ABOUT US:

Michael Lord (managing director)

has a combination of business, legal, and executive search experience that adds considerable depth to the services he provides.

Before founding legal search firm Michael Lord & Company, Lord worked for several years at one of New York's veteran attorney placement firms. From 2004-2007, he was a member of the twelve-person Board of Directors of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants, the leading trade association in the attorney search industry, and co-chaired the communications committee. Michael is actively involved in the Gotham Networking Group in Manhattan, the Professional Advisory Network in Connecticut, the Syracuse University Law Alumni Association, and the Lake Club of Wilton, Connecticut.

Since the founding of the firm, Michael has built a diverse client base consisting of blue chip national law firms, mid sized and boutique law firms in the metropolitan region, financial institutions, hedge funds, and retail chains. Michael is a sought-after commentator on legal hiring trends. He has been quoted in Crain's New York Business, Legal Week, Corporate Counsel Magazine, IA Week, and Institutional Investor's Compliance Reporter on various subjects including law firm break ups, compensation matters, associate hiring, and attorney retention. He has also conducted a seminar for job seekers on behalf of the New York State Bar Association. Most recently, Michael was selected as a contributing author for a newly released book on the legal recruiting industry entitled The Art and Science of Legal Recruiting, published by Aspatore Books and available on www.amazon.com.

Michael holds a B.A. from Emory University, where he played varsity tennis, and a J.D. from Syracuse University, where he was an Executive Editor of the Syracuse Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Board. Before entering the legal search field, Lord spent nearly a decade as an attorney with law firms in New York and Connecticut. Earlier in his career, Lord was Deputy Finance Director for Robert S. Abrams' United States Senate campaign and had been with the CHD Public Relations firm.

Andrew Gurman (managing director)

Andrew focuses on the placement of associates and partners at law firms and corporations in all practice areas. He has placed many attorneys, including in litigation, labor and employment, bankruptcy, corporate, matrimonial, intellectual property, leveraged finance, regulatory compliance, and internet law positions.

Prior to joining the company, Andrew was an associate in the Employment Law Departments of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLC in New York.

Mr. Gurman earned his B.A. in Psychology, summa cum laude, from Yale University in 1998, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2001. Prior to private practice, Andrew served as a law clerk to Judge John C. Lifland, United States District Judge, District of New Jersey.

Andrew is active as an interviewer of Yale applicants for the Yale Alumni Schools Committee, a member of the Harvard Club of New York City, a volunteer SAT/ACT teacher for Minds Matter, and a competitive tennis player in Manhattan and Queens with the U.S. Tennis Association. Andrew can be reached at and 646.258.2476.

Jon Lewis (managing director)

Jon Lewis joined the company in 2009 after spending nearly a decade at another New York City attorney recruiting firm.

A graduate of Yale Law School, Jon places corporate and intellectual property associates and partners in law firms and corporations. He has made numerous placements at top-200 law firms, several boutique law firms, and companies in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, securities, structured finance and derivatives, hedge funds, general corporate counseling, asset-based lending, and trademark law.

Prior to entering attorney placement in 1999, Jon was assistant trademark counsel at Joseph E. Seagram & Company in New York, and before that was an associate at the predecessor firm to the New York City office of Dorsey & Whitney. Jon graduated from Wesleyan University with high honors. Jon's direct line is 646.431.3431 and

Amanda Hernandez Lord (vp, operations)

joined the company in 2004 as its Vice President for Operations, bringing nearly thirteen years of legal, marketing, and operational experience. Amanda will focus on (1) maintaining the integrity of the company’s proprietary database; (2) managing outside vendors; and (3) coordinating billing, invoicing, and accounting.

Prior to joining the company, Amanda was a brand manager for Beiersdorf Inc, the $4 billion global skin care conglomerate. During her nearly ten years of escalating responsibilities at Beiersdorf, Amanda developed successful marketing strategies and new product introductions for the Nivea, Eucerin and Aquaphor skin care brands. She conducted numerous sales presentations to national retailers such as Target, Walgreens and CVS. Amanda had full P&L responsibility for her businesses and was responsible for building her team through extensive interviewing, hiring and training new employees.

A former attorney, Amanda practiced for two years at a civil litigation firm in Manhattan. She graduated with a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Connecticut, and earned a J.D. from Syracuse University, where she received several academic honors. Amanda can be reached at 646.267.0582 or .