Rob Mindell

Rob Mindell is a Managing Director in the Strategic Communications practice of FTI Consulting, leading the firm’s Litigation & Disputes team in London. Rob supports some of Europe's largest businesses and emerging technology companies to protect and enhance their corporate reputation.

Since joining FTI Consulting, Rob has worked with clients through a number of high-profile disputes. He has worked for high-profile brands on a number of intellectual property cases relating to trademark and patent disputes. In commercial litigation, Rob has provided public relations counsel to corporations and law firms, ensuring that the litigation strategy in a case is supported by a robust corporate affairs plan for all relevant stakeholders. On competition and merger control, Rob has successfully supported clients through processes before the Competition and Markets Authority, Directorate-General for Competition, Federal Trade Commission and a number of other international antitrust authorities. Rob's reputation management experience also entails working for high-net-worth individuals facing investigations and litigation in multiple jurisdictions.

Rob began his career as a strategy consultant at Accenture, working on governance projects for international clients and supporting due diligence for M&A transactions in the TMT and healthcare sectors. Rob read Law at St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. He has written for the Entertainment Law Review on the topic of privacy and online social networks and contributed to PR Week on the topic of corporate purpose and legal precedent.

Relevant Experience

• In commercial litigation, supported clients across the technology, healthcare, financial services and consumer industries with reputation management relating to litigation in the media spotlight
• In competition law, provided communications counsel on so-called “Big Tech” competition mandates in the UK and EU involving Meta, Amazon and Microsoft
• In the IP courts, worked on high profile cases for global brands including Virgin and Nokia, supporting on patent and trademark disputes in the smartphones industry and consumer goods sector
• In corporate crime cases, acted as external communications advisor for high-net-worth individuals and international businesses facing investigations and engaged in related litigation
• On class action cases, supported high profile brands including Mercedes-Benz and BT through cases in the UK courts - advising on messaging, media relations and digital communications