MELVILLE, N.Y., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Garden City Group, Inc. (GCG), one of the largest claims administration firms in the country, today announced that Christi Cannon has been promoted to director of business development. She has been with the firm since 2007 and was previously a senior account executive.
Based in Atlanta, Cannon supervises client projects and assists with new business efforts. Her expertise in complex litigation allows her to address the specific needs of clients throughout the United States. She has expertise representing both plaintiffs and defendants and provides GCG with unique insight to meet the needs of all parties in litigation.
"Christi has been an outstanding ambassador for GCG since joining our company and has been successful in securing many new assignments in both the class action and bankruptcy arenas," said David Isaac, GCG's chief executive officer. "In addition to her day-to-day duties, Christi will be responsible, among other things, for managing the class action business development team."
Prior to joining GCG, Cannon practiced law at Chitwood & Harley LLP and Troutman Sanders LLP in Atlanta. She was partner of her own law firm, where she represented individual and institutional investors. Later, she joined Schiffrin & Barroway LLP in New York City, where she litigated the largest securities class action in history, Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, pending in the Southern District of New York.
"I am grateful for this recognition and to be part of GCG's industry-leading team," said Cannon. "I look forward to making further contributions to GCG's high standards of professionalism, client commitment and service."
Cannon was named "Georgia Super Lawyer" by Atlanta and Law and Politics magazines in 2005, placing her in the top 5 percent of all attorneys in Georgia and among the top securities litigation attorneys in the state.
Cannon is a magna cum laude graduate of Auburn University and earned her law degree from Emory University School of Law, where she was named to Order of the Barristers. She is licensed to practice law in Georgia and has been admitted to practice before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and all Georgia trial and appellate courts.
About The Garden City Group, Inc. (GCG)
The Garden City Group, Inc. (www.gardencitygroup.com), a subsidiary of Crawford & Company, administers class action settlements, designs legal notice programs, manages Chapter 11 administrations and provides expert consultation services.
About Crawford
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Crawford & Company (www.crawfordandcompany.com) is the world's largest independent provider of claims management solutions to the risk management and insurance industry as well as self-insured entities, with a global network of more than 700 locations in 63 countries. The Crawford System of Claims Solutions(SM) offers comprehensive, integrated claims services, business process outsourcing and consulting services for major product lines including property and casualty claims management, workers compensation claims and medical management, and legal settlement administration. The Company's shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbols CRDA and CRDB.
SOURCE The Garden City Group, Inc.
