What QUALIS does

Qualis is a Dubai-headquartered construction disputes consultancy founded in 2020, specialising in forensic delay analysis, expert witness testimony, and dispute resolution advisory for the construction and engineering sectors. The firm delivers six core services — Claims Management, Dispute Expert Witness, Dispute Avoidance, Third-Party Independent Assessment, Dispute Resolution, and Arbitration Support — across project types including oil refineries, airports, high-rise buildings, hospitals, power plants, desalination plants, semi-submersible rigs, oil and gas pipelines, rail networks, and major infrastructure. The practice is led by Managing Director Emelyn Martinez, a civil engineer with over 20 years of construction industry experience who is recognised by Who's Who Legal as a Leading Global Leader for Experts in Construction Quantum, Delay and Technical.

The firm's core methodology centres on sophisticated planning techniques, forensic scheduling, and the preparation of clear, high-quality expert witness reports and visual presentations for arbitration and tribunal proceedings. Underlying technical capability is concentrated in domain expertise rather than proprietary software or AI tooling; there is no indication of platform technology, APIs, or productised software assets. Revenue is generated through bespoke, quote-based professional services engagements with enterprise clients, with pricing not publicly disclosed and engagements driven by instructing solicitors and arbitration institutions. Go-to-market relies on the personal reputation and credentials of named experts, industry recognition through Who's Who Legal and Lexology Client Choice Awards, and a LinkedIn and earned-media presence rather than paid marketing or digital distribution channels. The firm operates as a 1-10 employee private consultancy with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors, and documented case experience spans 13 jurisdictions across the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

Name

QUALIS

Legal name

Qualis

Website

https://qualis-global.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Qualis is a Dubai-based construction disputes consultancy providing forensic delay analysis, expert witness testimony, claims management, and arbitration support to large construction firms, developers, and government entities across the Middle East and 13 international jurisdictions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Dispute Consulting Services

NAICS

All Other Legal Services (541199), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Civil Investigations (Witness/Asset/Skip Tracing) (BPAKAEAE)

Keywords

• Construction disputes consulting
• Forensic delay analysis
• Expert witness services
• Claims management
• Arbitration support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Claims Management: Engagement-based professional services for managing construction claims and disputes, including delay analysis, dispute avoidance, and expert witness testimony. Revenue is generated through billable consulting engagements with clients in the construction and engineering sectors.
2. Expert Witness and Arbitration Support: Providing expert witness services and arbitration support for construction disputes, involving the preparation of expert reports and tribunal testimony.
3. Third-Party Independent Assessment: Independent technical assessment services for delay and disruption issues, provided on a consulting engagement basis to parties involved in construction disputes.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Qualis is a construction disputes consultancy that delivers forensic delay analysis, expert witness testimony, claims management, dispute avoidance, and arbitration support for major construction and engineering projects. The firm serves enterprise clients across the Middle East and internationally, applying sophisticated scheduling techniques and producing clear, high-quality reports and presentations for tribunals and instructing solicitors. Services are delivered by a small team of recognised construction delay experts led by Managing Director Emelyn Martinez.

Product overview

QUALIS is a construction disputes consulting firm offering a unified suite of professional services centered on delay expert analysis and dispute resolution. The company provides six core consulting services: Claims Management, Dispute Expert Witness, Dispute Avoidance, Third-Party Independent Assessment, Dispute Resolution, and Arbitration Support. These services are delivered by experienced construction delay experts who specialize in forensic delay analysis, contract management, and technical advisory for civil engineering, building, power, utilities, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects across the Middle East and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Claims Management Professional service that manages construction claims and disputes to ensure client objectives are achieved throughout the engagement.
• Dispute Expert Witness Expert witness service providing technical skills and experience to explain the most complex construction and engineering issues in a clear and concise manner for dispute resolution proceedings.
• Dispute Avoidance Proactive and objective advisory service that eliminates unnecessary contentious relations between parties on construction projects.
• Third-Party Independent Assessment Independent third-party technical assessment service for delay and disruption issues on construction projects.
• Dispute Resolution Credible, objective analysis and innovative approach applied to construction dispute resolution processes.
• Arbitration Support Assistance in the preparation of arbitration pleadings for construction disputes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Managing Director recognised in the Top 16 Leading Global Future Leaders for Construction Expert Witnesses by Who's Who Legal in 2022.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Ankura — Construction Disputes & Advisory: Ankura provides construction claims management, expert witness, and schedule/delay analysis across global markets including the Middle East. Strong overlap with Qualis's expert witness and claims management services within a much larger advisory platform.
• Secretariat International: Secretariat is a global expert services firm offering construction delay and quantum dispute services alongside broader financial and damages quantification. Comparable to Qualis on the expert witness/delays dimension but operating at significantly larger scale.
• Arcadis — Contract and Claims Services: Arcadis has a global contract and claims advisory practice covering construction disputes, delay analysis, and expert services, including a strong Middle East footprint via Hyder consulting legacy. Overlaps with Qualis on the construction disputes niche within a much broader engineering consultancy.
• FTI Consulting — Construction Solutions: FTI Consulting's Construction Solutions practice provides expert witness, delay analysis, and quantum services for construction disputes globally. A much larger, diversified professional services firm whose construction disputes offering directly overlaps with Qualis's core services.
• Berkeley Research Group (BRG) — Construction Practice: BRG's Global Construction practice provides construction claims, schedule delay analysis, and expert services for disputes. Overlaps directly with Qualis in arbitration and large-project delay disputes, while offering broader expert services capabilities.

Direct peers

• HKA Global: HKA is one of the world's largest independent construction claims and expert services consultancies. Direct competitor to Qualis, providing delay analysis, quantum, and expert witness services to construction, engineering, and infrastructure clients worldwide, including strong Middle East presence.
• Currie & Brown: Currie & Brown offers cost management and dispute services including claims management and expert witness support for construction disputes. Direct peer in the Middle East for construction claims and advisory services.
• Diales (formerly Driver Trett): Diales is a global expert witness and delay analysis consultancy serving the construction and engineering disputes market. It is a direct competitor offering the same core service (forensic delay analysis and expert testimony) to similar clients in arbitration forums globally.
• Blackrock Expert Services: Blackrock Expert Services is a dedicated construction disputes expert witness consultancy delivering delay analysis, quantum, and technical expert services. Highly comparable to Qualis as a focused expert witness boutique serving the same arbitration and litigation market.

Emerging players

• Kalizas (and other boutique Gulf-based construction delays firms): Smaller boutique construction delays and quantum consultancies operating in the Gulf, competing for similar mandates as Qualis on Middle East mega-projects. Comparable as emerging regional specialists in the same niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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