It has long been the case that the court of public opinion can affect an organization’s reputation and ongoing business prospects as much as actual court proceedings. Now, in the tumultuous COVID-19 business environment, the role of communications in supporting a legal strategy has taken on an outsized importance, as every enterprise’s key stakeholders seek […]

UPDATED June 29, 2020 While we all grapple with the pandemic’s enormous global economic and societal impact, KARV has looked around the corners to help prepare clients for the next likely communications challenges they may face — especially those on the legal/litigation front — as lockdowns begin to end and economies begin to reopen. We […]

This piece was originally published in African Leadership Magazine on April 16, 2020. When the world’s richest nations are struggling to provide their own citizens with masks, testing kits and ventilators, how can countries with even less resources cope? Although much of the continent has seen considerable advancements in political processes, economic diversification and increased […]

We have seen nothing short of a deluge of corporate communications across all aspects of our professional and personal lives as COVID-19 quickly moved from initial news stories about a development in China to a crisis of global proportions. After having sifted through the overwhelming number of updates received via email, social media, news coverage, […]

In four months, the world has moved from the diagnosis of a new viral infection to extreme, dramatic action across virtually all sectors to stem the tide of the global COVID-19 pandemic, causing worldwide disruption and a likely global recession along the way. This is a kind of crisis we have never seen before – […]

We are living in a time when the predictable is not possible. Every day, and it seems like almost hourly, there’s a major new change in how we live and work. As we make our way through all these emerging – and disturbing – developments, I and my colleagues at KARV Communications want to express […]

KARV Communications, a strategic communications firm focused on global corporate and financial communications, crisis management and public affairs, today announced that Kevin Nolan has joined the firm as Senior Vice President. A proven crisis and corporate communications leader, Nolan brings more than 15 years of international communications experience, executing strategic communications and reputation management programs […]

The Business Roundtable, a group comprised of the world’s leading CEOs, recently issued a new Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation asserting for the first time that maximizing shareholder profits should no longer be the sole objective for CEOs. Instead, the BRT said that addressing the needs of a company’s broader stakeholder cross-section must […]

In a political and media climate where legal proceedings can easily take on a very public dimension, public positioning of a legal filing, document, or decision can often have a substantial effect on an organization’s reputation, or even its bottom line. Just look to one of the biggest legal spectacles in America this year – […]

This piece was originally published by the American Council on Germany on June 10, 2019.   2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the  Berlin Wall, setting into motion the unification of Germany. To recognize the significance of this historic event, each month the American Council on Germany will feature individuals as they […]

For the second year in a row, KARV Communications Founder & President Andrew Frank has been named to Lawdragon’s global list of 100 Leading Legal Consultants and Strategists for 2019. This honor not only recognizes Andrew’s contributions as an expert communications strategist for high-profile litigation matters around the globe, it recognizes the strength of the […]

This piece was originally published in the South China Morning Post on January 23, 2019.   Amiad Kushner and Andrew Frank say Chinese companies planning to go to the US need to anticipate public perceptions and media narratives around their actions. They could study Japan Inc, which has undertaken a successful image makeover For Chinese […]

KARV Communications, a strategic communications and public affairs firm, today announced that Renee Lundholm has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor. Lundholm brings a wealth of global business and marketing experience and deep ties among business leaders both in the United States and in Sweden. As KARV continues actively expanding its areas of focus […]

It has become a familiar pattern: a cultural event erupts across traditional and social media; politicians, activists, and observers quickly stake out their positions; and any company involved or associated with the incident faces a choice between a public response, which risks alienating a segment of its customers, or silence and the potential for a […]

KARV has been named a leading U.S. PR & Communications firm for litigation support by Chambers & Partners in its inaugural Litigation Support Guide. Chambers & Partners is well known in the legal profession for its prestigious directories which recognize and rank the best lawyers around the globe. KARV President Andrew Frank is described as […]

On May 14th, The United States Supreme Court ruled that the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was unconstitutional, thereby opening the door for individual states to authorize and regulate sports betting within their respective borders. For those companies that have an interest in capitalizing on this ruling, an aggressive, comprehensive and sustained […]

Facebook’s slow and incomplete response to the revelations surrounding Cambridge Analytica’s access to and use of Facebook consumer data has sparked a fervor in both lawmakers and the public. In fact, we appear to be witnessing a cultural paradigm shift around data protection, both in terms of consumer expectations and state and federal regulation – […]

Under President Donald Trump, the United States’ stance toward China has been shifting in both tone and policy. Due in part to the Trump Administration’s nationalistic “America First” views, and in part to genuine concern about an increasingly authoritarian and increasingly ambitious China led by President Xi Jinping, these shifts have real implications for companies […]

Here are some observations about how quickly social media events can impact major global brands, and how corporations must carefully determine both how to respond, and who should offer the response. The Tide Pod Challenge went viral in early January, as it was featured on Reddit threads, memes, gifs, and YouTube videos; Hollywood icons like […]

We celebrated KARV’s fifth anniversary this fall as a growing firm with more than 20 team members and senior advisors worldwide. Since launching in 2012 with two people in New York City, KARV now serves domestic and international corporate clients across a wide variety of industries, as well as government agencies and nonprofits, from offices […]

By: Andrew Frank (This article appeared in the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce New York’s Insight Magazine @SACCNewYork) On January 20, 2017, the United States of America swore in its 45th President, Donald J. Trump. Since his election in November, pundits around the world have been trying to figure out exactly what a Trump Presidency will […]

KARV Communications, a strategic communications firm focused on global, corporate, and financial communications, crisis management, and public affairs, today announced that Richard Wolffe has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor. Richard is a best-selling author; senior political and diplomatic journalist, columnist and analyst; and digital media executive. “I have known Richard for almost twenty […]

After a tumultuous election year in America, ongoing wars in various parts of the world, and a change in leadership at the United Nations and in the White House, 2017 promises to be another year of big change – and that has already been the case here at KARV Communications. We’ve Moved! On January 1st […]

Andrew joined Rey Post on the Richard Eeds show last week. Follow the link below to hear the segment! The Voice of Santa Fe  

While we read the tea leaves about the next appointments President-Elect Trump may or may not make, we are also looking for clues as to what kind of “Communicator in Chief” he will be once he takes office. There has been much sturm and drang over his initial approach to using traditional media relations and […]

Now that the United States Presidential election results are in, it is hard to ignore that we have entered new territory regarding what we perceive to be mainstream ideology. Millions of Americans chose to reject the status quo as we know it. President-Elect Trump has dramatically disrupted the political process, but he is not the […]

Andrew joined Rey Post on the Richard Eeds Show, on The Voice of Santa Fe last week, to talk about politics and large-scale events. Listen to the segment at the link below: The Voice of Santa Fe

Recent disclosures of hacking at the Democratic Party’s headquarters, its congressional campaign committee and the campaign of Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton underscore the critical need for all organizations – whether in blue, red or purple states – to have updated plans for potential cyber breaches. For most enterpises of any scale, the question of such […]

The explosions rocked Brussels. But they rocked me too. I was in Dubai and had just sat down at a meeting. The guy said to me, “did you hear about Brussels?” I hadn’t and quickly jumped on the Wi-Fi and looked at the first stories trickling out. The meeting lasted another ninety minutes and then […]

Now that 2016 is in full swing, we’d like to share with you recent developments as well as reflect on the past year’s activities. We look forward to working with our clients around the world to continue to build on the momentum we’ve created. Calvin Mitchell Joins KARV Communications as a Senior Advisor: We’re proud […]

KARV Communications, a strategic communications firm focused on global corporate and financial communications, crisis management and public affairs, today announced that Calvin Mitchell has joined the firm as Senior Advisor. A proven crisis and corporate communications leader, Mitchell brings more than 25 years of experience providing effective communications solutions to government agencies and global business […]

As PR counsellors who specialize in crisis communications and litigation support across a variety of complex issues, we are sometimes asked why an enterprise facing a litigation matter should turn to an outside communications firm instead of relying upon its in-house PR team. Based on our experience over many years, the following are what we […]

As we head into the summer, lots of exciting changes are taking place at KARV Communications, beginning with our expansion to the West Coast. Through the cumulative experience of our growing New York team and our extensive global network, we have connected our clients to Washington and Wall Street, as well as to the world’s […]

Potential clients sometimes ask us why they should consider a smaller PR boutique over a much larger PR firm when seeking outside strategic communications advisors. We offer our perspective in the form of the following five reasons:  1. Small firms are composed of seasoned professionals:  Small public relations agencies are typically founded by seasoned professionals with decades of […]

As the Chairman of Innovate46, it was a pleasure to meet entrepreneurs, investors, and other professionals at the SACC New York-hosted conference last week. The combination that was brought together and presented was both inspirational and informative – reinforcing the binds the tie the US and Sweden. The conference, organized by the Swedish-American Chamber of […]

Labor Day is the time when we all say, “the summer went so fast,” but it is also a time when we gear up for the fall and look ahead. The KARV Communications team is excited for the challenges that await, as we have tackled many since our founding. When I launched KARV Communications in […]

Seasoned Exec to Enhance Firm’s Crisis Management, Litigation Support, Financial Communications and Reputation Building Capabilities August 12, 2014 – KARV Communications, a strategic communications firm with a focus on corporate and financial communications, crisis management and public affairs, today announced that Eric C. Andrus has joined the firm as Executive Vice President. Andrus is a senior […]

Talking heads. We are used to it. Former somethings. I have been one. Friends are. Have been. Want to be. Over the past few days of the crisis in Ukraine, there have been seemingly more pundits than I have ever seen. CNN has a five-screen set up. MSNBC has a bunch of people around a […]

In our second installment of “Communication Breakdown: The Domestic Surveillance Debate,” we sat down with renowned defense attorney, Stanley Arkin. Mr. Arkin has specialized in the defense of business crime cases and is one of the country’s leading trial and appellate advocates. He has been lead counsel in some of the most significant business and […]

In our first installment of “Communication Breakdown: The Domestic Surveillance Debate,” we sat down with Jack Devine. Mr. Devine served as both Acting Director and Associate Director of the CIA’s operations outside the United States. In this interview Mr. Devine sheds some light on the political process that governs clandestine operations, his opinion of the […]