Strategic Communications | Government Affairs | Financial Markets
Trusted by the
world's most
consequential
organisations.
Trusted advisor to the boards of the world's largest companies, family offices and high-net-worth individuals across Australia, the UK and the USA — for over 40 years.
Who We Advise
Chairs, Boards and Executives
Advisor to the chairs and boards of the world's largest resource, banking and media companies — NYSE, ASX and FTSE-listed — across Australia, the UK and the USA.
Learn morePrivate Family Offices
Discreet, senior-level counsel for family offices navigating reputational risk, stakeholder complexity and the intersection of private wealth with public scrutiny.
Learn moreHigh-Net-Worth Individuals
Personal reputation strategy for globally prominent individuals facing coordinated attacks, litigation exposure or the reputational demands of major transactions.
Learn moreAll enquiries are handled directly by our most senior advisors and treated with complete discretion.
Confidential EnquiryWho We Are
One of the world's most experienced communications consultancies.
Over 40 years we have built an international reputation for successfully guiding large corporations through the most challenging and critical issues. Our mission is to assist our clients in a way that makes a positive and lasting difference to their organisations.
We have an ongoing commitment to research into the process of communications, public relations and government affairs that makes us equal to, or in some areas ahead of, any similar firm worldwide. Our research comes from the work we do and have done with clients and our own original research.
What We Do
Six areas of deep expertise,
one integrated approach.
We operate at the intersection of strategic communications, financial markets & government affairs.
View All ServicesOur Capabilities
A whole-of-company view.
Uniquely, our approach involves every stakeholder — from customers and employees to investors, governments, regulators, courts, communities and media.
Corporate Reputation
We developed the concept of the corporate brand and how it drives corporate reputation — a whole-of-company view that spans customers, investors, governments and media.
Government Affairs
Deep relationships with governments and regulators across Australia, the UK, US and Asia, enabling our clients to navigate complex regulatory environments with confidence.
Crisis & Issues Management
Evidence-based strategies combined with decades of experience handling the most sensitive and high-stakes corporate crises at the highest levels.
Transactions & Capital Markets
Strategic communications counsel for mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, restructures and other major transactions where reputation is on the line.
What Sets Us Apart
The difference that defines our practice.
Corporate Brand Architecture
We developed the concept of the corporate brand and how it drives corporate reputation — a framework now adopted by leading firms worldwide.
Corporate Brand Architecture
We developed the concept of the corporate brand and how it drives corporate reputation — a framework now adopted by leading firms worldwide.
Executive Communications Training
We train the executives we work with to best-practice communications across all functions, because reputation is a whole-of-company issue.
Executive Communications Training
We train the executives we work with to best-practice communications across all functions, because reputation is a whole-of-company issue.
Evidence-Based Strategy
We use evidence-based strategies combined with deep experience — not instinct alone — to deliver outcomes that hold up under scrutiny.
Evidence-Based Strategy
We use evidence-based strategies combined with deep experience — not instinct alone — to deliver outcomes that hold up under scrutiny.
Proprietary Research
We use our own commissioned research to help clients understand the world better than anyone else, giving them a decisive strategic edge.
Proprietary Research
We use our own commissioned research to help clients understand the world better than anyone else, giving them a decisive strategic edge.
Global Network
We have a global orientation and an international network of relationships spanning governments, regulators, media and industry leaders.
Global Network
We have a global orientation and an international network of relationships spanning governments, regulators, media and industry leaders.
Boards, Family Offices & HNWIs
Advisor to the chairs, boards and executives of the world's largest companies — NYSE, ASX and FTSE-listed — across Australia, the UK and the USA.
Boards, Family Offices & HNWIs
Advisor to the chairs, boards and executives of the world's largest companies — NYSE, ASX and FTSE-listed — across Australia, the UK and the USA.
Our People
Decades of experience.
One cohesive team.
A team of 6 specialists across corporate reputation, investor relations, government affairs and crisis management.
View All Team MembersGlobal Reach
Our work spans the world's most complex jurisdictions.
From regulatory investigations to cross-border transactions, we have delivered results where the stakes are highest.
Australia
- Communications counsel for the merger creating one of the world's two largest mining companies
- Advised major Australian banks through the Royal Commission into Banking Misconduct
- Led the campaign against the Minerals Resource Rent Tax
- Litigation support for Australia's most high-profile class actions and commercial disputes
- Led the takeover defence of one of the largest companies in Australia
Americas & Europe
- Advised on the head office relocation of the world's largest media group
- Led global communications for one of the world's largest hostile takeover bids
- UK Parliamentary Inquiry and Senate Inquiry communications counsel
- Global advice on sensitive issues involving the SEC and DOJ
- Globally managed issues involving one of the world's largest sports including subsequent restructuring and litigation support
Asia & Middle East
- Project management of sensitive community and regulatory issues across Asia
- Cross-border M&A communications coordination across multiple jurisdictions
- International arbitration litigation support for major corporations
- Stakeholder engagement programs in Indonesia, China, HK, Singapore, New Zealand and South America
Client Perspectives
“John Connolly & Partners understood our company and the industry. They gave us good advice and got things done. Working closely with our team. They understand markets, the media and the pressure points better than anyone we dealt with.”
Chief Executive Officer
ASX 50 Resources Company
“When we were dealing with a very difficult public affairs issue, JCP stood out. They understood how government, media and investors would each react and their advice helped us make the right calls at the right time.”
Chairman
Global Financial Services Group
“The board took real confidence from the team's experience. They brought good judgement, calm and clarity and the result we achieved was better than we had expected.”
Chief Financial Officer
ASX 100 Industrial Corporation
Client Relationships
Relationships built on trust, measured in decades.
The average length of our client relationships is 15 years. Our relationship with our clients is characterised not by the nature of the client's business, but by a broad view and deep understanding of their strategic objectives. In virtually all cases, our relationship is with the chief executive and the chairs.
Our Purpose
Pre-eminent in our field.
Distinguished by trust.
Our aim is to make a positive and lasting difference to our clients' organisations by successfully handling important, demanding and sensitive corporate work. We undertake the most difficult and complex assignments.
Our aim is to build a firm that is recognised by our clients and our peers as pre-eminent in its field. At John Connolly & Partners we are distinguished by the level of trust our clients place in us.