Information for Victory

Gallagher Hollenbeck is a professional opposition research firm with three decades of experience delivering hard-hitting content for both commercial entities and political organizations. Our professional staff has unparalleled expertise in gathering, processing and disseminating information. From our custom background check software, to our team of researchers, to our in-house copy-editors, Gallagher Hollenbeck proudly stands with our clients every step of the communications process. We deliver the information that you need for victory.

Diverse Client List

From the Political Sphere to the Corporate World, Gallagher Hollenbeck Researchers Tailor Projects to Your Needs Gallagher Hollenbeck successfully conducts research projects tailored to the unique and diversified needs of our clients, such as:

• Campaigns at all levels, from statewide gubernatorial races to mayoral and county campaigns to judgeship races,
• Consultants and subcontracting to other opposition research firms,
• Political organizations, including national, statewide, county and municipal committees,
• Interest groups such as trade associations and industry lobbying coalitions,
• Corporate interests from small businesses to major corporations,
• Law firms of all sizes.

Different Research Strategies

With such a diverse client base, Gallagher Hollenbeck has designed different consulting strategies to meet different needs. Our services include:

• Legislative analysis using our famous GILES legislative database system which covers nearly every state in the nation.
• Biographic and professional investigations of the target and their associations using our lauded Oppo-Scan technology,
• Providing communications services as well as on-site research & communications support,
• Performing investigations into potential appointees or coalition members,
• Issue and demographic research,
• Defensive research, such as requesting information on
• Vetting possible acquisitions or investigating competitors for corporate interests,
• Research for lobbying and campaign efforts of major industries,
• Real time debate response,
• Legislative analysis and forensic accounting,
• Legal investigations,
• Juror screening and legal response operations.

In both the private sector and the political arena, our research has time and again proven to be the solid foundation upon which successful actions are built.

Locating, Processing and Disseminating Information

In today's information age, data is our most abundant resource, yet raw information without any sort of context or deeper understanding can become a liability. Whether on a campaign or in the corporate world, time and personnel are limited. You need a professional to collate and deliver the information for your victory.

Gallagher Hollenbeck provides you that service. We specialize in locating, processing and disseminating information.

Locating Information - We have access to hundreds of databases including Lexis Nexis, Westlaw, Autotrack, InfoSystems, SearchSystems, PACER & RECAP and many more. We have designed and built custom research tools that allow us to conduct massive background checks and cross-reference operations.

Processing Information - Data is not information. Data is a raw resource, like crude oil. Our team of professional researchers spends countless hours turning data into refined, finished reports-the fuel for your organization.

Disseminating Information - Simply producing a finished product is not enough to ensure the success of our clients. Gallagher Hollenbeck takes the research process to the next level with tailored delivery methods in tune with the social media revolution. From sending voting records out on an internal twitter stream to providing media clips as RSS blog feeds, Gallagher Hollenbeck provides your organization with information delivered however you prefer, where ever you want, and whenever you need.

Projects Tailored to Meet Your Needs

Every project is unique. Gallagher Hollenbeck has worked with state committees on large-scale statewide races, and our staff has conducted research for first time challenger campaigns. Our team is happy to tailor our research to your budgetary and staff needs. Gallagher Hollenbeck has performed various sorts of research, including:

• Operating as a subcontractor through reseller agreements,
• Coordinating major research efforts, providing our own staff for on-site operations and providing overall consulting efforts,
• Targeting our research to legislative searches, biographic investigations, campaign donor scrubs or forensic accounting,
• Conducting small-scale, basic background check research,
• Working at a strategic level while coordinating with the client's on-site research and communications staff,

Whatever the needs of your organization, rest assured that our team will work with you to determine how we can best serve you.

Discretion & Ethics

While Gallagher Hollenbeck operatives are aggressive, uncompromising, and thorough, we also pride ourselves on adhering to a strict code of ethics. We do not "set targets up," we do not conduct "honeytraps" we do not hide behind the bushes taking pictures, we do not obtain information illegally. In short, we do nothing that would expose our clients to liability.

In a campaign, opposition research is sometimes disparaged by the media. Sometimes investigating an incumbent or a well-connected individual risks revealing to the opposition what sort of information the campaign has. If the opposition can find out what a researcher is researching, the opponent's camp will take action to anticipate and protect attacks from that quarter. Gallagher Hollenbeck researchers take extra precautions to prevent the opposition from discovering their efforts. Using tactics such as target misdirection and straw man record requests Gallagher Hollenbeck operatives have expertise at ensuring research efforts go undetected.