Muqaddas Farooqi rejoins HKA as associate consultant

Muqaddas Farooqi has rejoined HKA, a risk and disputes consulting firm, as an associate consultant based in Chicago.

Farooqi rejoins HKA after completing a master’s degree in construction management at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She spent last summer at HKA as a consulting intern, working on projects in critical path analysis, project document review, and analysis of arbitration reports.

Farooqi previously interned in project management at ARCO/Murray and in structural engineering at ATMI Precast. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

“I'm excited to announce that I recently started as an Associate Consultant at HKA! I'm looking forward to starting this new chapter in my career,” Farooqi wrote in a LinkedIn post.

HKA – which focuses on risk mitigation and dispute resolution consulting within the capital projects and infrastructure sector – also recently welcomed John Levitske as a partner in its forensic accounting and commercial damages group in Chicago.

The firm’s other recent hires in its global operations include:

Rémi Aboulfaraj, consultant; Paris

Sarah Azib, public relations officer; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Hlami Baloyi, managing consultant; Johannesburg

Janice Cheng, senior consultant; Hong Kong

Marcio Godinho de Luca, senior consultant; Paris

George Grainger, senior consultant; Sydney

Byungjin Lee, associate director; London

Tumelo Mothibi, managing consultant; Johannesburg

Christina Pavli, managing consultant; London

Craig Ritchie, associate director; London

Phil Roberts, principal; Sydney

Josh Robinson, global graphic designer; London

Behrang Sarrafi, associate director; Sydney