The PBN Company specializes in working with clients to prevent, prepare for and respond to crisis situations. The firm has successfully managed international and regional crises involving high-profile civil and criminal litigation, workplace violence, environmental incidents, product recalls, securities fraud, employment discrimination and labor conflicts. Crisis clients include Alexander & Baldwin, Andrew Corporation, Allstate Insurance, American Protective Services, BP, California Earthquake Authority, California Office of Oil Spills Prevention and Response, Crystal Geyser, Crystal Cruises, Esprit, Mervyn’s, NYK Shipping, Pizza Hut, Rocketdyne, Russian Federation Center for Capital Market Development, Sibir Energy, Shell Western Exploration and Production, Inc., TNK-BP, The Nature Company, United Airlines, Unocal, U.S. Borax, The World Bank and World Explorer Cruises, among others.

The firm has successfully managed responses to a number of oil spills, refinery fires, chemical releases and other environmental incidents. Two of the most notable responses include the 1990 Huntington Beach oil spill in Southern California on behalf of BP, the first major oil spill after the Exxon Valdez, and the Komi Oil Spill in 1994, Russia’s largest reported oil spill.