Due to the highly sensitive and confidential nature of our work, we do not customarily disclose our client list. We will gladly provide references upon request.

Health Provider Issues and Medical Malpractice

  • Internationally publicized medical malpractice litigation and related efforts to change U.S. tort law
  • Failure of pharmaceutical company’s promising new drug in FDA phase three trials, threatening dramatic drop in stock price
  • Medical facility’s negative publicity resulting from a physician’s lab error
  • Theft and inadvertent disclosure of a prominent medical group’s patient data
  • Publishing of an unfavorable public review regarding a prominent medical group
  • Federal Qui Tam litigation concerning allegations of a kickback scheme and Medicare fraud against a medical clinic
  • Medical malpractice cases involving the two largest state verdicts against medical providers
  • Bankruptcy faced by prominent medical provider as a result of excessive jury verdict
  • State medical board’s investigation, license review and disciplinary action regarding physician treatment practices
  • Medicare fraud allegations against dental provider

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Securities, Financial Services and Shareholder Litigation

  • Significant National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) arbitration of a major financial service firm regarding broker and dealer noncompliance with industry standards
  • Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), NASD, federal and state investigations and lawsuits against major brokerage firm
  • Publicly-held corporation accused of securities fraud
  • Retail company’s SEC filings regarding foreign ownership and investment
  • Nationally publicized private shareholder litigation involving major medical device company

Government Investigations and Media Inquiries

  • States' attorneys general investigation of Fortune 500 companies
  • State attorney general investigation of alleged fraud by large public utility
  • Television station investigative report on casino gaming practices
  • Major newspaper’s six-day front page investigative report alleging impropriety by largest provider of group homes for mentally disabled

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Sexual Misconduct, Discrimination and Workplace Crises

  • Investigation and media coverage of sexual abuse allegations against high-ranking church official
  • High-profile sexual harassment and employment discrimination lawsuits against private and public companies
  • Child sexual abuse allegations against local and national nonprofit organizations
  • Gender discrimination lawsuit against private social club
  • Closely-held corporation facing employee embezzlement and subsequent murder/suicide
  • Class action Fair Labor & Standards Act litigation against national retail company
  • Litigation and legal matters surrounding the accidental death of an employee
  • Employee resignation issues amidst government investigation of major financial institution
  • Federal indictment of banking executives for insider trading and other corporate malfeasance

Complex Commercial Litigation and Class Actions

  • Global office product supplier’s federal court proceedings regarding the termination of long-standing consulting and service agreements
  • Plant closing, resulting in extensive employee layoffs in an economically vulnerable region of the U.S.
  • Class action litigation against global company concerning diseased food product and the closure of international borders to food exports
  • Multidistrict class action against pharmaceutical company

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Corporate Communications and Critical Issues

  • Strategic communications for initial public offerings in retail and financial services sectors
  • Scrutiny of public company’s executive compensation
  • Strategic communications for corporate acquisitions by global manufacturer
  • Strategic communications for significant acquisition of foreign company

Product Liability and Product Disparagement

  • Medical device product liability class action litigation
  • Negative Consumer Reports review regarding medical supplier’s device
  • Wrongful death matter involving accidental consumption of toxic chemical
  • Allegations of tainted food against multinational supplier
  • Media relations for pharmaceutical company defending multidistrict class action

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Media Relations and Issues Advocacy

  • Award-winning global media advocacy program on behalf of Minnesotans Against Terrorism
  • Media relations, crisis communications and planning for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak visit to Minnesota
  • Strategic counsel and media relations for Minnesota 9/11 Commemoration
  • Media and government relations campaign for global computer trade association
  • Key message development and media relations for 2004 U.S. Presidential regional campaign effort

Defamation and Celebrities

  • Internet and blog defamation of retail food company
  • Internet defamation litigation concerning high-profile radio personality
  • The running of inflammatory and racially charged news story regarding a local childcare organization
  • Publicity issues pertaining to high-profile celebrity divorce proceedings

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