Governance Expert Witnesses

California

Construction - Complex Capital Programs, Scope Cost and Schedule , Project Controls, Alternative Delivery, Preconstruction , Infrastructure Project Delivery, Design-Build, Owner Advisor Standard of Care, Megaprojects, Progressive Design-Build, Best Value Procurement, Risk Allocation and Management, Governance, CMAR/CMGC, Procurement Protest

Becky Blankenship is a design-build, progressive design-build, and alternative-delivery industry expert with more than 35 years of experience on public and private projects and programs. Her project experience includes roles on projects and programs with total values ranging from approximately $3 million to $7 billion. Her role has varied by engagement, including architectural project manager, civil engineering technician, general contractor, owner representative, owner advisor, procurement advisor, trainer, and collaborative-delivery strategist. She provides expert opinions and litigation / procurement support involving delivery-method selection, design-build and progressive design-build procurement, CMAR / CMGC, public construction procurement, procurement protests / bid challenges, owner-advisor standard of care, collaborative-delivery governance, preconstruction services, early contractor involvement, risk allocation, cost and schedule development, project-controls governance, ...

Plymouth, Michigan

Energy, Financial - Utilities, Renewables, Board Member, Governance, Independent Power Producer (IPP), Power Plant Development, Peaker & Combined Cycle Natural Gas power plants, M&A negotiations, Power offtake contract negotiations, Biomass Power, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Financial Analysis, Strategy, Executive Management

Raj Swaminathan is a transformational energy executive with nearly three decades of experience leading high-growth initiatives across the global energy, utility, and independent power sectors. Known for building businesses at the intersection of innovation and sustainability, Raj has held senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies and renewable-focused firms, steering organizations through pivotal stages of development, expansion, and energy transition. Most recently, Raj served as Executive Vice President at Drax, a global renewable energy company headquartered in the UK, where he led international business development for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) — one of the world's most promising negative-emissions technologies. As one of Drax’s first U.S.-based executives, Raj founded and scaled the U.S. business from inception to a 30-member global team. Previously, as Vice President at CMS Energy, Raj led renewable energy development and M&A activities, expand...

Hillsdale, New Jersey

Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity - eDiscovery, Remediation, Spoliation, Compromise, Chain of Custody, Standard of Care, Digital Assets, Crypto, IP Theft, Trade Secrets, Misappropriation, Metadata, Exfiltration, BEC, Business Email Compromise, Malware, Digital Forensics, Breach, FINRA, Governance

Antonio Rega has over 22 years of experience providing expert consulting, advisory, and subject matter expertise to global corporations and law firms in digital forensics, information security/privacy, emerging technology, cryptocurrency investigations and discovery. He leads complex investigations, leveraging his expertise in proactive and reactive discovery and analysis, and conducts in-depth examinations and remediation of electronically stored information (ESI) across various repositories, including cloud, local devices, web, and mobile. His advisory services span the entire investigation and litigation lifecycle, including proactive compliance and regulatory assessments, responses to government subpoenas & orders issued by regulatory agencies. When called upon to do so, Antonio has provided expert testimony and reporting within his areas of expertise. He specializes in helping clients navigate the complexities of investigations and litigation. Antonio has presented written and...

New York

Construction - Complex Capital Programs, Scope Cost and Schedule , Project Controls, Alternative Delivery, Preconstruction , Infrastructure Project Delivery, Design-Build, Owner Advisor Standard of Care, Megaprojects, Progressive Design-Build, Best Value Procurement, Risk Allocation and Management, Governance, CMAR/CMGC, Procurement Protest

Becky Blankenship is a design-build, progressive design-build, and alternative-delivery industry expert with more than 35 years of experience on public and private projects and programs. Her project experience includes roles on projects and programs with total values ranging from approximately $3 million to $7 billion. Her role has varied by engagement, including architectural project manager, civil engineering technician, general contractor, owner representative, owner advisor, procurement advisor, trainer, and collaborative-delivery strategist. She provides expert opinions and litigation / procurement support involving delivery-method selection, design-build and progressive design-build procurement, CMAR / CMGC, public construction procurement, procurement protests / bid challenges, owner-advisor standard of care, collaborative-delivery governance, preconstruction services, early contractor involvement, risk allocation, cost and schedule development, project-controls governance, ...

Bluffton, South Carolina

Hospital Administration, HMO - Managed Care & HMO, Negligent Physician Credentialing & PEER Review, Hospital Administration, Governance, Negligent Utilization Review, Healthcare Fraud & Abuse, Value Based Care (ACO), Defamation, Negligent Prior Authorization, Organizational Performance Evaluation, Quality Oversight, Medication Errors, HIPPA

Frank L Brown, Jr, MD, MBA, FCP, FACP is an administrative consulting and testifying expert witness who provides services involving healthcare systems. His background includes multidisciplinary training in pharmacy, medicine, and business from Howard University, Yale University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Brown is retained by attorneys for his clear, objective, well-supported opinions; strong analytical skills; and the ability to communicate complex healthcare and administrative issues in a manner that is understandable, credible, and persuasive to judges, juries, arbitration panels, and administrative bodies. His work combines practical medical expertise with deep experience in healthcare quality, patient safety, accreditation, utilization management, pre-authorization, medical necessity, and organizational performance evaluation. He has served as an Examiner for both the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and the National Committee for Quality Assurance, ev...

Memphis, Tennessee

Medical Devices, Marketing - M&A, Product Liability, Intellectual Property, Commercial Disputes, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Robotic Surgery, Spine, MedTech, Branding, Trademarks, Biomedical Engineering, Trade Secrets, da Vinci Surgery, Securities, Shareholder Litigation, Governance

With 23+ years of broad and deep functional experience in the MedTech/medical device industry, Eric Heinz provides litigation consulting and expert witness testimony related to commercial disputes, marketing, mergers & acquisitions, product liability, and intellectual property. Over his career, he has become a expert in the development and commercialization of surgical robotics, most notably through his past position as product manager for the da Vinci Surgical System at Intuitive Surgical. He is a registered patent agent, and is named as an inventor on 19 Issued US patents. His knowledge across product development engineering, marketing and M&A provide a unique perspective when understanding complex situations in this highly regulated industry. His extensive network in the industry (Top 1% LinkedIn Social Selling Index) facilitates warm introductions between engaged counsel and hard to source subject matter experts. He is known for his expertise in translating complex techn...

Horseshoe Bay, Texas

Chemical Engineering - Process Safety, Chemical Process Safety, Governance, Outsource Manufacturing, Leadership, Fires, Explosions, Management System, Chemical Exposure, Acid Exposure, Safe Work Practices, Permits, Toxic Chemical Release, Chemistry, Chemicals, Reactive Chemicals, Reactivity, Toxicity, Mechanical Integrity, Safeguards

• I am a recognized thought leader in process safety — co-author of two CCPS publications that define the standard of care in process safety litigation and governance: Process Safety: Leadership from the Boardroom to the Front Line (Wiley/CCPS, 2019) and Guidelines for Process Safety in Outsourced Manufacturing, 2nd Edition (CCPS, 2026). When opposing counsel challenges the standard of care, my opinions carry the weight of the CCPS frameworks I helped author. • My standard-of-care authority is grounded in 44 years of hands-on experience — 21 of them in direct operational roles including Plant Manager, Production Leader, and Site Director — running the chemical facilities where process safety is won or lost at the front line. That operational foundation distinguishes my analysis from purely academic or staff-function experts. • At Dow Chemical (Fortune 50), across two positions I led the corporate initiative that achieved a cumulative 90% reduction in Tier 1 incidents over ten year...

Midlothian, Virginia

Securities & Investments, Real Estate - 1031 Like Kind Exchange, Tenant in Common, Regulation D, Capital Raising, Business brokerage, Opportunity Zones, Delaware Statutory Trust, Partnerships, Economic Development, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Governance, Joint Ventures, Exit taxes, Acquisitions, State & Local Government, Commercial Investments, Property Assessment

Richard B. “Rick” Chess, JD, provides expert witness services in commercial transactions, capital raising, and governance matters. He has 48 years of experience in commercial real estate, investment transactions, and capital markets, including overseeing the acquisition of 50,000 apartments and 10 shopping centers, leading the growth of a $1.5 billion office and industrial portfolio, and raising over $300 million in equity and real estate investment funds. Rick has held senior leadership roles, including Acquisitions Director at United Dominion Realty (NYSE: UDR), National Sales Director at Capital Square 1031, President of Encore Equities, Inc., and Director roles at Crescent Securities and Triple Net Properties. He has served on NYSE-listed and private boards, facilitated family boards for hotel developers, and acted as a state legislator in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. He has prepared reports, provided written declarations, and delivered oral testimony in federal and stat...

Spokane, Washington

Construction - Complex Capital Programs, Scope Cost and Schedule , Project Controls, Alternative Delivery, Preconstruction , Infrastructure Project Delivery, Design-Build, Owner Advisor Standard of Care, Megaprojects, Progressive Design-Build, Best Value Procurement, Risk Allocation and Management, Governance, CMAR/CMGC, Procurement Protest

Becky Blankenship is a design-build, progressive design-build, and alternative-delivery industry expert with more than 35 years of experience on public and private projects and programs. Her project experience includes roles on projects and programs with total values ranging from approximately $3 million to $7 billion. Her role has varied by engagement, including architectural project manager, civil engineering technician, general contractor, owner representative, owner advisor, procurement advisor, trainer, and collaborative-delivery strategist. She provides expert opinions and litigation / procurement support involving delivery-method selection, design-build and progressive design-build procurement, CMAR / CMGC, public construction procurement, procurement protests / bid challenges, owner-advisor standard of care, collaborative-delivery governance, preconstruction services, early contractor involvement, risk allocation, cost and schedule development, project-controls governance, ...