Corporate Affairs & Special Situations
We work with owners and management through restructuring, disputes and major change, bringing commercial perspective, public strategy and hands-on execution. Our role can be a focused assignment or an ongoing partnership with management.
Where we get involved
When a plan depends on government decisions, regulatory support, labor relationships or public confidence, we lead that work alongside management, counsel and financial advisers. We identify the decisions and constituencies that can affect the plan, organize the engagement and coordinate communications with the restructuring strategy.
Help management address the government relationships, public issues and community expectations that affect the business, leading the function or working with the existing team.
Help ownership evaluate its response to contested decisions, leadership changes and reputational pressure, then lead the public work needed to carry it out.
Ben Porritt leads this work, with the wider partnership bringing development, political and campaign experience as each situation requires.
For counsel & advisers
We work alongside counsel and financial advisers when the outcome also depends on officials, workers, customers or the wider public.
Identify the government decisions and public concerns that could affect timing, continuity or support for the proposed outcome.
Align government engagement, employee and customer communications, and media with management and its advisers.
A partner leads the assignment directly. We can work at counsel’s direction when privilege matters. We agree the scope, responsibilities and terms at the outset.