Definers Public Affairs

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Definers Public Affairs is a US lobbying firm founded by Republican senator Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign manager, Matt Rhoades and former Republican National Committee research director Joe Pounder.

UK expansion in time for Brexit

In July 2017 Definers announced its expansion into London with the appointment of Andrew Goodfellow, a former director of research for the Conservative party, as its vice president.

The new UK Policy Group will help the firm's corporate clients with campaign-style research, media monitoring, opinion research, and communications strategy advice' according to a press release.

Its London venture has been launched in partnership with Trygve Olson, of Viking Strategies, who counselled the European People’s Party in the 2009 EU elections and worked as a consultant to the Republican Party in the U.S, to Senator Rand Paul and to Ron Paul for President 2012.

Law firm tie up

Definers has linked up with US law giant Dentons to provide a joint offereing – '3D Global Affairs' – which, it says, 'allows clients to be the disruptor by combining political intelligence, legal advisors, campaign-style tactics, lobbying, governmental affairs, research, and communications into one unique offering'.

Services they provide promise to 'disrupt The Political, Regulatory, And Communications Environment Over The Long-Term' for clients. Its services include: 'Legal Services'; 'Government Relations And Lobbying Support'; 'Communications And Rapid Response'; 'War Room Style Media Monitoring', which monitors a wide-range of media platforms on a continuous basis; and 'Campaign Style Opposition Research', which, it says provides clients with 'dossiers on opponents, competitors and agitators'.

Contact

• Website: www.definersdc.com
• Address: 1500 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22209