Exhibit 99.4

                 FTI CONSULTING INC. ANNOUNCING ACQUISITION OF
                      LEADING BANKRUPTCY CONSULTING FIRM

        Combination Expected to Accelerate Revenue Growth and Increase
                          Returns on Invested Capital

ANNAPOLIS, MD--February 7, 2000--FTI Consulting, Inc. (AMEX: FCN), the premier
national provider of strategic and litigation-related consulting services, today
announced that it has acquired Policano & Manzo L.L.C. ("P&M"). P&M is a
privately-held consulting firm that is a leader in providing bankruptcy and
turnaround consulting services to large corporations, money center banks and
secured lenders throughout the U.S. Total consideration for the acquisition was
approximately $50 million in cash and shares of the Company's Common Stock.

Commenting on the transaction, FTI's chief executive officer, Jack Dunn, stated,
"This is a watershed event for FTI Consulting and an exciting milestone in our
continuing efforts to provide America's largest corporate clients and law firms
with an array of excellent consulting services. This acquisition creates a
number of financial and strategic benefits for FTI, as we substantially increase
our revenue base to more than $100 million annually. It is thoroughly consistent
with our commitment to team with the best talent having the strongest and most
attractive client relationships in the fastest growing areas of our industry.
This is another step in our strategy to better serve our clients by providing
their first choices for professional services from a single source. We welcome
Mike Policano, Bob Manzo, their talented, well respected team of professionals
and their clients to FTI."

Stewart Kahn, President of FTI said, "Strategically, this transaction is
significant as we are now the number one choice for yet another of our practice
areas. For years we have been the first choice for trial graphics, animation and
technology. Our Applied Sciences group has been the state of the art in vehicle
dynamics and fire analysis-origin and cause. Financially, this acquisition is
expected to nearly double FTI's pro forma EBITDA at a time when we continue to
see excellent results generally across the company, and especially in our
Litigation Services practices. Furthermore, this investment is expected to
significantly improve our returns on assets, revenues and invested capital and
our earnings per share from current levels. The improvement we expect is due to
P&M's higher profit margins, cost efficiencies created by combining our two
organizations and increased utilization of our existing professionals in P&M's
higher margin businesses."

Barry Monheit, president of FTI's Expert Financial Services Division, where P&M
will reside, commented: "Like everyone here, I am very pleased with the
financial characteristics of this transaction. Stewart and I have known Bob and
Mike, their three other partners and many of the other highly respected and
experienced individuals in their firm for up to 15 years. Together we will be
the largest independent bankruptcy and restructuring consulting firm in the
United States. Despite the record economic expansion, demand for bankruptcy and
turnaround consulting continues to grow rapidly. This acquisition will
accelerate our plan to become the leading national bankruptcy and
turnaround-consulting firm and allow us to meet this demand through attracting
additional top talent in targeted markets. With our 88 people in the financial
division, we will be able to serve even more clients jointly."

In announcing the transaction to their clients, Messrs. Policano and Manzo
emphasized that, "We believe joining FTI provides our firm with the resources
and depth necessary to take full advantage of the growth opportunity available
in bankruptcy and turnaround consulting. Most importantly, it will allow us to
serve our clients across the United States better and more efficiently."

To finance this transaction, the company has entered into a senior credit
facility, consisting of a $61 million term loan, a $7.5 million revolving credit
facility and a $30 million subordinated debt facility with a group of lenders
led by CIT with Allied Capital Corporation, Bank of America, ING Barings,
SunTrust Bank and Reliastar. Proceeds of these facilities, together with our
internally generated cash will be used for the purchase and to refinance the
company's existing debt of approximately $44 million. Additionally, the company
will issue approximately 600,000 shares of the company's common stock to retire
approximately $2.7 million of notes outstanding to certain members of the senior
management team whose businesses were acquired in prior transactions. In
connection with the acquisition and financing, the investment-banking firm of
Janney Montgomery Scott Inc. acted as financial advisor to the Company.

About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting is the premier national resource for specialty consulting and
litigation related support services to large corporate clients and major law
firms in legal proceedings and other adversarial circumstances. In addition to
its turnaround and bankruptcy consulting services, the company also offers high-
end litigation support services to Fortune 500 clients, large law firms and
insurance companies. Since its founding in 1982, the company has grown
organically and through acquisitions and now has a major presence in all key US
markets and nearly 500 people in 30 locations throughout the United States.

This press release includes "forward-looking" statements that involve
uncertainties and risk. There can be no assurance that actual results will not
differ from the company's expectations. Factors that could cause such
differences include pace and timing of additional acquisitions, the company's
ability to realize cost savings and efficiencies, competitive and general
economic conditions, and other risks described in the company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.