Our Issues Practice is built on the elements clients look for in an issues-management partner: experience that counts, capabilities that matter, strategic counsel with impact, execution with real world results

Our Issues team is comprised of seasoned White House, Congressional and political campaign veterans who apply their know-how of the political world to help our clients. They understand the importance of developing evidence-based messaging, controlling the larger media debate and the value of reaction time.

We focus on public policy and public affairs issues and apply know-how from the political world to help our clients navigate the halls of power.

Key Focuses

• Coalition and Stakeholder Building (ie NGOs)

  Effective stakeholder outreach and coalition efforts mean gathering the right strategic resources activated at the right time with right message. B-M's practice is expert in this, aided with the research and insights of Penn, Schoen and Berland.

• Congressional Testimony

  Our ICG team has decades of experience preparing clients for complex and challenging Capitol Hill testimony.

• Energy speciality

  B-M's Energy Specialists have played leading roles in successfully resolving many of the energy industry's most challenging issues. The firm has experience tackling issues ranging from crisis communications to regulatory communications to industry restructuring. And our B-M Green offering can provide complete environmental and sustainability programs.

• Federal Investigations

  A poorly managed communications effort during a federal investigation can do lasting damage to an organization. B-M's Issues Practice has a team of experts that have helped many clients navigate their way through investigations by a myriad of regulatory agencies.

• Food and Agriculture specialty

  Drawing on the experience built up in our Public Affairs, Corporate and Crisis Practices, ICG experts have worked with Agriculture companies, trade associations and a variety of food-based groups on a wide range of issues including nutrition, promotion, trade, recalls, disease and obesity.

• Grassroots Engagement

  B-M's Direct Impact unit has mobilized grassroots campaign efforts on behalf of hundreds of causes for over two decades.

• Healthcare and Pharmaceutical specialty

  B-M's Healthcare Practice has worked with many of the world's leading medical groups, healthcare organizations and pharmaceutical firms on complex communications issues around the world.

• Issue Awareness Campaigns

  Driving public awareness of an issue can be the difference between the success or failure. This is true whether the ultimate goal is political or commercial. ICG has experience building successful issues campaigns from early stage message development through delivery and execution.

• Litigation Communications

  Sometimes a litigation battle is won in the court of public opinion even before a judge or jury gives its verdict. B-M's Issues Practice has helped clients prepare for trials and assist every step of the way for decades.

• Technology Speciality

  B-M's Technology Practice has experience working with companies across a range of technology specialties. B-M has helped technology clients companies navigate issues like merger approvals, intellectual rights protections and consumer privacy concerns.

• Think Tank Engagement

  Our CR offering has helped clients bring some of their most critical issues and causes to the attention of major think tanks. This important set of influencers can be a critical ally in many issues campaigns.

• Government Contracts

  We have experts in this field who can provide you with knowledge and understanding of the complex procurement system and help guide you through it.

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