Corporate Threat Management and Workplace Violence

Workplace violence and credible threats require immediate, experienced, and coordinated action. Our team delivers a comprehensive, end-to-end solution—helping employers anticipate risk, ensure compliance, respond decisively to incidents, and mitigate ongoing exposure.

How We Can Help

Prevention
Compliance
Response
Recovery

We provide a multidisciplinary approach that integrates legal, operational, investigative and personal security experience. Whether addressing early warning indicators or managing an active crisis, our team is available 24/7 to protect your people, operations, and business reputation.

Led by partners Melody Rayl, a retired police officer and veteran, and Vance O. Knapp, a former criminal prosecutor with more than three decades of experience, our team brings real-world insight to today’s most serious workplace risks—supported by a leading management-side labor and employment law firm.

Our Integrated Approach

Prevention
We help organizations identify and address risks before they escalate. Our team conducts security assessments and develops tailored policies, procedures, and workplace practices designed to strengthen preparedness and reduce exposure.

Compliance
We advise on evolving legal and regulatory requirements related to workplace safety, threat management, and employee protection—helping employers maintain compliance while minimizing liability.

Response
When a threat emerges, our rapid response team mobilizes immediately to coordinate investigations, civil protection orders/temporary restraining orders, legal strategy, security measures, and internal and external crisis communications.

Recovery
We provide post-incident assistance with stabilizing business operations, managing residual risk, and implementing corrective measures to strengthen future resilience.

Core Services

Uniting legal, operational, investigative, and personal security and capabilities
Evaluating enterprise-wide threats
Developing and reviewing workplace violence policies and procedures
Providing workplace violence prevention and preparedness training
Investigating workplace violence incidents and threats
Coordinating crisis and incident response management
Assisting with obtaining civil protection orders/temporary restraining orders

Rapid Response & Crisis Management

Our rapid response unit is available 24/7 to address emerging or active threats. We work seamlessly with Fisher Phillips’ multidisciplinary teams—including Reputation and Crisis Management, Data Protection and Cybersecurity, and Emergency Planning and Response—to ensure legal strategy, communications, and operational execution are aligned from the outset.

When timing is critical, alignment is essential. We bring practical, on-the-ground experience to anticipate issues, deliver decisive guidance, and act swiftly under pressure.