Strategic communications for dynamic markets

Deep Experience.
Unique Perspective.
Collected Strategies.
Our offering

We help clients navigate an ever-changing media and investor landscape. 

We are an independent advisory firm providing actionable communications advice to Boards of Directors, C-Suite executives and IR/PR leaders.

We have advised on more than $3.5 trillion worth of hostile and friendly transactions, counseled hundreds of companies through engagements with shareholder activists and bring to each assignment unique insights from having broken and covered the biggest stories in business. 

We develop, refine and execute strategic corporate media relations programs, from a Series A private company hoping to raise its profile to an industry titan dealing with an unexpected challenge.
We build and enhance messaging to Wall Street by getting to know our clients and ensuring that their organization's most important themes break through the noise of the markets. 
We partner with companies to plan and launch successful transaction announcements and hostile offense/defense campaigns. We have supported some of the most high profile and memorable situations of the last 20 years. 
We bring unique insight and evolving perspective to shareholder activism defense, beginning with scenario planning and preparation and continuing all the way through a vote. 
We leverage data and digital tools to help clients better target and communicate with stakeholders who are consuming news and information in novel ways.
We provide practical advice and a steady demeanor when the stakes are the highest to deliver counsel and communications that support the best possible outcome. 
We support debtors entering the Chapter 11 process and companies navigating out-of-court restructurings with a combination of bankruptcy expertise and decades of communications experience.
Our approach

We tailor solutions for our clients in an age of formulaic communications counsel.

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Trusted

Serving as true client partners, providing honest advice when companies and their leaders need it most
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Experienced

Advising and reporting on the highest profile deals and special situations of the 21st century
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Responsive

Providing pragmatic advice and actionable ideas whenever our clients need us
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Connected

Excellent relationships with reporters, advisors and decision makers
Our values

We think a world-class advisory firm needs a world-class culture.

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Integrity

as the backbone of everything we do
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Accountability

to our clients and to each other
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Practicality

to deliver efficient, common-sense solutions
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Adaptability

to the markets, to technology and to our clients
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Civility

to put respect at the heart at every interaction
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Community

by giving back 1% of our profits to worthy causes, with a focus on fostering a strong, free press
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