Mr. Andrés García is a Partner at DGA Group based in Washington, D.C. His practice is centered on dispute communications and issue response for management teams, focusing on cross-border communications and stakeholder engagement programs.  

While most matters that he works on remain strictly confidential, Mr. Garcia’s public-facing work is extensive. Domestically, he has built and led advocacy campaigns in Washington, D.C. on behalf of diverse sectors, including life sciences, oil and gas, tobacco, and industrial chemical corporations. He directed a successful dispute communications program for Canadian investors undergoing an investment dispute settlement arbitration against the Venezuelan dictatorship and its US-domiciled assets. Mr. Garcia also managed the restructuring communications for a global airline during its pandemic-induced Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in six jurisdictions.  

Internationally, he has coordinated the structuring and build-up of public affairs and communications departments inside corporations, including a European-wide department for a food and beverages conglomerate and a Latin America department for a global soft drinks conglomerate. He also led the crisis response program for one of South America’s largest banking institutions following a malicious ransomware attack.  

His work for sovereign governments includes serving as media liaison in Washington, D.C. for the Government of Mexico during the 2017-2018 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; advising the Dominican Republic government in its management of emerging migratory issues caused by Haiti’s humanitarian and security crisis; and counseling Brazil’s investment promotion agency, Apex-Brasil, during the reputational turmoil caused by the country’s corruption scandals in 2015-2017.  

Before DGA, Mr. Garcia worked for a global management consulting firm. Prior to that he was an advisor for political leaders in Colombia.