fournier, J.D., CCA Page 2 TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE Representative U.S. and international technical experience includes:

• Construction claims preparation, analysis, defense, and negotiation of settlements • Deposition and expert witness testimony. • Evaluation and development of project controls plans and procedures. • Analysis of construction contract terms and conditions. • Internal audit of infrastructure projects. • Evaluation and quantification of cumulative impact and loss productivity claims resulting from multiple

change orders and other impacts. • Analysis of CPM schedules to determine the impacts of delays, disruption, acceleration, and loss of labor

productivity and entitlement to time extensions. • Identification and systematic evaluation of the interplay between management, contractual, engineering

and construction problems and their cause/effect relationship on cost and schedule overruns.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE As an expert in the analysis and resolution of complex construction disputes, Mr. Fournier has evaluated claims and assessed the performance of owners, engineers, and contractors on numerous types of projects, both in the U.S. and internationally. Representative projects include the following: Oil Refinery, Petrochemical and Chemical Plants, and Offshore Oil & Gas Production Facilities • Performed pricing and contractual risk assessment on the SURF package of a Gas Field Development

Project, Northern Territory, Australia. The $34 billion LNG Project included gas and condensate field subsea umbilical, riser, flowline (SURF) work for $2 billion. Engaged by the owner to review certain pricing and contractual risks of the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and pre-commissioning (EPIC) of production flowlines and a MEG injection system, start-up condensate transfer and fuel gas transfer flowlines, control systems, and related work.

• Assessed performance of an offshore pipeline contractor for the Greater Western Flank No.1 Offshore Field Development Project, Western Australia. The matter involved complex claims related to pipeline manufacturing specifications, out-of-roundness tolerances, applicable DNV and API standards, welding processes and productivity data. The Greater Western Flank No.1 Field Development (GWF1) is operated by Woodside Energy offshore Western Australia. Based on technical assessment and recommendations, Woodside withdrew its initial settlement offer and demanded performance; the offshore contractor resumed operation and completed the project.

• Performed a construction audit of a Sour Gas Development Project in the People’s Republic of China. Issues involved reservoir and surface engineering, dehydration process selection, gas composition sampling and related gas process selection engineering, contracting strategy, productivity, supply-chain management, and other China-specific issues.

• Appointed planning expert for analysis of delays in connection with a dispute arising from construction of wellhead, offshore bridge-linked gas injection and production platforms, pipelines, and submarine cables for an oilfield exploitation project. In the context of a multi-prime contracting scheme, helped the legal team craft an arbitration strategy that leveraged concurrent delays to production platform commissioning and pipeline dewatering. Prepared several reports on offshore transportation delays, pipeline dewatering processes (using product), platform commissioning, tie-in engineering (hot tapping), and pipeline line

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route design matters relevant to the parties’ performance. Cross-examined by opposing counsel during a five-day arbitration in Dubai.

• For a naphtha cracking project in Algeria, performed a preliminary assessment of engineering and construction issues related to choice of pipe alloy resulting from a change in feedstock profile, interference caused by other upgrade works, conceptual design issues, and escalation claims. The project involved a two-stage cracking plant with naphtha storage and export pipelines.

• For gas treatment projects in Kazakhstan, provided preliminary assessment of fabrication and commissioning delays and assisted the supplier management team in devising and implementing a risk mitigation and negotiation strategy. Assessed several contractual claims involving technical matters, defect liabilities, commissioning support, and translation of data books. This dispute between the owner, contractor and process equipment supplier arose from the construction of several complex condensate gas treatment plants.

• Provided to legal team a general assessment of delays and disruptions arising from design of utilities and associated equipment. Based on the strength of this assessment, client opted to assert its contractual rights and to seek compensation from the engineering firm. This dispute arose from alleged design errors and omissions resulting in delays to the completion of the world’s third largest ethylene glycol (EG) plant, then being built in Saudi Arabia.

Mining, Process, and Offloading Facilities • On behalf of a major Australian mining company, led a claims management team reviewing 28

productivity-loss and disruption claims amounting to $200 million and comprising 13,000 documents. • On owner’s behalf for a $2.6 billion iron ore mining project under construction in Western Australia, led a

claims management team and advised the General Counsel and Project Director regarding EOT claims and other commercial issues. Devised Electrical and Instrumentation (E&I) contract renegotiation strategy to mitigate delivery risks. Managed adjudication defense and supported arbitration proceedings and a Western Australia Supreme Court case.

• Advised a mining company in Western Australia regarding contractor performance and claims for differing subsurface geological conditions. The mine expansion project involved the construction of new haul roads between new and existing pits. Hematite, an iron-rich sedimentary rock common in the Pilbara region, is among the hardest to excavate. The contract shifted risk of underground conditions to the contractor. Contractor was responsible for investigating subsurface conditions before finalizing route design and choosing the best construction methodology but failed to investigate and was subsequently delayed by mechanical breakdowns and low productivity of its excavation crews.

• On behalf of a joint venture, led a construction audit team reviewing several variations amounting to $190 million on the $3.3 billion Wiggins Island Coal Expert Terminal (WICET). WICET is one of the largest coal export terminals in the world with a 2 km jetty, offloading wharf, conveyor, and shiploader. Jetty piling required fabrication and transportation of a 289-ton cantitraveller. Claims arose in connection with offshore construction.

• Appointed planning expert in defense of a payment claim for prolongation costs under the Construction Contracts Act (2004), Western Australia, related to the construction of an iron ore export terminal. The adjudication arose from the construction of a prefabricated berth for a new 760-ton shiploader. Major wharf components were fabricated offshore, before being assembled to form the berth's structure using plant and equipment on land. The project required the installation of a number of raking [angled] piles. Installation of wharf superstructure was undertaken from a heavy lift ship, with composite concrete/steel modules weighing up to 700 tons. The Adjudicator dismissed the Contractor’s claim in its entirety based on a detailed time impact analysis – “The Respondent has engaged an expert to look at the EOT claims,

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Mr Charles P Fournier …, an expert with impressive qualifications and experience, who expresses the view there is no substance in this excuse. I accept his evidence....”

• Performed preliminary assessment of the prime contractor’s exposure to subcontractors’ claims arising from the design, fabrication, and construction of a $54 billions GTL plant’s material offloading facility (i.e., artificial island with offloading berth and land connection) in Western Australia. The project required close coordination between the dredging of berth pockets, bunding construction, and platform reclamation works, and the installation of modular berth elements and delivery of mooring dolphins manufactured in China and assembled in Batam, Indonesia. Substantial manufacturing defects caused delays to the assembly of fenders and subsequent installation of mooring dolphins.

Transportation • Led the construction audit of a $150 million train refurbishment and upgrade program and advised senior

management of a Canadian railway regarding root causes of cost overruns and production issues. An independent Crown corporation, subsidized by the Minister of Transport and mandated to offer intercity passenger rail services in Canada, encountered substantial cost overruns during the rebuilding of about 96 cars and engines. Engaged to identify contractual, manufacturing and operational inefficiencies leading to productivity loss.

• Assessed delays related to the upgrade of an existing jetty and other shore protection facilities and services on behalf of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Jetty design was based on rock armoring, piling and walkway. From project daily reports and meteorological records, built comprehensive matrix correlating equipment usage and maintenance issues, weather conditions and other issues to defend a $5.2 million and 15-month delay claim.

• Defended against alleged increased trucking costs due to differing site conditions at quarries identified in contract documents claimed by a construction company contracted by a US federal agency for levee restoration in Louisiana. Analysis of borings and technical specifications negated contractor’s claim; further analysis exposed contractor’s failure to apply expansion factor to planned excavated quantities, resulting in increased trucking costs and delayed performance. Additional concurrent delays due to failure to meet stringent compaction tests required for levee repairs.

• Led the team charged with assessing civil and communication contractor’s acceleration claims under a contract based on Australian Standard 4902–2000 (General Conditions for Design and Construct). The project involved rail mainline signaling and communication upgrade for a mine expansion in Western Australia. Contractor alleged that late release and cumulative impacts of design changes to schematic drawing and requirements resulted in cardinal change to contract, acceleration, disruption and lost productivity costs.

• As assistant expert witness, assessed delays and evaluated contractor’s $1.6 million disruption claim regarding resurfacing of 11 miles of logging-truck roadway for the US Federal Highway Administration (US Department of Transportation). Contractor alleged that owner’s road pulverization operations delayed resurfacing work into winter and forced suspension of work.

• Drafted planning expert report and supported depositions in defense of contractor’s appeal to termination for default by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The project, a road repair and upgrade in national forest, involved complex work restrictions including period of limited work, noise restrictions, silt control, special work area (wetted perimeters) due to project location’s high sensitivity to endangered species. Scope of work also required blasting operations and earthwork in constrained spaces.

• On behalf of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), assessed multiple delay events arising from a $200 million 18-bridge highway interchange project in the Emirate of Dubai, UAE. The project involved highway enlargement, utilities relocation, bridges and approach roads construction. Issues arose

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from defective structural engineering, mismanagement of utilities relocation, denied site access, metro line crossings and labor shortage. Critical path analysis proved inconclusive in the case of resource-driven modular structure; alternative productivity analysis supported the RTA defense.

• For the prime contractor in a highway project, quantified crew loss of productivity, unabsorbed overhead, and equipment standby costs and prepared claim exhibits and damages calculations for the prime contractor. Claim arose from owner’s failure to timely relocate utilities to allow for planned renovation of roadway and highway interchange building. Impact analysis and damage calculation had to overcome no damage for delay clause of the contract. Owner settled the claim favorably.

Power Generation and Utilities • Advised senior management of an integrated Canadian company regarding risk and mitigation strategies

associated with the financing and delivery of a gas-fired cogeneration plant and utilities yard and related commercial agreements with two petrochemical projects and Alberta’s Altalink (power transmission).

• On behalf of an insurance company, assessed delays and disruptions caused by the accidental death of a technician during the commissioning of a newly built water treatment plant in Qatar. The death had been caused by failure of a wrongly procured and installed valve. Key to the issue was operator/contractor failure to mitigate the impact of the accident in order to shift costs and culpability for completion delays under its insurance policy.

• Appointed independent planning expert to review EOT and acceleration claims, and expert reports from E&I contractor (82 MW Open Cycle Gas Turbine Power Station, Western Australia, CCA Adjudication). The open cycle gas turbine power station comprises two diesel fueled GE Frame-6B Model 6581 gas turbines with Brush Model BDAX 7-290 generator packages with a total nominal capacity of 82 MW, and associated plant (fuel unloading, reverse osmosis water treatment plant, integrated controls). The power plant was designed as a peaking power station to provide “energy balancing” capacity to the SWIS (baseload provided by the 200 MW Collgar wind farm). The E&I contractors alleged the SMP and Civil contractors disrupted their planned sequence of work and caused delays to the turbine alignment, interconnecting pipe installation, and fin fan cooler installation, in addition to late delivery of equipment and incomplete design of the control room. The rebuttal focused on pre-assembly construction methodology and actual productivity metrics analyzed in conjunction with contemporaneous progress documents.

• Assistant planning expert witness in connection with the multimillion-dollar upgrade of an existing central heating and refrigeration plant and construction of a new combined cycle cogeneration power plant along with required cooling towers and underground pipes upgrade at JFK international airport. Performed site visit and discovery of project documents, reviewed documents and identified key issues. Prime contractors, a joint venture, alleged delays arising from late and incomplete mechanical drawings, design changes and differing site conditions. Concurrent delays in utilities relocation and out of sequence work due to concrete wall subcontractor offset impact of the claimed delays.

• Appointed planning expert in defense of a payment claim for prolongation, loss of productivity, and acceleration costs. The adjudication arose from the construction of a $120 million, 180 km, 330 kv power transmission line, including 376 towers, stringing and substations built in Western Australia. Contractor had forfeited contractual entitlement under a pre-negotiated schedule of rates and instead submitted a multimillion-dollar global claim with the last payment application in order to avail itself to the accelerated adjudication process under Western Australia’s Construction Contracts Act (CCA). With only 10 days to respond to an 800-page adjudication claim, issued expert report that defended on the merit and offered an alternative valuation. The adjudicator found that the “response [was] comprehensive and, with respect to a number of crucial issues, persuasive ... the claim must be rejected as a rolled up or global claim.” Adjudicator reduced Contractor’s claim by 97.3%.

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Resume of Charles P. Fournier, J.D., CCA Page 6 Defense Programs and Facilities • Assistant planning expert witness defending a $22 million claim arising from a defense contract to

develop and produce two F-14 Weapon System Trainers for the US Navy. Analyzed potential counterclaims arising from software development delays and reviewed software development metrics. Identified bid estimating errors arising from improper inputs in probabilistic COCOMO cost model for estimating the number of person-months required for software development. Overruns in software coding and testing, and related contractor-caused concurrent integration delays, became central to the government defense; case settled after mediation.

• Coordinated litigation IT support to the investigation team of the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General's office. This matter arose from a qui tam suit alleging procurement fraud and engineering defects in a major defense program. US Coast Guard had initiated a fleet-wide recapitalization as an integrated, multi-year $25 billion project called Deepwater. A whistleblower alleged that the project was marred with design defects and fraudulent procurement, in addition to delays and significant (about $5 billion) cost overruns.

• On behalf of government counsel, prepared process analysis supporting defense of a multimillion-dollar claim arising from the thermal treatment, storage and disposal of explosive contaminated soils and radioactive contamination in wood pipes at the now-decommissioned world’s largest TNT plant and DOE nuclear research facility. Contractor offered cost-cutting value engineering that resulted in bottlenecked processing flow, requiring design and construction of additional storage facilities and causing substantial delays to the remediation project. The contractor preemptively claimed for defective specifications, differing conditions, and resulting disruptions and loss of productivity.

Institutional Buildings, Health, Science and Hospitality • Assistant planning expert in connection with the multimillion-dollar expansion of New York school

facilities using prefabricated modular approach. The School Administration claimed, among other issues, damages for delayed final completion. Pinpointed overlooked no-damage for delay contract clause in defense of the $5 million delay claim. Relying on this contract interpretation, contractor’s counsel successfully moved to strike those damages.

• Assistant planning expert on behalf of local government in defense of claim for wrongful termination for default arising from a multimillion-dollar construction of school facilities by Prince George County Department of Education.

• Analyzed delays on the behalf of US Army Corps of Engineers and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Government claim arising from the design and construction of a new meteorological tower for NASA Orlando launch facility in Florida. Set-aside minority contract resulted in delayed completion of the electrical and instrument installation, partially caused by changing specifications.

• Assistant planning expert on behalf of the developer in connection with construction of an award-winning $200 million Native American museum and research center. Delays arose from ambitious architectural requirements for the exposed structural steel elements and delays in the finalization of museum display design and subsequent impact on fit-out, mechanical and electrical packages.

• Analyzed the impact of value engineering offered by developer for a design-built Ambulatory Care Center to be built in Nevada under lease agreement with the US Department of Veterans Affairs. To allow for later conversion of hospital to general office use, developer offered to build leased space with a standard concrete on slab flooring instead of modular flooring typically used for hospitals. Design and layout modifications resulted in delayed mechanical work as opening for pipes had to be drilled in the concrete floor.

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Resume of Charles P. Fournier, J.D., CCA Page 7 • Assistant planning expert in connection with the multimillion-dollar expansion of federal court facilities

on the behalf of US General Services Administration. The claim arose from design changes to cutting edge communication and trial technology design, and concurrent delays caused by the MEP contractor.

• Assistant planning expert in connection with the construction of a new shooting range and related training facilities for the Washington DC office of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. The project, managed by the US General Services Administration, encountered delays in the procurement and installation of complex interactive training equipment.

• Assistant planning expert on a dispute between the prime contractor and hotel developer: responsible for as-built data analysis and time impact analysis for foundation work; participated in AAA mediation proceedings.

• Embedded with Contractor’s project management team to assess completion status, time to completion, and impact of multiple layout and interior design changes. Located in Abu Dhabi, Transco Headquarters is a mid-rise office building with complex exterior glass and aluminum cladding and luxury interior finishes.

• On behalf of owner TDIC in Abu Dhabi, assessed delays caused by design changes initiated by hotel operator, termination of project management consultancy, and fit-out and finishes defects. Desert Island Resort Sir Bani Yas Hotel is a luxury low-rise 64-room desert resort.

• Engaged by the Private Department of H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalid Al Nahyan to assess project status, contractor’s delays, and expected completion date for the Khalidiya Palace Rotana Hotel & Residence Buildings in Abu Dhabi. The project comprised four high-rise towers – three mixed-use office and residential towers, 30,000 square meters underground parking, and an 18-floor Rotana Hotel.

• Under lead planner, provided scheduling services to the prime contractor, Shoemaker Construction Co., for Tower Bridge project. Tower Bridge is a 45-acre, 1.2 million square foot office, hotel and retail development comprised of eight towers, ranging from a classic 60,000 square foot, three-story office building (Three Tower Bridge) to a 16-story, 345,000 square foot office building with a 1,200-car parking garage (Eight Tower Bridge).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Long International, Inc. Seattle, Washington (November 2015 to Present)

As a Managing Director, Mr. Fournier provides engineering and construction claims analysis and preparation and project management consulting services. He is also responsible for the assessment of project controls policies and procedures to ensure that profit, cost, schedule, and risk management objectives are achieved. PwC Canada Western Canada (January 2015 to November 2015)

As Managing Director of the Infrastructure & Project Finance (IPF) practice in Alberta, Canada, Mr. Fournier was responsible for setting up PwC’s infrastructure group and advising IPF leadership on strategic acquisition. In addition to his business development functions, he provided risk assessment services for a $500 million cogeneration project and led the audit of a $150 million manufacturing project for a Canadian railway company.

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Resume of Charles P. Fournier, J.D., CCA Page 8 Turner & Townsend Perth, Western Australia (March 2012 to December 2014)

As Director, Contract Services, of Turner & Townsend in Western Australia, Mr. Fournier led the dispute resolution and contract services team in Western Australia. He grew Turner & Townsend’s team from two consultants to eight consultants within a year. In addition to managing the daily operation of one Western Australia’s largest claims management teams, he was appointed to lead high-value claims assessment and negotiation strategy engagements: advised INPEX legal counsel on contractual risks; assessed Woodside Energy’s negotiation position for settlement of offshore pipe lay claims; devised contracting strategy with CEO and General Counsel of Karara Mining; led the review of $200 million loss-productivity claims against a preeminent mining company; consulted with the Major Capital Projects group of BHP Billiton. As forensic planning expert, he also defended a Western Australia mining company against several adjudications with an aggregate value of over $25 million – adjudicated in favor of his clients for an aggregate value reduced to $240,000. Hill International UAE and Western Australia (April 2011 to March 2012)

Mr. Fournier joined Hill International as Director, Dispute Advisory Services, and was quickly promoted to Regional Director for Western Australia. He was recruited by Hill International in the UAE to reinforce Hill’s fledging oil and gas and petrochemical claims practice. He led claims defense strategy review for three gas treatment plants in Kazakhstan; assessed change orders valuation on a naphtha cracking plant in Algeria; led the successful bid team for claims management services on the New Doha International Airport project (fuel storage and distribution package). He transferred to Western Australia as regional director in a bid to turn around Hill’s local operation in Perth. While reestablishing Hill International’s presence in Western Australia, he provided strategic advice to in-house legal counsel for a dredging company involved in what was then one of Western Australia’s largest offshore dredging projects. FTI Consulting Abu Dhabi, UAE (September 2009 to March 2011)

Mr. Fournier joined the newly established construction team of FTI Consulting in Abu Dhabi in 2009. As a Senior Consultant, he expanded FTI services to the oil and gas industry and won the first ICC expert appointment for FTI Construction Solutions’ Middle East group, for an arbitration arising from a marginal oil field development project offshore Qatar. He was subsequently recruited by Hill International to join their oil and gas practice in Abu Dhabi. Capital Project Management, Inc. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania (December 2000 to July 2004)

Shortly after moving to the U.S., Mr. Fournier joined CPMI as Staff Engineer. He was first trained and employed as a P3 planner/scheduler, supporting CPMI’s senior planner in scheduling for mid-rise office buildings. He was then trained in forensic delay analysis (Time Impact Analysis) and acted as an assistant expert on numerous projects, assessing delay, error and omission, disruption and lost productivity claims on U.S. Government projects ranging from levee restoration in Louisiana to environmental remediation of a TNT plant in Missouri. He left CPMI to attend law school in Washington, DC.

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Resume of Charles P. Fournier, J.D., CCA Page 9 French Army Miscellaneous Locations, France (September 1989 to March 1996)

Mr. Fournier joined the French Army after high school under a recruitment contract (similar to U.S. ROTC). After two years in military preparatory school, he was admitted to the engineering/mathematical physics program at the French Army Academy. He attended additional specialized military training in France and South America, and graduated from the Academy with the rank of Lieutenant. After an advanced officer training program, he commanded a motorized combat platoon of the 24th Infantry Regiment. Following a wave of Islamist terrorist attacks in Paris in the summer of 1995, he was tasked with assessing and setting up enhanced security procedures to protect the El Al hub at Roissy International Airport (flights between France and Israel).

PUBLICATIONS, LONG POSTS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

“Learning from things that go boom... Defense-industry assurance processes for leaner hydrocarbon mega-projects?” Can and should mining and hydrocarbon operators look to defense industry project-management systems for tools they might adapt to improve delivery on complex mega projects? LinkedIn, May 9, 2014.

“Time to rethink mega-project assurance?” Business as usual is no longer a policy option for publicly listed IOCs, international resource companies and contractors. When CAPEX variances amount in the billions and the delays in years, a failure in reporting compliance could be misconstrued as withholding material information from shareholders. LinkedIn, April 23, 2014.

“iNotice: Contractual Notices in the Era of Field Communication Systems,” Society of Construction Law National Conference, Sydney, NSW, August 2, 2013.

“Protecting yourself from every WA Project Manager’s nightmare—adjudication,” Tonkin Corporation Project Planning, Control & Management workshop, Perth, Western Australia (speaker and event chair, second day) October 31, 2012.

“Game-Changer: Can a $40 billion Spill Transform an Industry?” FTI Consulting, Construction Solutions Newsletter, Issue 4 (Energy), Winter 2010. Republished on the blog of The George Washington Journal of Energy and Environmental Law (JEEL), February 15, 2011.

“More MENA Mega-Projects: What Can the Oil & Gas Sector Learn from Dubai’s Construction Bust?” FTI Consulting, Construction Solutions Newsletter, Issue 4 (Energy), Winter 2010.

“Credit Unions Urged to Review Compliance with National Flood Insurance Program’s Initial Flood Hazard Determination Requirements,” NAFCU Regulatory Newsletter, August 2006.

“Regulation D: Reserve Requirements - 12 CFR 204” (Update). Updated and redrafted Regulation D chapter, Compliance Guide for Credit Unions, ed. NAFCU (Sheshunoff Information Services, 2006).

“Does Corporate Law Have Anything To Do With Poverty Reduction?,” Panel organizer and chair, Conference on Poverty and Human Rights, GW Law School, Washington DC, February 23, 2006.