H&K and Public Strategies Will Merge

Effective January 1, 2011, Hill & Knowlton and Public Strategies will merge.

“Combining with Public Strategies gives H&K clients access to even more value as well as adding critical mass in the financial sector and research capabilities,” Paul Taaffe, global CEO of H&K, said in a statement. He will remain in his position once the merger takes place.

Jack Martin, founder and chairman of Public Strategies, will become global executive chairman of H&K and Dan Bartlett, former counselor to President George W.