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DRD has built a senior team, including former practising lawyers, communications specialists and public affairs advisors, with the technical experience and skills needed to provide expert advice and support in complex litigation and disputes.
DRD understands both the constraints and opportunities of communicating during legal and regulatory processes, enabling it to devise strategies and targeted programs to anticipate, manage and react to reputational aspects of a legal matter. Acting as an interface between the court of law and the court of public opinion, DRD works closely alongside legal advisers, in-house general counsel and senior management. It bases its recommendations on a thorough understanding of the legal strategy and a forensic analysis of likely scenarios, risks and outcomes.
In many instances DRD works with its public affairs and regulatory teams to understand the impact and influence of political audiences in challenging or contentious situations.
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DRD Partnership advises both defendants and claimants facing complex disputes. The team is experienced in handling the media, public opinion and key stakeholders. Its practitioners have a strong understanding of the legal process and of the types of sensitivities that may arise over the course of a high-profile dispute.
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DRD is a strategic partner. They know how to place stories, know how to talk and are good at generating thought leadership as well as stories.
As a good extension for a legal team, they clearly know the industry very well and they are available. They have good industry knowledge.
DRD is a strategic partner. They know how to place stories, know how to talk and are good at generating thought leadership as well as stories.
As a good extension for a legal team, they clearly know the industry very well and they are available. They have good industry knowledge.
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Claire Davidson is a joint founding partner of DRD and has extensive experience advising on international disputes involving some of the highest national and international courts.
Claire is world-class and always calm under pressure. She thinks really strategically and provides top-level judgement.
She is fabulous, from a client management perspective and excellent at joining the dots and helping clients. She has the right contacts in the media.
Kate Miller is a qualified solicitor and has advised on multiple disputes across a broad range of sectors throughout her career. She has significant experience in litigation communications and reputation management work in the education and charity sectors.
Kate is super calm, terribly good at handling people in a crisis and crystal clear on her advice.
Kate is someone we really rate. She is very calm, she writes very elegantly. Most of all, I really rate her judgement.
Jon McLeod is a partner in the DRD team. His work includes regulatory matters as well as litigation-related mandates and corporate governance issues.
Jon is very good at positioning cases in the media and gives wide and sensible advice on managing the press and PR. He's very wise and astute. I would go back to him in a flash.
Jon McLeod has incredible writing skills. He has a way with words that is second to none.
Lawrence Dore is a joint founding partner of DRD and has worked on multiple disputes, with a particular focus on the financial sector.
Lawrence does lots of crisis work. Clients love him because he's so calm. He gives really sensible advice and is not afraid to say what they should do. He explains it in a way that is empathetic.
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DRD does not disclose its client list
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Arts & creative industries
Charities, schools & institutions
Energy & renewables
Financial services
Gaming & Gambling
Healthcare
Industrials & engineering
Leisure, travel & tourism
Local & municipal government
Natural resources
Pension funds
Private client & trusts
Professional services
Property & construction
Retail
Sport
Technology & media