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Some immediately think of ‘diplomacy’ as being the preserve of governments. But, at Schillings, diplomacy – in its broadest sense – is at the heart of everything we do. Drawing on our full range of capabilities, diplomacy is a key tool in our kit for handling our clients’ high stakes situations.
Schillings’ private diplomacy service is about Schillings’ diplomacy is about finding creative solutions where traditional routes have stalled. In particular, to maintain a client's freedom to operate globally, across border and in multiple jurisdictions. This might be during periods of political change, or when they themselves are under particular pressure, for example from hostile or repressive action by a government. –
In house we have a team that can design and organise diplomatic missions, calling upon the multidisciplinary expertise in the firm. We can resource those mission with your own partners, tapping into our own global network built up over forty years. Or we can call upon our senior advisers with particular regional knowledge and connections to apply their wisdom to the situation.
Our diplomatic missions are optimised to manage high stakes situation, where a particular focus on reputation, privacy and security is required. That is why whoever deploys at the front of the mission will be supported by a range if in-house experts: lawyers, security specialists, intelligence experts and communications advisors.
Every case requires a pragmatic approach, and many will involve negotiated resolutions. At its core, our private diplomacy is about expertly handling people and complex situations, using our breadth of capabilities to get the best outcomes. Diplomacy in its broadest sense.
