Joan Vallero

Joan Vollero

Managing Director

Joan has extensive experience advising companies and individuals on complex situations and high-profile matters before federal and state courts around the country, providing crisis communications and litigation support. For more than 11 years, Joan led communications and external affairs for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She also ran a national organization of 50 leading prosecutors united against gun violence. A former journalist, Joan has executed over 200 news conferences over her career.

A Chambers-ranked expert in Litigation PR and Communications, Joan’s client say: “She has deep understandings of a variety of industries. She knows exactly when to push certain facts to help her client, and when to hang back and let the facts speak for themselves.” “She has very strong knowledge and instincts with respect to the media and she has good relationships with the media. She has a good eye for crafting messaging in a way that’s effective.”

Joan is generally an early riser who likes to go to the gym or run in the mornings, spend free time with family and friends, and take her dog on walks.