Cairnstone

Cairnstone advises boards, leaders and individuals facing reputational risk — crises, litigation, investigations and other high-stakes situations — helping clients act decisively and communicate effectively to protect their reputation, relationships and long-term value.

Founded by Antony Dunkels, a former barrister with over a decade's experience at the Criminal Bar followed by 12 years advising in global communications consultancies, Cairnstone brings legal fluency to reputation strategy — working with legal teams to embed reputational judgement into high-stakes decisions.

Cairnstone's practice areas are:

1. Litigation and Legal Affairs
2. Crisis Management
3. Law Firm Reputation Management, and
4. Private Client.

Cairnstone offers flexible fee structures to ensure it can deliver value for money for clients. These include hourly rate, project fees and retainers. Cairnstone also offers a master services agreement with preferential rates for clients seeking a long-term advisory relationship.