Utilizing a hands-on and proactive methodology, we offer bespoke solutions and tailored services to companies, non-profits, and educational institutions around the world.
Market Entry
Market prioritization, entry strategy planning, local partner identification, and due diligence
Relationship
Development
Stakeholder mapping, strategic messaging, coalition building
Policy
Monitoring
Policy process tracking, media monitoring, written and verbal briefings
Strategic
Positioning
Thought leadership, strategic partnerships, executive visits/events
Trade
Risk
Management
Political and security monitoring, scenario planning (market, regional, and geopolitical), flash reports, executive briefings, risk mitigation planning
Commercial Diplomacy
An institutionalized and professional platform to help clients in every part of the world.
Crisis/Dispute Management Monitoring
Rapid response, crisis resolution
Sustainability and Climate
Advancing sustainability and climate goals through UNFCCC, COP, multilateral and bilateral relationships
Navigating
the Trade Climate
Building a global business is becoming more and more complicated. Longstanding multilateral frameworks are increasingly uncertain amid a rise in domestic-facing industrial policies. Our team has a wealth of experience dealing with these complexities to preserve existing market access or to unlock first-mover advantage.
Capturing
Global Markets
Our deep understanding of international trade agreements, combined with our hands-on experience in diplomacy and policy-making, positions us to help clients leverage these agreements to their advantage. We help clients navigate through the intricate trade protocols, tariffs, and quotas, facilitating increased market access.
Addressing
Regulatory Challenges
From evolving AI policies to complying with local content requirements, we understand the multifaceted challenges businesses face in today’s global markets. Our team crafts tailored strategies that help you comply with regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, and capitalize on business opportunities.
Leading Voices on Trade
Our trade team includes two former Deputy USTRs, key architects of the NAFTA, KORUS FTA, TPP, and China trade initiatives and Japan sectoral talks, and a Deputy Director General of the World Trade Organization.
Climate & Sustainability
Our climate and sustainability practice supports clients as they pursue ambitious sustainability strategies and advance cutting-edge green technology. We have advised clients across a wide range of geographies and sectors, including renewable energy, clean hydrogen, sustainable agriculture, and critical minerals.
We are well-prepared to assist companies leading the transition as they seek to understand rapidly evolving climate policy and environmental negotiations, engage at high-level climate summits, and enter new markets around the world.
Ambassador Robert Blake, who recently served as Senior Advisor to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, leads our climate and sustainability practice. Ambassador Blake capped a 31-year career in the U.S. State Department with his work with SPEC Kerry to conclude the $20 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership with Indonesia.
In tandem with our regional teams in the EU, Middle East, and all other major markets, we are well-equipped to advise companies as they navigate the rapidly shifting field of climate risks, disclosure regulations, and business opportunities related to the green transition.
Film & Culture
The McLarty Media team offers expertise and guidance to major film studios, directors, producers, and screenwriters. Our specialized practice focuses on addressing critical international issues that shape the success of film projects.
We provide comprehensive support from story development and authentic script content to unique location requirements and complex production logistics. The media practice has consulted on 40 films across 40 different countries.
McLarty Media is led by Richard Klein, who previously served as head of President Clinton’s speechwriting staff and as the State Department’s Special Assistant for International Security Affairs. Since 2007, Mr. Klein has served as an advisor to most major Hollywood film studios and has helped production companies, writers, and directors to successfully and accurately bring complex and politically or culturally sensitive stories to movie screens worldwide.
Trade
For more than two decades, McLarty Associates has helped companies around the world pursue international trade and investment opportunities and overcome market access barriers. Our global team has helped clients navigate the rapid expansion of free trade agreements as well as the current shift away from globalization and related pivots around industrial policy, local content requirements and subsidies in key global markets. Founded by Kellie Meiman Hock – a former US Foreign Service Officer at the Department of State and former US Trade Representative – and currently led by Kate Kalutkiewicz — former White House Special Assistant for Trade and Economic Policy and USTR trade negotiator – our trade practice experts bring deep experience managing complex international trade agreements as well as industrial and investment policy changes. In concert with McLarty’s world class regional teams – from China to South Asia, from Brussels to Latin America – our global trade team helps organizations confront market complexity, preserve existing market access and unlock first-mover advantage.
Introducing the McLarty Trade Compass:
Complementing our trade strategy offerings, the McLarty Trade Compass provides a sophisticated platform to monitor and respond to U.S. trade policies and global trade dynamics in an unpredictable political landscape. It integrates real-time updates and expert analysis into an executive-ready interface, offering precise insights crafted by former USTR and White House officials to help clients navigate risk and capitalize on opportunities in today’s evolving trade environment.
The McLarty Associates’ team has significant experience partnering with companies and non-profits on their sustainability efforts, both in supporting McLarty’s clients as well as in their corporate, financial services, and governmental experiences. Our sustainability and climate work is led by Amb. Robert Blake, who recently served as senior advisor to US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry.
Across all geographies and sectors, including sustainable agriculture, food safety, tech, private equity and other forms of capital, our global team is well-equipped to help companies advance their sustainability goals.
Strategy
Development
Supporting the creation of effective engagement strategies, including for key global sustainability events like UN-convened COP summits. Our team can help clients drive positive change through leveraging stakeholder relationships and building strong connections with communities, investors, and other key stakeholders.
Issue Area Monitoring and Reporting
Continually assessing the sustainability issues most relevant to your goals and markets. We can help your team stay up to date on rapidly evolving international regulatory changes, industry trends, and emerging sustainability issues, enabling proactive decision-making and risk mitigation.
Evaluating
Market ESG Factors
Delivering comprehensive analysis and insights to help organizations make informed decisions on sustainability. Our team can also help clients review existing partnerships, coalitions, and organizations in key markets to further your environmental, social, and governance goals.
Creating Sustainability Initiatives
Providing strategic guidance to create and maintain robust initiatives that integrate sustainability into clients’ core business operations, support corporate responsibility, enhance brand reputation, and drive long-term value.
We have substantial experience assisting companies with the global execution of competition and antitrust reviews, beginning from the earliest days of the firm when we assisted with the merger between Exxon and Mobil.
Since then, we have worked on some of the most prominent global transactions in tech, consumer products, retail, food and agriculture, and energy, crafting the umbrella strategy and working country-by-country to help support the legal strategy to resolve regulatory issues that could impair the transaction.
Our M&A work draws upon our strong regional capabilities in the regulatory markets that matter most to global companies, including: European Union, China, India, Brazil, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan.
Our M&A work is rooted in 25 of broader experience managing government affairs on a global basis, always considering local nuances and audiences while ensuring consistency across messaging; advising corporate chairs, boards, and CEOs; and crafting and executing transregional crisis communications strategies.
• Mapping the stakeholders and preparing the action plan upon announcement
• Helping to activate the action plan
• Coordinating with legal teams in each country to ensure the various competition reviews remain on track and in sync
• Coordinating strategies and timing across key global markets