Firm Maintains Top Position with the Most Expert Witnesses Recognized for Eight Consecutive Years

Eight Professionals Named Thought Leaders

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) today announced that the firm has maintained its top position on Global Arbitration Review’s Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2018: Expert Witnesses list. 

FTI Consulting topped the list for the eighth consecutive year, with 49 expert witnesses from the firm’s Economic Consulting segment, including its Compass Lexecon subsidiary, and its Forensic & Litigation Consulting segment. Global Arbitration Review’s Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2018: Expert Witnesses list includes 219 of the world’s most highly regarded arbitration damages and valuation practitioners across 63 jurisdictions.

The 49 expert witnesses from FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon represent the most professionals ever recognized from one collective firm. They hail from 15 cities in 10 countries around the world, demonstrating the firm’s global reach. Seven experts were recognized for the first time on this year’s list, the most among all firms and universities.

In addition, FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon had eight professionals named to Global Arbitration Review’s Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2018: Expert Witnesses Thought Leaders list, which identifies those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources. FTI Consulting professionals named to the Thought Leaders list include Howard Rosen, a Senior Managing Director based in Toronto, Mark Bezant and Chris Osborne, who are Senior Managing Directors based in London, James Nicholson, a Senior Managing Director based in Paris, and Graham McNeill, a Senior Managing Director based in Hong Kong. Compass Lexecon professionals named to the Thought Leaders list include Manuel Abdala, an Executive Vice President based in Washington, D.C., Santiago Dellepiane, an Executive Vice President based in New York, and Pablo Spiller, a Senior Consultant based in New York.

“We are the world’s leader in international arbitration and are continually investing in our people and intellectual leadership to ensure we remain the go-to firm for the most challenging, significant matters,” said Steven H. Gunby, President and Chief Executive Officer of FTI Consulting. “It is gratifying to see that leadership position recognized by having more than three times the number of experts recognized as the next closest firm.”

Nominees for Global Arbitration Review’s Who’s Who Legal Arbitration: Expert Witnesses lists are selected based on a comprehensive, independent survey of both general counsel and private practice lawyers worldwide. Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are eligible. Individuals selected for this elite list possess an outstanding depth of knowledge in their area of expertise. These professionals also are recognized for their skill in giving expert oral evidence in commercial arbitrations, encompassing examination in chief, cross examination and, increasingly, witness conferencing.

FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon professionals named to Global Arbitration Review’s Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2018: Expert Witnesses list include the following:

FTI Consulting

• Mike Allen, Senior Managing Director – Hong Kong
• +Chaitanya Arora, Senior Managing Director – Singapore
• *David Ashton, Senior Managing Director – London
• *Mark Bezant, Senior Managing Director – London
• Matthias Cazier-Darmois, Managing Director – Paris
• *Garry Crossley, Managing Director – Singapore
• +Richard Edwards, Senior Managing Director – London
• +Juliette Fortin, Managing Director – Paris
• Greg Harman, Senior Managing Director – London
• Steve Harris, Managing Director – Singapore
• +Richard Hayler, Managing Director – Singapore
• Basil Imburgia, Senior Managing Director – New York
• Will Inglis, Senior Managing Director – Singapore
• Christopher Larkin, Senior Managing Director – Toronto
• Jeff Litvak, Senior Managing Director – Chicago
• Noel Matthews, Senior Managing Director – London
• +Montek Mayal, Managing Director – New Delhi
• Graham McNeill, Senior Managing Director – Hong Kong
• Charles Mikulka, Senior Managing Director – New York
• Christopher Milburn, Managing Director – Toronto
• Neal Mizrahi, Managing Director – Toronto
• *James Nicholson, Senior Managing Director – Paris
• *Chris Osborne, Global Segment Leader – London
• *Mike Pilgrem, Senior Managing Director – London
• *Howard Rosen, Senior Managing Director – Toronto
• Jon Rowell, Senior Managing Director – Hong Kong
• Michael Salve, Senior Managing Director – New York
• James Searby, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
• Ken Stern, Senior Managing Director – New York
• Greig Taylor, Senior Managing Director – New York
• James Taylor, Managing Director – Singapore
• +Navin Waghe, Senior Managing Director – London
• Christopher Wedrychowski, Managing Director – London
• Dawna Wright, Senior Managing Director – Melbourne

Compass Lexecon

• *Manuel Abdala, Executive Vice President – Washington, D.C.
• +Julian Delamer, Senior Vice President – London
• Santiago Dellepiane, Executive Vice President – New York
• Neil Dryden, Executive Vice President – London
• Daniel Fischel, Chairman and President of Compass Lexecon – Chicago
• Eric Henson, Executive Vice President – Boston
• *Joseph Kalt, Senior Economist – Tucson
• Pablo D. Lopez Zadicoff, Senior Vice President – Washington, D.C.
• Miguel A. Nakhle, Senior Vice President – Houston
• *Jorge Padilla, Senior Managing Director and Head of Compass Lexecon Europe – Madrid
• Alejandro Requejo, Executive Vice President – Madrid
• *Marcelo Schoeters, Senior Vice President – Buenos Aires
• David Sevy, Executive Vice President – Paris
• *Pablo Spiller, Senior Consultant – New York
• Sebastian Zuccon, Senior Vice President – Buenos Aires

*Expert witnesses named to this list every year since its inception in 2010.
+Expert witnesses named to the list for the first time in 2017.

About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes: financial, legal, operational, political & regulatory, reputational and transactional. With more than 4,600 employees located in 28 countries, FTI Consulting professionals work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges and make the most of opportunities. The Company generated $1.81 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2016. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter (@FTIConsulting), Facebook and LinkedIn.

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