George Sard
Litigation Support Guide 2024
Senior Statespeople : Litigation PR & Communications
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About
Provided by George Sard
Career
George is Co-Chairman of the Board of FGS Global. He is the co-founder of predecessor firm Sard Verbinnen & Co and served as Chairman and co-CEO until the firm merged with Finsbury Glover Hering in 2021. For over 30 years, George has represented Fortune 500 companies and private firms in many industries on long-term investor and media positioning programs and in high-profile crises and special situations. These include mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, restructurings, earnings issues, high-level executive changes, and sensitive legal and regulatory matters.
Before co-founding Sard Verbinnen & Co in 1992, George was Chairman of the New York office of Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart, a corporate/financial public relations firm.
Publications
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-08-08/sard-verbinnen-wall-streets-go-to-crisis-pr-firm
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/02/business/goodbye-takeover-pain-the-spin-doctor-is-in.html?pagewanted=4
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pr-firm-sard-verbinnen-agrees-to-merge-with-finsbury-glover-hering-11634090400
Chambers Review
Litigation Support
George Sard was the chair and co-CEO of legacy firm Sard Verbinnen & Co, and currently serves as one of the cochairmen of the board at FGS. He is a distinguished expert in representing Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes situations.
Strengths
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"Sard is a legend."
"George is solid, smart, and has seen it and done it. I would be side by side with him every day."
"George is a brilliant editor. He is very steady, unflappable, and provides impeccable advice. He serves as advisor and confidant to huge companies and hedge funds and is outstanding at what he does."
"Sard is a legend."
"George is solid, smart, and has seen it and done it. I would be side by side with him every day."
"George is a brilliant editor. He is very steady, unflappable, and provides impeccable advice. He serves as advisor and confidant to huge companies and hedge funds and is outstanding at what he does."