We practice Reputation Management at the highest levels, protecting company and organizational reputations and bottom lines and, in the most extreme cases, ensuring continued survival. We often work collaboratively with legal counsel to develop non-conflicting strategies effective in the Court of Public Opinion as well as in the Court of Law. As a result, we're frequently referred or retained by legal counsel to provide strategic and tactical support to companies and organizations in danger of being damaged by controversy, conflict or crisis.

The hundreds of engagements we've completed include such situations as:

• Accidents
• Advocacy / Interest Group Attacks
• Alleged Wrongdoing
• Bomb Threats / Evacuations
• Business Continuity Planning
• Child Safety-related Incidents
• Civil Lawsuits and Criminal Action
• Community Opposition to Operations or Expansions
• Contaminated Food
• Controversial Issues
• Corporate Bankruptcies
• Crisis Communications Training
• Crisis Counsel
• Crisis Response Planning
• Crisis Risk Assessments / Audits
• Crisis Preparedness
• Dark Websites for Crisis Readiness
• Disgruntled Employees
• Dissatisfied Customers
• Employee Misconduct / Criminal Behavior
• Energy Facilities Issues
• Environmental Issues
• Executive Issues / Misconduct
• Facility Closures
• False Information
• Family Business Issues
• Federal / State Government Investigations / Sanctions / Prosecutions
• Financial Misconduct / Embezzlement
• Food-borne Illnesses in Restaurants and Public Venues
• Governmental Advocacy Preparation
• Healthcare / Hospital / Nursing Home Events
• Higher Education Institutional Problems

• Historic Preservation Issues
• Hostile Takeovers and Acquisitions
• Inaccurate Reporting
• Internet Attacks
• Labor Issues / Contract Negotiations
• Lawsuit Support
• Layoffs / Downsizings
• Leadership Transitions
• Legislative Issues / Advocacy
• Management Missteps or Failures
• Media Training
• Medical Malpractice
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Misinformation Campaigns
• Negative News Coverage
• New Facility Siting Issues
• Online Mischief / Internet Attacks
• Operating Failures
• Personnel and Workplace Issues
• Pharmaceutical Recalls
• Public Information / Education
• Public Meetings / Hearings
• Product Liability / Failures / Recalls
• Regulatory Problems
• Rumor Control / Whispering Campaigns
• Social Media Crisis Deployment
• Strikes / Picketing / Boycotts
• Succession / Business Continuity Issues
• Union Negotiations
• Unionization Drives
• Violent Incidents / Mass Murder
• Windpower Development
• Zoning Battles

Our Crisis and Issues engagements are conducted with complete confidentiality. While we never publish a list of these clients, we will provide specific citations and examples in private meetings.