WASHINGTON: Hill+Knowlton Strategies has launched a crisis practice in its Washington office.

Greg Hitt, an MD at Public Strategies and later H+K, is leading the offering as SVP, said Howard Opinsky, EVP and general manager of H+K's DC office.

Opinsky added that he came up with the idea of launching a formal crisis practice after starting work at the firm two months ago.

“A lot of the crisis work stemmed from government activity, such as enforcement action or investigation,” Opinsky ...