Special Situations

We sustain stakeholder confidence and preserve the license to operate in high-stakes moments.

Nothing is more valuable than your reputation. Operating at the intersection of communications, finance, regulation, and media, we help clients navigate uncertainty, scrutiny, and transformational events. Our team is consistently ranked and recognized by leading industry publications as a top communications advisor across multiple disciplines.
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Capabilities

When organizations face moments of inflection, clarity and credibility determine the outcome. Our senior-led Special Situations team advises companies, boards, and leadership teams through time-sensitive situations that demand precision, speed, and sound judgment.

From complex and transformational transactions to hostile takeovers, we provide strategic communications counsel throughout the deal lifecycle. We help clients manage perception, mitigate risk, and maintain confidence among investors, employees, regulators, and other key stakeholders.

We advise companies, boards, and investors on both the defense side of shareholder activism. Our experience spans traditional activist campaigns as well as more specialized situations, including short attacks and closed-end fund activism. We help clients shape narratives, engage stakeholders, and articulate strategy under intense public, investor, and media scrutiny. In certain situations, we also represent concerned shareholders and support their engagement with companies.

We help organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises that threaten reputation, operations, or enterprise value. Our work includes crisis readiness assessments, scenario planning, playbook development, executive and spokesperson training, and real-time response support during rapidly evolving situations.

We help organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises that threaten reputation, operations, or enterprise value. Our work includes crisis readiness assessments, scenario planning, playbook development, executive and spokesperson training, and real-time response support during rapidly evolving situations.

We provide strategic communications counsel in connection with litigation and dispute-related matters where public perception, stakeholder confidence, and reputational risk are critical considerations. Our work includes message development, media strategy, stakeholder communications, and ongoing support throughout the lifecycle of a matter.

We partner with our Investor Relations team to protect your reputation as one powerful force.

We advise both creditors and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings and restructuring situations, providing communications counsel during complex, often high-profile financial events. Our work helps clients manage stakeholder expectations, navigate media attention, and protect reputation and value throughout the restructuring process.

Awards

M&A FY'25

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2

US/Americas | By deal volume 308 deals

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4

US/Americas | By deal value $227B

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2

Global | By deal volume 374 deals

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5

Global | By deal value $242B

M&A FY'25

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1

PE | Overall + 293 deals

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6

M&A | Overall + 37 deals

Activism FY'25

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9

US | Defense

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3

US | Offense

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12

Global | Defense

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4

Global | Offense

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1

Other | CEF Defense

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3

Other | Offense in Asia Pacific

Programs and Products

Every situation and client are unique. Our small, senior-led teams apply a tailored, disciplined approach grounded in decades of experience to help clients navigate complexity, scrutiny, and uncertainty.