A premier strategic communications agency delivering focused, experienced counsel for corporate and financial clients.
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ABOUT
Gagnier Communications (GC) is a strategic PR & IR agency, serving clients across North America, Europe and Asia. We are based in New York City.
The team has led numerous corporate positioning and investor relations programs and has been actively involved in numerous special situations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia.
From senior counsel through to implementation of full-scale communications and investor relations programs, GC has assisted clients in critical assignments covering high-profile positioning assignments, shareholder activism, mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, litigation and other complex situations.
TEAM
Dan Gagnier
Founder and Managing Partner
Dan Gagnier is the Founder and a Managing Partner of Gagnier Communications LLC. He has worked on numerous corporate positioning programs and actively managed a variety of special situations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. These include mergers, acquisitions, proxy contests, IPOs, SPACs, restructurings, litigation and other various complex situations. His work spans a multitude of industries including financial services and hedge funds, metals and mining, oil and gas, pharma/biotech, technology and industrial manufacturing.
Brent Anderson
Managing Director
Brent is a Managing Director at Gagnier Communications. Brent has more than 20 years of corporate, brand, crisis, digital, media and transaction communications and significant investor relations expertise at several leading global, publicly traded companies.
Ashley Gagnier
Managing Director
Ashley is a Managing Director at Gagnier Communications. Ashley has worked on numerous corporate positioning and media relations mandates, principally in financial services.
Louise Kozier
Managing Director
Louise is a Managing Director at Gagnier Communications. For over twenty years, Louise has provided clients in the U.S, Canada and Europe with strategic communications counsel and support.
Riyaz Lalani
Managing Director
Riyaz is a Managing Director at Gagnier Communications. Riyaz specializes in special situations, including proxy contests, M&A, short seller defences, and litigation communications.
Lindsay Barber
Senior Vice President
Lindsay is a Senior Vice President at Gagnier Communications. Lindsay provides strategic counsel and communications support to wide range of corporate clients, including private equity firms, public corporations and asset management firms.
Elizabeth Chaconas
Senior Associate
Elizabeth Chaconas is a Senior Associate at Gagnier Communications. Elizabeth provides strategic communications support to a wide range of clients, including private equity firms and public corporations.
Caitlin McNamara
Associate
Caitlin is an Associate at Gagnier Communications. She supports corporate clients’ strategic communications needs across industries including financial services, energy and fintech.
Ivanica Skalko
Associate
Ivanica is an Associate at Gagnier Communications. She works across a broad range of industries supporting media relations, special situations and corporate communications to asset management firms, private equity firms and family offices.
Molly Broderick
Junior Associate
Molly is a Junior Associate at Gagnier Communications. She assists the firm’s daily operations and corporate and investor communications for clients.
Abby Donahoo
Junior Associate
Abby Donahoo is a Junior Associate at Gagnier Communications. She assists with the firm’s daily operations and special situations communications for various clients.
Hayden Gilbert
Junior Associate
Hayden Gilbert is a Junior Associate at Gagnier Communications. He assists with the firm’s daily operations and special situations communications for various clients.
Henry Jones
Junior Associate
Henry is a Junior Associate at Gagnier Communications. He provides daily support to a variety of clients, including media relations and corporate communications.
PRACTICE AREAS
Corporate Communications
Crisis Communications
Investor Relations
Shareholder Activism
Transaction Communications
Litigation Support
Restructuring
Digital Strategies