Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI) is a specialty consulting firm combining integrated solutions to assist companies and their legal counsel in addressing the challenges of uncertainty and risk, and leveraging opportunities for overall business model improvement. Professional services include dispute, investigative, financial, operational and business advisory, risk management and regulatory advisory, strategy, economic analysis and transaction advisory solutions. The Company operates in four segments: North American Dispute and Investigative Services, North American Business Consulting Services, International Consulting Operations, and Economic Consulting Services. On May 1, 2008, the Company acquired Chicago Partners, LLC (Chicago Partners). On December 31, 2008, the Company acquired The Bard Group, LLC (Bard).