Forensic & Litigation Consulting

Activist investors who effectively communicate their value message to the market have a much greater chance of gaining institutional investor support and persuading their target company to take appropriate action. The team provides activist investors with messaging and media access to communicate their investment thesis, as well as detailed media plans that anticipate target company responses. The team also assists target companies with effectively combatting and disarming activism through preparedness, engagement, business transformation and enhanced performance.

Construction projects, the resulting assets and their operation are complex and prone to risk. At the same time, companies are under increasing pressure to maximize profitability. The Construction, Projects & Assets Group’s first-hand experience and in-depth knowledge support our clients across the asset lifecycle, providing a wide array of advisory services to address the technical, commercial and legal challenges facing today's environment. Our multilingual experts draw on their diverse backgrounds and in-depth industry experience to provide a multidisciplinary approach to enable transformation through people, processes, technology and data - shortening time to value and increasing capital efficiency. They also provide project advisory, construction claims analysis and expert witness services for some of the world’s most complex, high-profile projects.

The Cybersecurity team uses an intelligence-led, expert-driven, strategic approach to global cybersecurity challenges. The team helps organizations understand their own environments, harden their defenses, hunt threats, respond to crises and sustainably recover their operations and reputation after an incident. Tasks can range from conducting proactive assessments, performing digital forensics, participating in an incident response effort, developing policies and procedures, and assisting in software development.

The Data & Analytics team delivers strategic business solutions for clients requiring in-depth analysis of large, disparate sets of financial, operational and transactional data. As experts in analytics, data science, data management and governance, the Data & Analytics team leads engagements that require advanced data analysis methodologies using proven and modern technology to deliver strategic solutions and support our clients facing challenges with litigation, investigations, disputes, compliance, regulatory inquires, corporate strategy, and performance improvement. The team works hand-in-hand with our industry, regulatory and legal experts, leveraging their expertise to provide analytics in identifying and resolving issues including corruption, money laundering, sanction breaches and fraud.

The Software Solutions team delivers strategic web-based solutions for clients in need of in-depth analysis of large, disparate sets of financial, operational and transactional data. Following the Agile methodology, the team uses advanced web application technologies to support clients in extracting value from mission-critical data sources and simplifying data interaction. With their expertise in rapid application development and experience in a broad range of industries, the team meticulously crafts secure, scalable and user-centric solutions to empower businesses to thrive in a continuously evolving digital landscape.

The Dispute Advisory Services practice helps organizations manage change, mitigate risk and resolve disputes through expertise-led advisory. The team cuts through complex situations to provide clarity and communicate concepts, opinions and conclusions in a simple, understandable and persuasive manner in high-stakes litigation, arbitration and other complex business disputes. The team supports global clients in dealing with disputes of all kinds, including claims in international public law and complex commercial and regulatory disputes that require industry-specific knowledge. Our deep and extensive bench of industry experts and former regulators provides the foundation for our litigation and expert witness services across a broad range of issues including industry standards and customary business practices, accounting, liability, valuation, economic damages, fact-finding finding, and forensic review and analysis.

The Environmental Solutions practice offers a comprehensive suite of services that help organizations deal with specific environmental issues or programmatic challenges. Their services focus on the resolution of complex contamination, toxic tort, product liability and insurance disputes. Our integrated team includes forensic historians, geologists and environmental scientists, accountants, data scientists, e-discovery experts, former regulators, attorneys, GIS specialists and private investigators.

The Export Controls, Sanctions & Trade practice helps clients evaluate compliance with global trade regulations through risk assessments and audits, implementing proactive procedures to safeguard against fines and penalties. A global team of experts provides technical guidance on product classification to determine export authority, evaluates the financial impact of tariffs, remedies supply chain inefficiencies and considers the implications of global sanctions programs. They leverage decades of in-house risk and compliance experience to help clients navigate opportunities and challenges of export controls, sanctions and trade compliance, distilling complex issues into manageable, actionable and auditable internal controls.

The Financial Crime Compliance team is an internationally recognized leader in providing financial crime-related advisory services on topics including anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, anti-bribery and corruption, and fraud. They collaborate with internal teams including forensic investigations, data and analytics, and technology to address financial crime issues that have a critical impact on businesses, consumers and the wider economy.

The Financial Services practice advises banks and other financial institutions through various stages of the business cycle and the constantly changing operating, competitive and regulatory environment. Our consultants work with clients to manage risk, enhance financial and operational performance, ensure compliance, resolve regulatory inquiries, address enforcement actions and litigation threats, and leverage assets to protect and enhance enterprise value. They work with financial and non-financial institutions to avoid and resolve compliance gaps, remediate examination findings, respond to regulatory inquiries, and future-proof compliance and data-retention programs with cutting-edge technology and processes.

The Forensic Investigations team is an internationally recognized leader in investigation services to the business and legal community. They work collaboratively with a range of teams including business intelligence, data and analytics, and computer forensics to undertake investigations involving corporate fraud, whistle-blowing, asset tracing, and allegations of bribery and corruption. They support our clients through every step of an investigation, from responding to an incident to uncovering critical facts, communicating with regulators and engaging in remediation efforts.

The Global Insurance Services practice works with attorneys, insurance companies, private equity and other entities in the insurance and reinsurance industries to deliver advisory services for complex, high-stakes, multi-national litigation, arbitration and investigations. The team has a proven track record of effectively managing a broad range of high-profile, discreet investigations and disputes, complex restructuring and enterprise-wide transformations, and the application of methodologies and analytics to innovate, improve performance, reduce risk and achieve compliance. In addition, FTI Consulting’s actuaries support property-casualty, life and health clients with insightful analyses and solutions across various categories, including underwriting, reserving, claims, valuations, capital management, reporting, governance and legal and regulatory compliance.

The Healthcare Risk Management & Advisory practice works with virtually every aspect of the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry to identify innovative solutions to manage risk, ensure quality and protect value, and prepare our clients for future strategic, operational, financial and legal challenges. The team provides a one-stop source of experts across the spectrum of healthcare disciplines to respond to any regulatory and related operational demand. Their professionals have specialized capabilities and a record of success helping clients evaluate and mitigate risk, investigate allegations of regulatory non-compliance, and provide advice and support regarding related financial and operational impacts.

The Regulatory Risk Management team supports financial institutions, regulators, governments and enforcement agencies across the full spectrum of financial regulation. Their service offerings include regulatory and business change programs, governance and conduct matters, risk and regulatory advice, risk management frameworks, disputes and investigations, and remediation programs.

The Risk & Investigations practice is dedicated to helping organizations respond to allegations involving the propriety of accounting and financial reporting, fraud, regulatory scrutiny and anti-corruption inquiries. Our consultants address a variety of accounting and compliance issues, analyze and reconstruct corporate records and electronic information, and participate in fact-finding interviews. They deliver enterprise-wide risk and compliance solutions that promote business transformation and growth while supporting ethical business behavior. Clients engage us to analyze risk management policies and procedures, identify gaps or inefficiencies in existing safeguards, and design and implement controls that rehabilitate program deficiencies.

The Export Controls, Sanctions & Trade practice assists clients in evaluating compliance with global trade regulations by performing risk assessments and audits and implementing proactive procedures to safeguard against fines and penalties. A global team of experts provides technical guidance on product classification to determine export authority, evaluates the financial impact of tariffs, and considers the implications of global sanctions programs. They leverage decades of government enforcement and in-house risk and compliance experience to help our clients navigate the complexity of export controls and sanctions compliance by distilling complex issues into manageable, actionable and auditable internal controls.

A winning argument is built with carefully chosen facts, arranged in a logical structure, and presented in a compelling manner. Our global Trial & Arbitration Support (“TAS”) practice provides presentations, technology, graphics, jury consulting and a variety of custom tools designed to strengthen our clients’ arguments – making them more persuasive and memorable. The team supports trials, hearings, arbitrations and more. They integrate seamlessly with the legal team, providing complete support from preparation through to post-hearing briefs. Our wide range of technical and creative services can be critical to successful dispute resolution.

Organizations face formidable challenges throughout the lifecycle of major transactions, including forecast and valuation support, assessment and commercial due diligence efforts, transaction structuring and analysis of strategic alternatives and ongoing post-transaction needs. Combining industry and technical expertise with market insights and transaction experience, our valuation experts have a proven track record of delivering sophisticated and actionable advice to clients. Management teams, boards of directors, capital markets and investors trust our objective and credible valuation opinions and advice when making strategic decisions and executing transactions.

FTI Consulting’s actuaries support property-casualty, life and health clients. The team provides clients with insightful analyses and solutions spanning broad categories, including underwriting, reserving, claims, valuations, capital management, reporting, governance, and legal and regulatory compliance.