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. Ramirez has more than 20 years of international experience in scheduling, controls, and claim management, for both public and private organizations, working with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors to resolve project issues impacting performance on large and complex projects. He is fluent in both English and Spanish.
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Jose Ramirez has more than 20 years of international experience in managing schedules and scheduling teams for large complex construction projects throughout the world. As a result, he has real world experience in reviewing and analyzing the technical requirements of construction schedules. With this strong foundation of project controls and construction management knowledge, he brings a practical view to evaluating delays and disruption.
He has experience consulting for owners, architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors on a variety of projects, including residential, commercial, healthcare, airports, transportation, bridges, solid waste, wastewater, oil & gas, and energy.
He excels at simplifying and explaining complicated issues, particularly using demonstrative evidence and other graphics. This allows him to serve as key contact between highly technical teams and other functional teams, such those in charge of operations, commercial, or legal aspects of the projects.
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.
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