Burson-Marsteller Names Jim Moorhead Managing Director, U.S. Public Affairs And Crisis Practice

NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations and communications firm, today announced that Jim Moorhead has joined the company as Managing Director, U.S. Public Affairs and Crisis, effective October 13. Based in Washington, D.C., Moorhead will be responsible for providing strategic advice and crisis counsel to the firm's clients across practices.

"Jim's legal and advocacy expertise represents a valuable resource for any client facing a crisis situation," said Michael Law, Burson-Marsteller U.S. CEO. "I look forward to Jim's partnership and counsel as we continue to grow our crisis management team across the U.S."

Moorhead joins Burson-Marsteller from Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he served as a Partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office and co-chair of its crisis management practice. In those roles, he developed litigation and communications strategies for Fortune 500 companies and other major companies facing congressional, regulatory and criminal investigations; class actions; and public issues. Before that, he was Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer for Covega Corporation in Columbia, Md.  There, he was responsible for the development and leadership of the finance and legal departments, managing affairs pertaining to corporate governance, litigation, commercial agreements, regulatory compliance and intellectual property protection. Earlier in his career, he was a Principal with Miller, Miller & Canby; Associate, Investment Banking Division for Goldman, Sachs & Company; and Assistant U.S. Attorney for the United States Attorney's Office, District of Maryland.

"Burson-Marsteller is a recognized global leader in reputation management and crisis communications, with a track record of helping clients navigate successfully through a wide variety of challenging situations," said Moorhead. "I am pleased to join a world-class team that is laser focused on delivering positive outcomes for its clients."

Moorhead earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School and an A.B. in government from Harvard College. An accomplished speaker and author, he has made more than 50 speeches to business, legal, and political organizations, and written numerous op-ed pieces for The Christian Science Monitor, The Baltimore Sun and other newspapers on legal, business and political subjects.

About Burson-Marsteller
Burson-Marsteller, established in 1953, is a leading global public relations and communications firm. It provides clients with strategic thinking and program execution across a full range of public relations, public affairs, reputation and crisis management, advertising and digital strategies. The firm's seamless worldwide network consists of 73 offices and 85 affiliate offices, together operating in 110 countries across six continents. Burson-Marsteller is a part of Young & Rubicam Group, a subsidiary of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY), the world's leading communications services network. For more information, please visit www.bm.com.

To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/burson-marsteller-names-jim-moorhead-managing-director-us-public-affairs-and-crisis-practice-360169436.html

SOURCE Burson-Marsteller

Related Links

http://www.burson-marsteller.com