Strategic Counsel for Non-Standard,
High-Exposure Situations
Scylla Advisory is a boutique strategic advisory practice engaged in non-standard, high-exposure situations both before impact and after disruption has already occurred.
We act for individuals, groups, and companies, operating beyond established playbooks who may encounter high-risk situations around the world and domestically because of changing political circumstances and a need to get ahead of the competition.
We engage where your situation resists classification: politics, business, law, communications or an inextricable combination of the three. Our team is ready to jump on board and assist, whether you situation arises before the ship hits the rocks and can be sailed to calmer waters or after impact, where your value needs to be salvaged and a route to your destination must be navigated.
Where we have operated
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INTERPOL Red Notice proceedings
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Political imprisonment & unlawful detention
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Assassination attempts & personal security threats
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State representation before international bodies
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High-value corruption & financial crime cases
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Abduction & cross-border hostage situations
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Presidency & heads of state advisory
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Fact-finding & independent investigations
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HNWI reputation & narrative defence
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Extreme crisis communications strategy
The Nature of Our Work
Our Role as Your Strategic Counsel
We operate as strategic counsel, acting by your side, by not simply giving you the advice you need for business or personal success but turning this advice into action that will take you and your organisation forward.
When situations have escalated, decisions are under scrutiny, and conventional responses risk making things worse, our work happens behind the scenes. However, we can ensure that your message is heard publicly around the world when that is required.
We provide strategic vision to ensure the success of you, your group, or you company and to help you avoid the traps which may not appear obvious but can have a devastating effect on your future. When conflict has already arisen, our role is to stabilise, contain, and redirect the trajectory in order to prevent further irreversible damage from occurring and to return you to the road to success.
Scylla Advisory:
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Control or regain the narrative, whether that is because you have been under personal attack or because your company needs to demonstrate what you can offer
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Consider the international legal and regulatory context to your field or industry so that all tools available are utilised for your success
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Work across political and linguistic divides with a multi-national team who understand what works in different corners of our globe
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Strategize and implement solutions which address your political, legal, and communication needs
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React quickly, to meet with you where we are needed, to prevent damage, and to provide the solutions and actions before the opportunity to advance is lost
When to Engage Us
You can engage us when:
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You require strategic advice for yourself, your family, or your company
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A crisis situation has developed and legal, political, or reputational damage need to be addressed
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Following a crisis situation when you have heightened exposure and need to get yourself on to the front foot
Who We Advise
We advise individuals operating under heightened exposure, including:
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Politically exposed individuals
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Senior business leaders and principals
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Groups and states under pressure for religious, ethnic, or political reasons
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Public figures across culture, sport, and the media
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News organisations facing attack because of their reporting
How We Work
We:
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Can agree on regular assistance or to ad hoc assignments
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Meet with you in a jurisdiction which is convenient and accessible to you
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Consider the challenges facing you, your company, or organisation in a confidential setting
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Advise on the political, reputational, and legal risks your face
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Set out a plan to take you forward avoiding these pitfalls
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Help you to implement this plan using our experts from across industry, politics, communications, and law
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Assess the changing international landscape so you can act ahead of any trend or danger to your yourself, your family, or your business
The People Behind the Work
The firm was founded by individuals whose experience was formed inside prolonged public exposure, political pressure, hostile scrutiny, and legally sensitive environments. Their work spans decades of direct involvement in non-standard situations involving state-level controversy, media escalation, reputational attack, and personal consequence - not as observers, but as participants and advisors operating where decisions carried real cost. This experience includes navigating sustained public pressure, international attention, legal and political friction, and the long-term consequences of visibility, silence, and action. It is complemented by retained senior legal and strategic advisors with jurisdictional and courtroom-level experience, engaged selectively and discreetly. Names, specific involvements, and roles are disclosed only after alignment and under formal confidentiality.
Our work is international by necessity. We operate across jurisdictions and borders, advising in situations where exposure does not respect geography and consequences travel faster than control.
Our Operating Principles
Confidentiality & Selectivity
Our work is conducted under strict confidentiality. Engagements are not publicised, referenced, or attributed. We do not produce case studies, testimonials, or public records of our involvement.
We meet you in confidence and map out your problems, so a route forward can be found;
We work selectively.
Not every situation requires our involvement, and not every request is accepted. Capacity is limited by design, and engagements are chosen based on relevance, exposure, and strategic fit.
Engagement Structure
Engagements are selective and capacity-limited. Services are provided through:
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initial strategic assessments
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fixed advisory blocks
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monthly strategic retainers
Pricing is discussed privately and reflects exposure level, urgency, and strategic complexity.
We:
• Consider all aspects of your interests and goals so a multifaceted solution can be implemented;
• Act with speed to stabilise narratives and other risks before they harden and to reduce escalation and secondary exposure; and
• Apply practical solutions considering international and domestic legal obstacles, the political systems in play, the public relationship environment in which you operate, as well as you and your group’s financial strategies and objectives.