Diane Prucino is the firm’s Co-Managing Partner and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. In her broad-ranging practice, Ms. Prucino gives employment law advice and defends employment discrimination and other employment litigation brought before administrative agencies and in court. She regularly handles reductions in force; investigates harassment and discrimination complaints; conducts other workplace investigations for employers; and offers training on harassment, discrimination, and investigation issues.
Ms. Prucino has been retained by corporations to investigate claims of sexual harassment asserted against CEOs in over a dozen cases. She has successfully represented employers in numerous jury trials, in federal court, in employment discrimination cases and has litigated employment claims in over 25 states. She regularly works with foreign counsel on multijurisdictional RIFs and executive terminations overseas and has testified for employers on adequacy of workplace investigation procedures.
Ms. Prucino has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Labor and Employment Law for 2012 and the four years immediately preceding. She was also recognized in 2009 and 2011 as a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in Labor and Employment law by SuperLawyers magazine. In 2009, Ms. Prucino was named a "Woman of Excellence" by Business to Business magazine for her influential leadership and positive impact on the community. She was named a Georgia 2009, 2010 and 2011 "Legal Elite" by Georgia Trend magazine and is listed in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Ms. Prucino is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*
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Professional & Community Activities
The Carter Center, Board of Councilors
Central Atlanta Progress, Board of Directors
Hands on Atlanta, Advisory Board
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Executive Committee