Technology and Communications
Technology and communications contracts — system implementations, outsourcing arrangements, network infrastructure and software licensing — give rise to disputes when deliverables are delayed, fail to perform or are interrupted.
Industry context
Quantifying these losses requires isolating the effect of the failure from other factors affecting the business, and taking into account the service levels, penalties and liability caps set out in the contract.
SGEx acts in this environment as a technical firm, engaged when the industry produces disputes, inquiries, reviews, losses, buyout claims, fraud, rendering-of-accounts matters or valuations that call for an independent examination.
Questions that arise in this industry
- Lost profits and lost revenue resulting from failures or interruptions.
- Replacement and remediation costs.
- Application of penalties and service-level thresholds.
- Quantification of losses arising from early termination.
- Review of technical quantum reports in arbitration.
How SGEx Approaches This
SGEx may examine: sGEx typically reviews contracts and their service-level schedules, incident logs, project timelines, billing records, remediation costs and the parties' financial statements.
Every engagement begins by framing the technical question, continues with the organization of these sources, and ends with conclusions presented in the format the proceeding requires, with assumptions and limitations disclosed.
Possible Work and Deliverables
The format is defined according to the case, the proceeding and the purpose of the work.
- Quantification expert opinion
- Expert report
- Supporting calculation memorandum
- Review of a report
- Expert questions, technical challenges and clarifications
- Economic and financial expert opinion
Other SGEx Solutions
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- ArbitrationTechnical analysis, quantification and expert assistance in arbitral proceedings involving economic, financial and accounting issues.
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- Civil and Contract DisputesNonperformance, termination, contract revision and civil liability claims in which the controversy turns on monetary values and calculations.
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- Administrative and Regulatory MattersAdministrative proceedings and regulatory disputes with an economic and financial impact on companies and concession holders.
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- Games, Esports and Digital EntertainmentStudios, publishers, esports teams, tournament organizers and platforms in disputes over revenue, royalties, valuation and contracts.
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