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Allegra Lawrence-Hardy
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Allegra Lawrence-Hardy is a highly accomplished litigator known for her innovative thinking, tenacity and real-world solutions. Allegra has successfully defended Fortune 100 companies throughout the United States and abroad in numerous trials and arbitrations. Known for her skill in trying cases, negotiating complex settlements, and finding creative solutions, Allegra advises clients daily on a wide range of complex litigation, election law, political law, voting rights, and labor and employment issues. She helps develop processes and tools for improving the efficiency and delivery of legal services, and often shares her deep litigation knowledge as a prolific author and sought-after speaker. Allegra works closely with clients on high-stakes, high-profile complex litigation matters. She has extensive experience conducting internal investigations and guiding clients through sensitive crisis management situations to successful resolution. Allegra also advises and counsels management on a wide range of labor and employment issues. She provides practical, solution-oriented advice to help navigate complex employment law issues while keeping her client’s business goals firmly in mind. During the over two decades of her practice, Allegra also has led and been part of legal teams representing municipalities, non-profit organizations, political candidates, and political parties in election, voting rights, and political law matters including representing presidential candidate Al Gore before the Eleventh Circuit in Bush v. Gore and serving on the 2020 Biden for President recount team. Allegra has an active pro bono practice, through which she has successfully represented voters, asylum applicants, adoptive parents, underserved children, farmworkers, and more. Election Worker Safety; Georgia State Board of Elections; October, 2022 2022 Voting Rights and Election Law: Insights into the Georgia and National Voting Landscape Ahead of the Midterm Election Cycle; City of Atlanta Department of Law 2022 Municipal Law Seminar; March, 2022 Right Tools, Right Hands, Right Now: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Legal Representation; Home Depot Corporate Counsel; March, 2022 Voting Rights in Georgia and Senate Bill 202; The Buckhead/Cascade City (Georgia) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated; February, 2022 What Board Chairs Wish Heads Knew about Their Role; Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS); November, 2021 The Fierce Urgency of Now: The Fight for Georgians’ Voting Rights in 2021; The Buckhead/Cascade City (Georgia) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated; October, 2021 Voting Rights and the Constitution; Law Day Celebration; Tulane Law School; September, 2021 Building Movements from the Margins: How Movement and Nonprofit Work for Social Justice Continue in the Face of Disenfranchisement; Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance and Go South, July, 2021 The Impact of COVID-19 on Civil Litigation: Trends & Consequences; National Bar Association Gertrude Rush Mid-Year Conference; April, 2021 The Odd Couple: My Mentor/Sponsor Is Nothing Like Me; ABA Professional Success Summit; March, 2021 A Conversation with Civil Rights Activists Pearl Cleage and Eugene H. Russell, IV (Moderator); ABA Professional Success Summit; March, 2021 Social Etiquette: The Daily Practice of Building Your Brand; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorney (GABWA); March, 2021 How We Won Georgia; Fair Fight Action; February, 2021 A Look at Voting Rights, Voter Suppression & What It Means to You; Atlanta Technical College; February, 2021 Hot Topics in Employment Law; Corporate Counsel Law Section; December, 2020 Beware the Bling; AT&T Scholars; November, 2020 Protect the Vote: Volunteering for Voting Rights; The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO); October, 2020 Fighting Voter Suppression and Protecting Democracy; Prudential Financial; October, 2020 U.S. Supreme Court Cases of Interest; The Seminar Groups 17th Annual Labor and Employment Law CLE; October, 2020 Get in Formation: Opportunities for Lawyers to Protect and Expand Democracy; Law for Black Lives; September, 2020 Racial Discrimination in Voting; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law; September, 2020 Voting Rights and Election Law: 2020 and Beyond; Yale Law School Alumni Weekend Panel; October, 2019 Voter Suppression: A Threat to Democracy; ACLU of Ohio and Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association; October, 2019 #MeToo Today: The Evolution of the Movement and Practical Tips for Employers; The Seminar Group’s 16 th Annual Labor & Employment Law CLE; October, 2019 Racial Discrimination in Voting; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law; September, 2019 Navigating the Bermuda Triangle: The FMLA, ADA and Workers’ Compensation; Masterbuilt®|Kamado Joe®; February, 2019 Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2023, Law360, January 2023 Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2022 (January 3, 2022) – Law360 OSHA Modifies Workplace Safety Guidance Amidst a Nationwide COVID-19 Surge (August 24, 2021) – Lawrence & Bundy Legal Bulletin Department of Labor Issues Updated COVID-19 Workplace Guidelines and Required Safety Standards for Healthcare Employers (June 11, 2021) – Lawrence & Bundy Legal Bulletin The Road Back – What Employers Need to Know When Planning for a Post-Pandemic Workplace (May 25, 2021) – Lawrence & Bundy Legal Bulletin How to Prepare for COVID-19’s Mental Health Fallout (May 10, 2021) – Lawrence & Bundy Legal Bulletin Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2021 (January 4, 2021) – Law360 Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2020 (January 1, 2020) – Law360 #MeToo Today: The Evolution of the Movement and Practical Tips for Employers (October 10, 2019) – Corporate Compliance Insights Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2019 (January 9, 2019) – Law360 Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2018 (January 9, 2018) – Law360 Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2017 (January 3, 2017) – Law360 Charting a Course through the FMLA, ADA & Workers Compensation (September 27, 2017) – Corporate Compliance Insights Top 10 Employer Resolutions for 2016 (January 12, 2016) – Law360 Judgment Call (May 2015) – Best’s Review Integrating the Cultures and Employment Laws of Your Multinational Workforce in the Global Economy (April 2015) – ACC Docket Top Resolutions Employers Should Make and Keep in 2015 (February 4, 2015) – Law360 Redial: 2014 TCPA Year in Review – Analysis of Critical Issues and Trends (January 29, 2015) Lean In, But Don’t Blend In (October 14, 2014) – New York Law Journal BYOD and Social Media: An Employer’s Perspective (August 2014) – Financier Worldwide 10 Important Aspects of the CFTC Whistleblower Program (June 3, 2014) – Law360 Bring Your Own Device, Don’t Bring Your Own Drama (February 11, 2014) – Corporate Counsel Top 10 Employer Resolutions For The New Year (January 8, 2014) – Law360 Non-Unionized Employers: The NLRB Commands Your Attention (Spring 2013) – Partnering Perspectives Enforceability of Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements Post-Concepcion (Spring 2013) – Partnering Perspectives Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Issues for Employers (Spring 2013) – Partnering Perspectives Is Your Social Media Policy Current? Timely Reasons to Update Your Policy Now (Fall 2012) – Partnering Perspectives Five Timely Reasons To Update Your Social Media Policy (July 17, 2012) – Law360 ‘Like’ It Or Not: Broker-Dealers And Social Media Access (June 28, 2012) – Law360 Saving with Settlement Classes (November 2011) – Reprinted with permission Employment Law360 and Class Action Law360 (November 2011) Blowing the Whistle: New SEC Rules Set the Stage for Increased Reporting of Potential Securities Law Violations (September/ October 2011) – Reprinted with permission from Practical Compliance & Risk Management For The Securities Industry SEC’s Whistle-Blower Rules Effective Soon: What Employers Need to Know Now (July 25, 2011) – HR Magazine The ‘New Normal’ In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 2 (February 9, 2011) – Reprinted with permission from Law360 The ‘New Normal’ In ESI Preservation Duties: Part 1 (February 2, 2011) – Reprinted with permission from Law360 Raising the Stakes: Effective ‘Internal’ Whistle- Blowing Programs are Essential in the Dodd- Frank Era (January 11, 2011) – Reprinted with permission from Westlaw Journal Employment Good News for Experts (And Attorneys Who Use Them) (November 29, 2010) – Reprinted with permission from Employment Law360 Clarity or Chaos? Ashcroft v. Iqbal One Year Later (September 2010) – Reprinted with permission Bloomberg Law Reports – Federal Practice Safeguarding Trade Secrets Before, During and After a Reduction in Force (Summer 2010) – Partnering Perspectives Safeguarding Your Employees Personal Data: How to Protect Employees, Your Company’s Reputation, and the Bottom Line (April 5, 2010) – Reprinted with permission Bloomberg Law Reports – Labor & Employment Navigating the Waters of Alternative Fee Arrangements: Three Tips for Smooth Sailing (Spring 2010) – Reprinted with permission The Woman Advocate and the American Bar Association Case Study: Arrigo V. Blue Fish (February 22, 2010) – Law360 Inside the Minds: Trends, Legislation, and Cases That Will Impact Employment Law in 2010 (January 2010) – Reprinted with permission Employment Law 2010 (©2010 Thomson Reuters/Aspatore Books) Gain Leverage with a 30(b)(6) Deposition (August 10, 2009) – Reprinted with permission from Bloomberg Law Reports First 100 days and labor law (May 1, 2009) – Reprinted with permission from Daily Report Safeguarding Trade Secrets Before, During and After a Reduction in Force (April 7, 2009) – Reprinted with permission from Employment Litigation Reporter Awaiting Change: How the New President May Revolutionize the Face of Business Litigation (January 29, 2009) – Reprinted with permission Daily Report Availability of Arbitration for Sarbanes- Oxley Whistle-Blower Claims (October 7, 2008) – Reprinted with permission Employment Litigation Reporter U.S. Supreme Court Allows Retaliation Claims Under Section 1981 (June 2008) – Reprinted with permission Lorman Education Services Legal Update Newsletters Offers of Judgment Ease Pain of SOX (May 2008) – Reprinted with permission Legal Times Whistle-Blower Actions Under Sarbanes- Oxley (September 2007) – Reprinted with permission Employment Litigation Reporter
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PRACTICE AREAS
Business & Commercial Litigation Labor & Employment Political Law Election Law Voting Rights Crisis Management EDUCATION
Yale Law School J.D. Spelman College B.A. BAR ADMISSIONS
Georgia CLERKSHIP
Honorable Susan H. Black U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit RECOGNITION Chambers Super Lawyers Best Lawyers® Benchmark |
