Mining Engineering expert Ian Weir joins Secretariat as Managing Director. October 1, 2026 Mr. Weir brings nearly two decades of operational, technical, and expert advisory experience, deepening Secretariat's industry expertise across complex mining matters and disputes worldwide. Secretariat is pleased to welcome noted mining engineering expert Ian Weir as a Managing Director in the firm's Toronto office. A registered Professional Engineer with nearly 20 years of industry experience, Mr. Weir advises global clients and counsel on the technical, operational, and economic issues pertaining to complex mining projects and disputes. Mr. Weir brings hands-on experience in open-pit copper and gold mining operations in Northern Chile and Nevada (USA). His areas of expertise include mine planning, mine development, project evaluation and financial modeling, capital budget planning and operating cost forecasts, open-pit mine engineering, mineral reserves, and business development. Mr. Weir has gained extensive experience conducting due diligence reviews, mineral reserve audits, Independent Engineer reviews, technical evaluations, and economic studies at the scoping, preliminary economic assessment (PEA), and pre-feasibility study (PFS) levels. His work has spanned a variety of commodities and jurisdictions around the world. Mr. Weir is also an experienced mining expert who has worked on international mining arbitration matters involving operating mines and development-stage projects across five continents. Drawing on this applied operational experience and deep technical expertise, Mr. Weir helps global clients and counsel assess whether the mine plans, costs, production forecasts, and other assumptions underlying complex mining investments and disputes are technically sound. Reflecting on Mr. Weir's appointment, Managing Director Eric Guyer shared, "Ian's experience connects the realities of mine planning and operations with the technical and economic questions that often drive complex mining disputes. His expertise will complement the work of Secretariat's engineering, damages, valuation, and arbitration professionals, helping us provide clients and counsel with a more complete understanding of the issues underlying these matters." Earlier in his career, Mr. Weir held mining engineering roles involving long-term planning, business analysis, mine development, production, safety, dispatch, and operational start-up. In one role, he supervised a 45-person mine operations team and coordinated with short-term planning and maintenance functions. This operational background continues to inform his evaluation of mine plans, project assumptions, operating performance, and technical evidence. Mr. Weir earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mining Engineering from Queen's University and previously served as a co-teacher at the University of Toronto's Lassonde Institute for Mineral Engineering, assisting with a 4th mine design course. Mr. Weir has also been an active contributor to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) providing short courses in Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserve Best Practices. He is fluent in English and Spanish. Latest insights. News | october 5, 2026. This hire introduces a new insurance advisory capability at Secretariat, strengthening the firm's ability to support clients in complex mergers and acquisitions, business transformation, disputes, and risk and regulatory matters. News | september 23, 2026. Secretariat is proud to announce that its experts have earned 93 recognitions in the Lexology Index 2026 Consulting Expert reports, reflecting the depth of its global expertise across several leading areas of disputes and forensic advisory. News | september 18, 2026. Secretariat is proud to announce that Meera Wagman has earned recognition in Consulting Magazine's Women Leaders in Consulting 2026 awards, highlighted in the International Projects/Global Consulting Leader category.

Secretariat welcomes prominent structural engineering expert Dr. Troy Morgan as Managing Director. September 17, 2026 With the addition of Dr. Morgan, Secretariat expands the firm's structural engineering, seismic risk, and expert witness capabilities. Secretariat is pleased to welcome Dr. Troy Morgan, a widely recognized leader in structural engineering, as a Managing Director in the firm's Engineering Sciences practice. With more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Morgan specializes in the analysis, design, investigation, and performance assessment of structures under conventional and extreme loading events, including earthquakes, wind, flooding, ground movement, and explosions. Dr. Morgan has advised clients and served as an expert witness in mediation, U.S. domestic litigation, and international arbitration involving high-rise residential and commercial buildings, healthcare facilities, airports, laboratories, energy and industrial facilities, bridges, rail systems, and other critical infrastructure. His work combines sophisticated structural analysis with the ability to evaluate complex, highly technical civil and structural issues and communicate clear, defensible findings in high-stakes matters. A respected authority in seismic isolation and passive energy dissipation systems, Dr. Morgan has conducted extensive research into the numerical simulation and experimental performance of seismic protective devices. He provides advanced analysis, design, and expert peer review services within performance-based engineering frameworks, including for complex structures that incorporate innovative structural systems and modular construction techniques. Dr. Morgan also has deep experience evaluating seismic risk to new and existing safety-critical structures, systems, and equipment in the nuclear power industry. His expertise in ground-motion selection and scaling, nonlinear structural analysis, and soil-structure interaction further strengthens Secretariat's ability to support clients facing critical engineering challenges across a wide range of sectors, including construction, infrastructure, and energy. "Troy's exceptional technical depth across research, design, investigations, and expert witness work is a tremendous asset to our team," says Eric Guyer, Managing Director. "His ability to examine complex structural engineering questions from multiple perspectives will strengthen the support our Engineering Sciences practice is able to provide to clients across disputes, risk assessments, and other consequential matters." Dr. Morgan is a licensed Professional Engineer in multiple U.S. states and has contributed to prestigious professional committees addressing nuclear structures, seismic isolation, supplemental damping systems, and seismic provisions for building codes. His contributions to earthquake and structural engineering have been recognized through honors from the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Dr. Morgan holds bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in civil and environmental engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He is an adjunct professor in Columbia University's Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and previously held academic and research positions at New York University, the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center. Latest insights. News | september 18, 2026. Secretariat is proud to announce that Meera Wagman has earned recognition in Consulting Magazine's Women Leaders in Consulting 2026 awards, highlighted in the International Projects/Global Consulting Leader category. Article | september 10, 2026. Food manufacturers, processors, distributors, and retailers continue to face heightened scrutiny regarding the presence of naturally occurring and anthropogenic contaminants in food and beverage products. As contaminant-related litigation and Proposition 65 enforcement continue to expand in the food and beverage industry, companies face increasing pressure to understand the risks associated with contaminants of interest. Effective risk management requires more than simply detecting a constituent of concern. A reported detection is often the beginning of the evaluation, not the conclusion. News | september 7, 2026. Chicago-based appointment deepens the firm's electrical engineering, product safety, fire investigation, and laboratory capabilities.

Dr. Justin Bishop, leading electrical engineering expert, joins Secretariat as Managing Director. September 7, 2026 Chicago-based appointment deepens the firm's electrical engineering, product safety, fire investigation, and laboratory capabilities. Secretariat is pleased to welcome Dr. Justin Bishop, an industry-leading electrical engineering expert, as Managing Director. With nearly two decades of experience, Dr. Bishop brings extensive expertise in investigating electrical systems and equipment across industrial systems, consumer products, residential and commercial properties, and marine incidents. Dr. Bishop's work includes alleged design defects, electrical equipment and control-system failures, fires and explosions, electrical work practices, and shock, electrocution, and arc-flash incidents. He has analyzed power-generation and process equipment, industrial control systems, electrical installations, and operator interactions with automated systems. Dr. Bishop also advises consumer product companies on pre-market product evaluations and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recall investigations. His experience includes product testing, failure analysis of field-returned units, product risk assessments, review of safety compliance programs and production techniques, and technical evaluation of corrective action plans. Dr. Bishop will conduct investigations and testing at Secretariat's new laboratory in Naperville, Illinois. The Naperville laboratory supports targeted testing, failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and other forensic engineering evaluations - offering a dedicated, state-of-the-art environment for Secretariat's multidisciplinary Engineering Sciences experts working across electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, thermal sciences, human factors, and other specializations. These in-house capabilities complement Dr. Bishop's work and further expand the technical resources available to clients. "Justin brings an invaluable combination of rigor, technical depth, and investigative experience to our Engineering Sciences practice," says Eric Guyer, Managing Director. "His arrival, together with our investment in the Naperville lab, reflects Secretariat's continued commitment to providing clients with the technical resources, testing capabilities, and multidisciplinary expertise needed to address increasingly complex engineering challenges." Dr. Bishop is a licensed Professional Engineer, a Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator, and a Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator. He is a member of the National Fire Protection Association and the National Association of Fire Investigators. He is also a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a principal member of the National Fire Protection Association Technical Committee on Electrical Inspection Practices. Dr. Bishop holds a PhD and a Master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Utah, and a Bachelor's degree in computational physics from Illinois State University. Latest insights. Article | september 4, 2026. Recent project failures and litigation trends have brought increased scrutiny to artificial turf systems, including allegations that they present multi-dimensional risk related to design, construction, product performance, environmental and health exposure, and potential injury. News | august 28, 2026. Eight Secretariat experts are named in the Lexology Index 2026 Energy report. This guide highlights the world's leading practitioners working in the field of energy across all major jurisdictions. News | august 25, 2026. Five Secretariat experts have earned recognition in the Lexology Index 2026 Competition report for their work on complex antitrust and competition engagements.