2021 Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting
By Katrina Dewey | July 9, 2021 | Guides, News & Features
We are delighted to publish our 5th annual Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting.
The ascendance of outside professionals as key advisers on some of the most critical issues law firms face globally has been breathtaking. (So much so that some of the most pivotal financial consiglieres have been spun off in their own guide, the Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Legal Finance.)
The 100 global leaders recognized here are the cream of the crop in crisis communications; marketing & communication; management consulting; professional recruiting – and even an historical detective. We embrace the creativity of those called upon by the nation’s top lawyers and delight in uncovering specialties and professionals making their mark in expected – as well as surprising – ways. The point is excellence, and that’s what you’ll get from those recognized here.
As ever, our process relies upon submissions, journalistic research and peer vetting. We appreciate the many, many professionals who entrust us with their confidential assessment, which is critical to the quality of the Lawdragon guides.
This year’s guide recognizes 43 percent women and is 13 percent inclusive.
New this year is the creation of a Hall of Fame recognition for those consultants whose strategic insight has been unsurpassed in a career dedicated to helping law firms ascend. Nine standouts are recognized here (denoted by an asterisk), laying the foundation for permanent recognition of this important craft.
| First | Last | Company | Location | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob | Aitken | Kidd Aitken | London | Media – Directory Maven |
| Mike | Androvett | Androvett | Dallas | Marketing & Communications |
| Scott | Atlas* | Atlas Counsel Search | Houston | Professional Recruiting |
| Divya | Bala | Lippman Jungers Bala | Los Angeles | Professional Recruiting |
| Louise | Beeson | Bell Yard | London | Crisis Communications |
| Deborah | Ben-Canaan | Major Lindsey & Africa | Washington, D.C. | Professional Recruiting |
| Brandy | Bergman | Reevemark | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Dan | Binstock | Garrison & Sisson | Washington, D.C. | Professional Recruiting |
| Robert | Brigham | Major Lindsey & Africa | Palo Alto | Professional Recruiting |
| Cari | Brunelle | Baretz Brunelle | Huntersville, N.C. | Marketing & Communications |
| Hugh | Burns | Reevemark | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Paul | Caminiti | Reevemark | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Delia | Cannan | Reevemark | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Jennifer | Carr | Furia Rubel Communications | Doylestown, Pa. | Marketing & Communications |
| Jeffrey | Conta | Lippman Jungers Bala | Chicago | Professional Recruiting |
| Timothy | Corcoran | Corcoran Consulting | Charlottesville, Va. | Management Consulting |
| Michael | Coston | Coston Consulting | New York | Marketing & Communications |
| Silvia | Coulter* | LawVision | Manchester, Mass. | Legal Consulting |
| Darryl | Cross | HighPer Teams | Chicago | Management Consulting |
| Lanny | Davis* | Trident DMG | Washington, D.C. | Crisis Communications |
| Ray | DeLorenzi | Rebuttal PR | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Jamie | Diaferia | Infinite Global | New York | Media & Communications |
| Mike | Dolan | Finsbury Glover Hering | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Lauren | Drake | Macrae | Washington, D.C. | Professional Recruiting |
| Peter | Duda | Weber Shandwick | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Jesse | Dungan | Infinite Global | San Francisco | Marketing & Communications |
| Kelsey | Eidbo | Infinite Global | San Francisco | Marketing & Communications |
| Shahed | Fakhari Larson | Brunswick | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Deborah | Farone | Farone Advisors LLC | New York | Strategic Marketing Consulting |
| Jeremy | Fielding | Kekst | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Jonathan | Fitzgarrald | Equinox Strategy Partners | Beverly Hills, Calif. | Strategic Marketing Consulting |
| Valerie | Fontaine* | Seltzer Fontaine | Los Angeles | Professional Recruiting |
| Evan | Fox | Long Ridge Partners | New York | Professional Recruiting |
| Joele | Frank | Joele Frank | New York | Public Relations & Investor Relations |
| Nick | Gaffney | Zumado | San Francisco | Marketing & Communications |
| Jason | Gart | History Associates Incorporated | Rockville, Md. | Historical Detective |
| Robert | Gemmill | Argyle | Washington, D.C. | Strategic Communications & P.R. |
| Philip | Hall | Portland | London | Crisis Communications |
| Risa | Heller | Risa Heller Communications | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Bruce | Hennes | Hennes Communications | Cleveland | Crisis Management |
| Paul | Holmes | Finsbury Glover Hering | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Vivian | Hood | Jaffe | Jacksonville | Crisis Communications |
| Kay | Hoppe | Credentia | Chicago | Professional Recruiting |
| Stacy | Humphries | Pye Legal Group | Houston | Professional Recruiting |
| Natasha | Innocenti | Macrae | San Francisco | Professional Recruiting |
| Terry | Isner | Jaffe | Washington, D.C. | Crisis Communications |
| Martin | Jenewein | SMJ Partners Consulting | Vienna, Austria | Crisis Communications |
| Clint | Johnson | Johnson Downie | Houston | Professional Recruiting |
| Jennifer | Johnson | Calibrate Legal | Austin | Marketing & Communications |
| Mary | Jummati | Morae | Chicago | Management Consulting |
| Mark | Jungers | Lippman Jungers Bala | Chicago | Professional Recruiting |
| Karen | Kaplowitz* | New Ellis Group | New Hope, Pa. | Business Development Advisor |
| Daniel | Kidd | Kidd Aitken | London | Media – Directory Maven |
| Jacquelyn | Knight | Major Lindsey & Africa | New York | Professional Recruiting |
| Sang | Lee | Thine | Brooklyn | Professional Recruiting |
| Ann | Lee Gibson* | Ann Lee Gibson Consulting | West Plains, Mo. | Management Consulting |
| Molly | Levinson | The Levinson Group | Washington, D.C. | Crisis Communications |
| James | Leviton | Finsbury Glover Hering | London | Crisis Communications |
| Jon | Lindsey* | Major Lindsey & Africa | New York | Professional Recruiting |
| Sabina | Lippman | Lippman Jungers Bala | Los Angeles | Professional Recruiting |
| Harlan | Loeb | Argyle | Chicago | Crisis Communications |
| Andrew | Longstreth | Infinite Global | New York | Media & Communications |
| Jeffrey | Lowe | Major Lindsey & Africa | Washington, D.C. | Professional Recruiting |
| Vijay | Luthra | Lippman Jungers Bala | New York | Professional Recruiting |
| Joe | Macrae | Macrae | San Francisco | Professional Recruiting |
| Tim | Maltin | Maltin PR | Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom | Crisis Communications |
| Myron | Marlin | FTI Consulting | Washington, D.C. | Crisis Communications |
| Stefanie | Marrone | Stefanie Marrone Consulting | New York | Social Media |
| Jeff | McAndrews | Finsbury Glover Hering | Los Angeles | Crisis Communications |
| Ian | McCaleb | Mercury | Washington, D.C. | Crisis Communications |
| Amy | McCormack | McCormack Schreiber | Chicago | Professional Recruiting |
| Eleanor | McManus | Trident DMG | Washington, D.C. | Crisis Communications |
| Bobbie | McMorrow | McMorrow Consulting | Summerland, Calif. | Professional Recruiting |
| Deborah | McMurray | Content Pilot | Dallas | Marketing, Branding & Technology |
| Ryan | McSharry | Infinite Global | London | Media & Communications |
| James | Melville-Ross | FTI Consulting | London | Crisis Communications |
| Gary | Miles | Miles Partner Placement | Tustin, Calif. | Professional Recruiting |
| Patty | Morrissy | Morrissy Legal Search | New York | Professional Recruiting |
| Ellen | Moskowitz | Brunswick | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Victor | Neary | Robert Half | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Professional Recruiting |
| Alex | Nekrassov | New Century Media | London | Crisis Communications |
| Kathy | O'Brien | Rubenstein | New York | Marketing & Communications |
| Zach | Olsen | Infinite Global | San Francisco | Media & Communications |
| Ruth | Pachman | Kekst | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Lloyd | Pearson | Pearson Communications | Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom | Media – Directory Maven |
| Peter | Pochna | Rubenstein | New York | Marketing & Communications |
| Charlie | Potter | Brunswick | London | Crisis Communications |
| Nick | Pournader | P&C Global | Toronto | Management Consulting |
| Blane | Prescott | MesaFive | San Francisco | Management Consulting |
| Pat | Rafferty | Androvett | Dallas | Media & Communications |
| Melanie | Riley | Bell Yard | London | Crisis Communications |
| Allan | Ripp | Ripp Media & Public Relations | New York | Media & Communications |
| Jane | Roberts | Macrae | Washington, D.C. | Professional Recruiting |
| Gina | Rubel | Furia Rubel Communications | Doylestown, Pa. | Public Relations |
| Andy | Russell | Macrae | London | Professional Recruiting |
| Joy | Saphla | Morae | Houston | Strategy & Business Performance |
| George | Sard | Sard Verbinnen & Co. | New York | Communications |
| Dawn | Schneider | Schneider Group Media | New York | Media & Communications |
| Elonide | Semmes* | Right Hat | New Orleans | Marketing & Branding |
| Michael | Short | LawVision | Washington, D.C. | Legal Consulting |
| Michael | Sitrick* | Sitrick | Los Angeles | Crisis Communications |
| Nat | Slavin | Wicker Park | Newport Beach, Calif. | Management Consulting |
| Warren | Smith | Smith Legal Search | Vancouver | Professional Recruiting |
| Renée | Soto | Reevemark | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Michael | Talve | The Expert Institute | New York | Litigation Consultant |
| Jeffrey | Taufield | Kekst | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Paul | Verbinnen | Sard Verbinnen & Co. | New York | Crisis Communications |
| Melinda | Wallman | Macrae | London | Professional Recruiting |
| Larry | Watanabe | Watanabe | Solana Beach, Calif. | Professional Recruiting |
| Dan | Wilson | Mercury | Washington, D.C. | Crisis Communications |
| Uwe | Wolff | Naïma Strategic Legal Services | Berlin | Crisis Communications |
| Kent | Zimmerman | Zeughauser Group | Chicago | Management Consulting |
