nyse fcn industry professional services founded 1982 founder joe reynolds dan luczak headquarters washington d.c. global area served worldwide key people steve gunby president and ceo 1 services corporate finance & restructuring economic consulting forensic and litigation consulting technology strategic communications revenue us 1.76 billion 2014 number of employees 4 600 1 website http www.fticonsulting.com fti consulting is a business advisory firm headquartered in washington dc . the company specializes in the fields of corporate finance and restructuring economic consulting forensic and litigation consulting strategic communications and technology . founded as forensic technologies international ltd in 1982 fti consulting employs more than 4 600 staff in 28 countries . 1 the firm was involved in the lehman brothers 2 and general motors bankruptcies 3 the investigation into the bernard madoff fraud 4 bush v. gore 5 and the major league baseball steroid investigation . 6 as of september 2011 fti consulting had the largest restructuring business in the u.s. 7 in 2009 fti consulting was listed by fortune as one of the 100 fastest growing u.s. companies . 8 contents 1 history and acquisitions 2 services 3 partnerships 4 references 5 external links history and acquisitions edit forensic technologies international was founded in 1982 by two engineers joseph reynolds and daniel luczak to provide expert witnesses for litigation and provide visual presentations to demonstrate complex technical issues for juries . luczak later served as fti s chairman from 1992 to 1998 . the company went public in may 1996 raising 11.1 million and debuting at 8.50 a share . it was one of the first litigation support companies to be publicly traded . 9 5 forensic technologies international rebranded itself as fti consulting in 1998 and in 1999 began trading on the new york stock exchange as fcn . 10 11 after 1998 fti s business focused increasingly on financial surgery on troubled companies either through bankruptcy proceedings or in workout situations with creditors . 5 the company added over 1 000 employees to its forensic and litigation consulting flc division since the passing of the 2002 sarbanes oxley act which excluded auditors from providing consulting work to their public clients . fti consulting purchased pricewaterhousecoopers u.s. business recovery services division brs for 250 million in 2002 which at the time was the largest provider of bankruptcy turnaround and business restructuring services in the united states . 12 13 the company purchased kpmg s dispute advisory services in 2003 . 14 the company purchased chicago based compass lexecon in 2003 maintaining the name as a subsidiary . 15 fti acquired ringtail solutions group in 2005 . 16 ringtail s signature product the ringtail discovery software suite provides e discovery and document management tools to assist corporations and law firms during litigation engagements . fti acquired attenex corporation in 2008 17 and merged attenex patterns with ringtail discovery software suite to form ringtail 8 e discovery software . 18 in 2006 the company acquired the london based communications consultancy financial dynamics fd . 19 fd is now referred to as the strategic communications division of fti . in 2007 fti expanded into latin america and reported 1 billion usd in annual revenue for the first time . 11 20 in 2008 fti purchased the schonbraun mccann group a real estate consulting firm based in new york and forensic accounting a forensic accounting practice based in the uk . 21 in 2010 fs asia advisory limited was acquired in hong kong expanding fti s activities in asia . 22 in january 2014 fti consulting acquired london based tlg partners which produced a series of annual thought leader indexes . 23 24 25 in the same month steven h. gunby was named the firm s new president and chief executive officer . 26 in 2015 the deal named fti consulting the world s top restructuring adviser to distressed companies . 27 in 2016 the company led the list of the international who s who of commercial arbitration for the sixth consecutive year . 28 services edit fti consulting is organized into five business segments . the first corporate finance and restructuring provides business turnaround services including support for restructuring litigation insolvency and interim management . the second economic consulting provides economic analysis and expert testimony for law firms corporations and government agencies . the third forensic and litigation consulting provides investigative data analysis and forensic accounting services for businesses and healthcare systems . the fourth strategic communications offers public relations services for clients managing financial regulatory and reputational challenges . the fifth technology provides specialized software to manage the risks involved in e discovery . 29 fti s employees include specialists in banking forensic accounting real estate intellectual property crisis communication and construction as well as two winners of the nobel memorial prize in economic sciences . 30 partnerships edit fti consulting has established partnerships with companies and organizations in several fields . it is a member of the world economic forum . 31 some of the company s senior and regional leaders participate in the forum s meetings participating in several projects related to anti corruption energy and professional services principles . 32 references edit a b fti consulting global reach lehman creditors panel hires fti consulting houlihan lokey bloomberg news 18 september 2008 . fti consulting chairman west palm beach is good for business south florida business journal 27 jan. 2012 . lawyers make millions off madoff mess cnnmoney 16 feb. 2011 a b c it s a grand time to be a workout artist . washington post . retrieved 2016 05 21 . inc kiplinger washington editors 2008 06 01 . kiplinger s personal finance . kiplinger washington editors inc. fti raises profile . washington post 31 jul. 2011 ; baltimore consulting firm ready to put 25 companies under one name . the washington post 31 july 2011 . 100 fastest growing companies 2009 fti consulting fcn from fortune . cnnmoney june 2012 . a case for courtroom presentations . washington post . retrieved 2016 05 20 . fti consulting inc. company profile information business description history background information on fti consulting inc. . www.referenceforbusiness.com . retrieved 2016 05 21 . a b company history business growth fti consulting emea . www.fticonsulting emea.com . retrieved 2016 05 21 . fti consulting raises profile . washington post . retrieved 2016 05 21 . fti consulting to acquire u.s. business recovery services division brs of pricewaterhousecoopers 1 fti consulting completes acquisition of kpmg s dispute advisory services 2 lexecon to be acquired by fti consulting . compass lexecon . september 25 2003 . fti to pay 35m for ringtail fti consulting inc. to acquire attenex corporation fti to launch ringtail 8 e discovery software . fti technology . retrieved 2016 05 23 . fti consulting to acquire financial dynamics . pr newswire . september 11 2006 . plunkett jack w. 2008 03 01 . plunkett s companion to the almanac of american employers 2008 mid size firms . plunkett research ltd. isbn 9781593921071 . fti consulting inc. fcn new analyst report from zacks equity research zacks equity research report . nasdaq.com . 2013 12 02 . retrieved 2016 05 20 . fti consulting fcn completes acquisition of fs asia advisory limited . streetinsider.com . retrieved 2016 05 20 . farey daniel 2013 11 08 . fti consulting in advanced talks with tlg partners . pr week . retrieved 2014 01 24 . farey daniel 2014 01 15 . fti consulting finalises acquisition of tlg . pr week . retrieved 2014 01 24 . tlg . tlgpartners.com . retrieved 2014 01 24 . ember sydney . fti consulting names new c.f.o. . dealbook . retrieved 2016 05 21 . inc. thestreet . the deal announces q4 2015 out of court restructuring league tables . www.prnewswire.com . retrieved 2016 05 23 . inc. fti consulting . fti consulting professionals recognized as leading expert witnesses . globenewswire news room . retrieved 2016 05 23 . consulting services fti consulting service areas . www.fticonsulting.com . retrieved 2016 05 23 . who we are professionals leaders economists fti consulting . www.fticonsulting.com . retrieved 2016 05 23 . world economic forum website 1 may 2012 larger asia companies look to europe financial times 22 january 2011 . external links edit fti consulting home page v t e consulting firms management consulting mckinsey & company bain & company boston consulting group accenture booz allen hamilton a.t. kearney bearingpoint l.e.k. consulting marsh & mclennan companies oliver wyman roland berger company arthur d. little kurt salmon huron consulting group capgemini deloitte monitor deloitte ernst & young pricewaterhousecoopers kpmg sia partners 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