
Business Valuation and AppraisalLost Profits Unjust Enrichment Breach of Contract Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Intellectual Property Infringement Insurance Claims Analysis & Valuation Business Interruption Bad Faith Fraud Investigations Forensic Accounting Unfair Competition Breach of Fiduciary Duty Construction Claims Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Wrongful Termination
Corporate Bankruptcy & ReorganizationEstate & Gift Tax Reporting Purposes Buy/Sell Business Valuations Divorce or Partnership Dissolution Valuation of Intangible Assets Goodwill Impairment Testing
Turnaround Consulting Reorganization Plans


ClaimsRisk evaluation Agents & Brokers Duties Managing General Agents Policy design and interpretation Application design Custom and Practice Pricing Program underwriting Reinsurance Portfolio transfers
Investigation Search for coverage Evaluation Communication with policyholders Communication with reinsurers Settlement Auditing



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Richard J. Long, PE, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Long International has over 40 years of U.S. and international consulting experience involving construction contract disputes analysis and resolution, arbitration/litigation support and expert testimony, project management, engineering / construction management, cost and schedule control, and process engineering. As an internationally recognized expert in the analysis and resolution of complex construction disputes for over 25 years, Mr. Long has served as the lead expert on over 300 projects having claims ranging in size from US$100,000 to over US$1 billion.
Andrew Avalon, PE, PSP is President of Long International and has over 28 years of engineering, construction management and claims consulting experience. He is an expert in the preparation and evaluation of construction claims, business interruption claims, schedule delay analysis, arbitration/litigation support and dispute resolution. He has prepared more than thirty CPM schedule analyses, written expert witness reports, and supported attorneys in depositions, cross-examinations, mediations and settlement negotiations. Mr. Avalon has analyzed construction schedules for owners and contractors to determine the causes of construction delays and to equitably allocate responsibility for delay-related costs.
W. Tom Thweatt is a Principal with Long International and has over 40 years of engineering, construction, and management consulting experience. He has extensive experience in major U.S. and international refining, chemical, petrochemical, pipeline, infrastructure and thermal / hydroelectric power generation projects ranging from US$40 million to US$1.8 billion. He has worked extensively in projects that were executed by multi-national joint ventures on both the owner's and the contractor's sides. Mr. Thweatt has served on Joint Venture and Consortium Executive Committees and has participated directly in claims negotiations and settlement agreements in excess of US$100 million.
