Sports Marketing and PR Veteran Katrina Leonce Joins Dow Lohnes Sports & Entertainment

Katrina Leonce, veteran sports marketing and publicity pro joins Dow Lohnes Sports & Entertainment as the Vice-President of Marketing and Public Relations effective January 3, 2012. In this new role, Leonce will provide strategic communications, branding, marketing and PR for the firm's sports clients. End Quote

Atlanta, GA (1888PressRelease) January 03, 2012 - Leonce's former firm, Profiles Public Relations, is well known throughout the industry for their innovative marketing and publicity campaigns, successful event production, and non-profit management services. As a full-service marketing and PR consultancy for over 16 years, Profiles PR garnered success as a result of its ability to grow athletes' brands through creative public relations and marketing strategies.

Dow Lohnes Sports & Entertainment is a division of Dow Lohnes, a nationally renowned law firm established in 1918 with expertise across a wide range of disciplines. Over the past several years Dow Lohnes Sports & Entertainment has quickly become the choice for professional athletes becoming the model for athlete representation and setting new standards for the industry. Led by agent and attorney Adisa Bakari, DLSE represents some of the top names in the NFL, including Maurice Jones-Drew, Matt Forte, Antoine Bethea, Kendall Langford, Kendall Hunter and Tyrod Taylor. DLSE's commitment to providing comprehensive business representation and personalized service ensures success for their athlete clients, during and after their careers on the field. Its reputation within the sports industry for signing not only high-caliber athletes but also high-character young men attracts some of the best names in football.

"I've worked with quite a few of DLSE's clients over the past six years," says Leonce. "They are a great group of hardworking men both on the field and in their respective communities. I have been impressed by the recruiting efforts of Bakari and his team who focus on individuals who are talented athletes as well as career-minded and community-minded individuals."

Leonce's expertise, industry connections and commitment to perfection ensure that she'll be an integral part of Dow Lohnes Sports & Entertainment team as they continue to build on their industry recognized brand.

About Katrina Leonce: After an eight-year career as a paralegal, Leonce decided to pursue her love of sports and founded Profiles Public Relations in 1994. Since that time, her firm has successfully managed campaigns for over 70 marquee athletes from Anfernee Hardaway, Dale Davis, Terance Mathis and Jerome Bettis to LaRoi Glover, Al Harrington and Orlando Pace. Leonce also has a passion for child advocacy as evidenced by her 10 year tenure as a foster parent and her continuing service as a Cobb County juvenile court advocate. The mother of four adult children resides in Atlanta, GA.

About Dow Lohnes Sports & Entertainment: Dow Lohnes Sports & Entertainment evolved as a natural adjunct to the legal services Dow Lohnes, one of the top business law firms in the United States, has been providing to high net worth individuals and corporate clients since 1918. The DLSE provides professional athletes with a full complement of legal and business services.

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