About Edith
Edith Wong is a Managing Director in the Forensic & Litigation Consulting segment at FTI Consulting. Ms. Wong has nearly 20 years of forensic accounting experience conducting internal and government investigations. Ms. Wong also provides dispute advisory and litigation support across a wide range of industries on topics relating to financial analyses, damage calculations and bankruptcy litigation. She has served as an expert witness and provided testimony in trials and in international arbitration proceedings.
Ms. Wong has extensive experience conducting complex financial analyses, reconstructing accounting records and identifying data anomalies. She is skilled at unraveling financial transactions and accounting records to uncover facts and wrongdoing in forensic accounting investigations involving fraud, embezzlement flow of funds and anti-bribery and corruption. In connection with these engagements, Ms. Wong has presented to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Ms. Wong also provides dispute advisory and litigation support to legal counsel on matters involving contract disputes, economic damages, false claims and post-acquisition purchase price disputes. She issues expert reports and assists counsel in all aspects of trial and arbitration preparation. As an expert witness, she has presented testimony in both trials and international arbitration proceedings.
Additionally, Ms. Wong advises clients on risk assessment and compliance matters relating to human trafficking, forced labor and human rights. She has served on multiple panels to discuss the evolving regulatory landscape and its implication for companies. Ms. Wong is passionate about making an impact through FTI Consulting’s Pro Bono program. She was recognized by the Human Trafficking Legal Center as its Advocate of the Year in 2021. Ms. Wong also obtained a Certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy from Harvard Business School.
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 is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. She serves as a recurring faculty member for accounting programs offered by the Practicing Law Institute in New York. Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Ms. Wong was a senior consultant in the fraud investigation and 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:
- United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma: United States of America v. Charles “Chuck” Nabit; Case No. 1:21-cr-00038-GLR (Expert Report – June 2021)
- United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma: United States of America v. Wilson Gramajo-Maldonado; Case No. CR-19-149-G (Expert Report – April 2022; Trial Testimony – October 2022)
- United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma: United States of America v. Natalie Dawn Halbert; Case No. CR-19-49-G (Expert Report – April 2022; Trial Testimony – October 2022)
- United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma: United States of America v. Rolando Cifuentes-Lopez; Case No. CR-19-364-G (Expert Report – April 2022; Trial Testimony – October 2022)
- United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma: United States of America v. Eri Cifuentes-Lopez; Case No. CR-19-365-G (Expert Report – April 2022; Trial Testimony – October 2022)
Certifications
Certified Public Accountant, New York
Certified Fraud Examiner
Certificate, Sustainable Business Strategy, Harvard Business School
Associations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Education
B.S., Accounting and Finance, New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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Contact
T: +1 646 453 1284
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Office
1166 Avenue of the Americas
15th Floor
New York, NY 10036
United States
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Expertise
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
Forensic Accounting & Investigations
SEC Investigations
White Collar Defense