The Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment (FLC) at FTI is a leading global provider of forensic and litigation services for major corporations, financial institutions and law firms facing complex disputes and investigations. With experience in high-stakes matters, including some of the nation’s most historic high-profile cases, our team of advisors provides a complete range of services – from electronic discovery and forensic accounting to dispute advisory, compliance and monitoring, corporate governance and trial services.

FLC has a recognized track record of success in helping counsel and directors unravel challenging financial and economic concerns in a broad range of complex issues and disputes. Our forensic accounting, disputes advisory and investigative professionals stand ready to provide valuable insight and clarity, to help our clients during every stage of an investigative or contested matter - from the outset of internal and external investigations through to discovery and damages analysis. Our advisors are actively involved in war rooms, courtrooms and board rooms, supporting litigators, directors and their counsel across a vast array of matters, and testifying as expert witnesses in thousands of cases. Our trial services team offers litigation technology consulting, graphics preparation and consulting, as well as pre-, post- and in-trial jury consulting services. We become a seamless part of the client team, delivering immediate and substantial impact so that counsel and directors can lead high-stakes matters with confidence.

FTI is a large independent consulting firm with a broad and deep pool of talent, vast resources and experiences. From this reservoir of resources, we pull together just the right combination of people with the right expertise for each matter. Our flexible, multidisciplinary approach delivers strategic insight backed by hands-on investigative experience, persuasive presentation skills, proven technology and expert witnesses – providing solutions that have an important and immediate bearing on our clients. Recognized thought leaders with specific expertise in a variety of industries – including health care, insurance and financial services, construction and intellectual property – provide guidance on complicated issues.

Roger Carlile
Senior Managing Director & Leader, Forensic & Litigation Consulting
FTI Consulting

Roger Carlile is the senior managing director and leader of FTI’s Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment.

Mr. Carlile specializes in forensic accounting and dispute consulting services. He provides expert witness testimony related to a variety of subject matters including allegations of financial reporting fraud, vendor/employee fraud, intellectual property theft and infringement, breach of contract and other claims. Mr. Carlile also provides financial statement auditing services and consulting services to clients in various industries as well as consulting services for bankruptcy/corporate recoveries, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. He has acted as arbitrator on various issues.

Mr. Carlile’s litigation and dispute advisory experience includes assisting in matters such as antitrust/interruption, breach of contract, franchise disputes, wrongful termination and lost profits. He also has experience with disputes arising from bankruptcies, including claims relating to fraudulent conveyance, preferential transfers and insolvency.

Prior to joining FTI, Mr. Carlile was the Global and Americas leader of KPMG’s Forensic Services practice, which included its Dispute Advisory Services, Investigative & Integrity Advisory Services and Forensic Technology Services segments. Previously, Mr. Carlile worked for a major broker dealer firm and two international accounting/consulting firms.

Mr. Carlile has authored the following publications: “Lost Profits and Reasonable Royalties: The Determination of Damages in Intellectual Property Litigation,” Lorman Education Services, Inc., March 24, 1995, coauthored with Scott A. Bayley; “Strategic Management of Intellectual Property,” Intellectual Property Law Section newsletter of the National Bar Association, Volume 5, May 1999, coauthored with Tamika Langley Tremaglio; “A Gold Mine in Bank Patents?”; “Managing Business IP Assets,” Texas Lawyer, January 10, 2000; “Determining Damages in U.S. Patent Litigation,” Managing Intellectual Property IP Litigation Yearbook 2000.

Mr. Carlile is a member of the American Arbitration Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Society of Appraisers, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Licensing Executive Society, and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Carlile holds a bachelor of business administration in accounting from Angelo State University. He is a certified public accountant, accredited senior appraiser, accredited business valuator and certified fraud examiner.

Ruth Haile
Senior Managing Director & Leader, Trial Services
FTI Consulting

Ruth Haile is a senior managing director in the Trial Services practice of FTI’s Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment. She is based in Los Angeles. Results have been achieved throughout her career in highly competitive and rapidly-changing environments through proven strengths in strategic planning, leading teams to deliver business objectives, problem-solving, implementing systemic process improvements, interface management and developing organization capability – recruiting, training, coaching/developing.

Financial Management – budget development, revenue and profit forecasting, capital planning, financial analysis, expense management. During period 2001 – 2003, Litigation Consulting Practice revenue grew 45% from $25.2M to $36.7M, while EBITDA more than doubled, from $3.3M to $8.5M. Operations contributions included right-sizing staff, developing optimal mix of employees and contractors to staff matters, implementing skill-based assessments in hiring, rigorous application of project management processes.

Operations Management – manage project management with responsibility for enhanced client service, engagement logistics, and activities affecting cash flow and matter profitability such as establishing letters of engagement, constructing and managing to budget, invoicing, collecting retainers and accounts receivable.

Human Resources – recruiting, hiring, skill development, termination, performance appraisal and career development, compensation design and management. Focus on creating high employee morale, low attrition and managing risk/adverse impact.

Strategic Planning – work with practice leaders to analyze competition, understand client needs, define organization strengths and opportunities, and develop plan for profitable growth.

Interface Management – Serve as liaison with corporate teams such as Accounting, Human Resources and ITG, and provide site facility management for Los Angeles office.