FTI Consulting, Compass Lexecon Professionals Lead List of Globally Recognized Competition Economists and Expert Witnesses

Compass Lexecon Ranks as Top Economic Consulting Firm in Lexology Index: Competition 2026 Report With 65 Competition Economists and Future Leaders Recognized Globally
Twelve Compass Lexecon Professionals Named Global Elite Thought Leaders, Placing Them Among Top 5% of Practitioners Ranked
Nine Additional FTI Consulting Professionals Recognized, Bringing Total Firm Honorees to 74

WASHINGTON, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE:FCN) today announced that professionals from its Compass Lexecon subsidiary topped the Lexology Index: Competition 2026 list for global economic consulting firms, with 65 professionals named. In addition, nine FTI Consulting professionals were named to the list.

The following Compass Lexecon experts were also recognized as Global Elite Thought Leaders, a distinction reserved for professionals considered to be in the top 5% of Lexology Index practitioners: B. Douglas Bernheim, Dennis Carlton, Fernando Coloma Ríos, Justin Coombs, Lorenzo Coppi, Neil Dryden, Thilo Klein, Christopher Milde, Jorge Padilla, Alejandro Requejo, David Sevy and Elena Zoido.

The following Compass Lexecon professionals were named to the Competition 2026 list:

Competition Economists

Jonathan Arnold, Senior Consultant – Chicago
Gustavo Bamberger, Executive Vice President – Chicago
B. Douglas Bernheim, Senior Consultant – Bay Area
Peter Bönisch, Vice President – Berlin
Jonathan Bowater, Executive Vice President – Washington, D.C.
Luis Cabral, Senior Consultant – New York
Martina Caldana, Senior Vice President and Member of International Executive Committee – Rome, Milan, Brussels and London
Dennis Carlton, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C. and Chicago
Georg Clemens, Senior Economist – Düsseldorf
Mary Coleman, Senior Managing Director and Head of U.S. Antitrust practice – Boston
Fernando Coloma Ríos, Senior Vice President – Santiago
Justin Coombs, Executive Vice President and Head of International Executive Committee – London and Singapore
Lorenzo Coppi, Senior Managing Director and Member of International Board – London, Milan, Brussels and Rome
Neil Dryden, Senior Managing Director and Member of International Board – London and Brussels
Kenneth Elzinga, Senior Consultant – Washington, D.C.
Roman Fischer, Senior Vice President – Brussels
Antón García, Senior Vice President – Madrid
Linda Gratz, Vice President – Berlin and Düsseldorf
Urs Haegler, Senior Consultant – London
Guillermo Israilevich, Executive Vice President – Washington, D.C.
Jeremiah Juts, Senior Vice President – Paris
Ciara Kalmus, Senior Vice President – London
Thilo Klein, Executive Vice President and Member of International Board – London, Berlin and Düsseldorf
Patricia Lorenzo, Senior Vice President and Member of International Executive Committee – Madrid
Nicola Mazzarotto, Executive Vice President – London
Valérie Meunier, Senior Vice President – Paris
Christopher Milde, Senior Vice President – Berlin
Boaz Moselle, Executive Vice President and Member of International Board – London
Lau Nilausen, Senior Vice President – London
Carlos Noton, Senior Consultant – Santiago
Jorge Padilla, Chair of International Board – Madrid, London and Brussels
Soledad Pereiras, Senior Vice President – Madrid
Matthias Pflanz, Senior Consultant – London
Michele Polo, Academic Affiliate – Milan
Peter Reiss, Senior Consultant – Los Angeles
Alejandro Requejo, Executive Vice President – Madrid
Paul Reynolds, Senior Consultant – London and Perth
William Rogerson, Senior Consultant – Chicago
Fabien Roques, Executive Vice President – Paris and Brussels
Pekka Sääskilahti, Executive Vice President – Helsinki
David Sevy, Executive Vice President and Vice Chair of International Board – Paris and Brussels
Theresa Sullivan, Executive Vice President – Washington, D.C.
Otto Toivanen, Academic Affiliate – Helsinki
Stefano Trento, Senior Vice President – London and Madrid
Lotta Väänänen, Senior Vice President – Helsinki
David Weiskopf, Executive Vice President – Washington, D.C.
Vanessa Yanhua Zhang, Executive Vice President and Head of Greater China – New York and Beijing
Elena Zoido, Executive Vice President and Member of International Board – Madrid

Future Leaders

Michele Avagliano, Senior Vice President – London, Milan and Rome
Thomas Bowman, Senior Vice President – London
Giacomo Capodaglio, Senior Economist – Milan
Gwilhem Charbonnier, Vice President – Lisbon and London
Verdi Choo, Senior Economist – Singapore
Francisco Franchetti, Vice President – Madrid
Jasper Haller, Vice President – Berlin
Cecilia Nardini, Senior Vice President – London and Brussels
Mario Polus, Senior Economist – Berlin
Kadambari Prasad, Senior Vice President – London
Bernardo Sarmento, Senior Vice President – Lisbon and Brussels
Segye Shin, Senior Vice President – London
Angelos Stenimachitis, Vice President – London and Brussels
Daniel Urdaneta, Senior Economist – Santiago
Zita Vasas, Senior Vice President – London and Brussels
Roberto Venturini, Vice President – Brussels
Antoine Victoria, Senior Vice President – Paris and Brussels

The following FTI Consulting professionals were named to the list:

Competition Economists

Jincy Elizabeth Francis, Senior Director – Mumbai
Margaret Guerin-Calvert, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
Randal Heeb, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
Susan Henley Manning, Senior Managing Director – Washington, D.C.
Meloria Meschi, Senior Managing Director – London
Joe Perkins, Senior Managing Director – London
Nicola Theron, Individual Contractor – Cape Town
Navin Waghe, Senior Managing Director – London
Tim Warren, Senior Managing Director – London

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.

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 www.fticonsulting.com.

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