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. Gaines specializes in consulting on construction projects in claim pricing and evaluation, cost estimating and analysis, delay and disruption, project controls, project management, and dispute resolution concerns.
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Tom Gaines specializes in consulting on construction projects in claim pricing and evaluation, cost estimating and analysis, delay and disruption, project controls, project management, and dispute resolution concerns. Of his 20 years in the industry, Mr. Gaines has spent 15 years consulting on many complex construction projects worldwide. He has provided expert evidence to adjudicators on multiple occasions and worked with leading independent experts in construction disputes and contract negotiations. He has provided services across a wide range of projects, including airport, civil, transportation, power, chemical processing, information technology, commercial, residential, mixed-use, public education, higher education, and resort & casino projects.
Mr. Gaines’s experience includes preparing and defending various types of financial damage assessments, risk and contingency investigations, change order evaluations and negotiations, and delay and schedule analyses. He has participated in mediation and arbitration proceedings and supported litigation on a number of occasions.
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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