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​With her knowledge of geology and geophysics, Dr. Murdock provides clients with both pre-litigation and litigation support. She has assisted in assessing natural hazards affecting utilities, investigated subsurface conditions relating to oil and gas matters, determined issues with ore bodies in mining disputes, and assessed environmental contaminant sources. She has also worked on numerous infrastructure and construction-related cases involving groundwater, soil, and rock conditions.

​Dr. Murdock is a named expert witness in several cases, providing expert services in a variety of projects including mineral identification, environmental contamination, landslides, and differing site conditions in construction failures.​

Consistently recognized by Chambers USA as a Leading Lawyer in Construction Law/Litigation, ADR, and Commercial Litigation, Tom has also been honored as Construction Lawyer of the Year. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for many years and is AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Tom is a Fellow and domestic Board Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and member of its International Peer Review Panel, a Qualified Arbitrator (Q.Arb Canada), and a founding member and Regional Director of the Society of Construction Law (SCL). A lifelong learner intent on staying ahead of innovation for the built environment, Tom has pursued continuing education at the London School of Economics, the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He currently serves as an Adjunct Law Professor of International Arbitration and Disputes and CIArb instructor.

In addition to his thought leadership in his areas of expertise, Tom is an active arbitrator and neutral, acting as counsel or neutral on matters administered by or pursuant to the rules of most globally recognized ADR providers. A lifelong construction industry participant and trial lawyer by training, Tom routinely pursues and defends the gamut of claims and disputes to conclusion in courts and alternative dispute resolution forums globally, with a special emphasis on work in austere environments, conflict regions, and project types that are the first of their kind.

Supriya Panwar provides claims evaluation and dispute resolution support for complex construction matters. With more than 12 years of experience across the engineering consulting and construction industries, she specializes in forensic CPM schedule analysis, project cost and productivity evaluation, delay and damages analysis, and developing expert reports for mediation, arbitration, litigation, and deposition preparation.

Her project experience spans government facilities, commercial developments, hotels, educational institutions, heavy civil infrastructure, oil and gas refineries, and industrial projects across India, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Canada.

Prior to joining CPMI, Supriya worked as a Project Controls Engineer and Construction Scheduler for an EPC firm, where she managed project scheduling and cost controls throughout all phases of construction. She also served as a Civil Engineer for an oil and gas EPC company, providing detailed engineering and design support, including refinery roadway and hardstand design, hydraulic design of underground refinery networks, and foundation design for equipment and pipe racks.