FTI Consulting, Inc. announced the appointment of José Cortina as a Senior Managing Director and Leader of the firm's Risk and Investigations practice in Mexico within the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment. Mr. Cortina, who is based in Mexico City, advises corporations and law firms on complex compliance and regulatory matters, including internal investigations, disputes, litigation support and intelligence gathering in Mexico and Central America. Since 2011, he has been involved in some of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases in the region.

In his role as Leader of the Risk and Investigations practice in Mexico, he will focus on client matters involving fraud, embezzlement, harassment, theft, corruption, money laundering and other related forms of misconduct while continuing to build the firm's presence throughout Latin America. Prior to FTI Consulting, Mr. Cortina was the Lead Forensic Partner for Mexico and Central America at Deloitte. His practice focused on advising multinational clients on a wide range of investigations, risk assessments and intelligence gathering exercises.

Mr. Cortina also managed various investigative teams based in Mexico, Central America and South America.