The 2023 Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting

Photo of Sabina Lippman by Amy Cantrell.

We are delighted to introduce the 2023 Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Strategy and Consulting, our 9th edition of this guide.

These leaders represent the remarkable array of advisors who have helped the legal industry grow into a global business generating hundreds of billions in revenues. From the recruiters who help firms amass armies of top talent, to marketing professionals whose magic creates awareness and to crisis communicators who can spin a narrative that helps some deals live and some trials succeed while others crash and burn.

A part of the mystique of this group is not just their skills, but their ways with top lawyers – a notoriously perspicacious group. While they can be, often justifiably, a bit of know-it-alls, the best legal leaders have evolved to accept advice from those who know their field cold. Those are the strategists and consultants represented here.

To select them, we received a record number of fabulous submissions for what has become an industry standard guide. We combine those with our essential journalistic research into individuals and organizations, an ongoing river that flows through Lawdragon every day of the year. For each big placement, we look for the recruiter who made it; for a trial that gets headlines, we dig for the spinmeister behind it. Finally, we vet candidates with a board of their peers, looking for those whose work represents sustained excellence and respect from competitors.

Lawdragon is an advocate for the importance of inclusion in the legal profession. This guide is 50 percent women and 17 percent inclusive.

First	Last	Company	Location	Focus
Jacob	Aitken	Kidd Aitken	London	Media – Directory Maven
Mike	Androvett	Androvett	Dallas	Marketing & Communications
Mark	Annick	Androvett	Dallas	Crisis Communications/PR
April	Arias	Androvett	Houston	Crisis Communications/PR
Scott	Atlas*	Atlas Counsel Search	Houston	Professional Recruiting
Jenn	Bankston	Bankston Marketing	Austin	Marketing & Communications
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	Washington, D.C.	Professional Recruiting
Katherine	Bosley	The Levinson Group	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
Howard	Breuer	Newsroom PR	Los Angeles	Media & Communications
Robert	Brigham	Major, Lindsey & Africa	Palo Alto	Professional Recruiting
Cari	Brunelle	Baretz Brunelle	Huntersville, N.C.	Marketing & Communications
Bria	Burk	Androvett	Dallas	Marketing & Communications
Hugh	Burns	Reevemark	New York	Crisis Communications
Paul	Caminiti	Reevemark	New York	Crisis Communications
Delia	Cannan	Reevemark	New York	Crisis Communications
Jennifer Simpson	Carr	Furia Rubel Communications	Doylestown, Pa.	Marketing & Communications
Verdell	Christophersen	Androvett	Dallas	Marketing & Communications
Robert	Clemons	Miles Partner Placement	Tustin, Calif.	Professional Recruiting
Andrew	Cole	FGS Global	New York	Crisis Communications
Jeffrey	Conta	Lippman Jungers Bala	Chicago	Professional Recruiting
Mary	Copeland	Lippman Jungers Bala	New York	Professional Recruiting
Timothy	Corcoran	Corcoran Consulting	Charlottesville, Va.	Management Consulting
Jerry	Correia	Johnson Downie	Dallas	Professional Recruiting
Michael	Coston	Coston Consulting	New York	Marketing & Communications; Diversity & Inclusion
Silvia	Coulter*	LawVision	Manchester, Mass.	Legal Consulting
Alexander	Coxe	Alexander Coxe Communications	New York	Marketing & Communications
Angelica	Crisi	Coston Consulting	New York	Marketing & Communications; Diversity & Inclusion
Michael	Crittenden	The Levinson Group	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications/PR
Ellen	Davis	August	New York	Crisis Communications; Litigation Support
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
Justine	Donahue	Macrae	Washington, D.C.	Professional Recruiting
Lauren	Drake	Macrae	Washington, D.C.	Professional Recruiting
Jesse	Dungan	Infinite Global	San Francisco	Marketing & Communications
Kelsey	Eidbo	Infinite Global	San Francisco	Marketing & Communications
Carter	Eskew	FGS Global	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
Deborah	Farone	Farone Advisors LLC	New York	Strategic Marketing Consulting
Michael	Farrant	Farrant Group	London	Strategic Communications & P.R.
Michael	Feldman	FGS Global	New York	Crisis Communications
Jeremy	Fielding	Kekst CNC	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
Jason	Gart	History Associates Incorporated	Rockville, Md.	Historical Detective
Robert	Gemmill	Argyle	Washington, D.C.	Strategic Communications & P.R.
Stephanie	Glover	Edelman	London	Crisis Communications
Steven	Goldberg	August	Los Angeles	Crisis Communications; Litigation Support
Nick	Goseland	Macrae	Palo Alto	Professional Recruiting
Marco	Guasti	Harpa Legal Marketing	London	Marketing; Media, esp. Directories
Philip	Hall	Portland	London	Crisis Communications
Bruce	Haynes	FGS Global	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
Peter	Headden	Farrant Group	London	Strategic Communications & P.R.
Risa	Heller	Risa Heller Communications	New York	Crisis Communications
Bruce	Hennes*	Hennes Communications	Cleveland	Crisis Communications
Eric	Herman	Teneo	Chicago	Crisis Communications; Litigation Support
Angela	Hoague	The Levinson Group	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
Eliot	Hoff	APCO	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
Paul	Holmes	FGS Global	New York	Crisis Communications
Vivian	Hood	Jaffe	Jacksonville	Crisis Communications
Kay	Hoppe	Credentia	Chicago	Professional Recruiting
Melba	Hughes	Major, Lindsey & Africa	Atlanta	Professional Recruiting
Stacy	Humphries	Pye Legal Group	Houston	Professional Recruiting
Natasha	Innocenti	Empire Search Partners	San Francisco	Professional Recruiting
Terry	Isner	Jaffe	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
Martin	Jenewein	SMJ Partners Consulting	Vienna, Austria	Crisis Communications
Jennifer	Johnson	Calibrate Legal	Austin	Management Consulting
Clint	Johnson	Johnson Downie	Houston	Professional Recruiting
Melissa	Jordan	Jordan's Ladder Legal Placements	New York	Professional Recruiting
Mary	Jummati	Morae	Chicago	Management Consulting
Mark	Jungers	Lippman Jungers Bala	Chicago	Professional Recruiting
Suzanne	Kane	Empire Search Partners	San Francisco	Professional Recruiting
Karen	Kaplowitz*	New Ellis Group	New Hope, Pa.	Business Development Advisor
Daniel	Kidd	Kidd Aitken	London	Media – Directory Maven
Michelle Calcote	King	Reputation Ink	Jacksonville	Marketing & Communications
Jacquelyn	Knight	Major, Lindsey & Africa	New York	Professional Recruiting
Paul	Kranhold	FGS Global	San Francisco	Crisis Communications/PR
Lauren	Krasnow	Lauren Krasnow	West Hartford, Conn.	Leadership Development
Adil	Lalani	Macrae	London	Professional Recruiting
Sang	Lee	Thine	Brooklyn	Professional Recruiting
Ann	Lee Gibson*	Ann Lee Gibson Consulting	West Plains, Mo.	Management Consulting
Winnie	Lerner	FGS Global	New York	Crisis Communications
Molly	Levinson	The Levinson Group	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
James	Leviton	FGS Global	London	Crisis Communications
Scott	Lindlaw	FGS Global	Washington, D.C.	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
Jennifer	Loven	FGS Global	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
Jeffrey	Lowe	Major, Lindsey & Africa	Washington, D.C.	Professional Recruiting
Kerri	Lyon	SKDK	New York	Crisis Communications
Joe	Macrae	Macrae	San Francisco	Professional Recruiting
Tim	Maltin	Maltin PR	Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom	Crisis Communications
Lana Jacqueline	Manganiello	Equinox Strategy Partners	Los Angeles	Management & Leadership
Myron	Marlin	FTI Consulting	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
Jeff	McAndrews	FGS Global	Los Angeles	Crisis Communications
Ian	McCaleb	Blue Highway Advisory	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
Amy	McCormack	McCormack Schreiber	Chicago	Professional Recruiting
Zack	McKamie	Androvett	Austin	Marketing & Communications
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
Marcel	Meijer	Johnson Downie	Houston	Professional Recruiting
Gary	Miles	Miles Partner Placement	Tustin, Calif.	Professional Recruiting
Sarah	Morris	Macrae	Palo Alto	Professional Recruiting
Patty	Morrissy	Morrissy Legal Search	New York	Professional Recruiting
Ellen	Moskowitz	Brunswick	New York	Crisis Communications
Kylie McKenna	Munnelly	The Levinson Group	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications/PR
Seelin	Naidoo	Frontline	St. Louis	Legal Technology & Operations
Victor	Neary	Robert Half	St. Petersburg, Fla.	Professional Recruiting
Sydney Ann	Neuhaus	FGS Global	New York	Crisis Communications
Kristin	Nutt Mueller	Johnson Downie	Dallas	Professional Recruiting
Kathy	O'Brien	Rubenstein	New York	Marketing & Communications
Zach	Olsen	Infinite Global	San Francisco	Crisis Communications
Ruth	Pachman	Kekst CNC	New York	Crisis Communications
Scott	Parks	Androvett	Dallas	Marketing & Communications
Lloyd	Pearson	Pearson Communications	Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom	Media – Directory Maven
Sarah	Peters	Bell Yard	London	Crisis Communications
Susan	Peters	Greybridge PR	New York	Marketing & Communications
Adrienne	Petz	Edelman	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
Peter	Pochna	Rubenstein	New York	Marketing & Communications
Charlie	Potter	Brunswick	London	Crisis Communications
Barry	Pound	Androvett	Dallas	Crisis Communications/PR
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 S.	Roberts	Macrae	Washington, D.C.	Professional Recruiting
Gina	Rubel	Furia Rubel Communications	Doylestown, Pa.	Public Relations
Andy	Russell	Macrae	London	Professional Recruiting
Aidan	Ryan	Edelman	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
George	Sard	FGS Global	New York	Communications
Dawn	Schneider	Schneider Group Media	New York	Media & Communications
Gay Rineberg	Schreiber	McCormack Schreiber	Chicago	Professional Recruiting
Elonide	Semmes*	Ravir	New Orleans	Marketing & Branding
Michael	Short	LawVision	Washington, D.C.	Legal Consulting
Michael	Sitrick*	Sitrick	Los Angeles	Crisis Communications
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 CNC	New York	Crisis Communications
Jon	Truster	Macrae	New York	Professional Recruiting
Paul	Verbinnen	FGS Global	New York	Crisis Communications
Kaye	Verville	The Levinson Group	New York	Crisis Communications
Fernanda	Vitarelli	Harpa Legal Marketing	London	Marketing; Media, esp. Directories
Melinda	Wallman	Macrae	London	Professional Recruiting
Larry	Watanabe	Watanabe	Solana Beach, Calif.	Professional Recruiting
Dan	Wilson	Mercury	Washington, D.C.	Crisis Communications
Gulam	Zade	Frontline	Nashville	Legal Technology & Operations
Sara	Zahoryin	Johnson Downie	Houston	Professional Recruiting
Saira	Zaki	The Levinson Group	London	Crisis Communications/PR
Kent	Zimmermann	Zeughauser Group	Chicago	Management Consulting