Government – at all levels, through all branches and in all countries – impacts the bottom line of every industry. This impact underscores the need to educate officials, decision makers and opinion leaders in an honest, comprehensive and timely manner in order to shape public policy. Weber Shandwick’s government relations professionals ensure world-class strategies uniquely tailored to achieve each client’s goals. Our firm is engaged to create opportunities and solve problems where governments can play a role in the outcome.
In Europe, Weber Shandwick offers the premier network of specialists in government relations with market-leading presence in all major European Union (EU) capitals. In Brussels, home of the EU, and London, through Weber Shandwick | Public Affairs, the agency can draw on the EU's largest and most experienced team of government relations experts. Working with specialists in Berlin, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Budapest, The Hague and Rome, the agency offers unrivaled ability to assist clients on Europe-wide government relations issues through the best local advice and central strategy. Following the enlargement of the EU to a total of 27 member countries, we provide an advantageous link to Weber Shandwick’s network in Central and Eastern Europe.
With a staff drawn from all 27 EU member countries, our Brussels office is strategically situated next door to the European Parliament and offers a pan-European strategic solution to our client assignments. Our fully-equipped offices across Europe ensure a properly coordinated effort across all markets between the central activities at the EU level and the parallel efforts required at each of the national capital cities.
With government relations between the EU and the U.S. especially significant for business, collaboration between Weber Shandwick’s offices in Brussels, London, Washington, D.C. and Geneva – home of the World Trade Association, World Health Organization and other United Nations agencies – is also important for clients operating globally. Whether the issue is mergers and acquisitions, corporate social responsibility, a trade dispute, new healthcare regulations, environmental protection, defense procurement, energy liberalization, financial services or high tech, specialists drawn from the world of government, media and business in each office can advise on its management.
In Asia Pacific, Weber Shandwick delivers strong government relations services across China, India, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia. In Beijing and Shanghai, our public affairs practice operates under the name Powell Tate.
In the United States, Weber Shandwick’s sister agencies Cassidy & Associates and The Rhoads Group provide government relations services for clients.
Cassidy & Associates
Cassidy & Associates was founded in 1975 by Gerald S.J. Cassidy, and to this day, continues to be one of the premier government relations firms in Washington, D.C. For over thirty years, the firm has effectively represented clients before the federal government by providing targeted, fully integrated consulting services. Throughout the firm’s history, it has enabled corporations, associations and non-profits to promote their interests through political, legislative and regulatory processes in Washington,D.C. Cassidy & Associates help clients create opportunities and solve problems by devising and implementing effective, creative strategies to achieve success in any political environment.
The Rhoads Group
The Rhoads Group is a full-service government relations firm that focuses on providing strategic advice and personalized service to help clients navigate the Washington environment. The firm has achieved national recognition for successes in a wide array of practices, including defense and aerospace, technology, military base enhancement, transportation, homeland security, public and private institutions, corporate strategies, and international affairs. The firm specializes in proactive federal government solutions achieved with teams of talented professionals and active client involvement.