We are pleased to introduce the Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting to you.
This year, the fourth that we published this guide, is a little different. We're celebrating a birthday party on a tender day.
The 100 experts in management, marketing, communication and recruitment recognized here are among the world's most valued law firm leaders. But as we all know, when you're on a tailspin, the value is fleeting.
Worth in these circumstances is first and foremost – and only – to get out alive.
We all learn to celebrate life's victories in uncertain times. And this guide offers a moment to recognize a huge cross section of professionals who lawyers are actually paying for advice. Our methodology is an insistent, somewhat ridiculous, determined conversation 365 days a year with professionals in the profession about those they trust with their futures. Who makes their difficult export of bondage practicing partner a headline with an amicable split? Who is helping a dying midwestern business grow great? Who are these bankers who are helping businesses make sure they have the lines of credit to keep a business going in a pandemic?
And about that tailspin; In Covid-19, for example, you will clearly see that there are no real estate agents and other consultants whose future role is changing. With the ongoing metastasis of discrimination in elite law firms, you will find that – let's just say it, shall we? – If legal advisors are similar to the companies they advise, we could all do better.
Clutter and confusion about the future require innovative thinking and new approaches from these titans of legal advice. And who can better advise on the communication that is of the utmost importance in restoring cohesion and trust?
So go on. They bring their A game with them every day – as we all have to.
Surname | Companies | place | focus |
Rodney Abstone-Carabajal | AbstoneLalley | Chicago | Professional advice & recruitment |
Jacob Aitken | Kidd Aitken | London | Media directory Maven |
Mike Androvett | Androvett | Dallas | Marketing communication |
Scott Atlas | Atlas Counsel Search | Houston | Professional recruitment |
Divya Bala | Lippman Jungers Bala | los Angeles | Professional recruitment |
James Bates | Sitrick | los Angeles | Crisis communication |
Mark Beese | Guide for lawyers | Evergreen, Colo. | Business consulting |
Louise Beeson | Bell Yard | London | Crisis communication |
Deborah Ben-Canaan | Major Lindsey & Africa | Washington, D.C. | Professional recruitment |
Dan Binstock | Garrison & Sisson | Washington, D.C. | Professional recruitment |
Robert Brenner | K2 intelligence | new York | Corporate investigations |
Lori Carpenter | Carpenter Legal Search | Pittsburgh | Professional recruitment |
Jennifer Simpson Carr | Furia Rubel Communications | Doylestown, Pa. | Marketing communication |
Michael Coston | Coston advice | new York | Marketing communication |
Silvia Coulter | LawVision | Manchester, Mass. | Legal advice |
Darryl Cross | HighPer teams | Washington, D.C. | Business consulting |
Lanny Davis | Trident DMG | Washington, D.C. | Crisis communication |
Melinda Delmonico | Gibson Arnold & Assoc. | Denver | Professional recruitment |
Alex Dimitrief | Zeughauser Group | new York | Business consulting |
Jamie Diaferia | Infinite Global | new York | Media & communication |
Steve DiMattia | Greentarget | new York | Marketing communication |
Mike Dolan | Finsbury | new York | Crisis communication |
Lauren Drake | Mlegal | Washington, D.C. | Professional recruitment |
Peter Duda | Weber Shandwick | new York | Crisis communication |
Jesse Dungan | Infinite Global | San Francisco | Marketing communication |
Kelsey Eidbo | Infinite Global | San Francisco | Marketing communication |
Deborah Farone | Farone Advisors LLC | new York | Strategic marketing advice |
Jeremy Fielding | Cookies | new York | Crisis communication |
Ross Fishman | Fishman Marketing | Highland Park, Ill. | Marketing communication |
Andrew Frank | KARV Communications | new York | Crisis communication |
Nick Gaffney | Zumado | San Francisco | Marketing communication |
Joshua Galper | Trident DMG | Washington, D.C. | Crisis communication |
Kerry Gibson | Citi private bank | los Angeles | Financial advisor |
Adam Goldberg | Trident DMG | Washington, D.C. | Crisis communication |
James Haggerty | PRCG Haggerty | new York | Crisis communication |
Philip Hall | Portland | London | Crisis communication |
Philip Hamilton | LogicForce | Nashville | Technology consultant |
John Hellerman | Hellerman Communications | Washington, D.C. | Crisis communication |
Bruce Hennes | Hennes Communications | Cleveland | Crisis management |
John Holmes | Jomati consultants | London | Business consulting |
Paul Holmes | Finsbury | new York | Crisis communication |
Vivian Hood | Jaffe | Jacksonville | Crisis communication |
Kay Hoppe | Credentia | Chicago | Professional recruitment |
Natasha Innocenti | Mlegal | San Francisco | Professional recruitment |
Terry Isner | Jaffe | Washington, D.C. | Crisis communication |
Nancy Jessen | UnitedLex | Washington, D.C. | Legal services delivery |
Jennifer Johnson | Calibrate legally | Austin | Marketing communication |
Jason Juceam | Braunschweig | new York | Crisis communication |
Mark Jungers | Lippman Jungers Bala | Chicago | Professional recruitment |
Karen Kaplowitz | New Ellis Group | New hope, Pa. | Business Development Consultant |
Daniel Kidd | Kidd Aitken | London | Media directory Maven |
Jacquelyn Knight | Major Lindsey & Africa | new York | Professional recruitment |
Jeremy Kroll | K2 intelligence | new York | Corporate investigations |
Benita Kumar | Jomati consultants | London | Business consulting |
Shahed Fakhari Larson | Braunschweig | new York | Crisis communication |
Liz Lindley | Jaffe | Washington, D.C. | Marketing communication |
Jon Lindsey | Major Lindsey & Africa | new York | Professional recruitment |
Sabina Lippman | Lippman Jungers Bala | los Angeles | Professional recruitment |
Harlan Loeb | Edelman | Chicago | Crisis communication |
Andrew Longstreth | Infinite Global | new York | Media & communication |
Vijay Luthra | Lippman Jungers Bala | new York | Professional recruitment |
Joe Macrae | ML Regardless | San Francisco | Professional recruitment |
Tim Maltin | Maltin PR | Holborn, London, UK | Crisis communication |
Stefanie Marrone | Stefanie Marrone advice | new York | Social media |
Ian Christopher McCaleb | Mercury | Washington, D.C. | Crisis communication |
Eleanor McManus | Trident DMG | Washington, D.C. | Crisis communication |
Bobbie McMorrow | McMorrow Consulting | Summerland, California | Professional recruitment |
Deborah McMurray | Content pilot | Dallas | Marketing, Branding & Communication |
Laura Meherg | Wicker Park Group | Flat Rock, N.C. | Business consulting |
Patty Morrissy | Mlegal | new York | Professional recruitment |
Ellen Moskowitz | Braunschweig | new York | Crisis communication |
Kathy O’Brien | Rubenstein | new York | Marketing communication |
Zach Olsen | Infinite Global | San Francisco | Media & communication |
Ruth Pachman | Cookies | new York | Crisis communication |
Lloyd Pearson | Pearson Communications | Brighton, East Sussex, UK | Media directory Maven |
Lew Phelps | Sitrick | los Angeles | Crisis communication |
Peter Pochna | Rubenstein | new York | Marketing communication |
Charlie Potter | Braunschweig | London | Crisis communication |
Pat Rafferty | Androvett | Dallas | Media & communication |
Melanie Riley | Bell Yard | London | Crisis communication |
Allan Ripp | Ripp Media & Public Relations | new York | Media & communication |
Jane Sullivan Roberts | Mlegal | Washington, D.C. | Professional recruitment |
Gina rubles | Furia Rubel Communications | Doylestown, Pa. | public relation |
Gretta Rusanov | Citi private bank | new York | Financial advisor |
Joseph Ryan | Citi private bank | new York | Financial advisor |
George Sard | Sard Verbinnen & Co. | new York | communication |
Dawn Schneider | Schneider Group Media | new York | Media & communication |
Elonide Semmes | Right hat | Chicago | Marketing, Branding & Communication |
Anita Shapiro | PLI | new York | Legal training |
Michael Short | LawVision | Washington, D.C. | Legal advice |
Martha Ann Sisson | Garrison & Sisson | Washington, D.C. | Professional recruitment |
Michael Sitrick | Sitrick | los Angeles | Crisis communication |
Nat Slavin | Wicker Park Group | Newport Beach, California | Business consulting |
Michael Talve | The expert institute | new York | Litigation advisor |
Jeffrey Taufield | Cookies | new York | Crisis communication |
Burton Taylor | Proventus Consulting | Kansas City, Mo. | Marketing communication |
Mehrnaz Vahid | Citi private bank | new York | Financial advisor |
Tony Williams | Jomati consultants | London | Business consulting |
Gulam Zade | LogicForce | Nashville | Technology consultant |
Kent carpenter | Zeughauser Group | Chicago | Business consulting |