Edith Wong

Edith Wong is a Senior Managing Director in the Forensic & Litigation Consulting segment at FTI Consulting. With 20 years of experience as a forensic accountant, Ms. Wong specializes in conducting investigations and providing expert testimony in complex litigation matters in trials, depositions and international arbitration proceedings.

Ms. Wong’s investigation expertise includes fraud, asset misappropriation, flow of funds, asset tracing, fraudulent conveyance and anti-bribery and corruption. She has significant experience in reconstructing accounting records, analyzing complex financial transactions and identifying data anomalies. Her findings have been presented to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She also advises clients on compliance matters and internal control enhancements.

In addition to investigations, Ms. Wong provides litigation consulting and damage calculations in cases involving contract disputes, unjust enrichment, wrongful termination, false claims and breach of fiduciary duties. She is experienced in calculating damages in cases involving human trafficking, forced labor and personal injury. She has been retained as an expert by both plaintiffs and defendants, including in class action lawsuits. She was recognized by the Human Trafficking Legal Center as its Advocate of the Year in 2021. Ms. Wong advises clients on risk assessment and disclosure requirements relating to modern slavery.

Ms. Wong holds a B.S. in accounting and finance from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University and is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner. She serves as a recurring faculty member for accounting programs offered by the Practicing Law Institute in New York. Ms. Wong has served on multiple panels to discuss ESG issues and their implications for companies. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Ms. Wong was a Senior Consultant in the Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services practice of Ernst & Young, where she specialized in financial restatements and audit malpractice cases. Ms. Wong started her career with KPMG in Hong Kong.

Relevant Experience:

• Investigated financial reporting irregularities at a healthcare company, which led to the discovery of significant fraud perpetrated by the CEO and CFO
• Traced $15 billion of bank transactions to determine whether the funds represented proceeds of the client’s collateral in a dispute between secured and unsecured creditors
• Conducted transactions analysis to defend a financial institution in an aiding and abetting case related to allegations of terrorist financing
• Investigated anti-corruption allegations that a manufacturing company used third parties to provide kickbacks to government-owned Chinese banks
• Calculated restitution based on factors such as the victim’s financial losses, including lost wages, psychiatric therapy and medical expenses, on behalf of the United States Attorneys’ Office

Awards & Recognition:

• Advocate of the Year, Human Trafficking Legal Center (2021)