PRESS RELEASE

- Record Revenues up 20 percent to $413.8 million
- EPS up 63 percent to $0.70
- $500 million Share Repurchase Completed

West Palm Beach, FL, November 2, 2011 — FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN), the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

For the quarter, revenues increased 20 percent to $413.8 million, the highest quarterly revenues in the Company’s history. Earnings per diluted share for the quarter were $0.70, representing an increase of $0.27 or 63 percent over the same period in 2010, which included a $5.2 million charge for debt extinguishment. Adjusted EBITDA increased 18 percent for the quarter to $73.6 million, or 17.8 percent of revenues, from $62.2 million, or 18.0 percent of revenues, in the prior year period.

As previously announced on September 9, 2011, the Company received 671,647 shares of its common stock during the quarter as a result of the completion of the accelerated share buyback transaction entered into in March 2011. The total number of shares of FTI Consulting common stock retired under this transaction was 5,733,205 for an aggregate cost of $209.4 million or an average price per share of $36.52. As a result, the $500 million stock repurchase authorized by the Board of Directors in November 2009 has now been completed.

Commenting on these results, Jack Dunn, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company said: "The third quarter continued to validate our business strategy and market execution. Record results, including 11 percent organic growth, were driven by strong performance in our pro-cyclical businesses and the diversity of our geographic footprint.  Operations in Asia Pacific and Latin America, particularly Brazil, continued to outperform. Growth was led by our Economic Consulting, Technology and Forensic and Litigation Consulting practices at 61 percent, 33 percent, and 18 percent, respectively. In Economic Consulting, this represented outstanding organic growth of 30 percent and the addition of the former LECG professionals, who are now fully integrated, with their contributions continuing to exceed our expectations. In Technology, the growth was entirely organic, as was half of the growth in Forensic and Litigation Consulting.”

"As we look forward, we remain very confident in our performance and outlook for both the fourth quarter and next year. We expect to end the year with solid growth and a strong position globally to take advantage of opportunities in both emerging and developed markets."

Third Quarter Segment Results

Corporate Finance/Restructuring

Revenues in the Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment were $110.3 million compared with $109.7 million in the third quarter of the prior year. Results were led by growth in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions as well as in the segment’s communications, media and entertainment and healthcare practices. Adjusted Segment EBITDA was $28.3 million in the quarter compared to $24.7 million for the same period in 2010, as the Adjusted EBITDA margin improved 3.2 percentage points to 25.7 percent. On a sequential basis, the Adjusted Segment EBITDA margin increased from 15.4 percent to 25.7 percent.

Forensic and Litigation Consulting

Revenues in the Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment increased by $15.0 million or 18 percent to record revenues of $99.0 million from $84.0 million in the third quarter of the prior year. Organic revenue growth of $7.7 million, or 9 percent, was driven by higher revenues in the data analytics practice and increased demand in the Asia Pacific region for construction solutions, forensic accounting and litigation support services. The remainder of the increase resulted from revenues generated by the acquired LECG practices. Adjusted Segment EBITDA was $19.2 million in the quarter, or 19.4 percent of segment revenues, compared to $19.5 million, or 23.2 percent of segment revenues, for the same period in 2010. This decrease in Adjusted Segment EBITDA margin was due primarily to the investment in new and acquired practices and senior practitioners.

Economic Consulting

Revenues in the Economic Consulting segment increased $36.2 million or 61 percent to record revenues of $95.7 million up from $59.4 million in the third quarter of the prior year. Organic revenue growth of $17.7 million, or 30 percent, is attributable to increased demand for our competition, financial disputes and European international arbitration practices. The acquired LECG practices contributed $18.3 million to revenues in the quarter. Adjusted Segment EBITDA was $18.7 million, or 19.5 percent of segment revenues, compared to Adjusted Segment EBITDA of $11.9 million, or 19.9 percent of segment revenues, for the same period in 2010.

Technology

Revenues in the Technology segment increased $14.3 million or 33 percent to $57.0 million from $42.7 million in the third quarter of the prior year. The segment continued to benefit from increased litigation, mergers, acquisition and investigation activity. Several large client assignments drove higher demand for its Acuity^® review services and its on-demand hosting and processing services. Adjusted Segment EBITDA was $19.6 million or 34.4 percent of segment revenues, compared to Adjusted Segment EBITDA of $13.8 million, or 32.2 percent of segment revenues, for the same period in the prior year.

Strategic Communications

Revenues in the Strategic Communications segment increased 3 percent to $51.8 million from $50.2 million in the third quarter of the prior year, primarily due to a positive impact of foreign currency translation. The segment benefitted from several key financial communications and restructuring projects, but it continued to be impacted by ongoing sluggish capital markets activity. Adjusted Segment EBITDA was $7.4 million, or 14.3 percent of segment revenues, compared to Adjusted Segment EBITDA of $7.2 million, or 14.4 percent of segment revenues, for the same period of 2010. On a sequential basis, the Adjusted Segment EBITDA margin increased from 12.0 percent to 14.3 percent.

Third Quarter Conference Call

FTI will hold a conference call for analysts and investors to discuss third quarter financial results at 9:00 AM Eastern Time on November 2, 2011. The call can be accessed live and will be available for replay over the Internet for 90 days by logging onto the Company’s website, www.fticonsulting.com.

About FTI Consulting

FTI Consulting, Inc. 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 3,800 employees located in 23 countries, FTI Consulting professionals work closely with clients to anticipate, illuminate and overcome complex business challenges in areas such as investigations, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory issues, reputation management and restructuring. The company generated $1.4 billion in revenues during fiscal year 2010. More information can be found at www.fticonsulting.com.

Use of Non-GAAP Measure

Note: We define Adjusted EBITDA as consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, accretion of contingent consideration and special charges. We define Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a segment’s share of consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, accretion of contingent consideration and special charges. We define Adjusted Net Income as the net income excluding the impact of the special charges and debt extinguishment costs that were incurred in that period. We define Adjusted earnings per diluted share (Adjusted EPS) as earnings per diluted share excluding the per share impact of the special charges and debt extinguishment costs that were incurred in that period. Although Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Segment EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS are not measures of financial condition or performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we believe that these measures can be a useful operating performance measure for evaluating our results of operations as compared from period to period and as compared to our competitors. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS are common alternative measures of operating performance which may be used by investors, financial analysts and rating agencies to value and compare the financial performance of companies in our industry. We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Segment EBITDA to evaluate and compare the operating performance of our segments. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Segment EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS are not defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies unless the definition is the same. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, the information contained in our statements of income. Reconciliations of operating income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, segment operating income to Adjusted Segment EBITDA, net income to Adjusted Net Income and EPS to Adjusted EPS are included in the accompanying tables to today’s press release.

Safe Harbor Statement

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