KARV (Karv Communications): NYC Litigation PR Since 2012

KARV, formerly Karv Communications, is a New York strategic advisory and communications firm founded in 2012 by Andrew Frank. It specializes in litigation communications, crisis response, public affairs and reputation management for law firms, corporations and governments, and it is ranked by Chambers and Legal 500. In March 2025 it announced new offices in Miami and Riyadh alongside New York and Los Angeles.

By EPR Editorial Team. Originally published December 2020. Updated October 27, 2026. Part of EPR's coverage of litigation PR.

What is KARV?

KARV is a boutique strategic advisory and communications firm headquartered in New York City. It began as Karv Communications and shortened its name to KARV in October 2023, with CEO Andrew Frank saying the firm had grown beyond crisis management, litigation communications and strategic PR to include public affairs, advisory services and CEO counseling, according to O'Dwyer's.

Who leads KARV?

KARV is led by founder and president Andrew Frank, with Eric Andrus as executive vice president. Both are ranked individuals in Chambers, and Legal 500 notes that each has more than three decades of communications experience.

• Andrew Frank, founder and president. Chambers describes him as "very savvy" with "a good ear for how things play out in the press." He hosted a gathering of crisis communicators at the New York office of the law firm Greenberg Traurig, according to O'Dwyer's.
• Eric Andrus, executive vice president. Chambers says he advises businesses and high-profile political figures on communications strategy in litigation and crises, and describes his approach as nuanced in balancing competing interests.
• Amir Handjani, partner. O'Dwyer's reported that the global strategic advisory firm named Handjani a partner.
• Tehya Frank, director of operations and health policy. Named in the firm's March 12, 2025 leadership announcement.
• Renee Lundholm, senior advisor. A former president and CEO of the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce in New York for 17 years, who joined to bring KARV's capabilities to senior executives in law, telecommunications, real estate and finance, according to AgilityPR.

What does KARV do?

KARV supports legal teams and their clients by aligning the public narrative with the legal strategy. In a podcast conversation, Frank described the work as preparing official statements, building consistent messaging and developing media strategies that match legal objectives, with the legal and communications teams working closely together. He also stressed that clients should understand how on-the-record, off-the-record and background communications differ.

Service	What it covers
Litigation communications	Disputes, cross-border arbitration, SEC and trade matters, politically sensitive legal disputes and regulatory investigations, per Legal 500
Crisis communications	Response strategy, holding statements and media plans; see EPR's crisis PR hub
Public affairs	Government and policy engagement for companies and governments
Reputation management	Positioning and issues management for enterprises and organizations
Strategic advisory	Counsel on challenges and growth, including CEO counseling

Frank has noted that most companies prepare for crises late, and that communications professionals are typically brought in after legal action has begun. That is why lawyers are often the first to call. The rules that govern what a lawyer may say in public are explained in What Lawyers Can Actually Say.

How is KARV ranked?

KARV appears in both leading legal directories for litigation communications. Chambers USA 2025 lists it in Litigation PR & Communications (Nationwide) in Band 4, with two ranked individuals. Chambers says KARV has "a good strategic understanding of the role of a PR strategy in furthering litigation goals and protecting brand equity" and the resources to address any type of crisis. An O'Dwyer's report from an earlier ranking cycle placed KARV in Band 3 alongside Levick and Hellerman Communications.

Legal 500 lists KARV under PR and communications in its US disputes services rankings, describing a specialist corporate and financial communications firm noted for litigation support and public affairs.

Where does KARV operate?

KARV is headquartered in New York and describes itself as a global firm. Its March 12, 2025 announcement said it would open offices in Miami and Riyadh to complement its existing offices in New York and Los Angeles. O'Dwyer's directory describes active reach in more than 120 countries.

How does KARV compare with other litigation PR firms?

KARV is a boutique that competes on senior attention and legal-team alignment. Larger and similarly positioned firms serve the same buyers, and EPR profiles several of them.

Firm	Profile
KARV	Boutique litigation, crisis and public affairs advisory, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Riyadh
FTI Strategic Communications	Large litigation and restructuring communications practice inside FTI Consulting
Reevemark	New York litigation and crisis firm founded in 2018
Furia Rubel Communications	Pennsylvania legal PR and crisis firm founded in 2002

How to choose between them, what each costs and the questions to ask are covered in EPR's litigation PR guide and the ranked list in 10 Best Legal PR Firms for Law Firms and Litigation.

Sources

• O'Dwyer's, "Karv Communications Rebrands," October 10, 2023, at odwyerpr.com.
• KARV, "The Market Has Changed and KARV is Changing with It," March 12, 2025, via AgilityPR.
• Chambers and Partners, KARV department profile, Litigation Support Guide 2025, at chambers.com.
• Legal 500, KARV, US disputes services, PR and communications, at legal500.com.
• Law Disrupted podcast, interview with Andrew Frank, at law-disrupted.fm.

Related coverage

• Top Litigation PR Firms: Costs, Rules, How to Choose
• 10 Best Legal PR Firms for Law Firms and Litigation
• FTI Strategic Communications
• Reevemark
• Furia Rubel Communications
• 5W litigation PR practice