Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, a member of Sutherland's Litigation Practice Group and co-leader of the Business and Commercial Litigation team, has extensive experience handling complex multi-party, multi-jurisdictional commercial and labor and employment matters. She has successfully defended primarily Fortune 100 companies throughout the United States and abroad in numerous trials, arbitrations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Allegra has extensive experience negotiating complex settlements and finding creative solutions. She is regularly quoted in the media as a leading practitioner in her field. She also is a member of the firm's Executive Committee.
Allegra has received various honors and awards, including being recognized by Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America. She also was named to the National Bar Association and IMPACT's 2011 Nation's Best Advocates and is repeatedly listed as an Atlanta Magazine "Super Lawyer" and "Top 100 Lawyers," as well as among the "Legal Elite" by Georgia Trend magazine.
Before joining Sutherland in October 1997, Allegra served as a law clerk for the Honorable Susan H. Black of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
For her complete biography, please visit www.sutherland.com/allegra_lawrence-hardy.