Damages

A key issue in many litigations is the quantification of the alleged loss suffered by a claimant, and the clear communication of that loss calculation to the court. Many of the world’s top law firms and organizations engage FTI Consulting for such valuation and damages expertise. With offices and practitioners in every key market worldwide, our local knowledge complements our global perspective and capabilities, providing comprehensive valuation and damages expertise.

How We Help

Our valuation and damages expertise supports your litigation no matter your industry or global location. Our senior damages team is the largest group of testifying experts in the world, highly competent giving direct evidence and under cross-examination before courts, tribunals and international arbitration proceedings. Clients engage us because of our relevant industry experience, our work on similar types of disputes, geographic experience and proximity, and our ability to work and deliver in a variety of languages. Team members are either native speakers or fluent in over 30 languages. We’re a collaborative team of experienced accountants, many of whom have worked at Big Four firms, economists, MBAs, econometricians, PhDs, former investment analysts and industry specialists.

Our professionals have performed decades of damages-related work. We deliver leading presentations, reports and analyses, and advisory on all aspects of the disputes process. When you partner with us, you draw on the collective power of the greater FTI Consulting team. As we are a collegial organization, you have access to our wider experience and expertise when faced with issues that are novel or complex. Clients frequently rely on us to handle damages-related matters across topics that are statistical and economic, valuation-specific or actuarial-specific.

Modern litigation often involves enormous amounts of data and requires sophisticated statistical analyses to develop and support expert testimony. At the same time, the data sciences landscape is continually evolving, with ever-changing database and computing platforms creating an abundance of tools and solutions. Our experts are experienced in the complex data and statistical issues inherent in modern litigation and business analytics. We are aware that complex data analysis is only meaningful or helpful to others when they can fully understand the results. To ensure greater understanding of our results among decision makers, we also employ data visualizations or infographics.

Engage us for our expertise across a wide range of situations:

• Group restructuring and fiscal valuations
• Contractual disputes
• Transactions and disputes between shareholders
• Post-acquisition disputes
• Expropriation claims
• Matrimonial disputes
• Regulatory and accounting valuations
• Investor relations and fundraising
• Financial products disputes
• Intellectual property disputes

With years of industry experience, we help:

• Determine if a claim is worth pursuing
• Identify the correct methodologies for quantifying damages
• Evaluate claims in the context of past and future economic loss
• Specify the type of expertise, evidence and documentation required