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Webinar: Litigation vs. Arbitration – June 17, 2025

Montieth & Company and Schillings frequently work together to combine our expertise in litigation, crisis, and media relations. Schillings has the largest team of defamation, libel and privacy lawyers in the world, advising on the protection and enhancement of reputation, privacy and security.  

This webinar is an in-depth discussion on how to navigate high-stakes crisis communication during arbitration, and examines strategies for managing media silence, speculation, and messaging when disclosure is limited or impossible.   

This session is for litigators, in-house counsel, and crisis communications professionals who operate at the intersection of legal risk and reputational impact. We’ll share real-world scenarios and case studies to highlight how proactive planning and early comms involvement can mitigate fallout and safeguard long-term credibility.  

Meet the panelists: 
 
Montieth Illingworth has been advising clients for over 30 years on litigation, crisis communications, corporate governance, regulatory investigations, and various other issues. He founded Montieth & Company in 2007. 
 
Allan Dunlavy has a wealth of legal and advisory experience assisting clients to resolve high-stakes situations, with a background in commercial, media, privacy and intellectual property litigation. He is recognized in the Spear’s 500 Best Reputation and Privacy Lawyers Index in 2024. 

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