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Crisis Management PR Firms

    O'Dwyer's database is where communicators shop online for the companies that supply the PR industry with products and services. The companies listed below are experts in crisis management.

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5WPR, 3 Park Ave., 19th flr., New York, NY 10016. 212/999-5585. www.5wpr.com. Robert Ford, Mng. Partner & Exec. VP, Corp. Comms.; Dara Busch, Matthew Caiola, Co-CEOs.

AJB Communications, 5 Conifer Lane, Avon, CT 06001. 917/783-1680. [email protected]; www.ajbcomms.com. Andrew Blum.

August, 333 7th Ave., 9th flr., New York, NY 10001. 323/892-5562. [email protected]; www.augustco.com. Steven Goldberg, CEO; Ellen Davis, Cari Robinson, Beau Falgout, Sr. Mng. Dirs.

Avaans Media, Remote Team: 1525 E. Armando Dr., Long Beach, CA 90807. 424/625-4292. [email protected]; avaansmedia.com. Tara Coomans, Founder and CEO.

Avoq (Formerly Subject Matter+Kivvit), Washington HQ: 1201 New York Ave., NW, #900, Washington, DC 20005. teamavoq.com. Nicole Cornish, CEO, Paul Frick, Eric Sedler, Dan Sallick, Steve Elmendorf, Jimmy Ryan, Mng. Partners.

Axia Public Relations, 1301 Riverplace Blvd., #800, Jacksonville, FL 32207. 1-888-PR-FIRM-8 (1-888-773-4768). [email protected]; www.axiapr.com. Jason Mudd.

Learn about Axia's crisis management expertise: www.axiapr.com/crisis

BerlinRosen, 15 Maiden Lane, Suite 1600, New York, NY 10038. [email protected]; berlinrosen.com. Valerie Berlin, Jonathan Rosen, Principals & Co-Founders, Andrew Friedman, Exec. VP, Crisis & Legal Affairs.

Blaine Group, Inc., The, 8665 Wilshire Blvd., #301, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. 310/360-1499. www.blainegroupinc.com. Devon Blaine, Pres./CEO.

Boardroom Communications (BoardroomPR), 1776 N. Pine Island Rd., #320, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33322. 954/370-8999. boardroompr.com. Don Silver, COO; Todd Templin, Exec. VP.

Bospar, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Chicago. 844/5-BOSPAR. [email protected]; bospar.com. Curtis Sparrer, Chris Boehlke, Co-Founders & Principals; Tom Carpenter, Principal.

C Street Advisory Group, 641 Lexington Ave., 14th flr., New York, NY 10022. www.thecstreet.com. Jon Henes, Founder & CEO; Jackie Rubin, Pres., Strategic Comms.; Luke Wolf, Mng. Dir.

Cloudbreak Communications. 917/596-1445. [email protected]; www.cloudbreakcommunications.com. Alex Dudley, Principal.

Collected Strategies, 121 East 24th St., 10th flr., New York, NY 10010. 212/379-2072. www.collectedstrategies.com. Scott Bisang, Jim Golden, Jude Gorman, Ed Hammond, Nick Lamplough, Dan Moore, Partners.

Cornerstone Public Affairs, 800 Maine Ave., S.W., 7th flr., Washington, DC 20024. 202/669-0575. [email protected]; cgagroup.com. Campbell Kaufman, Principal and Mng. Dir.

Crosswind Media & Public Relations, 501 Congress Ave., Suite 150, Austin, TX 78701. 512/537-1414. [email protected]; crosswindpr.com. Thomas Graham, Pres. & CEO.

Dentons Global Advisors, 1900 K St., N.W., Washington, DC 20006. 202/759-5100. www.dentonsglobaladvisors.com. Edward Reilly, CEO; Deborah Scott, Partner & Head of EMEA, Adam Cubbage, Partner & Head of US; Melissa Kresse, Chief Content Officer.

Dragon Horse Agency, 848 1st Ave. North, #200, Naples, FL 34102. 305/306-3992; 239/325-5088. [email protected]; www.dragonhorseagency.com. Julie Koester, P. Blake Renda, Founders/Co-CEOs.

Edelman, 250 Hudson St., 16th flr., New York, NY 10013. 212/768-0550. www.edelman.com. Richard Edelman, CEO.

Feintuch Communications
Feintuch Communications, 11 East 44th St., Suite 1201, New York, NY 10017. 212/808-4900. [email protected]; www.feintuchcommunications.com. Henry Feintuch, Pres.

Feintuch Communications enjoys deep crisis communications counseling experience including non-profits, growth companies and the Fortune 500. Our senior crisis faculty can help to enhance and protect your organization’s reputation.

In crisis mode now? Count on us! We are well-versed in helping organizations work their way through challenging situations including shareholder/corporate governance issues, employee or community challenges, product recalls, litigation, government investigations and more.

For those organizations planning ahead, our services include plan development; scenario planning and testing; c-suite and manager training; and message delivery. The best crisis plan? It’s the one developed NOW – before your organization’s reputation is under attack.

See listing also under Media Training.

FGS Global, 909 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022. 212/687-8080. fgsglobal.com. George Sard, Roland Rudd, Carter Eskew, Co-Chairmen.

Finn Partners, 1675 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. 212/715-1600. www.finnpartners.com. Jessica Berk Ross, Mng. Partner, Public Affairs Global Practice Leader, Crisis Management Lead Coordinator, Washington, D.C.

French/West/Vaughan, 112 East Hargett St., Raleigh, NC 27601. 919/832-6300. fwv-us.com. Rick French, Chmn. & CEO; David Gwyn, Pres./Principal, Natalie Best, COO/Principal.

FTI Consulting Strategic Communications, 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 15th flr., New York, NY 10036. www.fticonsulting.com. Mark McCall, Global Segment Leader.

G&S Business Communications, 111 West 33rd St., 22nd flr., New York, NY 10120. 212/697-2600. [email protected]; www.gscommunications.com. Steve Halsey, Chief Growth Officer.

Gladstone Place Partners, 485 Madison Ave., 6th flr., New York, NY 10022. 212/230-5930. www.gladstoneplace.com. Steven Lipin, Chmn. and CEO; Lauren Odell, Partner and COO, Christina Stenson, Felipe Ucrós, Vanessa Esparza, partners.

H/Advisors Abernathy, 230 Park Ave., 23rd flr., New York, NY 10169. 212/371-5999. abernathy.h-advisors.global. Tom Johnson, CEO; Carina Davidson, Pres.

ICR, 685 Third Ave., 2nd flr., New York, NY 10017. 646/277-1200. [email protected]; icrinc.com. Thomas Ryan, CEO, Don Duffy, Pres.

Infinite Global, 21 W. 38th St., 16th flr., New York, NY 10018. 917/602-0545. infiniteglobal.com. Jamie Diaferia, Founder & CEO, Zach Olsen, Pres.

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, 22 Vanderbilt Ave., 18th flr., New York, NY 10017. 212/355-4449. [email protected]; www.joelefrank.com. Joele Frank, Mng. Partner, Matthew Sherman, Pres.

KARV, 370 Lexington Ave., Suite 2001, New York, NY 10017. 212/333-0275. www.KARV.global. Andrew Frank, Founder and Pres., Eric Andrus, Exec. VP.

Kekst CNC, U.S. Headquarters: 1675 Broadway, 30th flr., New York, NY 10019. 212/521-4800. www.kekstcnc.com. Jeremy Fielding, Bernhard Meising, Co-CEOs.

LAG Strategy Corp, Pasadena, CA. 626/696-3239. [email protected]; [email protected]; lagstrategy.com. Stuart Pfeifer, Matthew Fern, Co-Founders.

Leidar, 1500 K St., N.W., Washington, DC 20005, 14 Penn Plaza, 225 West 34th St., New York, NY 10122. [email protected]; leidar.com. Rolf Olsen, CEO, Philip Armstrong, John Lovallo, Maxwell Marcucci, Mng. Dirs.

Marx Layne & Company, 31300 Orchard Lake Rd., #100, Farmington Hills, MI 48334. 248/855-6777. [email protected]; marxlayne.com. Michael Layne, Pres.; Michael Szudarek, Partner, Michael Odom, Sr. VP; Lana Mini, VP.

Montieth & Company, 685 Third Ave., New York, NY 10017. 646/437-7602. [email protected]; montiethco.com. Montieth Illingworth, CEO and Global Mng. Partner.

Orangefiery, 135 W. 50th St., Suite 200, New York, NY 10020. 415/384-8677. [email protected]; orangefiery.com. Mike Kuczkowski, Founder & CEO; Diana Dopfel, Sr. VP.

Padilla, 1101 West River Pkwy., #400 (Headquarters), Minneapolis, MN 55415. 612/455-1700. PadillaCo.com. Chris Werle, Sr. VP; 24-hour emergency hotline (1-877-PR-ER-911).

Peppercomm, 425 E. 53rd St., New York, NY 10022. 212/931-6100. [email protected]; www.peppercomm.com. Steve Cody, CEO & Founder; Ann Barlow, Exec. VP & Chief Engagement Officer, Jacqueline Kolek, Exec. VP & Chief Innovation Officer; Maggie O’Neill, Exec. VP & Chief Client Officer; Tara Lilien, Chief Talent Officer.

Public Communications Inc., 161 N. Clark St., #2050, Chicago, IL 60601. 312/558-1770. [email protected]; pcipr.com. Jill Allread, CEO; Craig Pugh, Pres.; Pamela Oettel, COO/CFO.

Public Policy Holding Company (PPHC), 800 North Capitol St., N.W., #800, Washington, DC 20002. [email protected]; [email protected]; pphcompany.com. Simon Lee, Chmn. of the Bd. of Dirs.; G. Stewart Hall, CEO; Roel Smits, CFO, Thomas Gensemer, Chief Strategy Officer; Sarah Wills, CEO, Concordant Advisory.

Reevemark, 521 Fifth Ave., 27th flr., New York, NY 10175. 212/433-4600. [email protected]; www.reevemark.com. Brandy Bergman, CEO and Founding Partner, Hugh Burns, Paul Caminiti, Delia Cannan, Renée Soto, Founding Partners.

Risa Heller Communications, 233 Broadway, #2160, New York, NY 10279. 646/695-9515. [email protected]; risaheller.com. Risa Heller, CEO; Jennifer Burner Barden, COO; James Yolles, Linden Zakula, Gwen Rocco, Mng. Dirs., Carly Holden, Sr. VP.

Rokk Solutions, 2020 K St., N.W., #510, Washington, DC 20006. 202/280-2007. [email protected]; www.rokksolutions.com. Lindsay Singleton, Chief Development Officer.

Sachs Media, 114 S. Duval St., Tallahassee, FL 32301. 850/222-1996. www.sachsmedia.com.

Sitrick And Company, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, DC. 800/288-8809. www.sitrick.com. Michael S. Sitrick, Chmn. and CEO.

SKDK, 1150 18th St., N.W., #800, Washington, DC 20036, 285 Fulton St., 63rd flr., New York, NY 10007. [email protected]; www.skdknick.com. Doug Thornell, CEO; Jacqui Newman, COO.

Sloane & Company, One World Trade Center, 285 Fulton St., 63rd flr., New York, NY 10007. 212/486-9500. [email protected]; sloanepr.com. Darren Brandt, Whit Clay, Co-CEOs, John Hartz, Pres.; TJ White, Mng. Dir., Head of Special Situations.

Stanton, 909 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022. 212/366-5300. [email protected]; www.stantonprm.com. Alex Stanton, CEO; Tom Faust, Charlyn Lusk, Mng. Dirs., Liam Collopy, Matthew Conroy, Michael Goodwin, Scott Lessne, Katrin Lieberwirth, Joshua Greenwald, Sr. VPs.

The Levinson Group, 200 Park Avenue South, #1218, New York, NY 10003, 655 15th St., N.W., #501, Washington, DC 20005. 202/244-1785. TLGCommunications.com.

Thunder11
Thunder11, 100 Crosby St., #301, New York, NY 10012. 212/362-1307. [email protected]; www.thunder11.com. Alyssa Meyer.

Thunder11 is a strategic communications firm passionate about big ideas and relentless execution. Our clients in healthcare, tech and public affairs find us when it's time for a launch, for change, for growth, and for big opportunities. Our intelligence and integrity and interpersonal skills set us apart in the world of PR. We believe in investing in top talent, being smart and proactive, and delivering concrete, breakout results.

See listing also under Copyrighters, Media Lists, Media Training, Media Tours/Roadshows, Press Release Distribution, Research, Special Events.

Tier One Partners, 129 South St., Boston, MA 02111. 617/918-7060. [email protected]; www.wearetierone.com. Kathy Wilson.

Trident DMG, 1120 20th St., N.W., Suite 700 N, Washington, DC 20036. 202/899-3834. www.tridentdmg.com. Josh Galper, Adam Goldberg, Eleanor McManus, Co-Founders and Partners.

Weber Shandwick, 909 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022. 917/822-1553. [email protected]; www.webershandwick.com/expertise/crisis-reputation-defense. Peter Duda, President, Global Crisis & Issues.