FTI Consulting, Inc. announced the appointment of Shelly Irvine as a Senior Managing Director in the Dispute Advisory Services practice within the firm?s Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment. Shelly Irvine, who is based in San Francisco, has nearly three decades of experience supporting clients with intellectual property matters. She has worked with clients across the United States, Asia, UK and continental Europe, both in a litigation support and testifying role as well as consulting on strategic IP issues, with a focus on life sciences, telecom, software and cloud computing, clean energy, and manufacturing.
Ms. Irvine has provided testimony in federal and state court and in arbitration proceedings on cases related to damages for patent, copyright and trademark infringement and trade secrets misappropriation. She brings decades of hands-on experience advising clients on a wide range of IP issues including valuation, licensing and IP strategy to her role as an expert witness. Global issues such as those related to Standard Essential Patents are a focus of her practice.
Ms. Irvine rejoins FTI Consulting from Ocean Tomo, a part of J.S. Held serving as an advisory firm specializing in IP and intangible assets. While there, she served as a Managing Director in the Intellectual Property Disputes practice. Previously in her career, she spent nearly two decades at FTI Consulting, supporting clients with their IP needs.

















