Secretariat

What Secretariat does

Secretariat (Secretariat Advisors, LLC) is a privately held, Houston-headquartered independent expert services and litigation consulting firm with 700+ professionals across offices in London, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. The firm delivers expert witness testimony, economic analysis, damages quantification, construction dispute advisory, forensic accounting, digital forensics, and dispute resolution services across 17 service lines and 12 industries including construction, energy, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, and technology.

Its core offering is project-based professional services billed on custom engagements, often multi-year, with go-to-market executed through direct enterprise field sales to law firms and corporations. Eighty percent of engagements originate from Top 100 Global Law Firms, and the firm cites 10,000+ engagements completed across six continents. Notable case outcomes include an approximately $811 million Delaware Court of Chancery award for Fortis Advisors in an Auris Health / Johnson & Johnson post-closing earnout dispute, over $131 million in damages recovered by Lockheed Martin from the US Air Force, a $577 million DOJ cryptocurrency fraud prosecution, and a $2 million Ritz-Carlton construction dispute verdict.

The business model is differentiated by deep domain specialization and a multi-disciplinary integration model that assembles cross-functional expert teams — economists, engineers, construction specialists, forensic accountants, and data scientists — to support complex litigation, international arbitration, regulatory investigations, and class actions. Strategic positioning is reinforced through thought leadership products including Economists Ink, the AI Insights Hub, and a multi-year annual Artificial Intelligence Report co-published with ACEDS, alongside consecutive #1 rankings in the Global Arbitration Review Expert Witness Firms' Power Index (2024-2026) and Lexology Index Construction Global Elite category.

Name

Secretariat

Legal name

Secretariat Advisors, LLC

Website

https://secretariat-intl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Secretariat is a privately held, Houston-headquartered expert witness and litigation consulting firm with 700+ professionals delivering expert testimony, economic analysis, and dispute resolution advisory across 17 service lines and 12 industries, primarily serving Top 100 Global Law Firms and corporate clients in complex litigation and international arbitration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Expert Witness & Litigation Consulting

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Other General Government Support (921190), Other General Government Support (92119)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

EHS Management Systems & ISO Consulting (ISO 14001/45001) (BPAHAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government Accounting & Financial Reporting (BPAIAEAD), Public Affairs & Government Relations (MPAAADAE), Executive Office / Cabinet Secretariat (BPAIAAAA)

Keywords

• Expert witness services
• Litigation consulting
• Economic advisory
• Forensic accounting
• International arbitration

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Expert Witness and Litigation Consulting: Professional services revenue generated through expert witness testimony, dispute resolution consulting, and advisory engagements for law firms and corporations involved in complex legal matters. Engagements span international arbitration, litigation, regulatory investigations, and class actions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Secretariat is an independent expert services and litigation consulting firm providing expert witness testimony, economic advisory, and dispute resolution services to law firms, corporations, and government agencies involved in complex legal matters. The firm delivers multidisciplinary analysis across 17 service areas including antitrust, construction, international arbitration, securities, IP, forensic accounting, and data analytics, supported by over 700 experts across offices in the US, UK, and Hong Kong.

Product overview

Secretariat is an independent expert services and litigation consulting firm providing expert witness testimony, economic advisory, and dispute resolution services. The company operates as a unified professional services practice organized across 17 specialized service lines including Antitrust & Competition, Auctions & Bargaining, Class Actions, Construction Defect & Standard of Care, Construction Delay, Construction Quantum, Damages & Valuations, Data Analytics & Strategy, Digital Forensics & eDiscovery, Engineering Sciences, Forensic Accounting, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, Investigations & Disputes, Labor & Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities & Finance. These services span across 12 industry verticals covering Automotive, Construction, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Media & Telecommunications, Mining & Natural Resources, Oil & Gas, Sports, and Technology. The firm employs over 700 experts and advisors worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Litigation Consulting & Expert Witness Testimony Comprehensive expert witness testimony, economic analysis, and dispute resolution advisory for legal proceedings including arbitration, litigation, and regulatory matters. Served to law firms, corporations, and government agencies involved in complex disputes.
• International Arbitration Services Expert witness and advisory services for international arbitration proceedings across multiple jurisdictions. Secretariat is ranked No. 1 in the GAR 100 Expert Witness Firms' Power Index for 2024, 2025, and 2026 in this domain.
• Construction Disputes Services Project advisory and dispute resolution services for the built environment, combining construction defect/standard of care analysis, construction delay analysis (CPM schedule review, disruption/loss of productivity), and construction quantum (cost impact assessment) for major international construction and engineering disputes.
• Forensic Accounting & Investigations Financial investigation and forensic accounting services for fraud investigations, securities disputes, and regulatory proceedings. Includes independent investigations and dispute resolution services for corporate and regulatory matters.
• Antitrust & Competition Economics Economic analysis and expert testimony in antitrust litigation, merger reviews, competition disputes, and class action certification/merits phases in antitrust, consumer finance, and employment matters.
• Intellectual Property Litigation Support Expert analysis and testimony in patent litigation, IP valuation, and intellectual property disputes. Secretariat and six experts recognized in the 2026 IAM Patent 1000 listing for market-leading patent litigation expertise.
• Mergers & Acquisitions Disputes Economic and financial advisory services for M&A disputes, including post-closing earnout disputes and deal-related litigation. Notable engagements include an approximately $811 million award for Fortis Advisors in a post-closing earnout dispute with Johnson & Johnson.
• Digital Forensics & eDiscovery Digital forensics investigation and electronic discovery services for litigation and regulatory investigations. Includes advanced data analytics for litigation and business decisions, including econometric modeling and large-scale data analysis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately $811 million award for Fortis Advisors in post-closing earnout dispute
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Kilpatrick (Annual In-House Counsel Summit)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 February 2026Joint presentation at Kilpatrick's Annual In-House Counsel Summit in Houston on AI and data center energy demand risks. Kilpatrick partner John Pierce and Secretariat's Neil Gaudion presented on AI/data center energy demand being the largest increase in US energy demand since the steel and automotive industries.
• University of Auckland (Waipapa Taumata Rau)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2026Memorandum of Understanding signed February 16, 2025 at the Pacific Academy of Sciences inaugural Congress in Apia, Sāmoa, to strengthen collaboration in Pacific-led science, research, and capacity-building focused on environmental sustainability and ocean stewardship. Partnership supports joint research initiatives, knowledge exchange, and policy-relevant science across marine and environmental science.
• SPREP (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2026Collaboration with SPREP and the Pacific Community on the Pacific Adoption of Waste-to-Energy Solutions (PAWES) Project, funded by New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Technical support provided by Alinea International to translate existing research into practical policy framework.
• ACEDS (Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 March 2025Joint development and publication of the annual Artificial Intelligence Report surveying legal professionals on AI adoption. Now in its third year, the report reveals that 80% of respondents rate themselves knowledgeable about AI and 74% expect to use AI-driven tools in their jobs within the next 12 months. Led by Richard Finkelman of Secretariat and Maribel Rivera of ACEDS.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/secretariat-economists

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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