Client Successes
Litigation Communications
When the “court of public opinion”
factors into legal strategies
Marketplace Prominence
Professional profiles raised
with “earned media” initiatives
Damage Control
Responding aggressively to
business and institutional crises
Legal Legacy of Two Wars
Privatization of military activity
creates new legal challenges
Vindicating Trial Win
Litigation communications support
European settlement negotiations
An Olympic Pursuit
Raising awareness of international
consumer fraud investigation
Public Safety Politics
Firefighters raise awareness
and defend their interests
Advising AmLaw 100 Firms
Lending support to large law
firms’ communications teams
Wall Street Compensation
Lawyers for financial services
employees clarify contracts
Eye of the Legal Storm
Hurricane-related litigation
intensifies public policy debate
A President’s Exit
Leaving one of the nation’s
largest universities with respect
Capitol Concerns
The fight over a healthcare law
goes to the U.S. Supreme Court
Road to Redemption
A public official’s controversial
guilty plea and sentence
Confronting a Cultural Icon
Law firms protect clients in
high-profile business litigation
Seven Years and “60 Minutes”
A law firm's commitment
to clearing a client’s name
Oilfield Mystery
Man’s disappearance highlights
kidnap and ransom insurance
No Comment? No Way
Opposing counsel leaks
confidential settlement details
Singing a Different Tune
Famous rock musician
takes on trademark infringer
Under Water
Fishermen sue over collapse
of East Coast lobster fishery
Defense of Diana Memorial Fund
Global charitable work resumes
with resolution of U.S. lawsuit
Cruise Ship Justice
U.S. Supreme Court clarifies
disabled travelers’ rights at sea
Leveling the Playing Field
College coach addresses
NCAA investigation, probation
Establishing Presence
Central American professional
services firm raises its U.S. profile
Arresting Development
Prevented from discussing incident, police officers rely on their lawyers
Into Africa
U.S.-based non-profit begins
work in southern Africa
Eye of the Legal Storm
Hurricane-related litigation intensifies public policy debate
A Texas law firm and co-counsel in Louisiana filed a series of lawsuits on behalf of thousands of Gulf Coast citizens who resided in allegedly toxic manufactured housing units and trailers distributed by the federal government after the landfalls of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The lawsuits, which are pending in New Orleans federal court, alleged that manufacturers failed to warn about the risks of formaldehyde used in materials used to manufacture the housing units and trailers and then concealed the risks. According to the lawsuits, many of the displaced Gulf Coast residents reported a wide range of symptoms consistent with formaldehyde exposure.
The residents’ legal team recognized that they faced litigation adversaries with immense legal, political and public relations capabilities. The team immediately sought to ensure that the residents participated in the evolving public policy debate, including in Congressional hearings.
More than 2,000 news reports have featured or mentioned the litigation, related health and safety issues, and the evolving public policy debate. The litigation communications campaign has:
- Ensured that the legal team’s public responses to news media and government inquiries are consistent with the litigation strategy;
- Fostered dialogue and cooperation with members of Congress and legislative staffs;
- Ensured that the residents’ legal claims were accurately reflected in public forums;
- Established the legal team as a “go-to” resource for news media personnel, government officials and others monitoring related political and legal developments;
- Reinforced the legal team’s internal client communications efforts, and;
- Corrected public misconceptions about the displaced residents and the litigation.