KEARNEY & COMPANY NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 10 FASTEST-GROWING INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS BY “INSIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING” JOURNAL

Alexandria, VA – August 13, 2008 - Kearney & Company was recently named the number one Fastest-Growing Independent Public Accounting Firm by INSIDE Public Accounting. INSIDE Public Accounting is a monthly journal of news, trends, and issues across the accounting profession. This exclusive annual report is the longest-running analysis of top accounting firms, and highlights essential information on operations and management.

Kearney & Company achieved 54% growth in 2008 (by net revenue percentage change), by far the highest percentage of growth of all Top 100 Independent Public Accounting firms in the list. In fact, no other firm achieved over 50% growth. A copy of INSIDE Public Accounting’s 18th annual report can be accessed at: www.plattgroupllc.com/top100_2008_Fastestgrowing.pdf.

For more information about Kearney & Company, please contact Erika Steininger at (703) 931-5600 or esteininger@kearneyco.com