Litigation Communications
If a company is to survive high-profile litigation with its reputation intact, it cannot ignore the impact of media attention. Van Prooyen Greenfield LLP is experienced in building on and advancing legal arguments to help companies win in the court of public opinion. The Firm’s programs help clients define litigation on their own terms for their key stakeholders including the media, employees, consumers, opinion leaders and government officials.
Van Prooyen Greenfield LLP partners with our client’s legal and executive team to tackle complex communications challenges posed from litigation and to ensure that public relations messages complement and enhance the legal strategy. In every instance, it is our priority to work with all parties involved, both internal and external, to develop sound communications protocols that best serve the client and protect confidential legal information.
We believe that understanding the law and legal issues is critical in crafting litigation communications strategies. The ability to communicate these issues to the public, the media and opinion leaders in compelling terms is equally important. With a team of attorneys who can draw upon senior-level experience managing communications for some of the highest-profile cases of the day, our clients can be assured that we will partner with them to ensure that their message is heard appropriately.
Van Prooyen Greenfield LLP’s senior professionals, many of whom are attorneys, have provided communications counsel for almost every type of litigation or arbitration including:
- class actions
- antitrust violations
- insurance disputes
- commercial disputes
- medical malpractice
- employment and labor issues
- intellectual property disputes
- shareholder litigation
- bankruptcy and reorganization
Representative Matters
- Designed and executed communication strategies for one of the largest high-tech Chinese enterprises in connection with a lawsuit brought by Cisco Systems accusing the company of intellectual property violations.
- Provided strategic communications counsel for the Official Committee of Equity Shareholders for Adelphia Communications Corporation, one of the largest U.S. bankruptcies to date, in litigation alleging corporate governance malfeasance.
- Manage litigation communications for a lawsuit involving environmental and public policy issues for a group of Southampton, New York beachfront homeowners representing nearly $500 million in property value
- Provided counsel to a leading private hedge fund involved in intellectual property litigation.