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
Capitol Concerns
A fight over Texas HMO law goes to U.S. Supreme Court
Nine weeks before appearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, partners at a Texas law firm wanted to make the most of their extraordinary opportunity. With the firm’s briefs on file and argument preparations nearly complete, attention turned to the impending news coverage and the protection of their clients.
Because the law firm's opponents in the case included corporate and political organizations with extraordinary resources, a public defense of the Texas Health Care Liability Act required a focused, effective effort by the firm, and its supporters and third-party allies.
Powers MediaWorks LLC developed and implemented a strategic communications plan with the law firm's primary objectives in mind. We:
- developed and communicated key messages consistent with the underlying legal strategy and
- defined the public debate of the legal and policy issues;
- prepared clients for news media interaction;
- coordinated with state and Congressional leadership and third-party allies on pre- and post-argument position papers, statements and news releases and on a post-argument news conference at the Supreme Court; and
- accommodated news media covering the case
With support from Congressional leaders, the Texas Attorney General's office, the American Medical Association, AARP, and Families USA, among others, the law firm and their clients fared very well in hundreds of broadcast and print news reports before and after the Supreme Court arguments and decision.