We are issue identifiers, client counselors and problem solvers. We listen, calibrate and execute appropriately. Strategy and tactics are not dictated by prescribed service offerings; rather, a bespoke mix that will deliver results.
Our relationship with Dentons means clients can draw upon an integrated legal and advisory team of experts, an important benefit when it comes to the most complex, sensitive and confidential matters.
Our areas of specialty include the following, which are often combined as dictated by the circumstances and client objectives:
Commercial Diplomacy
We provide local geopolitical, operational insights and strong relationships with decision-makers around the world. We help our clients anticipate, interpret and respond to developments in policy and politics, and advise on how they can shape the business environment and work with policymakers to achieve their goals.
Crisis, Dispute & Issue Management
We counsel clients and develop communications strategies to prepare for and navigate crises, disputes and other complex issues when they arise. We help protect our client’s brand, valuation, reputation and permission to operate by ensuring accurate representation of facts, maintaining credibility, strengthening relationships, reducing negative legal and/or political consequences, ensuring business continuity, driving employee engagement and protecting corporate value. Specific examples include: cybersecurity and privacy matters, product recalls, litigation, government investigations, executive transitions, labor relations disputes, workforce reductions, human resources issues, operational incidents, financial disclosures, as well as environmental, financial or social activism.
Capital Markets Advisory
We help clients deliver a consistent and credible corporate narrative, engage with the investment community and cultivate shareholder support. We navigate clients through critical business initiatives, such as IPOs, capital raises, friendly and contested M&A, merger integration, divestitures and spin-offs, competition/antitrust reviews, ESG commitments, shareholder activism, and restructuring/bankruptcy.
Corporate Positioning
We partner with clients to articulate, distinguish and substantiate their mission, strategy and point-of-view with the audiences that matter most to them. Whether a company is undergoing an organizational or cultural transformation; entering a new market; seeking to elevate its corporate profile; staking a leadership position on an issue of importance to its business, employees, industry or society as whole; or addressing its ESG commitments, we bring the full capabilities of our experts to bear by delivering innovative campaigns that encompass research-based insights, digital strategies, media relations and direct stakeholder engagement.
Public Affairs
Our award-winning team of public affairs professionals has first-hand experience in driving the political agenda. Working across a wide variety of issues across multiple markets, we offer a full range of public affairs and government relations advisory services. From senior counsel on strategic engagement to broader reputation management informed by insight from the very top levels of government, we can lead on developing your integrated public affairs campaigns; carry out political due diligence; provide expert insight; advise on contracts and procurement; support government relations campaigns and boost client impact with officials.
Intelligence
As a trusted partner to multinational corporations, major law firms and financial services firms, our intelligence experts provide enhanced due diligence, supply chain vetting, market entry reporting and intelligence in support of potential transactions, investments and ongoing business operations. In the disputes space, we conduct investigations and asset traces involving individuals, corporates and sovereigns in order to support a potential claim or the enforcement of an existing judgment. We are also adept at identifying and gathering admissible evidence to support arbitration, litigation or a contentious matter. Our strength lies in combining exceptional insights with a deep understanding of our client’s goals to deliver highly differentiated and actionable intelligence.
Association Management
We are the only AMCI-certified association management practice in Europe focused exclusively on supporting international membership organizations. For more than 20 years, our team has helped international societies, trade associations, federations, and networks to run smoother, ensure compliance and have more impact in an increasingly complex world. Our informed insights, bespoke non-profit strategies, candid advice, secretariat services and hands-on administrative support allows clients to focus on what matters most: affecting change for a better tomorrow.