Brand Strategy and Design

Holland & Knight

Team. Work.

Holland & Knight grew rapidly after a series of acquisitions that made it the nation’s 8th largest law firm with more than 1,200 lawyers and reorganized into five major practice areas.

Challenges

To reposition the firm and differentiate it from its largely better known competitors

To rationalize and reinvigorate the firm’s communications

Actions

Reviewed existing research on perceptions of the firm vs. its competitors

Analyzed the competition to understand how they positioned themselves

Conducted an extensive firm wide communications audit

Developed a new positioning and image goals for the firm

Updated the firm’s presentation with a new logo and visual system

Developed a firm-wide, cohesive, modular sales literature system for more effective communication of multiple capabilities

Created guidelines for its effective implementation