GlobeNewswire Inc | Jan 19, 2021 07:30AM EST

January 19, 2021

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced that the firm has maintained its top position on the Whos Who Legal Arbitration 2021: Expert Witnesses list, which is researched in collaboration with Global Arbitration Review and recognizes the worlds most highly regarded arbitration damages and valuation practitioners.

FTI Consulting led the list for the 11th consecutive year, represented by 61 expert witnesses from the firms Economic Consulting segment, Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment and Compass Lexecon subsidiary, including 10 professionals who were identified as Future Leaders in Arbitration. Collectively, FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon had three times as many experts named to the list as the next closest firm.

In addition, the following FTI Consulting experts were recognized as Global Elite Thought Leaders: Mark Bezant, Montek Mayal, Graham McNeill and James Nicholson. The following Compass Lexecon experts were recognized as Global Elite Thought Leaders: Manuel Abdala, Carla Chavich, Lorenzo Coppi, Neil Dryden, Pablo Lopez Zadicoff, Boaz Moselle, Jorge Padilla, David Sevy, Pablo Spiller and Sebastian Zuccon. According to Whos Who Legal, Global Elite Thought Leaders are those experts who obtained the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources in their practice area. Typically, no more than 5% of practitioners in any Whos Who Legal global practice area guide are selected as Global Elite Thought Leaders.

The 10 professionals recognized as Future Leaders in Arbitration are Ali Al-Ahmad, Karthik Balisagar, Andrs Casserly, Gustavo De Marco, Michael Hennigan, Ben Johnson, Mehmet Karakoc, Ariel Medvedeff, Alan Rozenberg and Oliver Watts. These are professionals aged 45 and under who the market considers to be future leaders in the international arbitration community.

FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon professionals named to the Whos Who Legal Arbitration 2021: Expert Witnesses list include the following:

FTI Consulting

-- Ali Al-Ahmad, Senior Director Toronto -- David Ashton, Senior Managing Director London -- Karthik Balisagar, Senior Managing Director London -- Mark Bezant, Senior Managing Director London -- Braden Billiet, Managing Director Seoul -- Bruno Campana, Senior Managing Director London -- Matthias Cazier-Darmois, Senior Managing Director Paris -- Garry Crossley, Senior Managing Director Singapore -- Alex Davie, Senior Managing Director London -- Richard Edwards, Senior Managing Director London -- John Ellison, Senior Managing Director London -- Paul Ficca, Global Segment Leader, Forensic and Litigation Consulting Seattle -- Juliette Fortin, Senior Managing Director Paris -- Steve Harris, Senior Managing Director Dubai -- Patrick Hbrard, Managing Director Paris -- Michael Hennigan, Senior Director London -- Thomas Hofbauer, Senior Managing Director Munich -- Mrinal Jain, Managing Director Mumbai -- Ben Johnson, Senior Managing Director Hong Kong -- Mehmet Karakoc, Senior Managing Director London -- Ekaterina Lohwasser, Senior Managing Director Munich -- Noel Matthews, Senior Managing Director London -- Montek Mayal, Senior Managing Director New Delhi -- Graham McNeill, Senior Managing Director Hong Kong -- Meloria Meschi, Senior Managing Director London -- Charles Mikulka, Senior Managing Director New York -- Neal Mizrahi, Senior Managing Director Toronto -- James Nicholson, Senior Managing Director Singapore -- Mike Pilgrem, Senior Managing Director London -- Stephen Rae, Senior Managing Director Perth -- David Rogers, Managing Director London -- Jon Rowell, Senior Managing Director Hong Kong -- James Taylor, Senior Managing Director Singapore -- Navin Waghe, Senior Managing Director London -- Oliver Watts, Managing Director Singapore -- Dawna Wright, Senior Managing Director Melbourne -- Andrew Wynn, Senior Managing Director London -- Heiko Ziehms, Senior Managing Director London and Frankfurt

Compass Lexecon

-- Manuel Abdala, Senior Managing Director Washington, D.C. -- Luis Agosti, Senior Vice President London -- Charles Augustine, Senior Consultant Boston -- Andrs Casserly, Vice President Buenos Aires -- Carla Chavich, Senior Vice President New York -- Ruxandra Ciupagea, Senior Vice President Madrid -- Lorenzo Coppi, Executive Vice President London -- Gustavo De Marco, Senior Vice President Miami -- Julian Delamer, Senior Vice President London -- Neil Dryden, Executive Vice President London -- Joseph Kalt, Senior Economist Boston -- Pablo Lopez Zadicoff, Senior Vice President Washington, D.C. -- Ariel Medvedeff, Senior Vice President Buenos Aires -- Boaz Moselle, Executive Vice President London -- Miguel Nakhle, Senior Vice President Houston -- Jorge Padilla, Senior Managing Director Madrid -- Alejandro Requejo, Executive Vice President Madrid -- Alan Rozenberg, Vice President Madrid -- Marcelo Schoeters, Executive Vice President Buenos Aires -- David Sevy, Executive Vice President Paris -- Pablo Spiller, Senior Consultant New York -- Nadine Watson, Senior Vice President Madrid -- Sebastian Zuccon, Executive Vice President Buenos Aires

About FTI ConsultingFTI 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 6,200 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 $2.35 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2019. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Twitter (@FTIConsulting), Facebook and LinkedIn.

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