Experts & Advisors

Israel Almodovar

Senior Managing Director

201 E. Washington Street, Suite 1410
Phoenix, AZ 85004

+1.602.257.0075 Main
+1.602.528.8055 Direct
+1.609.781.0164 Mobile

Israel Almodovar is a Senior Managing Director in the Construction Disputes & Advisory Practice at Ankura and is one of Co-Leaders of Ankura’s Latin America Construction Group. Israel has over 25 years’ experience in the construction industry and specializes in providing advisory and litigation consulting services on domestic and international construction projects in the areas of schedule delay and cost overruns.

Experience

Israel’s experience includes the preparation, defense, and resolution of claims with respect to schedule analysis, damages, acceleration, disruption, lost productivity, and contract terminations. He has provided expert testimony multiple times, and since 2017 has been recognized in the annual rankings of Who’s Who Legal: Construction, Who’s Who Legal: Consulting Experts, and Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration.

He has also been retained on numerous projects to provide project advisory services, including contract management, project controls management, change management, as well as technical review and evaluation of opposing claims.

Israel’s project experience covers a broad spectrum of construction industry sectors, including oil & gas, power, manufacturing, mining, infrastructure, transportation, commercial, residential, water and wastewater, institutional, and education. His clients include owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and insurance companies.

Israel has lectured at various international conferences regarding project administration and construction claims issues. He is also fluent in Spanish.

Education

MBA, Rutgers University
MS, Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico

Certifications

Professional Engineer (Arizona)

Languages

Spanish

Thought Leadership

Webinar

Evolution or Revolution? A Global Perspective on Dispute Boards and Adjudication

News & Events

December 6, 2024

Ankura Specialists Achieve Worldwide Acclaim as Leading Arbitration Consultants

Ankura is proud to announce that Lexology Index: Arbitration 2025 (formerly known as “Who’s Who Legal”) has recognized 33 of its professionals in the prestigious Arbitration Expert Witness Category. This recognition, a 32% increase from 2024, underscores the exceptional expertise and credentials of our global disputes team.

December 13, 2023

Ankura Experts Attain Global Recognition as Top Arbitration Advisors

Ankura is pleased to announce that Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2024 has recognized 25 of its professionals in the prestigious Arbitration Expert Witness category. This recognition, a 39% increase from 2023, reflects the continued growth and success of our global disputes team. The named professionals have been categorized as globally recommended Expert Witnesses for complex ...

October 3, 2023

66 Ankura Advisors Acknowledged by Who’s Who Legal as Leading Consulting Experts

Ankura is pleased to announce that 66 of our professionals have earned a well-deserved spot among advisors worldwide in the Who’s Who Legal: Consulting Experts 2023 list. This recognition highlights the exceptional depth of our advisory services spanning diverse sectors and geographical regions. This recognition underscores the parallel proficiency in several critical areas including: Forensic ...

September 16, 2022

45 Ankura Advisors Acknowledged by Who’s Who Legal as Leading Consulting Experts

Ankura is pleased to announce that 45 of its professionals have been named among the top professional advisors worldwide in the Who’s Who Legal: Consulting Experts 2022 list. This ranking exemplifies Ankura’s depth of multidisciplinary advisory experience across various sectors and geographies with experts from Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas receiving recognition ...

May 2, 2022

Outstanding Ankura Construction Experts Acknowledged by Who’s Who Legal

Ankura is pleased to announce that 20 of its professionals have been named among the top construction advisors worldwide in the Who’s Who Legal: Construction 2022 list. This ranking demonstrates Ankura experts’ decades of unparalleled industry experience, wide-ranging knowledge, and global perspective to help clients resolve the most challenging issues they face around the world. ...

September 1, 2021

40 Ankura Professional Advisors Recognized by Who’s Who Legal as Leading Consulting Experts

Ankura is home to industry-leading talent as underscored by the recognition of 40 professional advisors as leading consulting experts in the world by an annual award program.

June 10, 2021

Ankura Experts Recognized as Top Construction Advisors by Who’s Who Legal

Ankura offers clients premier industry talent as 18 of Ankura's professionals are recognized as the top construction advisors in the world by annual ward program.

February 24, 2021

Ankura Experts Recognized as Top Arbitration Advisors by Who’s Who Legal

The depth of Arbitration advisory at Ankura is recognized by an annual award.

July 8, 2019

44 of Ankura’s Global Professionals Recognized by Who’s Who Legal as Consulting Experts

44 Ankura professionals from the U.S., U.K., U.A.E., Singapore, and Hong Kong are recognized as consulting experts by annual award program.

April 16, 2019

Ankura Construction Professionals Recognized as Construction Leaders by Who’s Who Legal

22 Ankura professionals are recognized as leading construction experts by an annual award program.

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