Hill International Receives Business Expansion Award from New Jersey Business & Industry Association

Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has received the Business Expansion Award from the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA). The Business Expansion Award is presented to companies that have contributed to the state's economic growth through sales growth, productivity enhancements and the net creation of new jobs. The award was presented to Hill at the NJBIA's Awards for Excellence dinner held on October 20, 2009 at the Pines Manor in Edison, New Jersey.

"This award belongs to all of our professionals, not just in New Jersey but around the world," said Irvin E. Richter, Hill's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Hill's strong growth is a direct result of their excellent performance on behalf of our clients, day in and day out," Richter added.

The New Jersey Business & Industry Association, founded in 1910, is the nation's largest statewide employer association. The NJBIA provides information, services and advocacy for its 22,000 member companies in order to build a more prosperous New Jersey. For more information on the NJBIA, please visit their website at www.njbia.org.

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.

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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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