Announcing New Crisis Management Practice at Dickinson Bradshaw

Whether your organization experiences a disastrous event, a corporate emergency, or negative publicity, you can look to the attorneys in our new Crisis Management Practice to help you manage various types of crises in which quick action is critical to protecting your brand and reputation. The attorneys on our team have experience working on a wide variety of crises across major industries and sectors and can provide the strategic insight and litigation experience that are critical to responding to a crisis.

“Should a crisis happen, we partner with our clients to create a tailored response plan to help reduce liabilities and control the narrative,” said Melissa Schilling, co-leader of the new practice.

“Time is of the essence when responding to a disaster or emergency,” added John Lande, co-leader of the practice group. “It is critical to have a resource you can immediately turn to help you navigate through the process.”

Creating a response plan by our attorneys can include mapping out a strategy based on your objectives and stakeholders, managing internal and external communications, and gathering and documenting evidence. Additionally, they can proactively interact with governmental agencies and regulators and coordinate all aspects of the crisis response so you can continue to focus on your business operations. 

The new Crisis Management Practice can assist with matters that involve some or all of the following:

• Internal Investigations, including whistleblower complaints

• Cybersecurity and data breach incident response and prevention

• Response to investigations by governmental agencies or authorities

• Managing legal, policy, political, or public relations considerations related to an investigation

• Counseling on legal risks and potential exposure as a result of various types of misconduct, investigation findings, allegations, or negative media publicity

• Embezzlement of funds, services, or property investigation and response

• Environmental, agricultural, and industrial accident response

• Litigation involving product liability and product defects

• Subpoena responses and open records requests

• State or Federal Court Injunctive relief to protect contractual relations or address third-party competition

If your organization is in need of crisis management services, contact us at 515-243-4191.