Jack Schwager is a managing director in the FTI Consulting Forensic and Litigation Consulting practice and is based in Chicago. Mr. Schwager has more than ten years of professional experience in forensic accounting and investigations, litigation consulting, and public accounting. He specializes in matters involving forensic accounting and investigation as well as assessment of economic damages and business valuation in commercial disputes.
Experience
Mr. Schwager has led forensic and litigation engagements involving GAAP and GAAS standards; accountant liability; auditor malpractice; fraudulent transfers; misappropriation of assets; investigations of accounting and SEC reporting irregularities; accounting restatements; fraudulent activities; claims against directors and officers; breach of contract claims; post-acquisition disputes regarding post-closing adjustments and claims for indemnification; insurance claims; causes of business failure or distress; and, solvency and insolvency.
Mr. Schwager had provided dispute advisory services to support the various phases of the litigation process including discovery, claim analysis, damage analysis, preparation of expert reports, deposition and trial testimony, and development of demonstrative evidence. He has extensive experience performing industry and market analyses and calculating economic damages based on lost profits, diminution of business value, and costs incurred.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Schwager spent three years as a public accountant with Deloitte & Touche and Arthur Andersen. He is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Illinois, is Accredited in Business Valuation and Certified in Financial Forensics by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and is a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois CPA Society, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.