The 2026 Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting

We are honored to introduce The 2026 Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting.

The legal profession is booming, and so are its most cherished advisors. Professional recruiters; specialists in communications – from litigation to crisis to M&A; alongside jury selection experts, a ghostwriter and a historical detective make this guide indispensable to those aiming to keep their practices top shelf.

Sydney Neuhaus is a partner and vice chair of FGS Global in New York. Her expertise in strategic communications, reputation management and thought leadership has been built over 40 years in a who’s who of the world’s top communications firms. Formed in 2021 from the combination of four premier consultancies, including Finsbury and Sard Verbinnen, FGS has become a powerhouse with more than 1,400 employees in 30 offices worldwide.

Merle Vaughn is the Los Angeles managing partner for Major, Lindsey & Africa, as well as its National Law Firm Diversity Practice leader. She brings to her top placement clients a tremendous background as a former law firm associate, a general counsel, a business owner and top salesperson for Texas Instruments. An avid golfer, she also hosts the podcast B.S. – Beyond Stereotypes.

Scott Parks brings business savvy to his role leading powerhouse Dallas-based communications firm Androvett. Parks, who joined Androvett in 2007, is now its CEO. Androvett provides public relations, advertising and marketing services to lawyers and law firms nationwide, redefining what marketing can be. His curiosity of what motivates people led Parks into advertising, starting at a Dallas agency, then going on to lead award-winning national brand campaigns for 7-Eleven and Blockbuster. Applying tried-and-true marketing principals to the legal industry proved a fabulous fit that continues to push boundaries and leverage lawyers’ knowledge and skills in fresh and compelling approaches.

We particularly look forward to this guide each year. This is our 12^th edition researching and recognizing those professionals who have played such a key role in the ascension of law firms as a big business. The emergence of brilliant players and the value firms place on their work – from Androvett to Blue Highway, Infinite to CenterPeak, TLG Communications to Macrae, shows the type of relationships that have created more impact for law firms than ever before.

The Lawdragon 100 Global Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting has evolved and gone global since its earliest days. This guide has also expanded alongside everything else in law. This year’s edition includes more than 100 communicators and a like number of recruiters.

We selected this guide through our time-honed process of submissions; peer review and vetting; and journalistic research. We appreciate your amazing submissions and support. Members of the Lawdragon Hall of Fame are denoted with an asterisk.