Pillsbury has formalized the full range of services it provides to
clients facing a crisis or the impact of a natural disaster through the
creation of a multidisciplinary Crisis Management Team.
Led by Houston environmental partner Tom Campbell, previously General
Counsel of NOAA who oversaw the development of the Natural Resource
Damage Assessment regulations currently governing oil
spills,Pillsburys Crisis Management Team attorneys have first-hand
experience advising companies and governmental entities on how to
anticipate, respond to and recover from a crisis.
We work with clients to manage every aspect of a corporate crisis,
including initial response, release reporting and corrective action,
incident investigation, and, if needed, representation in subsequent
civil and criminal enforcement by federal and state agencies and civil
litigation by affected parties. We also serve as members of client
emergency response teams, said Campbell. Because a crisis can impact
every aspect of an organization, from investor and customer relations to
brand loyalty and employee morale, we also offer clients 24/7 access to
a select group of crisis communications agencies that have a proven
track record working with a companys management, legal and PR teams to
manage all aspects of an organizations reputation during and
immediately following an incident.
Pillsburys Crisis Management Team advises clients in the following
areas:
-- Environmental accidents and
-- Discrimination, sexual harassment
disasters
and other labor disputes
-- Biohazards & biomedical violations
-- Corporate investigations &
-- Insurance recovery: executive
white-collar defense
liability, disaster-related property,
-- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
business interruption loss, and
allegations & International Trade
pollution liability
-- Data privacy & security
-- Plane crashes, hijackings &
-- Congressional hearings &
Homeland Security issues
investigations preparation
-- Product recalls & toxic torts,
-- Crisis prevention & safety
including food and agrichemical
management
products
-- Disaster preparedness & planning
-- Whistleblower claims
Pillsburys crisis management efforts date back to the Great San
Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, when it helped local businesses
secure reimbursement on their insurance claims so that they could
rebuild the city. Other representative work includes advising the
owner/operator of Three Mile Island during and after the 1979nuclear
accident before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Congress, a
Presidential Commission, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the
Department of Justice; representing United Airlines in insurance claims
filed in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks; secured a 90 percent penalty
reduction associated with a 4.5 million gallon jet fuel release at the
Chevron El Segundo Refinery located near the Los Angeles International
Airport; served as internal investigation counsel for a Washington state
refinery after an explosion resulted in several worker deaths; and
developed the legal protocol for New York Citys Disaster Planning
program that President Obamas National Infrastructure Advisory Council
(NIAC) recommended be adopted nationwide by all state and local
municipalities.
The world is full of complexity and crises of all types, shapes and
sizes. Increased scrutiny of the financial services industry in the wake
of finance reform, huge technological advances that often outpace laws
governing cyberspace, the rising number of natural catastrophes
attributed to climate change, and massive environmental disasters such
as the Gulf Oil Spill have all resulted in a growing number of crises in
multiple areas that clients are confronting both now and into the
foreseeable future, said Firm Chair Jim Rishwain. Pillsburys
attorneys regularly advise on a broad range of global and national
crisis scenarios. Combining Pillsburys crisis capabilities and
experience under one multidisciplinary umbrella will provide clients
with the 360-degree approach and perspective they need to bring the
crisis to as swift and effective resolution as possible. The team also
has notable experience in crisis prevention to help clients limit
liability and reduce risk before a crisis occurs.
About Pillsbury
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is a full-service law firm with
market-leading strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate
and technology sectors, and increasingly health care and education.
Based in the worlds major financial and technology centers, Pillsbury
counsels clients on global regulatory, litigation and corporate matters.
We work in multidisciplinary teams that allow us to anticipate trends
and bring a 360-degree perspective to complex business and legal
issueshelping clients to take greater advantage of new opportunities
and better mitigate risk. This collaborative work style helps produce
the results our clients
Source: Business Wire
