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
- Securities, Financial Services and Shareholder Litigation
- Government Investigations and Media Inquiries
- Sexual Misconduct, Discrimination and Workplace Crises
- Complex Commercial Litigation and Class Actions
- Corporate Communications and Critical Issues
- Product Liability and Product Disparagement
- Media Relations and Issues Advocacy
- Defamation and Celebrities
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
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
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
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
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
- 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
