Ocean Ridge Litigation Support

What Ocean Ridge Litigation Support does

Ocean Ridge Litigation Support LLC is a private professional services firm co-founded in 2024 by Gerry Nielsen and Dan Ramsay, structured as a joint venture between Core Group Consulting and a network of subject matter experts. The firm provides expert witness testimony and litigation support services to law firms, Protection and Indemnity (P&I) clubs, and corporate legal groups involved in disputes within the maritime, offshore, transportation, aviation, and energy industries. Its service portfolio comprises four interconnected offerings: Expert Witness Services (providing authoritative testimony for maritime law, admiralty law, Jones Act, and offshore drilling cases), Litigation Support (case evaluation, research, data analysis, discovery consulting, deposition and trial consulting, and documentation review), a Subject Matter Experts network spanning multiple regulated verticals, and Maritime Consulting covering personal injury, vessel damage, salvage, oil spill, and regulatory compliance matters.

The firm is built on a talent-centric model rather than a technology platform. Its professional team includes USCG-licensed Master Mariners, a USCG Chief Engineer, PMI-certified project managers, former USCG active-duty personnel, and a former Captain for Transocean, with combined experience exceeding 100 years across major operators including Transocean, Noble Drilling, Tidewater, Global Maritime, and Exxon Shipping. The company operates from Katy/Houston, Texas, markets its services globally, and relies on direct outreach and professional referrals rather than consumer-facing channels. Pricing is quote-based and engagement-specific, with multi-year contract cadences.

Ocean Ridge Litigation Support is bootstrapped with no disclosed institutional funding, external investors, or parent company. Ownership and operations are concentrated among the co-founders and their Core Group Consulting network. The company leverages the existing maritime consulting footprint of Core Group Consulting (founded 2021 by Dan Ramsay) and Nielsen's earlier Ocean Ridge Maritime Consulting LLC (founded 2010) as foundational assets, with the firm representing a formalization of these networks into a dedicated litigation support and expert witness practice.

Name

Ocean Ridge Litigation Support

Legal name

Ocean Ridge Litigation Support LLC

Website

https://oceanridgelitigation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ocean Ridge Litigation Support is a 2024-founded professional services joint venture providing expert witness testimony and litigation support to law firms, P&I clubs, and corporate legal groups in the maritime, offshore, transportation, aviation, and energy industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Litigation Support Services

NAICS

Other Legal Services (54119)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Salvage Engineering, Surveying & Claims Support (IMAJANAH)

Keywords

• Expert witness services
• Maritime litigation support
• Admiralty law consulting
• Offshore industry consulting
• Jones Act litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Expert Witness Services: Provides expert witness testimony and consulting for maritime law cases, admiralty law, offshore drilling, Jones Act cases, and maritime operations and safety matters.
2. Litigation Support Services: Consulting services including case evaluation, research, data analysis, discovery consulting, deposition and trial consulting, and documentation review for maritime, offshore, transportation, and energy industry disputes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ocean Ridge Litigation Support provides expert witness testimony, litigation support, and maritime consulting services for law firms, P&I firms, and corporate legal groups handling disputes in the maritime, offshore, transportation, aviation, and energy industries. Services include expert witness services, litigation support, subject matter expert consulting, and maritime consulting built on a network of credentialed professionals with USCG licenses and industry experience.

Product overview

Ocean Ridge Litigation Support is a joint venture between Core Group Consulting and a network of subject matter experts, providing a portfolio of expert witness and litigation support services to law firms, P&I firms, and corporate legal groups. The company offers three interconnected service lines: Expert Witness Services (providing specialized testimony for maritime law, admiralty law, Jones Act, and offshore drilling cases), Litigation Support (encompassing case evaluation, research, data analysis, discovery consulting, and trial preparation), and Subject Matter Experts (a network of credentialed professionals across maritime/offshore, energy, aviation, and transportation sectors). Maritime Consulting services address regulatory compliance, vessel damage, salvage, and oil spill matters. Together, these services support clients throughout all phases of conflict adjudication and resolution within the maritime, offshore, transportation, aviation, and energy industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expert Witness Services Expert witness testimony and consulting for maritime law, admiralty law, offshore drilling, and Jones Act cases, providing objective and authoritative opinions on technical matters for litigation support. Targets law firms, P&I firms, and corporate legal groups handling maritime and admiralty disputes.
• Litigation Support Comprehensive litigation support services including case evaluation, research, data analysis, discovery consulting, deposition and trial consulting, and documentation review for maritime, offshore, transportation, aviation, and energy industry disputes. Targeted at law firms, P&I firms, and corporate legal groups.
• Subject Matter Experts Network of credentialed subject matter experts spanning maritime/offshore, energy, aviation, and transportation industries for expert witness consulting and litigation support engagements. Provides access to specialized professionals for client matters.
• Maritime Consulting Consulting services for the maritime and offshore industries covering personal injury, vessel damage, salvage, oil spill, and regulatory compliance matters. Delivered by experienced maritime professionals to law firms, P&I firms, and corporate legal clients.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Core Group ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOcean Ridge Litigation Support is a joint venture between Core Group Consulting and a network of subject matter experts. Core Group Consulting, founded by Dan Ramsay in 2021, provides maritime and oil & gas consulting services. The companies share professional resources, industry networks, and collaborative client relationships.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG): GLG operates an expert network connecting attorneys and consultants with industry specialists for consulting engagements; comparable to Ocean Ridge as an adjacent ecosystem player that competes for the same pool of maritime expert-talent relationships but does not itself deliver expert witness testimony.

Direct peers

• Rimkus Consulting Group: Rimkus is a forensic engineering and consulting firm offering expert witness and litigation support across marine, energy, and transportation sectors — overlapping closely with Ocean Ridge's maritime/offshore/aviation/energy litigation support focus.
• J.S. Held LLC: J.S. Held is a large, multi-disciplinary expert witness and consulting firm providing forensic, scientific, and engineering testimony across industries including marine and offshore, directly comparable to Ocean Ridge's expert witness and litigation support model but operating at far greater scale.
• Marcon International: Marcon International performs marine surveys, vessel inspections, and casualty investigations for the maritime legal and insurance communities, directly overlapping Ocean Ridge's vessel damage, salvage, and maritime claims support work.
• EFI Global: EFI Global (Engineering & Fire Investigations) provides forensic engineering, environmental, and marine expertise for insurance and legal clients — directly comparable to Ocean Ridge's work with P&I clubs, corporate legal groups, and its salvage/oil spill support.
• Robson Forensic: Robson Forensic is a vetted expert witness firm supplying technical and operational experts for litigation across safety, transportation, and maritime matters; comparable to Ocean Ridge for its expert-vetting-plus-testimony model serving plaintiff and defense counsel.
• Sea-Smith International: Sea-Smith International provides maritime expert witness and consulting services for Jones Act, personal injury, and salvage cases; a tightly comparable niche peer to Ocean Ridge's maritime/admiralty/Jones Act expert witness practice.
• International Maritime Consulting (IMC): IMC delivers maritime expert witness, casualty investigation, and offshore consulting services in the Gulf region; a regional peer sharing Ocean Ridge's Houston/Gulf connection and overlapping service line.
• Amspec LLC: Amspec provides marine surveying, loss adjusting, and cargo/forensic services for maritime insurers and P&I clubs — closely comparable to Ocean Ridge's P&I and cargo/maritime claims work, while operating at greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• Exponent Inc. Exponent is a publicly-traded engineering and scientific consulting firm that regularly provides expert testimony in complex industrial, maritime, and offshore matters; comparable to Ocean Ridge for testimony-driven, scientific expert-witness work, but at much broader scope and scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oceanridgelitigationservices

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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