Hill International Recognized as the Fastest-Growing Firm in the Construction Industry

• Press Release
• Source: Hill International, Inc.
• On 1:58 pm EDT, Tuesday August 25, 2009

MARLTON, N.J., Aug. 25, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL - News), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been recognized by The Zweig Letter as the fastest-growing company among architecture, engineering and environmental consulting firms in the United States and Canada. The Hot Firm 2009 list ranks the top 200 firms measured by both dollar growth and percentage growth in total revenues from 2005 to 2008. Hill, which moved up one position from number two on last year's list, has now been named to the list seven times over the past eight years.

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The Hot Firm 2009 list was published on August 24, 2009, and Hill and the other firms on the list will be recognized for their achievements at The Zweig Letter Hot Firm Conference which will be held on October 29-30, 2009 at the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"We are extremely honored to be leading the field on this year's Hot Firm list," said Irvin E. Richter, Hill's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "To be ranked number one on this prestigious list is an exceptional distinction that makes me extremely proud of our team and their extraordinary efforts," Richter added.

The Zweig Letter is a weekly newsletter providing management advice for consulting firms in the engineering and construction industry. It is published by ZweigWhite, Inc., a leading source of management consulting, information, and education for the design and construction industry. For more information on ZweigWhite, please visit their website at www.zweigwhite.com.

Hill International, with 2,300 employees in 80 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management and construction claims and consulting services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 8th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

The Hill International, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5733

Certain statements contained in this press release may be considered "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and it is our intent that any such statements be protected by the safe harbor created thereby. Except for historical information contained in this press release, the matters set forth herein including, but not limited to, any projections of earnings or other financial items; any statements concerning our plans, strategies and objectives for future operations; and any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Although we believe that the expectations, estimates and assumptions reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of our forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results, performance and achievements, or industry results to differ materially from estimates or projections contained in our forward-looking statements include: modifications and termination of client contracts; control and operational issues pertaining to business activities that we conduct on our own behalf or pursuant to joint ventures with other parties; difficulties we may incur in implementing our acquisition strategy; the need to retain and recruit key technical and management personnel; and unexpected adjustments and cancellations related to our backlog. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are set forth in the reports we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statement.

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Hill International, Inc.
John P. Paolin, Vice President of Marketing and
Corporate Communications
(856) 810-6210
johnpaolin@hillintl.com

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