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Geopolitical Advisory
Positioning, interpretation and discreet correspondence across contested jurisdictions.
Independent consultancy · London · International
Management of solutions, at any scale.
An independent practice engaged to define, coordinate and resolve problems across commercial, technical and cross-border contexts. The problem determines the method.
Services
Six principal domains, and the work adjacent to them
Each is managed end to end, under a single instruction, by one principal.
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Technical Management
Oversight of complex systems, their operators and the schedules that govern them.
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Operational Continuity
Keeping essential operations running through disruption, transition or dispute.
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Cross-Border Coordination
Bringing together parties, advisers and authorities who would not otherwise convene.
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Programme Assurance
Independent review of programme structure, reporting and delivery against intent.
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Specialist Instructions
Matters that fall outside the headings above, accepted on the same terms.
31
Years in practice
480+
Engagements
61
Jurisdictions
1
Point of contact
Approach
A single method, applied consistently
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Intake
The matter is set out in the client's own terms, in confidence and without constraint.
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Definition
The problem is restated precisely, with its constraints, dependencies and deadlines identified.
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Coordination
Advisers, contractors and counterparties are instructed, sequenced and held to schedule.
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Closure
The matter is closed and a written record issued, with recommendations where relevant.
Practice
Clive Stevenson
Principal
British, with three decades of international experience in technical management and the coordination of complex, multi-party work. Has led assignments in Europe, the Gulf, West Africa and South-East Asia, and maintains working relationships across a wide range of territories.
The practice is deliberately broad. Instructions are accepted personally and concluded personally: the client deals with the same person from first conversation to final note.
Selected clients, named with permission
HALDANE & CONORTHGATE GROUPMERIDIAN CIVILORFORD PARTNERSKESTREL LOGISTICSTALBOT & MAUN
Contact
Set out the matter
A short outline is enough to begin. All enquiries are handled by the principal and treated in confidence.
+44 20 7946 0181 · enquiries@vertigoblue.co.uk · Response within five working days.