A crisis is unfolding
Something has happened – a cyber incident, an allegation against an executive, a story that is about to run. Information is incomplete, obligations are accumulating, and there is pressure to say something before anyone is sure what is true. The first decisions taken now will shape everything that follows.
The environment
- Cyber incidents and data breaches, including notification obligations under the Privacy Act.
- Executive misconduct allegations and contested departures.
- Corporate scandal, leaks, and imminent adverse media.
- Events that put the board itself under scrutiny.
The questions we work on
- What is known, what is assumed, and what must be verified before anything is said.
- Which obligations – regulatory, contractual, disclosure – are now running, and on what clocks.
- Who must be told, in what order, and by whom.
- How the company speaks with one voice, and what that voice says.
- How the board is kept ahead of the event rather than behind it.
How the firm is engaged
In an active event, Corvian is engaged directly by the board or principal, often within hours. The firm coordinates counsel, forensic specialists, and communications advisers around a single strategy – and holds the discipline of assessing privately before reacting publicly.
Enquiries are received directly by a principal. Conflicts are checked before any substantive discussion.