Legal & Professional Services Crisis PR

We develop communications strategies that address the investigation without prejudicing outcomes or damaging the firm reputation prematurely. This includes proactive client briefings by practice group leaders, internal firm messaging, legal press relationship management, and contingency planning for various investigation outcomes.

Yes. We develop client retention communications executed by remaining partners that emphasize continuity of service, institutional knowledge depth, and team capabilities. We also manage the external narrative to prevent the departure from being perceived as a firm stability issue in legal press and industry rankings.

We coordinate communications that protect the auditing firm professional standing while addressing legitimate questions about audit quality. This includes regulatory body communications, client notification strategies, partner messaging, and proactive quality control narratives that demonstrate systemic improvements.

Yes. Workplace culture crises at professional firms require addressing associate and staff concerns while maintaining partner confidence and recruiting competitiveness. We develop communications that acknowledge issues, announce concrete reforms, share diversity data transparently, and demonstrate institutional commitment to change.

We coordinate with your information security team and bar counsel to execute notification obligations while minimizing exposure of privileged materials. Communications are carefully crafted to satisfy bar ethical requirements and client notification needs without creating additional privilege waiver risks through public disclosure.

Professional firm crisis retainers range from $10,000 to $25,000 monthly. Active crisis response for partner-level incidents typically ranges from $25,000 to $75,000 per engagement. Ethics investigation communications are priced per matter at $15,000 to $40,000 depending on complexity and duration.