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James B. Biden Joins Hill International Subsidiary as Executive Vice President

MARLTON, N.J., Nov. 23, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that James B. Biden has joined the company's subsidiary HillStone International, LLC as Executive Vice President.

Biden has nearly 40 years of experience dealing with principals in business, political, legal and financial circles across the nation and internationally. His background in business, real estate, politics and marketing enable him to understand the needs and perspectives of government, financial and development leaders to effectively negotiate and implement low-cost housing objectives both domestically and abroad.  At the age of 22, Biden was the finance chairman of his then 29-year-old brother's bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Delaware and successfully enlisted the support of national unions, political leaders and financiers across the country. Following the first campaign, Jim obtained his securities, insurance and real estate licenses and began consulting with national business leaders and developers. Jim has been active in the National Association of State Treasurers, was a founding member of the Steering Committee for the Native American/Corporate America Business Conference and served as a featured panelist of the first African Leaders Roundtable sponsored by the African Presidential Archives and Research Center (APARC) at Boston University.

HillStone International is a strategic technologies distribution and construction project development company that utilizes low-cost yet high-durability housing technologies domestically and in regions of the world where housing solutions are a high priority of various governmental and private interests. HillStone offers a very strong, permanent, steel mesh and reinforced concrete housing solution that is both cost effective to transport, ship and construct with a moderate level of labor, and a highly energy efficient design. For more information on HillStone, please visit their website at www.hillstoneintl.com.

Hill International, with 2,600 employees in 90 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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CONTACT:  Hill International, Inc.

          John P. Paolin, Vice President of Marketing and

           Corporate Communications

          (856) 810-6210

          johnpaolin@hillintl.com



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