Audrey B. Young

Audrey B. Young is a senior strategic communications advisor in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office. Ms. Young leads the High-Stakes Communications Team and serves on the Risk and Crisis Management Team.

Ms. Young is a seasoned litigation and government investigation communication strategist with an extensive background in risk and crisis management. She advises parties in high-stakes litigation, including mass tort litigation, junk science, false claims, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, antitrust, data breaches and settlement coercion. Ms. Young also designs and executes strategic communication initiatives for high-profile individuals and leaders of corporations, governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Among other complex and challenging issues, she advises the leadership of corporations and organizations around the globe involved in significant litigation and public policy disputes, including healthcare, international trade, national security, government contracts, infrastructure development, corporate governance, environmental contamination, product liability, animal welfare and anti-trafficking.

Ms. Young develops communication and media strategy and messaging to advance public policy reform and business growth objectives, as well as communicate effectively during government investigations, attacks by politically entrenched policy critics, accidents, data security incidents, supply chain scrutiny, jury trials and class actions. A longtime risk management communication strategist and media relations professional, she works with a wide range of science, health, environmental, safety, organized sports, higher education, national defense and data security experts throughout the world on a wide range of critical issues. Working with a team of widely recognized risk management and public affairs professionals in key national and global markets, Ms. Young navigates sensitive community-based issues as well as broad public policy matters that are playing out online and in the news.

During major business deals, offerings and product launches, Ms. Young mobilizes third-party experts and works with leading journalists to inform newsworthy business, trade and consumer media coverage in key markets throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Her work with the media on major issues includes interaction with journalists, editors, producers and bloggers who work for CNN, BBC, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, The Associated Press, Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The Guardian, Forbes, Time, Bloomberg Businessweek, Vanity Fair, Fortune, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Politico, The Atlantic, ABC, CBS, CNBC, FOX, NBC, NPR, PBS, Axios, Huffington Post and other major business, science, health, national security, medical, higher education and legal news outlets.

Ms. Young also serves as a risk and crisis management communication authority for the Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC), advising emerging economy national bank leaders on implementation of effective communications in the wake of regulatory and bank failures that have undermined public confidence in the financial sector.

In addition, Ms. Young is National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)-trained and certified for managing communications during an accident or incident.