About FEG
FEG's Goals
Whether testifying as an expert witness, presenting our investigative findings to stakeholders, or providing CLE courses to attorneys, our primary goals are to be well-prepared, to inform, and to persuade. With the audience in mind, we excel at unraveling and explaining, in plain English, complicated financial analyses while efficiently instilling fundamental financial concepts. With decades of frontline experience from which to draw, we aim to communicate our expert conclusions and opinions with clarity, objectivity, impact, and care.
Accounting, Financial Forensics and Damages Expert
A. Christine Davis
Certified Public Accountant
Certified in Financial Forensics
Chartered Global Management Accountant
Certified Valuation Analyst
A. Christine (Chris) Davis is the founder of FEG. She is an accounting and economic damages expert and works with attorneys and their clients, businesses, nonprofits, and public agencies.
Chris has over 30 years of combined professional experience in public accounting, financial accounting and reporting, management accounting, forensic accounting and litigation consulting, financial statement auditing, preparing corporate and partnership income tax returns, and calculating and reporting on the fair market value of privately held businesses. She holds professional credentials in public accounting, management accounting, financial forensics, and business valuation.
Chris's retention as a consulting and testifying expert are in the areas of forensic accounting, economic damages, financial accounting and reporting, and management accounting. She has led and participated in a wide range of matters involving public corporations, privately held companies, nonprofits, and individuals. She has been admitted as an accounting and economic damages expert at trials and other proceedings venued in California Superior courts and Federal District courts in the U.S, and at dispute resolution hearings at JAMS and FINRA. She has been a designated expert in many matters involving forensic accounting, complex accounting analyses, economic damages, such as lost business profits and lost earnings, partnership disputes, alleged accountant malpractice, alleged financial accounting and reporting violations, and shareholder lawsuits for violations of Section 10(b). She also has considerable experience in investigating allegations of asset misappropriation and financial improprieties, assisting in wage and hour disputes, explaining to the trier of fact an entity’s ability to pay punitive damages based upon its financial condition and related metrics, and preparing business valuations.
Wage and Hour Consulting Expert
Leonore Ralston
Certified Fraud Examiner
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist
Leonore Ralston is a highly experienced litigation consulting expert. She provides dispute resolution support in complex litigation matters, pre-litigation preparation, and fraud investigations. Based in San Francisco, Leonore performs detailed analyses of financial evidence for various types of matters, including alleged FLSA and California wage and hour violations, breach of contract claims, lost profits and lost earnings claims, and fraud prevention and investigation. She has worked as both a consulting and testifying expert and has led fraud investigations resulting in federal prosecution.
Leonore's primary area of focus is wage and hour matters involving both public agencies and private employers. She has assisted public employers and their counsel throughout California evaluate whether their compensation practices are compliant with the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and/or provisions in employee contracts. Her work provides sufficient information to respond to employee grievances or complaints, prepare for labor negotiations, or prepare for litigation. She also provides expert consulting services involving the calculation of potential unpaid wages and penalties related to overtime, meal and rest break violations, travel time, off-the-clock time, minimum wage violations, and expense reimbursement.
Leonore is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a credential which denotes proven expertise in fraud prevention, detection, and deterrence. She is also a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
FEG's Value Drivers
Judicious
Analytical Skills.
​Analytical skills are commonly defined as a combination of logical reasoning, critical thinking...
Authentic. Credible. Trustworthy.
