Faten Sabry joins Compass Lexecon as senior managing director
Faten Sabry, PhD, has joined Compass Lexecon, the economic consulting unit of FTI Consulting, as a senior managing director.
Based in New York, Sabry brings extensive experience in valuation of fixed income securities, derivatives, illiquid assets, and litigation settlements.
She has expertise across cash and synthetic CDOs, distressed debt exchanges, and asset- and mortgage-backed securities, and has evaluated rating agencies’ models, loan loss prediction models, and cash flow models.
Sabry has provided expert testimony in securities, bankruptcy, and complex damages and has testified before US, Canadian, and UK courts.
She has published articles on subprime lending, the credit crisis, and crypto, and her research has been featured in the Journal of Structured Finance, the Journal of Investment Compliance, and the International Trade Journal.
“Our clients frequently deal with litigation and disputes where valuation plays a crucial role,” said Daniel Fischel, chairman of Compass Lexecon. “Faten’s capabilities in this space, along with her significant experience as an expert witness, will support our clients with the evidence-based approach needed to resolve these issues.”
Sabry spent the last 27 years at NERA Economic Consulting, where she was an SVP and managing director.
She has a PhD in business from Stanford Business School and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from the American University in Cairo.
“Compass Lexecon is a firm known for its ability to apply a full spectrum of valuation methods to a variety of matters,” Sabry said. “I look forward to joining this team of experts as we lean on our global capabilities to help resolve the most complex challenges our clients face.”
Compass Lexecon, which has over 700 professionals, has added 20 academic affiliates in the last six months.
Parent company FTI Consulting has $3.69 billion in annual revenues and more than 8,300 global professionals advising on change, risk, and disputes.
