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We help institutions establish authority, extend their influence and defend their credibility.
We advise boards, executive teams, founders, investors and family offices on decisions where commercial, political and reputational interests meet. Our work combines counsel with the intelligence, communications, creative capability and technology required to act.
The Grid provides continuing monitoring of emerging threats to an institution’s work and reputation. Our research and reputation benchmarking establish a baseline and track changes in trust, authority and exposure.
We also build AI tools for research, analysis and publishing, helping institutions put their knowledge to work and extend the capacity of their teams.
What we do01
Build recognition and support growth →
Corporate & Stakeholder Communications; Public Affairs & Government Relations; Media Relations & Executive Positioning; Brand Strategy & Identity; Campaigns, Advertising & Distribution; Websites, Platforms & Discoverability; Market Entry & Exit04
Convert reputation into commercial value →
Partnerships & Sponsorship; Reputation Value & Opportunity Pricing02
Investigate incidents, defend interests and recover →
Cyber Crisis Communications & Extortion Response; Digital Forensics & Evidence Preservation; Digital Clean-Up & Reputation Recovery; Privacy & Surveillance Risk Consulting03
Navigate leadership decisions and sensitive situations →
Board, Executive & Principal Counsel; Hiring, Board & Counterparty Due Diligence; Executive Search & Recruitment; Special Situations & DisputesHOW WE SUPPORT BUSINESSESCorporate & Stakeholder Communications
01Establish clear positions with investors, employees, customers and the media, including during transactions, organisational change and sensitive announcements.
Public Affairs & Government Relations
02Understand policy developments, engage government and communicate the business’s position on regulatory and public issues.
Market Entry, Expansion & Exit
03Assess conditions, establish relationships and support communications when entering, expanding within or withdrawing from a market.
Executive Search & Recruitment
04Identify and assess senior leaders, supported by background checks and due diligence on appointments, board roles and key relationships.
Special Situations & Disputes
05Advise leaders, develop options and support negotiations where legal, commercial, political and reputational interests converge.
Crisis & Reputation Defence
06Uncover negative campaigns, investigate the evidence, counter false claims and support recovery through corrections, digital clean-up and stakeholder engagement.
Cyber Crisis Communications & Extortion Response
07Manage communications during breaches, leaks and ransomware incidents, working with legal, cyber and security specialists on response and negotiation.
Partnerships & Sponsorship
08Turn reputation into commercial opportunity through partner selection, proposition development, opportunity pricing and negotiation.
law, risk and security firmsWe work alongside law firms, risk firms and security firms on sensitive and complex mandates. Our contribution can include strategic communications, reputation defence, investigations, research, digital forensics and creative execution.
We can lead a defined workstream or support a partner’s existing client team. We also design and build bespoke AI tools that partners can use in their own operations or offer to their clients.
Engage with us
Defined assignments with clear objectives
PROJECTSOngoing advice, intelligence and practical support
RETAINERSMandates, specialist services and technology
Partnerships