Article | June 30, 2026
FCPA Enforcement: Where the Bribery Actually Happened
FCPA enforcement trends analyzed by geography. Discover where bribery risk is concentrated and how it impacts global compliance, investigations and risk management.
Mr. Holstead has over 40 years of construction industry experience with specialization in scheduling and project controls.
Johnny Holstead has over 40 years of construction industry experience with specialization in scheduling and project controls. His focus relies heavily on construction management, critical path method (CPM) scheduling, schedule maintenance/integration, project cost reporting, and cost impact and earned value analysis on complex and large-scale projects. Mr. Holstead’s experience includes numerous nationwide assignments in the commercial, transportation, infrastructure, heavy civil, and residential sectors. Mr. Holstead’s experience also includes negotiation of contracts, zoning and entitlement, and the design process of facilities. Mr. Holstead has provided expert testimony on numerous construction-related matters.
Before joining Secretariat, Mr. Holstead served in various roles including Managing Director, Vice President, Senior Project Manager, Senior Scheduler managing day-to-day operations, and numerous staff members for companies such as Austin Commercial, JPI, Erickson Retirement Communities, Landis Construction, and Flextronics.
FCPA Enforcement: Where the Bribery Actually Happened
FCPA enforcement trends analyzed by geography. Discover where bribery risk is concentrated and how it impacts global compliance, investigations and risk management.
Secretariat is pleased to share that 56 of our experts have been recognized in the Lexology Index 2026 Construction report for their outstanding work on complex construction disputes and claims around the world. With 12 experts named as Global Elite Thought Leaders—the report’s most exclusive ranking, achieved by only 5% of listed professionals—Secretariat has earned the No. 1 spot in this category for the second year in a row among more than 750 ranked firms.
Eric Poer, a Managing Director in Secretariat’s Global Investigations & Disputes practice, was retained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to serve as their forensic accounting expert in a high-profile securities fraud dispute.