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Paul advises corporations and institutions on high-stakes challenges, with a focus on crisis and issues, civil and criminal litigation, compliance, enforcement and governance. He has counseled directors and C-suites on some of the biggest crises in corporate history, sensitive leadership changes, record-breaking settlements and bet-the-company lawsuits. His less conventional mandates include representing the shipping line in the 2009 hijacking of the Maersk Alabama and pro bono support for a death row inmate and the families of Americans held hostage in Iran.
Paul is an Ethics Fellow of the Poynter Institute of Journalism Studies in St. Petersburg, Florida and a member of the Leadership Council of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Before taking up a career in strategic communications, Paul was a successful international journalist for almost three decades, working in more than 50 countries. He was the Global Editor for Political and General News for five years at Reuters.
Finsbury Glover Hering Insights: “Ransomware is not going away: A Conversation with Mandiant” – July 2021
Latin Lawyer Guide to Corporate Crisis Management: “Singing from the Same Song Sheet: How Collaboration Between Legal and Communications Can Mitigate a Crisis” (Fourth Edition) - December 2021
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Paul Holmes was global managing partner of legacy firm Finsbury Glover Hering's North American business and is now vice chair of FGS Global. He often helps clients craft response strategies to government investigations.
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He is extremely experienced and extremely strategic.
Paul is very strategic, very insightful, very knowledgeable, and respected by journalists. He is outstanding.
Paul is a terrific guy. He is very honest, scrupulous, candid in his advice, and knows his way around the block well.
He is extremely experienced and extremely strategic.
Paul is very strategic, very insightful, very knowledgeable, and respected by journalists. He is outstanding.
Paul is a terrific guy. He is very honest, scrupulous, candid in his advice, and knows his way around the block well.
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Protecting Your Company’s Reputation During Investigations
This piece was originally published by Bloomberg Law on Nov. 1, 2019. Missteps during a government investigation, especially in communications, can cause serious harm to a company’s credibility and reputation. Finsbury offers four principles legal teams should keep in mind to avoid common pitfalls.
Protecting Your Company’s Reputation During Investigations
This piece was originally published by Bloomberg Law on Nov. 1, 2019. Missteps during a government investigation, especially in communications, can cause serious harm to a company’s credibility and reputation. Finsbury offers four principles legal teams should keep in mind to avoid common pitfalls.
