CEO James F. Haggerty is one of only four professionals in the U.S. named in each of the rankings since the list was instituted seven years ago; Recognition comes on the heels of Business Insider naming Haggerty one of “18 top public-relations experts CEOs scramble to hire in a crisis.”

PRCG | Haggerty LLC is pleased to announce that, for the seventh straight year, the firm has been ranked as one of the leading public relations firms in the United States by Chambers & Partners, the premier prestigious global directory of legal, public relations, and other services.

PRCG has now been ranked as a top firm every year since the list’s introduction in 2018.

According to the Chambers guide, PRCG is known for its “tailored counsel and bespoke PR responses” to sensitive communications issues. Over the years, the firm has also been lauded in the guide for the “enormous care, attention and passion” it brings to each of its assignments, as well as for the creation of “remarkable content” in support of legal and crisis communications issues.

Attorney and author James F. Haggerty, who leads the firm, was also ranked as one of the top public relations professionals in the United States. Haggerty is one of only four communications professionals in the US to be ranked in each year of the list’s existence.The listing has noted Haggerty is “a powerhouse,” and “the consummate professional” with “a great depth of understanding in litigation and legal matters.”

“He has a superb sense of public relations and is extremely experienced in this kind of work,” a review added, with one reviewer stating: “I wouldn’t want to be in any significant high-profile matter and not have the benefit of his counsel.”

The Chambers reviews have also recognized Haggerty’s landmark book on litigation communications, In the Court Of Public Opinion (Hart + Harvest Press, 2022), now in its updated third edition, which is considered the leading book in the field. Haggerty’s latest book, Chief Crisis Officer: Structure and Leadership for Effective Communications Response (Hart + Harvest Paperback Edition, 2023), has been featured in the Harvard Business Review, FORTUNE magazine, and Entrepreneur, among other publications.

In 2023 Haggerty was named by Business Insider as one of “18 top public-relations experts CEOs scramble to hire in a crisis.” In 2017, he was honored by PR News as one of its “50 Game-Changers of PR” for his landmark work as “a trailblazer of litigation PR.”

In 2022, Haggerty was elected President of Reputation Advisors International, an association of senior communications professionals located in cities throughout the globe.