Communications counsel for Australia's most high-profile legal proceedings.
Key Capabilities
- Litigation communications strategy
- Class action and mass tort communications
- Regulatory and enforcement matter support
- International arbitration communications
- Jury and public opinion research
Overview
We provide strategic communications support for organisations involved in significant litigation — including class actions, commercial disputes, regulatory matters, employment disputes and international arbitration. We work closely with legal teams to ensure that communications strategy and legal strategy are fully aligned, protecting our clients' reputations throughout proceedings and beyond.
The Communications Dimension of Litigation
Significant litigation is never purely a legal matter. The communications dimension — how the case is perceived by the public, the media, regulators, investors and other stakeholders — can be as consequential as the legal outcome itself. We provide strategic communications counsel that is fully integrated with legal strategy, ensuring that our clients' reputations are protected throughout proceedings and that the communications implications of every legal decision are fully understood.
Class Actions
Class actions present unique communications challenges. The combination of large numbers of plaintiffs, intense media interest, regulatory scrutiny and the extended duration of proceedings creates a sustained communications environment that requires careful management. We have extensive experience advising organisations through class action proceedings — from the initial filing through to settlement or judgment and beyond.
Expert Testimony
John Connolly is recognised as an independent expert in corporate branding and reputation, and has acted in this capacity in litigation before the Federal Court of Australia. This direct experience of the litigation environment gives our firm a unique perspective on the intersection of communications and legal proceedings — and a deep understanding of what courts and tribunals require from expert evidence.
International Arbitration
International arbitration proceedings involving major corporations increasingly have a significant public communications dimension. We provide strategic communications support for organisations involved in international arbitration — coordinating communications across multiple jurisdictions and ensuring that the public narrative around proceedings is managed with the same rigour as the legal strategy.
Our Specialists
The team behind our Litigation Support practice
John Connolly
Partner
Led global comms for two of the world's largest mining mergers; only non-US citizen on the NYSE corporate branding committee.
Stan Glaser
Senior Advisor
Visiting scholar at Oxford, Stockholm School of Economics and Cranfield; consulted to Westpac, Telstra, Reserve Bank of Australia and AstraZeneca.
Related Practice Areas
Corporate Reputation Management
Building, protecting and restoring the reputations of the world's most significant organisations.
Crisis & Issues Management
Evidence-based counsel for organisations facing their most critical and sensitive challenges.
Government Affairs & Regulatory
Navigating the most complex regulatory and political environments across Australia and globally.
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