Case Studies

Baron has guided clients through the most challenging political terrain, applying a methodology focused on mastering the strategic competition of interests.

Coral Sea
A Fortune 50 company seeks to understand a predatory competitor's public affairs activity.

Baron identifies previously unrecognized improprieties and equips the client with evidence to make a case to policy makers and opinion leaders.  Baron is at the center of an effort involving legal, lobbying, and earned media components that enables the client to rally support for procompetitive measures.

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Vienna
A publicly traded company with a market cap in the tens of billions of dollars prepares for a major expansion that carries substantial reputational risk.

Baron conducts an assessment involving dozens of sensitive meetings with policy experts and political leaders. Baron develops a strategy that upholds the company’s values and codifies best practices. The strategy successfully steers the company through the announcement with the support of new allies, while averting political confrontation.

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Gettysburg
A U.S. company with approximately 5,000 locations confronts onerous federal regulations supported by some of its largest competitors.

Baron assesses the challenge and develops a comprehensive legislative and communications strategy to reverse the regulatory agency’s direction. Baron recruits and manages a coalition of other businesses operating more than 20,000 U.S. stores. The coalition’s campaign results in the introduction of legislation with more than 100 House and Senate co-sponsors, producing tangible pressure on the agency that delays implementation by more than four years and saves Baron’s client more than $100 million in compliance costs.

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Waterloo
A Fortune 500 technology company faces major challenges originating in the People’s Republic of China.

Baron designs a strategy to build broad-based support for the company. The effort involves in-depth analysis of Beijing’s actions and likely scenarios. Baron’s recommended strategy serves as the long-term foundation for the company’s positioning and the CEO’s messaging.

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Thermopylae
A Fortune 50 company seeks to understand the impact of emerging regulation on a technology central to future growth opportunities.

Baron performs an exhaustive review encompassing political and policy dynamics, technology standards, and historical precedents. The firm’s analysis reveals previously unrecognized risks and offers novel solutions that helps the client resolve outstanding challenges.

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Golan Heights
The U.S. Department of Defense seeks to understand central features of the U.S.-China competitive landscape to guide strategic decisions.

Through multiple engagements, Baron conducts in-depth studies that explore the People’s Republic of China’s approach to technology, investment, innovation, competition, and the environment. Baron provides creative insights into the central features of the nation’s competitive landscape and uncovers previously unnoticed patterns with direct implications for strategists and policy makers.

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Cremona