Decades of experience serving clients in the aerospace and aviation industries spans design, manufacturing, finance, operations, and strategic advisory. Our team understands the unique complexities of the aerospace landscape and supports a full spectrum of clients from engineering companies to defense contractors, providing strategic guidance to clients experiencing supply chain disruptions, difficulty navigating evolving regulations, or requiring assistance identifying growth opportunities. Our experts also serve as trusted advisors in the aviation industry and advise in matters ranging from passenger demand fluctuations and staffing issues to airline infrastructure opportunities. We help develop strategic growth plans that address unexpected business and operational issues, often working on an interim management basis.

Helping clients maximize operating capabilities, mitigate risk, and thrive in unpredictable environments — our integrated team of chemists, toxicologists, industrial hygienists, food forensics and safety experts, and damage consultants understand the risks and considerations unique to each aspect of the agriculture industry. Specialized expertise is delivered to optimize safety and efficiency in active operations; provide comprehensive analyses that quickly and safely return operations to full capacity following loss events; and address food forensics, product recalls, and safety disputes across distributors, food processing corporations, growers/producers, packaging facilities, regulatory agencies, retailers, suppliers, and wholesalers.

Extensive experience supporting a full spectrum of clients across the cannabis industry with a team that includes restructuring, turnaround, and receivership experts; forensic accountants; economists; compliance experts; chemists; toxicologists; industrial hygienists; materials scientists; product liability and safety specialists; and contents and inventory damages experts. Leveraging extensive resources and experience to deliver high-quality, custom solutions that generate measurable value for clients by helping them make well-informed business decisions, with a detailed understanding of the evolving regulatory, consumer, and market dynamics of the cannabis industry.

Expertise to the global construction industry on projects of all types and sizes, as well as claims and disputes of various complexities is provided at all levels and phases — from pre-planning and development, to scheduling, budget management, and project oversight, through dispute avoidance and resolution when projects don't go as planned. Construction experts include engineers, general contractors, construction management professionals, accountants, estimators, code experts, analysts, and cost analysts who deliver solutions to clients requiring niche expertise in construction dispute resolution, third-party project management, quantum and delay, defect, standard of care, estimating, and surety consulting services.

Tailored solutions that address the factors and considerations unique to product manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and service providers are delivered with a team that includes scientists, regulatory consultants, forensic accountants, economists, operations experts, and damages experts who work diligently with clients to resolve matters relating to design/manufacturing defects, warnings/labeling, exposure assessments, and product contamination. Extensive experience involves antibacterial products; apparel; cannabis; children's products and toys; cleaning products; cosmetics and personal care products; dishware/cookware; equipment failure; food, beverage, and pet foods; gasoline and fuel additives; herbicides, pesticides, and insecticides; home improvement and building materials; household/commercial appliances; jewelry and other accessories; packaging; and plastics.

Leveraging a full range of cyber, insurance, technical, financial, and strategic expertise to deliver innovative solutions to clients that help them thrive in an unpredictable digital environment, with comprehensive support that serves to respond to the adverse impacts of employee wrongdoing, ransomware/malware, network breaches, unexplained activity on computing assets, and cyber security issues of both common and unique natures. The global team includes former federal law enforcement agents, network security experts, forensic accountants, digital forensics experts, equipment consultants, forensic economists, and former prosecutors who provide incident response, eDiscovery consulting, digital forensics, cyberattack financial impact investigations, and compliance consulting.

Effective, efficient, and regulatory compliant solutions that address the unique needs of educational institutions are delivered by a team engaged by public and private institutions to identify, assess, avoid, and resolve claims and disputes of all types and sizes, in addition to being retained for ongoing construction, financial, environmental, health, and safety consulting services. Professionals have a comprehensive understanding of the economic, reputational, regulatory, contractual, and environmental risks unique to this field, with experience providing expertise to school boards, presidents, and principals; consortiums; directors and trustees; liability officers; risk managers; project and facility managers; environmental, health, and safety staff; bondholders and lenders; brokers; independent adjusters; insurance carriers; third-party administrators; and counsel.

Energy, insurance, technical, financial, and strategic expertise with C-suite level experience helps clients address immediate needs and prepare for future challenges across the entire energy value chain, including renewable, traditional, and distributed generation; storage, hydrogen, transmission and distribution, and retail power. Quantitative and economic analysis of energy markets provides expert advice on investment valuation, risk management, decarbonization strategies, renewable and storage integration, and market competition issues. Team advisors work on oil and gas matters including upstream, midstream, and downstream projects, having been engaged in decarbonization/renewables (hydro, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, BESS), power portfolio planning, resource adequacy, regulatory and litigation support, and oil & gas exploration, development, and plant operations matters worldwide.

A detailed understanding of regulatory, consumer, and market dynamics drives comprehensive solutions to clients in the financial services sector — advising banks, insurers, payment processors, asset managers, broker-dealers, RIAs, and other financial institutions to enhance operating capabilities while mitigating risk. Strategic guidance is delivered in matters involving regulatory compliance and inquiries, litigation and arbitration support, business operations, performance enhancement, and risk management. The team has significant experience supporting clients within a regulatory framework including the SEC, CFTC, FINRA, DOJ, Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, FCC, and other federal and state regulators, with expertise spanning securities trading, hedge fund portfolio management, risk management, hands-on compliance, cryptocurrency/blockchain, and anti-money laundering.

From small companies to multinational processing conglomerates, significant experience assists clients in the food and beverage industry in matters involving health risk and damage assessment, contamination, causation, exposure analysis, liability and equipment evaluation, regulatory compliance, and infectious disease. A highly trained and experienced team of scientists, statisticians, industrial hygienists, safety professionals, toxicologists, operations experts, and compliance experts develop and implement strategies that effectively address client needs. Delivering specialized expertise throughout the value chain spanning agriculture and production, manufacturing, packaging and distribution, retailing, and hospitality, with extensive knowledge in food forensics, food safety, HACCP/HARPC plans, and regulatory compliance for domestic and international food and beverage matters.

Helping public sector clients navigate economic, political, and regulatory issues unique to their individual objectives, the team provides expert services and strategic advisory across federal, state, and local municipalities, with vast experience developing solutions for organizations facing regulatory compliance requirements, supply chain disruptions, and globalized coordination of investigations and enforcement. Highly trained forensic accountants, regulatory compliance experts, engineers, construction experts, medical and billing review specialists, scientists, and economists are retained to address local, regional, and international matters in construction consulting; project strategy and scheduling; financial advisory services; EHS services; compliance monitoring; equipment consulting; forensic engineering; economic damages and valuations; fraud investigations; and enforcement actions.

Partnering with clients of all sizes across the healthcare industry — from providers, payers, life sciences companies, private equity and law firms, general contractors, and design service providers — to successfully navigate risks or short-term challenges, while helping organizations evolve to accelerate innovation, optimize performance, drive value creation, and be strategically positioned to grow and thrive for the future. Professionals serve as trusted advisors to healthcare leaders in matters requiring strategic advisory and positioning, risk and compliance, financial, technical, and scientific expertise, with an in-depth understanding of consumer, environmental, market and regulatory risks unique to the healthcare industry including HIPAA, False Claims Act/Qui Tam, pharmaceutical investigations, and medical device matters.

Decades of industry knowledge and field experience enable high-quality consulting on evaluating industrial and manufacturing facilities, equipment, and systems — providing objective and independent analyses that optimize efficiency in active operations and address production concerns across aerospace and defense, oil and gas production, industrial/manufacturing machinery and equipment, robotics, specialized electronic systems, concrete and metal fabrication, lumber production, consumer products and goods, food and beverage processing, and many other subsectors. From production to distribution, experts evaluate damage to buildings, equipment, and contents; assess environmental issues; determine the origin and cause of an incident; analyze issues with building codes; mitigate manufacturing interruptions; and evaluate financial impacts throughout the full industrial value chain.

For over 50 years, specialized expertise has addressed the variety of claims and disputes faced by the insurance industry, with a team composed of technical, scientific, financial, and strategic experts who deliver comprehensive solutions in matters involving property, liability, fraud, fidelity, surety, subrogation, and other specialty insurance services. Decades of experience consulting on claims of all scopes and complexities, including commercial and personal lines ranging from middle market to global claims, is delivered to brokers, corporations, general counsel, independent adjusters, insurance companies across casualty/commercial/personal/property and specialty lines, law firms, risk managers, reinsurers, and third-party administrators through an integrated model that eliminates fragmentation as a single-source solution.

Specialized financial, technical, and strategic expertise to private equity firms both pre- and post-acquisition is delivered with professionals who leverage extensive experience and wide-ranging expertise to deliver strategic guidance throughout the investment lifecycle — covering buy- and sell-side transaction services, discreet corporate due diligence, comprehensive transaction due diligence (quality of earnings, quality of operations, technology review, IP valuation, tax diligence), and energy infrastructure/ESG assessments. Post-acquisition support includes integration planning and execution, online portfolio company monitoring, internal investigations and disputes, and corporate advisory in distressed situations, with a global team of engineers, scientists, lawyers, technologists, intellectual property advisors, and cryptocurrency consultants serving private equity clients across all major industry sectors.

Helping clients analyze, coordinate, plan, and monitor all stages of design and construction from conception to close out, with a team composed of construction managers; architects; civil and structural engineers; forensic accountants and economists; environmental, health, and safety specialists; code experts; real property valuation and advisory experts; estimators; schedulers; operations experts; and restructuring, turnaround, and receivership experts who have collectively managed more than $6B in capital investments globally. Subject matter experts support architects, attorneys, construction enterprises, developers, facilities/property management, investors, operators, public and private owners, REITs, and trustees in understanding the unique risks and considerations related to real estate investments, including fierce competition, cost and value management, real property valuation, and the wide variety of claims and disputes that can arise.

Reliable, comprehensive solutions optimize operating capabilities and provide strategic advisory to clients in the retail, restaurant, and hospitality sectors, with experts working to improve facility locations, mitigate business interruptions, and advance technology to deliver superior products and offerings. Significant experience assists clients ranging from small local restaurants to multinational hotel chains in matters involving health and safety, premise liability, dram shop and social host liability, operations, construction, equipment, compliance, risk mitigation, forensic investigations, restructuring, receivership, and legal disputes. Specialized expertise is also delivered to retailers, consumer brands, grocery stores, processing companies, convenience stores/gas stations, distributors, manufacturers, merchandisers, packaging facilities, suppliers, service providers, and wholesalers — with a team of chemists, toxicologists, industrial hygienists, materials scientists, product liability and safety experts, intellectual property strategists, brand experts, forensic accountants, economists, construction consultants, and engineers.

Specialized construction, scientific, technical, financial, and strategic expertise is provided to the transportation industry spanning from the retooling of existing infrastructure to new development, with experts engaged in matters involving airports, bridges, ports/docks/piers, rail and transit systems, roads and highways, and tunnels. Roadway design and construction analysis, maintenance of traffic, construction scheduling, construction claims analysis, damage assessment, start-up business planning, project monitoring, and environmental impact reports are among the specialized services. Expertise is delivered to governing agencies and jurisdictional authorities, owners, operators, contractors, construction engineers and inspectors, consulting engineers, risk managers, investors, stakeholders, and counsel, with a deep understanding of the complex economic, construction, environmental, and regulatory factors that impact infrastructure projects at local, regional, and federal levels.

Investigates and reconstructs accidents through biomechanical engineering, human factors analysis, and visualization services. Applies scientific methodology to determine causation and liability in complex accident scenarios for litigation and insurance claim support.

Advises on AI and large language model governance, security testing, and AI-related disputes. Provides expert guidance on responsible AI deployment, identifies vulnerabilities in AI systems, and supports litigation involving artificial intelligence and algorithmic decision-making.

Provides competitor intelligence, investigative due diligence, political risk, market entry analysis, and supply chain integrity advisory. Delivers market research and competitive analysis to support strategic decision-making and business development.

Provides expert consulting on construction claims, defects, dispute resolution, scheduling, surety services, and project management. Delivers specialized expertise in construction failures, delay analysis, and claim quantification to resolve complex construction disputes.

Provides expert advisory and investigative services related to cryptocurrency and digital assets in disputes and financial investigations. Applies specialized forensic and valuation expertise to cryptocurrency transactions, fraud detection, and digital asset recovery.

Provides AI and LLM governance, digital investigations (forensics, eDiscovery, data analytics), and ESG/EHS digital solutions. Leverages advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence to support forensic analysis, environmental compliance tracking, and digital asset investigation.

Delivers digital forensics, eDiscovery, forensic data analytics, and executive exposure assessment services. Applies advanced forensic technology and data analysis to recover digital evidence, analyze cyber incidents, and support litigation and investigations.

Quantifies economic damages and performs valuations for business interruption, commercial litigation, IP disputes, personal injury, and family law matters. Applies economic expertise and valuation methodology to measure financial losses in complex disputes.

Delivers EHS advisory covering environmental due diligence, remediation, risk and compliance, industrial hygiene, toxicology, and energy transition services. Provides comprehensive assessment and mitigation of environmental and occupational health hazards across industries.

Offers expert valuation, damage analysis, and consulting across a broad range of equipment categories from aerospace to telecommunications. Quantifies equipment depreciation, obsolescence, and damage for insurance, litigation, and financial reporting purposes.

Offers forensic accounting, economic damages and valuations, investigations and compliance consulting, cryptocurrency advisory, and sovereign debt advisory. Applies specialized forensic expertise to fraud detection, damages quantification, asset valuation, and financial dispute resolution.

Investigates the origin and cause of fires to support insurance claims, litigation, and loss prevention. Applies forensic science and fire engineering expertise to determine fire causation and apportion liability.

Applies forensic accounting expertise to business interruption, fraud, insurance insolvency, cyber damages, and litigation support. Provides specialized investigation and analysis of financial records to detect fraud, quantify damages, and support dispute resolution.

Provides forensic architectural investigations and expert analysis of building design and construction failures. Evaluates architectural design defects and construction deviations to support dispute resolution and regulatory compliance.

Applies engineering expertise to investigate structural failures, equipment damage, geophysical events, and construction defects for litigation and insurance purposes. Provides root cause analysis and expert testimony in complex engineering disputes.

Evaluates human performance, ergonomics, and user experience in litigation, product design, and healthcare contexts. Applies human factors expertise to assess product safety, warning adequacy, and usability in personal injury and product liability disputes.

Advises on IP strategy, expert opinion, management consulting, and patent analysis and reverse engineering. Provides strategic IP guidance and expert analysis to support innovation strategy, infringement disputes, and technology valuation.

Conducts fraud investigations, anti-money laundering, anti-bribery, sanctions compliance, and corporate governance advisory. Provides investigation and compliance services to prevent financial crime, detect misconduct, and ensure regulatory adherence.

Delivers investment banking services including M&A advisory and capital markets support. Provides transaction advisory and structuring guidance to facilitate corporate development and capital markets activities.

Supports investors and corporations with operational improvement, executive leadership, integration planning, transaction diligence, and CFO advisory. Delivers comprehensive operational and financial optimization to drive shareholder value and improve corporate performance.

Assesses and quantifies property and infrastructure damage for insurance claims, including catastrophe response, appraisals, and mitigation consulting. Provides rapid damage assessment and valuation services for property recovery and insurance claim resolution.

Provides turnaround and restructuring services, bankruptcy advisory, fiduciary services, receiverships, and litigation support for distressed companies. Delivers specialized expertise in financial restructuring, operational turnaround, and court-based insolvency administration.

Provides expert advisory services for sovereign debt restructuring and related financial matters. Delivers specialized expertise in government debt negotiations and restructuring strategies.

Delivers strategic advisory services including business intelligence, intellectual property consulting, investment banking, investor solutions, distressed situations, and ESG. Supports corporate development, market entry analysis, and value creation through competitive intelligence and strategic positioning.

Advises organizations on ESG strategy, reporting, sustainability frameworks, and regulatory compliance. Provides comprehensive ESG advisory to support regulatory compliance, stakeholder reporting, and sustainability integration into corporate strategy.

Provides technical and scientific consulting across accident reconstruction, construction, environmental health and safety, forensic engineering, and property damage. Expert analysis supports litigation, insurance claims, and loss prevention through biomechanical engineering, structural investigations, and compliance assessment.

Creates visual reconstructions and animations to support litigation, accident reconstruction, and dispute resolution. Develops compelling visual evidence and demonstratives to communicate complex technical and factual concepts to judges, juries, and stakeholders.

LIMS™ is J.S. Held's proprietary loss information management solution used to model, track, and analyse property and infrastructure damage claims. It centralizes loss data, supports damage assessment, and improves consistency throughout the claims lifecycle. The platform enables faster reporting, better decision-making, and more accurate estimation of financial impacts following catastrophic events.

ArbSelector® is a proprietary arbitration support solution that assists organizations and legal teams in identifying suitable arbitrators for dispute resolution. It applies structured evaluation criteria and historical insights to improve arbitrator selection. The methodology enhances transparency, consistency, and confidence throughout arbitration proceedings.

MockArb® is a proprietary mock arbitration service that simulates arbitration proceedings before an actual hearing. It helps legal teams evaluate case strategies, test arguments, and anticipate potential outcomes. The solution strengthens litigation preparedness and supports more informed legal decision-making.