Communications and Public Affairs

Earning the trust of the people who decide an institution's future. We help institutions build their reputation, engage government and investors, and prepare for the moments when their account of themselves is tested in public.

Capabilities

How we help clients

Clients engage these capabilities individually or in combination with other practices.

Corporate reputation
A clear account of the institution's purpose and record, tested with the audiences that matter.
Crisis and issues management
Preparation, counsel and statements for the first hours of a crisis and the weeks that follow.
Government relations and public affairs
Policy analysis, engagement with officials and legislators, and coalitions, conducted openly and lawfully.
Investor and financial communications
Results, transactions and disclosures written for clarity as well as compliance.
Internal and change communications
Leaders equipped to explain change to their people before it happens.
Executive positioning
Speeches, interviews and articles that set out leaders' views on the issues they own.

Our perspective

Reputation follows conduct. Communication earns its value when the decision behind it is sound, and the account given of it is clear, consistent and timely.

Our standard

Every statement we help a client make must be accurate, complete and able to withstand scrutiny.

The standard applied to every engagement in the practice.