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Jane Sullivan Roberts of Macrae

We’re proud to introduce the 6th annual Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Strategy & Consulting.

This remarkable group represents the crème de la crème of the legion of advisors who assist firms in recruiting, crisis communications, diversity and inclusion, marketing, management and even historic reconstruction. While they are geographically wide ranging, their largest imprint is in London and New York with healthy contingents in California, Washington, D.C., and increasingly Texas.

Strategic and crisis communicators are major players advising attorneys – as evidenced by the 36 slots they own on this guide. Notable among them is the nearing combination of Finsbury Glover Hering with Sard Verbinnen. The market for lateral attorneys, too, has never been hotter, as reflected by the 33 all-star recruiters recognized from Macrae; Major, Lindsey & Africa; Lippman Jungers Bala; Johnson Downie; and others.

The 100 were selected through our unique process of independent research, submissions and peer consulting. We spend time every day of the year tracking who’s up, who’s down and what’s happening that’s of the moment through the eyes of attorney clients and competitors. We appreciate all the numerous submissions as well as the time many of you invest with us ensuring we get it right.

This guide is 48 percent female and 13 percent inclusive. Members of the Lawdragon Hall of Fame are denoted with an asterisk.

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
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
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
Robert Clemons Miles Partner Placement Tustin, Calif. Professional Recruiting
Jeffrey Conta Lippman Jungers Bala Chicago Professional Recruiting
Timothy Corcoran Corcoran Consulting Charlottesville, Va. Management Consulting
Michael Coston Coston Consulting New York Marketing & Communications; Diversity & Inclusion
Silvia Coulter* LawVision Manchester, Mass. Legal Consulting
Angelica Crisi Coston Consulting New York Marketing & Communications; Diversity & Inclusion
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
Deborah Farone Farone Advisors LLC New York Strategic Marketing Consulting
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.
Philip Hall Portland London Crisis Communications
Risa Heller Risa Heller Communications New York Crisis Communications
Bruce Hennes* Hennes Communications Cleveland Crisis Communications
Angela Hoague The Levinson Group Washington, D.C. Crisis Communications
Paul Holmes Finsbury Glover Hering 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 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 Management Consulting
Mary Jummati Morae Chicago Management Consulting
Mark Jungers Lippman Jungers Bala Chicago Professional Recruiting
Suzanne Kane Macrae San Francisco 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
Jennifer Loven Finsbury Glover Hering Washington, D.C. Crisis Communications
Jeffrey Lowe Major, Lindsey & Africa Washington, D.C. Professional Recruiting
Joe Macrae Macrae San Francisco Professional Recruiting
Marcel Maijer Johnson Downie Houston 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 Blue Highway Advisory 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
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
Seelin Naidoo Frontline St. Louis Legal Technology & Operations
Victor Neary Robert Half St. Petersburg, Fla. Professional Recruiting
Sydney Ann Neuhaus Finsbury Glover Hering New York Crisis Communications
Kathy O'Brien Rubenstein New York Marketing & Communications
Zach Olsen Infinite Global San Francisco Crisis Communications
Ruth Pachman Kekst CNC 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
Aidan Ryan Edelman Washington, D.C. Crisis Communications
Joy Saphla Morae Houston Strategy & Business Performance
George Sard Sard Verbinnen New York Communications
Dawn Schneider Schneider Group Media New York Media & Communications
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 Sard Verbinnen New York Crisis Communications
Kaye Verville The Levinson Group Washington, D.C. Crisis Communications
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
Kent Zimmermann Zeughauser Group Chicago Management Consulting