John Wright

John Wright is a Managing Director in the Construction Projects & Assets practice, based in Bogotá. Mr. Wright has more than 18 years of experience in infrastructure projects, both in construction projects and consulting services, in various countries, including Libya, Guinea, Panama, Colombia, Bolivia and others.

Mr. Wright is an independent technical expert specializing in infrastructure project disputes, with a particular focus on forensic damage quantification. He is also involved in the development of project management strategies, claims management, dispute resolution and contract administration.

Mr. Wright has provided both oral and written testimony in arbitration proceedings before the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”). He is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Relevant Experience:

• Wastewater tunnel, Colombia: Provided expert witness testimony in a claim related to construction delays and the quantification of damages during the construction of a wastewater tunnel of approximately eight kilometers in length
• Road concession, Colombia: Provided expert witness testimony in a claim for damages arising from the engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) contractor's failure to perform its contractual obligations in a road concession project
• Water treatment plant, Colombia: Provided expert witness testimony in a claim for damages arising from the EPC contractor's abandonment of the works, including the construction, supply, installation and commissioning of the extension of the filtration units of the water treatment plant
• Gas generation plant, Bolivia: Provided expert support in an ICC arbitration concerning the procurement, construction, erection and commissioning of a 1200 psi gas compression system in Bolivia, including a detailed review of the contractor's productivity and cost overruns and the preparation of the relevant analysis for inclusion in the expert report
• Developed an expert report concerning cost overruns incurred by the EPC contractor in the construction of a wind farm in Argentina under ICC rules