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Thompson Hine LLP is proud to announce that partners <a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/professionals/sandra-l-brown/">Sandra L. Brown</a> and <a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/professionals/william-j-hubbard/">William J. Hubbard</a> have been named to the <a href="https://www.lawdragon.com/guides/2025-06-13-the-lawdragon-500-global-leaders-in-crisis-management">inaugural Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management</a>.

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The list highlights lawyers and communications consultants who handle complex crisis situations—including regulatory investigations, litigation, and emergency response—in a global environment, and features professionals with experience in oversight, communications, and technology who are involved in managing high-pressure legal and regulatory matters. Honorees were selected through a process that includes submissions, research, and review by a board of practitioners.

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<strong>Sandra L. Brown </strong>is a partner in Thompson Hine’s Washington, D.C. office and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. Her practice focuses on transportation law, with an emphasis on rail and hazardous materials. She advises clients—including bulk commodity shippers, utilities, and government entities—on crisis response related to rail derailments, regulatory investigations, and emergency preparedness. Her work includes counseling on National Transportation Safety Board investigations, tank car regulations, and federal enforcement actions, as well as representing clients in litigation and regulatory proceedings.

<strong>William J. Hubbard</strong> is a partner in the Cleveland office whose practice covers construction, environmental, product liability, and toxic tort matters. He assists clients in responding to construction failures, manufacturing incidents, environmental discharges and chemical releases, and has experience leading emergency response teams and advising on accident investigations and subsequent litigation. Bill also counsels on risk management and regulatory compliance, and represents clients in mass tort and class action litigation.

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Thompson Hine Partners Sandra L. Brown and William J. Hubbard Included in Lawdragon’s Inaugural Global Leaders in Crisis Management List