Introduction

Georgetown Advisory ("GA") provides legal, consulting and strategic planning advice to U.S. and international business, government and non-government organizations seeking to:

     (a) evaluate and determine core objectives,

     (b) identify and optimize organizational resources, economies and opportunities,   

     (c) assess and reduce risk, liability exposure, competition and other obstacles,

     (d) identify and minimize sources of distraction, interference and

           internal or external dispute, 

     (e) evaluate and, where useful, redirect organizational culture, motivation

           and teamwork,

     (f) outline, structure and implement change, and

     (g) achieve sustained realization of organizational goals.

Having worked for decades inside major US and international business, law and consulting firms, GA's principals have found that organizations seeking advice may obtain greater objectivity and efficiency from independent individuals, who are not committed to refer all matters to their affiliated law or consulting firms. 

An individual advisor's independence frees him or her from having to approach each client as an ongoing source of revenue growth to sustain a large firm and, instead, lets both client and advisor focus on the matter at hand without distraction. 

When a client matter needs only one or two professionals, additional personnel are not retained, time is not wasted and costs are kept to a minimum, often below the threshold figure of what a large firm might require as a retainer fee. 

Large Project Supervision and Conflict of Interest Avoidance

When more staffing or specialists are needed, GA's principals can draw from a range of traditional, academic and industry sources, rather than just one affiliated firm, to best suit the client's budget and performance objectives.  GA can then help clients negotiate the best possible prices, terms and personnel, and supervise performance of outside service providers without conflict of interest, duty or objective.

For clients unsure about keeping their existing service providers, GA can also provide objective evaluation of terms, handle renegotiation and supervision and, where needed, help find and retain replacement service providers.

Organizations served by GA include U.S. and international corporate and other for-profit entities, non-profit and non-government organizations (NGO's), academic institutions, trade associations and federal, state and local government agencies and offices.

GA's years of experience with major law firms, corporations and universities, as well as small businesses, enable GA to use both traditional information resources and advanced data-based modeling and mining techniques.  

As such, GA can research and advise on matters as narrow or broad in context as clients require.

Approach and Case Studies

To help prospective clients evaluate Georgetown Advisory without feeling rushed or pressured, GA does not bill or set time limits for initial consultations.    GA is also glad to recommend other advisors to clients who do not retain GA, again at no charge to either the client or the referral.

After understanding each client's goals, GA will propose one or more programs to - 

     (a) assess the client's current status and progress toward achievement of 

           its goals,

     (b) identify and compare alternative approaches, and

     (c) assist with implementation of client choices. 

In some cases, GA and clients may find that little or no further consultation is needed.  In others, circumstances may merit a more proactive and substantive response. 

For example, a non-U.S.-based conglomerate with an office incorporated in the U.S.  may believe that the U.S. entity, rather than the non-U.S. headquarters, should appear on contracts entered into with other U.S. companies, for the purpose of demonstrating and reaffirming the conglomerate's U.S. presence and cultural assimilation.  However, in the event of a subsequent contract dispute or litigation, this strategy could weaken the conglomerate's settlement position.  As such, depending on asset allocation and applicable comparative law, GA may advise the conglomerate to consider using its non-U.S. headquarters to enter into contracts negotiated by its U.S. entity. 

In another instance, a customer service-based organization with significant assets -- such as appreciated real property, structural improvements or financial reserves -- could be concerned about its liability exposure.  GA may advise this client to restructure its operations and form a separate entity, such as a limited liability company (LLC), for those resources most exposed to liability, such as personnel and equipment, thereby reducing or eliminating the risk that valuable non-related assets would be available to encourage or satisfy a claim. 

In cases such as these, GA's eclectic approach enables us to offer multiple options which, in turn, give each client greater choice over the range and depth of issues to be covered, as well as the project schedule and budget.  

Terms

All communications with GA are confidential subject to each client's instructions and, where applicable and agreed upon in advance, protected by the attorney-client privilege.

GA is open to consider hourly, fixed, performance-based or value-added fee arrangements.  Clients with alternative billing terms in mind are encouraged to discuss their proposals with us.

GA's low internal cost structure, diverse background and broad skillsets enable us to achieve meaningful, practical and cost-efficient results for clients at substantially lower client cost and risk of conflict of interest than most law or consulting firms offer.