In times of stress, there are two people you definitely need at
your table: your attorneys and a PR counselor. It's best if they
know how to get along with each other. We play nice.
But we're far from soft. In our litigation relations process, we
will forcefully advocate for strategies that support your legal and
business position as well as your image and reputation in the
media.
Today's top litigators know PR's impact on public opinion.
SM& knows that legal demands require discretion, an
understanding of law, and language and strategy carefully chosen in
concert with counsel and business leaders. We help organizations
and their legal teams create positive outcomes in the court of
public opinion when faced with situations that involve complex
litigation, allegations of wrongdoing, and business failures.
We also devise communications strategies that dovetail with the
legal strategy to help promote fair outcomes, including educating
influencers on complex issues so they are equipped with your side,
facts and key messages. We have a history of working on complex
litigation cases for national and regional organizations and have
worked as part of an integrated team with attorneys at the
following firms:
- Adler, Pollock & Sheehan
- Bingham McCutchen
- Brown Rudnick
- Choate Hall & Stewart, LLP
- Davis, Malm & D'Agostine P.C.
- Dorsey & Whitney
- Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
- Foley Hoag LLP
- Goodwin, Procter LLP
- Goulston & Storrs
- Hill & Barlow
- Holland & Knight
- Krokidas and Bluestein
- Kurzman, Karelsen & Frank, LLP
- Nixon Peabody LLP
- Nutter LLP
- Ogletree Deakins
- Patton Boggs
- Prince Lobel Glovsky & Tye LLP
- Ropes & Gray LLP
- Rubin & Rudman LLP
- Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
- Wilmer Hale