In a Q&A with Law360 Pulse, Alyssa DaCunha discusses her new role as Crisis Management and Strategic Response Group co-chair, sharing what she learned from her mentors in the group, Jamie Gorelick and Robert Kimmitt, the challenges caused by polarization, the pace of congressional investigations – and what it all means for clients. She also offers insights on the firm’s approach to managing the early stages of a client’s crisis and the importance of bringing together lawyers from different practice areas to get a holistic view of the problem and potential solutions.
Excerpt: “We specialize in helping look at a problem through multiple different lenses and bringing together the subject-matter experts in a variety of areas, so that we can assess the risks across all facets of an issue and really put ourselves in the shoes of a general counsel, chief legal officer or board of directors. You could have not only your litigators, but you might also have your securities disclosure team, class action litigators and regulatory enforcement lawyers.”