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FTI Consulting Adds Senior Automotive Executive, James C. Gouin, To Newly Opened Detroit Office

Gouin Joins as a Senior Managing Director in FTI Corporate Finance

Baltimore, MD - June 27, 2007

FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value, today announced the appointment of James C. Gouin as a Senior Managing Director in the FTI Corporate Finance segment. Mr. Gouin joins FTI Consulting from Ford Motor Company and will be based in the newly opened Detroit office where he will serve as a senior advisor to clients in the automotive industry.

Mr. Gouin has spent more than 20 years in senior management positions while at Ford Motor Company. His most recent positions were Vice President, CFO, Strategy & Business Development, International Operations, where he focused specifically on growth in China, Asia, Australia and South Africa. Mr. Gouin also served as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for Ford's global operations. Prior to that he was the Chief Financial Officer for Ford's North American Operations. Mr. Gouin has also held senior management positions in Ford's Marketing and Sales Operations, Latin American Automotive Operations, and has executed merger and acquisition activity for the Company.

“FTI is one of the most active business advisory firms contributing to the overall restructuring of the automotive industry,” said Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Dominic DiNapoli. “Jim brings senior executive experience to advise our automotive clients on managing the impact from the transformation of the domestic automotive industry. Jim further adds to our extensive automotive capabilities and bench of industry specialists as we expand our already leading position of serving clients in this industry.”

Early this month, FTI Consulting announced the opening of its Detroit office to better serve its automotive and general business clients in the area.

About FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance enterprise value in an increasingly complex legal, regulatory and economic environment. With more than 2000 professionals located in most major business centers in the world, we work closely with clients every day to anticipate, illuminate, and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring. More information can be found at www.fticonsulting.com.

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This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve uncertainties and risks including statements related our future financial results. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from the company's expectations. The Company has experienced fluctuating revenues, operating income and cash flow in some prior periods and expects this will occur from time to time in the future. As a result of these possible fluctuations, the Company's actual results may differ from our projections. Further, preliminary results are subject to normal year-end adjustments. Other factors that could cause such differences include the pace and timing of the consummation and integration of past and future acquisitions, the company's ability to realize cost savings and efficiencies, competitive and general economic conditions, retention of staff and clients and other risks described under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company's most recent Form 10-K and in the Company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform such statements to actual results or events and do not intend to do so.

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