Awards and Accolades CHAMBERS ranked SGR in 11 practice areas, including Construction, Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Environment, Intellectual Property, IP: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, Litigation: General Commercial, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations, and Transportation: Aviation: Finance in band levels in District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New York and Nationwide. The firm also had 22 attorneys recognized in their respective practice areas in District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, New York, Nationwide and Singapore.
The firm was recognized by U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT and BEST LAWYERS® on the BEST LAW FIRMS list in 19 National Tiers, up 3 from last year and 24 Tier 1 rankings. 66 SGR attorneys were recognized by BEST LAWYERS®, up from 63 last year.
SGR made the Am Law 200 for the 7th consecutive year, advancing 2 spots to #179!
Up from 63 in 2021
Website and Social Media Maintained
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We published 52 Legal Alerts 45 Newsletters
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Clients and Client Service New Clients 1,123
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New Matters
Marketing prepared 86 Client Pitches & RFPs along with More than 45 Presentations & Webinars.
NOTABLE ORGANIZATIONS
85 Pro Bono Matters
Atlanta Legal Aid
Homeboy Industries
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Public Law Center (Orange County, LA)
St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum
Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
New York City Bar Association (COVID Small Business Clinic)
House of Hope Feeding Northeast Florida
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PRESS RELEASES
We kept SGR at the forefront of clients’ attention.
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SGR Marketing designed and sent more than 100 Digital Invitations in 2021, plus Digital Cards to clients for the Women’s Initiative and Digital Holiday Cards for Rosh Hashanah, Thanksgiving and the winter holidays.
New and Expanding New Attorneys
In 2021, SGR added 27 New Attorneys. The SGR marketing team assists these lawyers with integration into the Firm and with business development plans to market their practices successfully.
SGR is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2022, the firm combined with Rogers & Hardin LLP (R&H), one of Atlanta’s premier law firms. The combination brings SGR’s head count in Atlanta to more than 150 attorneys and other professionals.
New and Improved New Technology
In 2021, SGR rolled out a new firmwide experience database.
Updated Website
SGR added a newly refreshed home page including video sliders and a fresh modern look.
Coming Soon SGR Wikipedia Page In 2022, SGR will launch our official Wikipedia page.
New Logos and Branding
SGR Marketing continued the exclusively digital Trust the Leaders magazine, Trust the Leaders 2.0. These issues, produced entirely in-house, include original content written by SGR attorneys to address time sensitive legal topics relevant to our clients. In 2021, Marketing published TTL 2.0 volume 5, SGR’s Construction Law Practice: Building the Future and TTL 2.0 volume 6, It’s All About Change: Looking Ahead to the Post-Pandemic Future.
• Black History Month – Virtual Cooking Demonstration (Chef Demtrius Brown at Southern Belle) • Michelle Silverthorn, Diversity Speaker and Best-Selling Author – Unconscious Bias Training • Women’s History Month
Confronting the Problems of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation - Webinar
Ruth Bader Ginsberg (SGR Associate Women’s Committee hosted video legacy to
honor Ruth Bader Ginsberg)
• Breman Museum’s Weinberg Center for Holocaust Education - Virtual Tour • National Business Women’s Day – Starbuck’s Cards • 39 Diversity Events/Recognitions • Cristo Rey Sponsorship – Work/study program for minority high school students
Meet
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Mollie Werner
Marketing Communications Manager ext. 53671 Mollie manages SGR’s communications activities, as well as Trust the Leaders magazine. This also includes managing the team’s day-to-day functions, public relations, social media, and award recognitions on behalf of the Firm, its practices, and attorneys.
Lynda Hedley
Events and Marketing Coordinator ext. 53715 Lynda is responsible for managing all aspects of client events, both virtual and in-person. She works closely with marketing and business development to ensure events are on brand and strategic. In addition, Lynda supports sponsorships, marketing technology and communications.
Travis Robeson Marketing & Graphics Coordinator ext. 53761
Travis designs marketing brochures, flyers, and presentations, produces videos, podcasts and manages the Firm’s website and search engine optimization.
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Cheryl Walker
Diversity, Inclusion & Corporate Responsibility Administrator ext. 53119 Cheryl assists with SGR’s diversity program, women’s initiative and the SGR alumni initiative. Cheryl also manages the Firm’s sports ticketing, facilitates firm-wide initiatives, and conducts data analysis and tracking.
Krunali Shroff
Business Development Coordinator ext. 53535 Krunali works with the Corporate, Real Estate, IP, Technology, Entertainment and International practices on marketing and business development initiatives. She works on pitches, client facing collateral, new attorney onboarding and leads the planning and execution of Firm-wide events.
Lorali Bragg Marketing Intern ext. 53543
Lorali assists the marketing department in various ways including managing the firm’s newsletter, updating attorney bios and setting up for firm events.
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