Melanie Riley
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Melanie Claire Riley is a corporate and public affairs
expert who co-founded Bell Yard, a "litigation PR, crisis communications and reputation management consultancy", with Richard Elsen in 2002. She is now sole Director of the agency and was listed in PR Week's Power Book 2010 as one of the most influential people in PR.
Riley's background includes time as a press officer at Nomura
. In 2001 she joined Cicero Consulting as an Associate Director from Golin/Harris Ludgate Public Affairs where she was a divisional director.
One of Bell Yard's first mandates was advising Michael Jackson
's public relations officer Ann Kite during the star's lawsuit against British journalist Martin Bashir
following the unflattering documentary, Living with Michael Jackson
.
Bell Yard was then hired by the so-called NatWest Three
to campaign against their extradited
to the US on charges relating to the collapse of the American energy giant Enron
. Riley has since maintained an interest in the extradition space and recently campaigned on a pro-bono basis on behalf of Asperger's sufferer Gary McKinnon
against his extradition to the US. McKinnon admits to having hacked into Pentagon computers in a bid to prove the existence of little green men.
Bell Yard has also been involved in various high-profile City related litigation cases, representing Malcolm Perry in his discrimination claim against investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort in 2007 and star trader Rajesh Gill on his claim for fraudulent misrepresentation against brokerage firm MF Global in 2009.
Riley was nominated for election to Liberty's Council in 2010.
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
expert who co-founded Bell Yard, a "litigation PR, crisis communications and reputation management consultancy", with Richard Elsen in 2002. She is now sole Director of the agency and was listed in PR Week's Power Book 2010 as one of the most influential people in PR.
Riley's background includes time as a press officer at Nomura
Nomura
Nomura Nomura Nomura (野村 (field village), 埜村 (wilderness field) is a Japanese surname. It can refer to:-Finance:*Nomura Holdings, part of the Nomura Group (also including Nomura Securities Co.)-People:*Don Nomura (born 1957), Japanese-American baseball agent...
. In 2001 she joined Cicero Consulting as an Associate Director from Golin/Harris Ludgate Public Affairs where she was a divisional director.
One of Bell Yard's first mandates was advising Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
's public relations officer Ann Kite during the star's lawsuit against British journalist Martin Bashir
Martin Bashir
Martin Bashir is a British journalist and media personality, currently with NBC News as a contributor for its Dateline program, and an afternoon anchor for MSNBC, hosting Martin Bashir...
following the unflattering documentary, Living with Michael Jackson
Living with Michael Jackson
Living with Michael Jackson is a Granada Television documentary, in which British journalist Martin Bashir interviewed Michael Jackson over a span of eight months, from May 2002 to January 2003...
.
Bell Yard was then hired by the so-called NatWest Three
NatWest Three
The NatWest Three, also known as the Enron Three, are three British businessmen - Giles Darby, David Bermingham and Gary Mulgrew. In 2002 they were indicted in Houston, Texas on seven counts of wire fraud against their former employer Greenwich NatWest, at the time a division of National...
to campaign against their extradited
Extradition
Extradition is the official process whereby one nation or state surrenders a suspected or convicted criminal to another nation or state. Between nation states, extradition is regulated by treaties...
to the US on charges relating to the collapse of the American energy giant Enron
Enron
Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy on December 2, 2001, Enron employed approximately 22,000 staff and was one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas, communications, and pulp and paper companies, with...
. Riley has since maintained an interest in the extradition space and recently campaigned on a pro-bono basis on behalf of Asperger's sufferer Gary McKinnon
Gary McKinnon
Gary McKinnon is a Scottish systems administrator and hacker who has been accused of what one U.S. prosecutor claims is the "biggest military computer hack of all time," although McKinnon himself states that he was merely looking for evidence of free energy suppression and a cover-up of UFO...
against his extradition to the US. McKinnon admits to having hacked into Pentagon computers in a bid to prove the existence of little green men.
Bell Yard has also been involved in various high-profile City related litigation cases, representing Malcolm Perry in his discrimination claim against investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort in 2007 and star trader Rajesh Gill on his claim for fraudulent misrepresentation against brokerage firm MF Global in 2009.
Riley was nominated for election to Liberty's Council in 2010.
External links
- Bell Yard homepage
- Friends Extradited website, set up on behalf of NatWest ThreeNatWest ThreeThe NatWest Three, also known as the Enron Three, are three British businessmen - Giles Darby, David Bermingham and Gary Mulgrew. In 2002 they were indicted in Houston, Texas on seven counts of wire fraud against their former employer Greenwich NatWest, at the time a division of National...
.