# LEVICK

> LEVICK was a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications consultancy founded by attorney Richard S. Levick in 1998. It built its name where public opinion, litigation, regulation and corporate reputation collided, advising companies, countries, law firms and senior leaders through crises, investigations, recalls and contested public narratives. After Richard Levick died in April 2023, the independent firm closed and its entire staff joined longtime international partner Leidar to form Leidar USA.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Richard S. Levick (Founder, Chairman and CEO)
- **Products:** Crisis readiness and response, Litigation communications, Corporate and reputation counsel, Public affairs and advocacy, Business intelligence
- **Notable:** Named Crisis Agency of the Year in 2005, according to a contemporaneous founder profile., Won PRNEWS honors in 2008 for crisis response on the Pet Food Institute recall and for litigation communications on the Stolt-Nielsen matter., Its redesigned website won PR Daily's 2012 Best New Website award.

## Products & services

- **Crisis readiness and response** — Planning, message development, executive preparation and rapid-response counsel for recalls, incidents, cyber events and reputational emergencies.
- **Litigation communications** — Communications strategy coordinated with legal teams for lawsuits, investigations, regulatory actions and other contested matters.
- **Corporate and reputation counsel** — Longer-term positioning, financial communications and reputation rebuilding for companies and senior leaders.
- **Public affairs and advocacy** — Issue campaigns, policy communications, coalition work and engagement with media, officials and think tanks.
- **Business intelligence** — A practice created to identify emerging regulatory, political and reputational risks before they became full crises.
- **Digital communications** — Online monitoring, content and digital response integrated into crisis, corporate and advocacy work.

## Achievements

- Named Crisis Agency of the Year in 2005, according to a contemporaneous founder profile.
- Won PRNEWS honors in 2008 for crisis response on the Pet Food Institute recall and for litigation communications on the Stolt-Nielsen matter.
- Its redesigned website won PR Daily's 2012 Best New Website award.
- Ranked No. 3,759 on the 2016 Inc. 5000.
- Grew reported revenue 13.7% to approximately $19.5 million in 2015.
- Received a Band 3 U.S. litigation-support communications ranking cited by the Crisis and Litigation Communicators' Alliance.
- Expanded through acquisitions including Purple Nation Solutions, MACH 1 Group and Chase Communications.
- Transferred its full staff into Leidar USA when the independent firm closed in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2019-10** — China Telecom Americas retained LEVICK for a public-affairs campaign concerning U.S.-China technology relations and separate on-demand crisis counsel.
- **2021-06** — LEVICK partnered with Sorry Works! to provide crisis, litigation, HIPAA-breach and disclosure-and-apology counsel to healthcare organizations.
- **2023-04** — Founder and CEO Richard S. Levick died on April 11, 2023, at age 65.
- **2023-04** — LEVICK closed as an independent firm at the end of April 2023.
- **2023-05** — The entire former LEVICK staff joined Leidar USA, which opened offices in Washington and New York.

## Links

- Website: https://levick.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/levick
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Levick
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levickagency/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/communicatingtrust/

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