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The Lateral Link team consists of accomplished legal search professionals who share a commitment to high-quality, efficient service. Lateral Link's diverse and talented team includes former large-firm attorneys, Harvard economists, firm recruiting directors and legal search professionals.


Principals

Michael Allen | Principal | Southern California | michael.allen@LateralLink.com

Michael holds a B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, with a concentration in Economics, from the University of California, San Diego and a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

T.J. Duane | Principal | New York | tjduane@LateralLink.com

T.J. holds a B.A. in Developmental Psychology, with Honors, from Cornell University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Directors

Jordan Abshire | Director | Charlotte | jordan.abshire@LateralLink.com

Jordan holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, a B.S. in Psychology, summa cum laude, and a B.A. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from Louisiana State University.

Ryan Belville | Director | New York | ryan.belville@LateralLink.com

Ryan holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, where he attended the Honors College, and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School.

Justin Bernold | Director | Boston | justin.bernold@LateralLink.com

Justin holds a A.B. in Literature from Harvard University, a J.D. from the University of Virginia, and an LL.M. in Taxation from Boston University.

Theresa DeLoach | Director | Southern California | tdeloach@LateralLink.com

Theresa holds a B.A. from the University of Southern California and a J.D. from Hastings College of the Law.

Lynn W. Harwell | Director | Northern California | lynn.harwell@LateralLink.com

Lynn holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Boston University, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Danielle Massari | Director | Northern California | danielle.massari@LateralLink.com

Danielle holds a B.A. in Speech Communications from California State University, Fullerton.

Erika Reinert | Director | Southern California | erika.reinert@LateralLink.com

Erika holds a B.S in Business and Consumer Sciences from The University of Arizona.

Brian Sawers | Director | Boston | brian.sawers@LateralLink.com

Brian holds a B.A. in Economics from Duke University and a J.D. from Harvard University.

Betsy Sandler | Director | Southern California | betsy.sandler@LateralLink.com

Betsy holds a B.A., with distinction in all subjects, from Cornell University, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

May Smythe | Director | New York | may.smythe@LateralLink.com

May holds a B.A. in English from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee and a J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in Oxford, Mississippi.

Maricar Tinio | Director | Chicago | maricar.tinio@LateralLink.com

Maricar holds a B.A. in Political Science and Communication Studies, cum laude, from the University of Iowa, and a J.D from the University of Iowa.

Brooke Weinstein | Director | Chicago | brooke.weinstein@LateralLink.com

Brooke holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a J.D. from The University of Chicago Law School.

Advisors

David Dorfman | Advisor | New York | david.dorfman@LateralLink.com

David holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Cornell University, where he also completed the Program in Human Biology, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. David is also pursuing an M.B.A from New York University with concentrations in Finance and Strategy.

Chris Gober | Advisor | Washington DC | chris.gober@LateralLink.com

Chris holds a Business Management degree, summa cum laude, from Texas A&M University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Affiliate Directors

Elisabeth Crossley-Wright | Affiliate Advisor | London | elisabeth.wright@LateralLink.com

Elisabeth received the UK equivalent of a JD from University of Copenhagen.

 

Dawn Robertson | Affiliate Advisor | Asia |
dawn.robertson@LateralLink.com

Dawn graduated from Harvard Law School and the University of Pennsylvania summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

Consultants

 

Christina Carroll | Consultant | Washington DC |
christina.carroll@LateralLink.com

Christina holds a B.A. in Spanish Literature from the University of Texas at Austin, a J.D. and M.B.A. from the College of William & Mary, and a LL.M. summa cum laude in international commercial arbitration law from Stockholms Universitet.