Recognition Underscores FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon's Global Expertise in Construction Advisory, Disputes, Digital Forensics, E-discovery, Forensic Accounting and Investigations
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced that the firm and its Compass Lexecon subsidiary led the Lexology Index Consulting Experts list for the eleventh consecutive year, with 127 professionals recognized globally.
The list identifies leading consulting experts through an independent research process that combines qualitative market feedback with quantitative analysis of relevant data points, including recommendations from corporate counsel, clients, law firms and other market participants. Professionals from FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon were selected based on the breadth of expertise across construction advisory, E-discovery, digital forensics, financial advisory and valuation and forensic accounting.
Several FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon professionals were also named Global Elite Thought Leaders, a distinction for experts considered in the top 5% of practitioners worldwide. Experts include: Mark Bezant, Carla Chavich, Craig Earnshaw, Renato Fazzone, Veeral Gosalia, Brett Harrison, Stefan Heissner, Basil Imburgia, Thierry Linares, Patrick McGeehin, Boaz Moselle, James Nicholson, Karl Payeur, Andrew Rhodes, Ian Smith and Dawna Wright.
FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon professionals named to the 2026 list include the following:
Construction – Quantum, Delay & Technical – Experts
Ali Al-Ahmad, Senior Managing Director – Toronto
Gabriel Armanet, Senior Director – Paris
Manoj Bahl, Senior Managing Director – London
Lee Baker, Senior Managing Director – Singapore
William Berkowitz, Senior Managing Director – Great Neck
Michael Birmingham, Senior Managing Director – Pittsburgh
Brandon Chaney, Senior Managing Director – Madrid
Stuart Downes, Managing Director – Perth
Burak Evrenosoglu, Managing Director – Lake Oswego
Donia Fahmi, Senior Director – Dubai
Alastair Farr, Senior Managing Director – London
Juliette Fortin, Senior Managing Director – Paris
Chris Hewkin, Managing Director – Dubai
Thomas Hofbauer, Senior Managing Director – Munich
Michael Jaspers, Senior Managing Director – Atlanta
Chris Johnston, Managing Director – London
Michael Knoll, Senior Managing Director – Seattle
Matthew Krafft, Senior Managing Director – Bethesda
Thierry Linares, Senior Managing Director – Paris
Patrick McGeehin, Senior Managing Director – Bethesda
Adrian McNulty, Managing Director – Perth
John McSorley, Managing Director – Dublin
Andrew Mellor, Managing Director – Dubai
Laura Miller, Senior Managing Director – Pittsburgh
Andrew Oddie, Managing Director – Singapore
Stephen Podesta, Senior Director – London
Andrew Rhodes, Senior Managing Director – Pittsburgh
Joe Slavis, Senior Managing Director – Atlanta
Louie Wu, Senior Advisor – Seattle
Construction – Quantum, Delay & Technical – Future Leaders
Michael Arch, Senior Managing Director – London
Diego Costa, Managing Director – Madrid
Steve Harris, Senior Managing Director – London
Michael Hennigan, Senior Managing Director – London
Xavier Rayo, Senior Director – Paris
Ross Towler, Managing Director – London
Digital & Data – Data and E-Discovery Experts
Sophie Ross, Global Chief Executive Officer, Technology Segment – San Francisco
Tom Barce, Managing Director – Chicago
Craig Earnshaw, Senior Managing Director – London
Renato Fazzone, Senior Managing Director – Düsseldorf
Antonio Gesteira, Senior Managing Director – São Paulo
Scott Gillard, Managing Director – Brisbane
Veeral Gosalia, Senior Managing Director – Singapore
Brett Harrison, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
Harald Hertel, Managing Director – Frankfurt
Nick Hourigan, Senior Managing Director – Boston
Kathryn McCarthy, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
Ian Smith, Senior Managing Director – London
David Turner, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
Colleen Casey Voshell, Senior Managing Director – Wayne
Digital & Data – Digital Forensic Experts
Sophie Ross, Global Chief Executive Officer, Technology Segment – San Francisco
Gokce Akkahve, Managing Director – Düsseldorf
Tom Barce, Managing Director – Chicago
Brian Carl, Senior Managing Director – Chicago
Warren Dunn, Senior Managing Director – Sydney
Craig Earnshaw, Senior Managing Director – London
Renato Fazzone, Senior Managing Director – Düsseldorf
Anthony J. Ferrante, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
Javier Garcia-Chappell, Managing Director – Madrid
Antonio Gesteira, Senior Managing Director – São Paulo
Veeral Gosalia, Senior Managing Director – Singapore
Erik Hammerquist, Senior Director – Los Angeles
Brett Harrison, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
Nick Hourigan, Senior Managing Director – Boston
Kevin Hughes, Senior Director – London
Sandeep Jadav, Senior Managing Director – Hong Kong
Shelly Mady, Senior Managing Director – Dallas
Collin Miller, Managing Director – Dallas
Ian Smith, Senior Managing Director – London
Financial Advisory and Valuation – Quantum of Damages – Experts
Daniel Fischel, Compass Lexecon President and Chairman – Chicago
José Alberro, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
David Aliaga, Senior Managing Director – Madrid
Wayne Anthony, Managing Director – London
Yvette Austin, Senior Managing Director and Chair of Global Finance Practice – New York
Tsvetan Beloreshki, Senior Managing Director – New York
Mark Bezant, Senior Managing Director – London
Carla Chavich, Executive Vice President and Head of International Arbitration Americas Practice – New York
James Church-Morley, Senior Managing Director – Dubai
Neil Dryden, Senior Managing Director and Member of International Board – London and Brussels
Andrew Durant, Senior Advisor – London
Richard Edwards, Senior Managing Director – London
John Ellison, Senior Advisor – London
Juliette Fortin, Senior Managing Director – Paris
Steve Harris, Senior Managing Director – London
Eric Henson, Executive Vice President – Boston
Basil Imburgia, Senior Managing Director – New York
Ben Johnson, Senior Managing Director – Hong Kong
Joseph P. Kalt, Senior Managing Director – Boston
Ekaterina Lohwasser, Senior Managing Director – Munich
Pablo D. Lopez Zadicoff, Executive Vice President – Washington, D.C.
Noel Matthews, Senior Managing Director – London
Meloria Meschi, Senior Managing Director – London
Charles Mikulka, Senior Managing Director, New York
Boaz Moselle, Executive Vice President and Member of International Board – London
Miguel A. Nakhle, Executive Vice President – Houston
Anke Nestler, Senior Managing Director – Frankfurt
James Nicholson, Senior Managing Director – Singapore
Jorge Padilla, Chair of International Board – Madrid, London and Brussels
Mike Pilgrem, Senior Managing Director – London
Jose Piñeiro, Senior Managing Director – Madrid
Marcelo Schoeters, Executive Vice President – Buenos Aires and Miami
David Sevy, Executive Vice President and Vice Chair of International Board – Paris and Brussels
Kenneth M. Stern, Senior Managing Director – New York
Navin Waghe, Senior Managing Director – London
David Weiskopf, Executive Vice President – Washington, D.C.
Dawna Wright, Senior Managing Director – Melbourne
Andrew Wynn, Senior Managing Director – London
Elena Zoido, Executive Vice President and Member of International Board – Madrid and Brussels
Sebastian Zuccon, Executive Vice President – Buenos Aires and Miami
Financial Advisory and Valuation – Quantum of Damages – Future Leaders
Joel Franks, Managing Director – London
Nicolas Mocq, Senior Director – Paris
Andrew Preston, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
Tara Singh, Senior Managing Director – Toronto
Forensic Accountants – Experts
David R. Alfaro, Senior Managing Director – San Francisco
David Aliaga, Senior Managing Director – Madrid
Wayne Anthony, Managing Director – London
Michael Archibald, Senior Managing Director – New York
John Batchelor, Senior Managing Director – Melbourne
Mark Bezant, Senior Managing Director – London
Steve Burlone, Senior Advisor – Boston
Edward Case, Senior Director – London
Kevin Dages, Executive Vice President – Chicago
Andrew Durant, Senior Advisor – London
John Ellison, Senior Advisor – London
Julian Glass, Senior Managing Director – London
David Griffin, Senior Managing Director – Cayman Islands
Steve Harris, Senior Managing Director – London
Stefan Heissner, Senior Managing Director – Düsseldorf
John Hudson, Senior Managing Director – London
Basil Imburgia, Senior Managing Director – New York
Lindi Jarvis, Senior Managing Director – Seattle
Michael Maloney, Senior Advisor – Washington, D.C.
Fernando Mirgone, Managing Director – Madrid
Andrew Morrison, Senior Managing Director – Cayman Islands
Tara Mulkeen, Senior Managing Director – New York
Wynand Mullins, Senior Managing Director – Sydney
Brian Ong, Senior Managing Director – New York
Karl Payeur, Senior Managing Director – Paris
Patrick Pericak, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
Jose Piñeiro, Senior Managing Director – Madrid
Alejandro Requejo, Executive Vice President – Madrid
Wendy Shapss, Senior Managing Director – New York
Prasad Shetty, Senior Managing Director – Mumbai
Jay Spinella, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
Ian Thompson, Senior Managing Director – London
Nicole Wells, Senior Managing Director – Chicago
Martin Wilczynski, Senior Advisor – Washington, D.C.
Dawna Wright, Senior Managing Director – Melbourne
In addition to this recognition, Compass Lexecon recently topped the Lexology Index Competition 2026 list with the largest roster of featured consulting experts: 65 competition economists and future leaders were recognized globally. Nine FTI Consulting professionals were also recognized as competition economists on the list.
About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting, Inc. is a leading global expert firm for organizations facing crisis and transformation, with more than 8,100 employees located in 32 countries and territories as of June 30, 2026. In certain jurisdictions, FTI Consulting's services are provided through distinct legal entities that are separately capitalized and independently managed. The Company generated $3.8 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2025. More information can be found at https://www.fticonsulting.com.
About Compass Lexecon
Compass Lexecon is internationally recognized as a leading economic consulting firm with preeminent competition, finance, intellectual property, international arbitration, and energy practices. With more than 600 professionals in 23 offices around the world, Compass Lexecon offers a global perspective on economic matters. For the past two decades, Compass Lexecon has been ranked as one of the leading antitrust economics firms in the world by the Global Competition Review. To learn more about Compass Lexecon or to find one of our professionals, please visit www.compasslexecon.com.
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