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William A Cook

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Highlights

Over 40 years of construction experience.
Proven as a credible witness under cross-examination.
Involved in project disputes up to $100 million.
Pioneer of 4D scheduling technology.
Hands-on experience of projects with values in excess of $700 million.

Services

Construction Delay & Disruption | Construction Quantum

Industries

William Cook is a highly skilled expert with 40 years of experience in the construction industry, recognised for his first-rate testimony in high-value disputes. His extensive background in project management and claims resolution makes him a sought-after authority in the field.
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Expertise

William A Cook (Bill) is a registered civil engineer with over 40 years of program, project, construction and operations management experience. He employs his skills to forensically analyse claims and resolve disputes and has prepared or provided expert analyses on hundreds of appointments.

Bill has testified in a variety of dispute resolution forums including jury trials, arbitrations and mediations. He has testified and analyzed claims involving the areas of schedule and delay analysis, construction management standard of care, costs audits and impacts, contractor performance, extra work, contractor defects, errors and omissions and damages. Case size has ranged from less than US$1 million to more than US$100 million.

Bill’s expertise spans a broad variety of project types including airports, casinos, concert halls, courthouses, education, highways, hospitals, hotels, industrial, libraries, office buildings, parking structures, sports stadiums, theme parks and transportation facilities. He was also a construction management specialist to FEMA’s Public Assistance group in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Professional recognition

Lexology Index

Construction

William has tremendous experience as a construction expert. His technical skills are outstanding.
Lexology Index - Construction

Background

Bill’s experience includes programme, project, construction and operations management and post-construction claims resolution, with hands-on project experience including a US$850 million waste-water facility programme and a US$700 million rail line.

Bill is a professional engineer in California. He earned a BS in civil engineering from Rutgers University College of Engineering and is a past member of the board of directors of the Construction Management Association of America, as well as a past Los Angeles chapter president. He has presented seminars to the LA County Bar Association and to many other trade associations and conferences on a variety of subjects from reading plans and structural engineering to scheduling and claims analysis.