Clear thinking
for complex matters
Strathem advises boards and leadership teams on sensitive, complex or fast-moving issues.
We help clients understand what is happening, who it affects, what the risks are and what to do or say next.
Our work spans strategic communications; issues, crisis and litigation; leadership, strategy and change; climate, nature and sustainable business; and cyber, data and information.
We are small, senior and discreet. Clients come to us for clear advice, careful handling and practical support.
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Strathem advises on positioning, narrative, messaging, stakeholder engagement and campaigns.
We help organisations clarify what they stand for, explain complex or contested issues with confidence, and communicate with clarity, credibility and restraint.
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We help clients anticipate issues before they become public, prepare for scrutiny before it arrives, and respond quickly and clearly when it does.
Working alongside legal teams, we advise on communications strategy for issue management, crisis response and litigation-related matters.
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Strathem helps organisations define direction, identify opportunities and risks and bring people with them through periods of transition.
This draws on a long association with Hult International Business School (Ashridge), where we have worked with clients across energy, technology, healthcare, infrastructure and financial services.
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Strathem advises on sustainability strategy, carbon markets, natural capital, biodiversity and ESG communications and disclosure.
We have worked on both sides of the natural capital market, advising corporate buyers and major landowners on nature-based solutions, integrity standards, reputational risk and disclosure frameworks.
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Strathem advises on the communications dimensions of a cyber incident or data breach: how to respond quickly without getting ahead of the facts, manage regulatory and media scrutiny, and protect reputation while legal and technical investigations are underway.
This work draws on a close working relationship with specialist cyber and data lawyers and on research into the legal, forensic, operational and reputational dimensions of breach management.
Clients
Abbott
Amadeus
Buro Happold
Boehringer Ingelheim
CSL Behring
Deutsche Bahn
GE
GKN
Gorkana
GSK
Konecranes
Kuehne + Nagel
Lufthansa
Lundbeck
Morrisons
Ørsted
Premier League
QinetiQ
RELX
Sanofi
Schillings
Shire
Sigma Aerospace
Smiths Medical
SSE
Sweco
Sysmex
Texas Woman's University
The Goldsmiths' Company
Tokio Marine
UK Sport
UK Sports Institute
University College London
Viaro Energy
World Trade Organization
Founder
Laura Peek founded Strathem in 2009 and leads every engagement personally.
She was previously a staff reporter at The Times and Daily Mail, covering news, politics, business, investigations, crime, terrorism, courts and international affairs, including reporting from the US and the Middle East.
She later held senior communications roles at the FTSE 100 technology group Smiths and at WE Communications, Microsoft’s global communications agency.