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'''Levick Strategic Communications''' is a [[public relations firm]] owned by [[Richard S. Levick]]. It has handled the media on high-profile matters, including Napster, the [[Florida 2000 debacle|Florida election recount]], the Catholic Church during its sex-abuse scandals, the [[tobacco industry]], prisoner detentions at [[Guantánamo|Guantanamo]], and the Rosie O’Donnell/Rosie magazine lawsuit.

Levick is In the author Catholic scandal, he told ''PR News'', he represented a particular order of the Catholic Church that wanted to avoid being mentioned in connection with the scandal. "Our call came from an order in Rome a bookweek before the bishops were scheduled to have their meeting there, titled " he said. "Half an hour into a call with the order's American schools, one of the priests said, 'Stop We cannot leave the seminary. It is surrounded by camera crews.' One of the fathers on the phone from the Presses: The Litigation PR Desk ReferenceUnited States [in Connecticut] said, 'We have camera crews here, too, and we cannot leave.'" As a result of his work, he boasted, "The story, which should have been the global focus of news, virtually never appeared. There was a tiny bit on TV and one story in a little local paper, but the story died away, and a few weeks later, there was a favorable story about the order on a New York TV network."

Levick is the author of a book, titled ''Stop the Presses: The Litigation PR Desk Reference'', ISBN 0975998501. ==PR Work==Their work includes:<ref>[http://www.levick.com/practice_areas/ Practice Areas], Levick Strategic Communications, accessed May 2008.</ref>*[[Crisis communications|Crisis]], litigation, liability & recall*Corporate & finance, "Levick counselors include [[SEC]] and [[DOJ]] alumni as well as corporate and start-up veterans who know the messages that must be sent"*Mergers*[[Brand management|Branding]]*Diversity issues in the work place*Public affairs & regulatory ==Income and Employee Totals==''O'Dwyer's PR'' lists Levick as earning $8,547,217 in net fees in 2007, up 28% on the previous year. It notes the firm has 37 employees.<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/pr_firm_rankings/independents.htm 2007 Worldwide Fees of Independent Firms With Major U.S. Operations], ''O'Dwyer's PR'', accessed May 2008.</ref> PR Week ranked Levick as the forty-fourth largest independent PR agency in the United States in 2008, with 2007 revenue of $8,547,217, a 28% increase from the previous year's total revenue of $6,672,644. The ranking also notes its staff total of 53 (2006 total: 24), with $161,268 in revenue per employee.<ref>"2008 Agency Rankings," PR Week, 28 April 2008.</ref> ==Personnel==From their website:<ref>[http://www.levick.com/resources/team.php Team], Levick Strategic Communications, accessed May 2008.</ref>*[[Richard S. Levick]], President and CEO*[[Patricia Ramsay]], Chief Financial Officer, graduated from [[George Mason University]], served as a precinct Assistant Chief Judge in the 2004 National Election*[[David Bartlett]], Senior Vice President*[[Steve Ellis]], Senior Vice President*[[Gene Grabowski]], Senior Vice President*[[Michael Konczal]], Senior Vice President*[[Michael W. Robinson]], Senior Vice President*Larry Smith, Senior Vice President*[[Greg Wilson]], Senior Vice President ==Clients==From ''O'Dwyer's PR'' website:<ref>[http://www.odwyerpr.com/pr_firms_database/prfirm_detail.htm?prid=e2d6002386e29560fb43360d6dfc31f3 Levick Strategic Communications], ''O'Dwyer's PR'', accessed May 2008.</ref>*[[AIG]]*[[American Society of Civil Engineers]]*[[Arbitron]]*[[Arby's]]*[[Dollar Tree]]*[[Energizer]]*[[GE]] Healthcare*[[Lorillard Tobacco Co.]]*[[Pet Food Institute]]*[[Smithfield Foods]] == Contact information Information==

1900 M Street, NW<br>Washington, DC 20036<br>Phone: (202) 973-1300<br>Fax: (202) 973-1301<br>Email: rlevick AT levick.com<br>Web: http://www.levick.com<br>

== External links Links==*"''PR News'' Names Three PR Professionals of the Year," ''PR News'', December 23, 2002.