Analyst Timothy McHugh estimated that the company would earn $2.28 per share in 2008 and $2.69 per share in 2009.

“We believe international expansion and favorable cyclical and secular trends will drive solid demand for the company’s services during the next few years,” McHugh said. “In particular, we believe demand for restructuring services will increase after a sustained period of low demand. Moody’s Investor Services predicts that the global default rate for debt with a speculative-grade rating will increase from just 1% in 2007 to 4.2% by November 2008. We also expect growth in e-discovery services and litigation activity to support solid demand for the company’s services.”

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