H/Advisors Abernathy

Chief Executive Officer: Tom Johnson

Number of employees: 90

Overview & History: H/Advisors Abernathy is a strategic communications firm specializing in advising CEOs, board directors and senior executives on effective stakeholder communications, engagement and advocacy initiatives in today’s highly complex, dynamic and interconnected world. For nearly 40 years we have been entrusted by clients across sectors to help build, protect and enhance their reputations, boost value and seize new opportunities.Coming from diverse careers including public relations, journalism, corporate finance and investment banking, H/Advisors Abernathy’s senior professionals serve as expert advisors to corporate decision makers and provide our clients with diligent hands-on service. Our multi-disciplinary team offers relevant expertise in financial communications, capital raising initiatives, activist preparation and defense, M&A advisory, profile raising, litigation, government investigations, IPOs, crisis matters, public affairs, stakeholder management, digital communications, thought leadership and other special situations initiatives.

With offices in New York, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Washington D.C., H/Advisors Abernathy is structured to provide strategic and logistical support around the clock and around the globe. The firm’s deep relationships, experience, expertise and client base extend across a wide range of sectors, including aerospace and defence, consumer, energy, financial services, food and beverage, industrials, media, natural resources, real estate, technology, travel and hospitality, and utilities.

SERVICES 

■ Crisis Management

■ Litigation Support

■ Issue Advocacy and Public Affairs

■ Cybersecurity Planning and Incident Response

■ Reputation Management

■ Mergers and Acquisitions

■ Shareholder Activism

■ Investor Relations

■ Restructuring and Bankruptcy

■ Initial Public Offerings

Litigation Support 

H/Advisors Abernathy works with clients and their outside counsel to develop communications strategies to support their litigation and business goals, which may include:

■ Avoiding litigation

■ Promoting settlement

■ Minimising business disruption

■ Mitigating reputational damage

■ Preserving valuation

■ Enhancing stakeholder confidence

■ Influencing key decision makers

H/Advisors Abernathy supports clients throughout the litigation timeline – from before a complaint is filed through the appeals process. The firm is equally adept at representing plaintiffs and defendants. The firm’s work includes:

■ Stepping in before a demand letter is sent or complaint filed – crafting messaging and developing a communications strategy.

■ Supporting a client throughout the pre-trial process – scenario-planning and preparing communications to capitalise on or respond to key milestones, including new motions, critical hearings and pivotal procedural decisions.

■ Providing live on-site trial support – managing the news media in the courtroom and refining messaging in real time to reflect trial developments.

■ Providing ongoing support through the conclusion – managing media relations and stakeholder communications around settlement or the appeals process to help instill confidence in a client’s legal and business strategy.

H/Advisors Abernathy’s litigation work spans across the full spectrum, including IP litigation, material contract disputes, workplace-related issues, product liability, and much more. The firm’s experienced professionals, including former practicing attorneys and journalists, are experts in successfully managing sophisticated situations with critical legal and business outcomes.

Contact: 

Matt Reid, Managing Director, Head of Litigation Practice

(213) 630-6550

[email protected]