Elizabeth A. Cholis Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

Served as Partner helping build and lead a start-up multidisciplinary business advisory firmAdvised leadership teams, corporate boards, and legal advisors across industries on crisis preparedness and strategy around litigation, employment/workplace matters, investigative media scrutiny, government investigations, and business disruptionsWorked in concert and across geographies with fellow communications advisors, public affairs and government relations experts, commercial diplomacy advisors and law firm partners to position the new firm, win new business, and integrate offerings under the new platformDevised and launched client service offerings, created marketing collateral, published/presented thought leadership on crisis, risk and preparedness best practices and trends

Greater New York City Area

Advised clients facing imminent or breaking issues, including litigation, regulatory scrutiny, government investigations, executive transitions, misconduct, discrimination, cybersecurity events, product issues, Covid-related issues, and labor relations challengesServed as senior leader in the Crisis & Litigation practice, leader of the employment/workplace and crisis preparedness offerings, and counseled clients in the healthcare, financial services, aviation, education, and energy sectorsConducted risk audits, overhauled clients’ crisis management infrastructures, drafted crisis communications playbooks, and conducted crisis trainings and simulation drillsIdentified, recruited, and trained staff at all levels of the organization, supported integration of different business segments, led internal/external firm initiatives and trainings

Greater New York City Area

Counseled clients on regulatory, legal, and corporate issues management – including high-profile class action litigation, consumer product regulatory scrutiny and corporate crisis preparednessManaged staff of 12 as group co-head and played an active role in the agency management structure and new business development processProvided strategic counsel and project management for clients in the healthcare, technology, insurance, and media sectors, including corporate reputation management, crisis scenario planning, civil and criminal litigation, and government investigations

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided crisis communications, public affairs, and litigation counsel and support for clients in the healthcare, financial, technology, insurance, and nonprofit sectorsEngaged in top-tier media relations, legislative communications strategy, managing crisis campaigns, proactive issues planning and onsite press management at events and legal hearings/at trial

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided communications support for major policy objectives of the association (including industry practices at the center of Congressional hearings and a New York Times front-page expose series), managed member relationships, and planned and managed events

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Wrote and edited comprehensive communications materials for crisis, public affairs, and coalition-building accounts, conducted media outreach and monitoring, supported new business development

Bsba, International Business & German

Education record

Education record