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Expert Witness Services

Bringing clarity to disputes in the design, construction, procurement, implementation, commissioning & operations of information technology, telecommunications & critical data center facility disputes through Isaak Technologies core values of accuracy, excellence and integrity.

Our Expert Witness Services assist clients resolve disputes regarding:

  • Failed Systems
     

  • Unfulfilled Service Level Agreements
     

  • Unrealized Performance Commitments
     

  • Intellectual Property Disputes
     

  • Contract Disputes

  • Technical Investigation
     

  • Technical Analysis Expert Opinion
     

  • Claims Preparation and Analysis
     

  • Settlement Opinions and Strategies
     

  • Expert Witness Testimony

Phil Isaak
PE, P.Eng., DCDC, RCDD, SMIEEE

Recent Case Work:

Evaluation of damages to telecommunications remote terminal site. Analysis to support negotiation of damages regarding costs to repair and replace damaged telecommunications equipment.

Represented: Defendent

Expert Report Issued

Evaluation of alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract in the architecture, design, software, control methodology, hardware configurations and equipment, business models, and total cost of ownership and return on investment configurators for an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) battery management system.

Represented: Defendent

Expert Report Issued

Testimony at Deposition

Evaluation of data center construction contracts, design documents and work completed in the design, construction and commissioning of a colocation data center.

Represented: Respondent

Expert Report Issued

Testimony at Deposition

Evaluation of data center design and infrastructure product trade secrets and analyze whether the trade secrets were generally known, had independent economic value, and reasonable steps to keep information secret were taken.

Represented: Claimant

Expert Report Issued

Testimony at Deposition

Testimony at Arbitration

Evaluation of solicitation issued by owner for vendors to provide DWDM network transport services. Reviewed technical submissions to analyse if solution met the requirements of the solicitation.

Represented: Bid Protestor

Expert Report Issued

Evaluation of data center outsource services contract and analyze if overage charges invoiced were consistent with contract terms and conditions. Analyze if overage charges were typical and reasonable for the data center industry.

Represented: Plaintiff

Expert Report Issued

Evaluation of IT services contract, services provided, and damage to network cabling during construction phase.

Represented: Defendant

Expert Opinion provided to assist Arbitration

Evaluation of alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract in the design, construction and commissioning of a large-scale data center. Reviewed NDA's, claimed trade secrets, patents, design, construction and commissioning documents.

Represented: Defendant

Opening and Rebuttal Expert Reports Issued

Testimony at Deposition

Testimony at Trial by Jury

Evaluation of alleged misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract in the procurement and project management of design, construction and commissioning services for a large-scale data center. Reviewed NDA's, claimed trade secrets, patents, vendor proposals, owner and vendor PM documentation.

Represented: Defendant

Opening and Rebuttal Expert Reports Issued

Testimony at Deposition

  • Data Center

    • Cloud Computing

    • Colocation

    • Containers

    • Cooling - IT Systems

    • Edge

    • Facilities

    • Infrastructure

    • Life Safety Systems

    • Maintenance Procedures

    • Managed Services

    • Modular

    • Operating Procedures

    • Outsourcing

    • Power Systems & Distribution

    • Security

    • Servers

    • Site Planning

    • Storage Drive Arrays

  • Communication Engineering

  • Communication Systems

  • Computer Engineering

  • Computer Networking

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Forensic Engineering

  • Information Technology

  • IT Servers & Storage Drive Arrays

  • IT Systems Implementation

  • Networking

    • Carrier Services

    • Copper Cabling & Pathways

    • Fiber Optic Cabling & Pathways

    • Infrastructure

    • Monitoring

    • Services & SLA's

  • Telecommunication Engineering

  • Telecommunication Systems

  • Building Codes

  • Building Design

  • Construction Claims

  • Construction Damages

  • Construction Defects

  • Construction Failure Analysis

  • Construction Quality Control

  • Design Engineering

  • Electrical Construction

  • Intellectual Property

  • Project Management

  • Risk Management

  • Service Level Agreements

  • Trade Secrets

Areas of Expertise:

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