James PERRY

Jim Perry is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and holds a Juris Doctor (JD) degree in law and a BsCE in civil engineering and works from Paris as an arbitrator and dispute board member specialising in the construction industry. Jim is President-elect of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF).

In 2003 Jim and Geoff Smith opened PS Consulting. Jim has served on numerous Dispute Boards and Arbitration Tribunals (ICC Paris and Hong Kong, DIAC and CEPANI) in Africa, SE Asia, Central Asia, Central Europe, Latin America, Australasia and the Middle East and is on the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) President’s list and the Syntec-Ingénierie list of adjudicators (France). With experience in over 40 countries on 6 continents, Jim has also been appointed as delay and/or quantum expert witness and co-counsel on many construction arbitrations and dispute boards.

His work as a dispute resolver, counsel and expert has involved dams, hydro and thermal power plants, roads and bridges, water management, oil and gas, railways, marine infrastructure, urban development, tall buildings and mass leisure projects.

Jim also provides legal and contractual support on urban renewal projects in Latin America, and industrial, hotel and leisure and other projects in France and internationally.

Before founding PS Consulting Jim worked as General Manager of EuroDisneyland Imagineering and held director positions with both Employer and Contractor organisations with responsibility for contracting, and dispute resolution on high profile projects such as Euro Disney, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and major PPP projects in the UK and Central Europe.