Kimberly Reome
Partner HKA
- Chicago IL
Partner specializing in construction damages, forensic accounting and commercial litigation.
Media
Social
Biography
Kim has provided testimony and authored expert reports at the US Court of Federal Claims, US District Court, and a range of civil courts and regulatory commissions, as well as domestic and international arbitrations. She has served as a damages expert for construction contractors, construction owners, electric utilities, manufacturing companies and others on damages matters in excess of US$18 billion.
Kim specializes in providing damages analyses involving accounting, financial and economic issues in the construction and electric utility industries. She has significant experience with disputes regarding analysis of increased costs, critical path schedule (CPS) analysis, productivity analysis, and lost profits.
Kim has supported clients from a broad range of sectors including, but not limited to, nuclear and other electric power plants, renewable energy, government contractors, residential and commercial real estate, airports, oil refineries, mining facilities and wastewater treatment plants. She also has experience calculating damages for intellectual property, environmental, financial institutions and other commercial litigation.
Kim is a Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional and Certified Fraud Examiner. She has a master’s in business administration and a bachelors in finance. She is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEi), Women Construction Owners & Executives (WCOE), the American Bar Association (ABA), and US Women in Nuclear (US WIN).
INDUSTRIES SERVED:
Aerospace & Defense | Buildings | Environment & Climate Change | Financial Services | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Industrial & Manufacturing | Nuclear Energy | Oil & Gas | Power & Utilities | Real Estate & Tourism | Renewables | Sports & Entertainment | Transportation Infrastructure | Technology, Media & Telecoms
Areas of Expertise
Highlights
- Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
- Proven as a credible expert witness under cross-examination.
- Acted as an expert for disputed projects on matters in excess of $18 billion.
- Specialized in providing damages analyses involving accounting financial and economic issues in the construction and electric utility industries.
- Skilled at calculating economic damages related to commercial litigation and disputes.
Professional Recognition
Lexology Index
- USA – Construction – Thought Leader
- Construction – Thought Leader
- Client Choice – Construction
- Energy
- Commercial Litigation
- Consulting – Financial Advisory and Valuation – Quantum of Damages
- USA – Experts – Construction – Quantum Delay & Technical - Thought Leader
Qualifications
- CFE – Certified Fraud Examiner
- CCIFP - Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional
Professional Memberships
ACFE
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
CFMA
Construction Financial Management Association
AACEi
Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International
WCOE
Women Construction Owners & Executives
ABA
American Bar Association
US WIN
US Women in Nuclear
Media Appearances
Prevalence of disputes warrants caution
Infrastructure Investor
2026-02-02
Interviewed and quoted.
Construction disputes in the Americas more about scope than time, money
Construction Dive online
2025-12-18
Quoted in a Construction Dive article about HKA’s CRUX report and changing construction-dispute drivers, including rising payment, cash-flow and financial pressures.
Nuclear renaissance – avoiding new generation reactor construction issues
Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR News) online
2025-03-03
Authored expert commentary on nuclear construction risks, cost overruns, schedule delays and lessons for new-generation reactors.
The coming wave of construction disputes – supply chain disruptions and material price increases
Lexology online
Co-authored expert commentary on construction cost escalation, supply-chain disruption, material-price increases, delay claims and contractual risk allocation.
Education
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Master of Business Administration
Business Administration
2001
Michigan State University Honors College
Bachelor of Arts
Finance

