Special Charges

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Special Charges

Special Charges

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded a special charge of $7.1 million, which consists of the following components:

•$4.7 million of lease abandonment and other relocation costs associated with the consolidation of office space in New York, New York. The lease abandonment costs include non-cash charges of $4.4 million related to accelerated amortization on operating lease assets and accelerated depreciation on lease-related property and equipment; and

•$2.4 million of employee severance and other employee-related costs associated with performance-related actions in our Forensic and Litigation Consulting ("FLC") segment that impacted 16 employees. All of these amounts will be paid in cash within the next twelve months.

There were no special charges recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

The following table details the special charge by segment:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2020
Corporate Finance & Restructuring	$	861	$	861
FLC	3,484		3,484
Economic Consulting	35		35
Technology	276		276
Strategic Communications	2,074		2,074
Segment special charge	6,730		6,730
Unallocated Corporate	373		373
Total	$	7,103	$	7,103