Full-Time
Senior Consultant
Construction Advisory, Delay
J.S. Held
1,001-5,000 employees
Global risk-focused advisory and forensic services
No salary listed
London, UK
Remote
Remote work allowed; occasional travel to client sites as needed.
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- Experience in engineering and construction industry, preferably with knowledge and experience of construction claims
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Accounting, or Engineering
- Microsoft Office – intermediate to advanced skills preferred
- Bluebeam or other PDF management software
- Scheduling software - Microsoft Projects and/or Oracle Primavera
- Schedule delay analysis
- Loss of labour productivity analysis
- Change in scope assessments
- Review and analysis of change orders
- Analysis of labour, equipment, and material costs
- Calculation of escalated material and/or labour costs
- Analysis of unabsorbed home office overhead
- Review and organisation of project documents
- Development of work product, draft memos, and reports
- Travel as needed to visit client project sites and offices
J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that offers specialized technical, scientific, financial, and advisory services. It helps corporations, law firms, insurance companies, and government agencies by bringing together experts from multiple disciplines to provide solutions that reduce risk and increase value. Its services include forensic accounting, construction advisory, environmental health and safety, equipment consulting, and property damage assessment, among others. The company earns revenue through fees for these high-value services and also conducts research and development to stay ahead in its field. Compared with competitors, J.S. Held differentiates itself through its global reach, multidisciplinary teams, and a focus on risk mitigation and value creation across complex client needs. Its goal is to help clients manage risk effectively and maximize value over time by delivering practical, well-supported advice and solutions.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Jericho, Vermont
Founded
1974
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- CMM acquisition scales forensic accounting for high-net-worth divorce cases involving sophisticated asset structures.
- AI litigation surging 56.5% annually creates demand for J.S. Held's emerging AI Disputes Monitor platform.
- Jessica Larson's digital transformation leadership accelerates machine learning and NLP adoption across practices.
What critics are saying
- CMM integration overload causes client defections to Alvarez & Marsal within 12-18 months.
- AI scaling initiatives expose Global 200 law firm clients to data breaches in eDiscovery deployments.
- FTC antitrust scrutiny triggered by Tavasoli's FDA background halts life sciences billings within 12-24 months.
What makes J.S. Held unique
- Integrated multidisciplinary platform addressing complex family law disputes with cryptocurrency, private equity, and entertainment asset expertise.
- 1,500+ professionals serving 84% of Global 200 law firms and 71% of Fortune 100 companies globally.
- Proprietary asset tracing technology and AI Disputes Monitor tracking 56.5% annual growth in AI litigation.
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J.S. Held acquires CMM LLP. April 7, 2026 J.S. Held, a global consulting firm, today announced the acquisition of CMM, LLP. CMM is a forensic accounting, litigation consulting, and business valuation services firm, specializing in complex family law disputes and other civil litigation. The combination scales the firms' financial disputes expertise, adding CMM's decades of courtroom-tested expertise to J.S. Held's litigation support capabilities, creating one of the industry's most comprehensive expert witness platforms for high-net-worth divorce cases involving private equity, hedge funds, cryptocurrency, and entertainment assets. The acquisition addresses demand from family law attorneys handling sophisticated financial disputes. As divorce cases increasingly involve complex asset structures, including digital assets, entertainment industry royalty streams, and private equity holdings, attorneys require more than isolated technical inputs. "The complexity of today's family law disputes stems from the nature of the assets involved, including cryptocurrency, intellectual property, entertainment royalties, private equity, and other hard-to-value holdings," said Lee Spirer, Chief Executive Officer of J.S. Held. "Too often, the expertise needed to address these complex valuation issues exists in silos, across multiple firms, making it harder for attorneys to build a cohesive financial case. With the addition of this team, we are expanding our ability to deliver integrated, multidisciplinary support that meets the demands of these increasingly sophisticated matters." The combined firm now offers this full spectrum under one roof. As a part of J.S. Held, clients benefit from a single-source solution with specialized expertise, including: * Cryptocurrency and digital asset tracing and testimony * Court-tested intellectual property valuation and testimony * Real property appraisal and commercial real estate analysis * High-value collectibles assessment (fine art, wine, jewelry, antiques) * Digital forensics and electronic discovery * Proprietary asset tracing technology, delivering actionable insights into jointly controlled assets with speed and accuracy * Business valuation and expert witness services CMM founding partners William Scott Mowrey, Jr. and Michael T. Miskei, along with managing partner Robert L. Schreiber, have collectively served as expert witnesses in hundreds of legal cases, providing forensic accounting analyses, business valuations, and damages assessments that have helped attorneys and courts resolve complex financial disputes in both family law and civil arenas. Stephanie Giammarco, Senior Executive Vice President and Disputes, Valuations, and Financial Advisory Division Lead at J.S. Held, said: "What distinguishes the CMM team is their decades-long track record as expert witnesses in complex financial disputes, which is evident in the fact that even opposing counsel often engages them in subsequent matters." The CMM leadership team brings a unique blend of technical depth, courtroom experience, and specialized industry knowledge to J.S. Held. Their reflections on the transaction highlight how this integration strengthens the firm's ability to deliver expert insight into asset tracing, valuation, and testimony across matters involving intellectual property, entertainment assets, and complex financial structures in high-net-worth family law disputes. "Joining J.S. Held gives us the opportunity to provide our clients access to a broad and talented team of experts - not only in our core fields of financial analysis and litigation support, but also in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence and intellectual property valuation. J.S. Held is a treasure trove of knowledge and intellectual activity that continues to fuel our team's professional growth." "This integrated approach ensures that even the most complex assets are accurately traced and valued - giving clients a distinct advantage in high-stakes disputes." The acquisition connects J.S. Held's intellectual property, cryptocurrency, digital investigations, and expanded technical capabilities with CMM's financial acumen to address demand from family law attorneys handling sophisticated financial matters. Learn more about the expanded team's work in family law disputes, visit https://www.jsheld.com/areas-of-expertise/financial-investigations-valuation-risk/economic-damages-valuations/family-law-disputes-edv. About J.S. Held J.S. Held is a global consulting firm that combines technical, scientific, financial, and strategic expertise to advise clients seeking to realize value and mitigate risk. Our professionals serve as trusted advisors to organizations facing high stakes matters demanding urgent attention, staunch integrity, proven experience, clear-cut analysis, and an understanding of both tangible and intangible assets. The firm provides a comprehensive suite of services, products, and data that enable clients to navigate complex, contentious, and often catastrophic situations. More than 1,500 professionals serve organizations across six continents, including 84% of the Global 200 Law Firms, 75% of the Forbes Top 20 Insurance Companies (90% of the NAIC Top 50 Property & Casualty Insurers), and 71% of Fortune 100 Companies. J.S. Held, its affiliates and subsidiaries are not certified public accounting firm(s) and do not provide audit, attest, or any other public accounting services. J.S. Held is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Securities offered through PM Securities, LLC, d/b/a Phoenix IB or Ocean Tomo Investments, a part of J.S. Held, member FINRA/SIPC. All rights reserved.
J.S. Held, a global consulting firm, has acquired CMM, LLP, a forensic accounting and litigation consulting firm specialising in complex family law disputes. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition enhances J.S. Held's financial disputes expertise by adding CMM's courtroom-tested capabilities in high-net-worth divorce cases involving private equity, hedge funds, cryptocurrency and entertainment assets. CMM founding partners William Scott Mowrey Jr and Michael Miskei, along with managing partner Robert Schreiber, have served as expert witnesses in hundreds of legal cases. The combined firm now offers integrated services including cryptocurrency tracing, intellectual property valuation, digital forensics and business valuation under one roof, addressing growing demand from family law attorneys handling sophisticated financial matters involving complex asset structures.
J.S. Held, a global consulting firm, has launched the AI Disputes Monitor, a dashboard tracking artificial intelligence litigation developments. The resource provides legal professionals with intelligence on AI-related cases across technology categories, market segments and jurisdictions. AI-related litigation has grown at a 56.5% five-year compound annual growth rate, with 93% of cases filed in the United States, particularly concentrated in California, New York and Illinois. The monitor tracks cases ranging from generative AI copyright disputes to predictive analytics in criminal justice. The platform combines data from publicly accessible third-party sources with expert analysis from J.S. Held's team. It enables legal professionals to identify emerging litigation patterns, assess jurisdictional trends and understand implications for clients and industries.
Ocean Tomo, part of global consulting firm J.S. Held, has appointed Dan Sleeter as director to its Patent Analysis and Reverse Engineering group. Sleeter brings over 15 years of experience in radio frequency systems engineering, having served in the US Air Force and worked with major defence and telecommunications companies. Sleeter's expertise spans RF systems, spectrum management, and AI-driven RF programmes. His background includes work with Huntington Ingalls Industries, Alion Science and Technology, Verizon Wireless, and L-3 Communications. He specialises in secure communications, classified RF engineering, and RF machine learning applications. The appointment strengthens Ocean Tomo's capabilities in wireless technology reverse engineering and patent claim analysis, particularly for clients dealing with complex intellectual property challenges in telecommunications, aerospace, and defence sectors.
Former FDA economist nikki Tavasoli joins J.S. Held's IP practice. Nikki Tavasoli, PhD, a former economist at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has joined Ocean Tomo, the intellectual property advisory arm of J.S. Held, as a manager. Based in the Washington metropolitan area, Tavasoli will provide economic modeling expertise for antitrust and IP damages-related matters to clients in pharma, life sciences, and healthcare disputes. She spent the last five years at the FDA, where she was a senior economist leading data-driven investigations into drug pricing, market competition, and healthcare policy. Tavasoli's work included analyzing generic drug lifecycles, design opioid pricing models, and evaluating the economic and public health effects of substance bans. She holds a PhD and master's degree in economics from University of California, Irvine and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. "Nikki's regulatory and economic insight strengthens our IP strategy, valuation, and expert testimony work, particularly in matters involving drug development, market entry, pricing, and litigation. Nikki's understanding of FDA decision-making, market dynamics, and regulatory assists our clients to navigate complex legal and commercial challenges," said James Malackowski, chief intellectual property officer at J.S. Held and co-founder of Ocean Tomo, which was acquired in 2022. Ocean Tomo supports clients with all matter involving intangible assets, including strategic planning, investments, disputes, and transactions. J.S. Held is headquartered in Jericho, NY and has 1,500+ people across five continents. The consulting firm has practices in technical and scientific advisory, strategic advisory, digital and data, financial investigations, valuation, and risk.