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What Ankura Has Learned About Managing Construction Project Risk – Before Disputes Arise

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Name: What Ankura Has Learned About Managing Construction Project Risk – Before Disputes Arise
Date: May 7, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
Registration: Register Now
Event Description:



Complex construction projects rarely drift into dispute because of a single mistake. More often, risk forms through a series of reasonable decisions made under pressure. This includes unresolved uncertainty, optimism about recovery, and workarounds that quietly reshape the critical path.
 
Join the BIA and The Advisory Panel (T.A.P.) for an insightful and timely discussion led by Tim Hampson and Brian Celeste, Managing Directors at Ankura.
 
Drawing on Ankura's experience advising projects during execution and evaluating them later under full scrutiny, this session translates dispute hindsight into practical, forward-looking guidance. Attendees will explore how uncertainty compounds, how project controls lose their diagnostic power, and how improving decision quality and preserving flexibility can reduce downstream risk, long before disputes arise.
 
With 20+ years’ experience each in construction project advisory and dispute resolution, Tim and Brian bring a wealth of industry knowledge and a practical perspective to the challenges facing the industry today.
 
Special thanks to Eckert Seamans for hosting this event and sponsoring the refreshments.
Location:
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott
Two Liberty Place, 22nd Floor
50 South 16th Street
Philadelphia 
Date/Time Information:
Thursday May 7
9:00 to 10:00 am
Fees/Admission:
T.A.P. and BIA members and their guests only.