Gerond J. Lawrence

Gerond J. Lawrence is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta office. He focuses his practice on the defense of individuals, corporations, and governmental entities in employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation litigation matters in state and federal courts and administrative agencies throughout the country.

Gerond’s diverse litigation background and deep experience handling all phases of litigation, from the pleading stage to trial and appeal, give him valuable insight that enables him to strategically pursue his clients’ goals. He approaches each case with the end in mind and has earned the reputation as a thoughtful and skilled litigator by his clients and peers. With deep experience in written and oral advocacy, Gerond maintains a robust motions practice and routinely briefs and argues critical motions, including motions at the pleading, dispositive motion, and post-trial stages. Gerond also has significant appellate experience, having argued appeals before the Eleventh Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Practice, Gerond defended Fortune 500 companies, health care providers, municipalities, transit authorities, and individuals in labor and employment, products liability, premises liability, medical malpractice, commercial litigation, and civil rights cases in complex, high-exposure litigation, including class actions and multidistrict litigation.

Concentrations

•Labor and employment litigation
•Products liability
•Commercial litigation
•Medical malpractice litigation
•Personal injury and wrongful death litigation
•Pharmaceutical, medical device and health care litigation

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, Daily Report, Southeastern Legal Awards, 'Products Liability Group of the Year,' 2025
•Team Member, 'Georgia Firm of the Year,' Benchmark Litigation, 2025, 2026
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' 2023-2024
•Commercial Litigation, 2023-2024
•Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2023-2024
•Listed, The National Black Lawyers, “Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia,” 2023-2024
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2018-2021, 2023-2026
•Team Member, a Law360 “Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,” 2021-2022
•Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Georgia,” 2021
•Listed, The National Black Lawyers, “Top 40 Under 40,” 2019-2020