Gregory M.Shumaker (Greg)

Managing Partner

Washington + 1.202.879.3679

In 2023, Greg Shumaker became the Managing Partner of Jones Day, only the eighth Managing Partner in the Firm's 130-year history. In his 35 years at Jones Day, Greg has helped lead some of the Firm's highest profile engagements, including serving as one of the lead trial lawyers for both the City of Detroit and Chrysler Corporation in their historic bankruptcy proceedings. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation particularly in U.S. bankruptcy courts as well as criminal, regulatory, and congressional investigations involving allegations of fraud and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and False Claims Act.

Greg has served in various leadership positions at the Firm. From 2015 to 2022, Greg oversaw the Firm's expansive Global Disputes Practice comprising more than 200 lawyers around the world who handle international arbitrations, non-U.S. litigation, and cross-border investigations for the Firm's clients. Prior to that, Greg served as Partner-in-Charge of the Firm's Washington Office for four years.

He has been a member of the board of directors of the Notre Dame Law Association since 2002 and served as its president from 2008 to 2009. He is also a member of Notre Dame's Law School Advisory Council and has been an instructor at the law school's Interim Trial Advocacy Program.

Experience

  • City of Detroit's chapter 9 plan of adjustment confirmedJones Day served as lead restructuring counsel to the City of Detroit in connection with its chapter 9 bankruptcy case filed in July 2013 and its ongoing restructuring efforts.
  • Washington Group International prevails in Hurricane Katrina mass tort actionJones Day successfully defended Washington Group International, Inc. ("WGI," now URS Energy & Construction Company, a subsidiary of URS Corp.) in a mass tort action alleging that WGI's work on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contributed to floodwall breaches in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
  • Molycorp completes IPO of $407.9 million of Common Stock on NYSEJones Day advised Molycorp, Inc., a U.S. rare earths producer and technology company, in connection with its issuance of $407.9 million of Common Stock in an initial public offering, underwritten by Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Dahlman Rose & Company, LLC, Piper Jaffray & Co., Knight Capital Markets LLC, Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin Capital, Inc., GMP Securities L.P.
  • Chrysler sold to Fiat-led "New Chrysler" after historic court proceedingsAfter a historic battle all the way to the United States Supreme Court, Chrysler LLC sold substantially all of its assets to Fiat-led "New Chrysler" (Chrysler Group LLC) on June 10, 2009, providing the opportunity for its iconic brands and U.S. operations to survive.
  • Summer Associates raise big hair and money at DC charity bartending eventA summer crop of mustaches, beards, and assorted interesting hairstyles were sacrificed for the benefit of leukemia and lymphoma research on July 16 at Jones Day's fifth annual Washington Summer Associate Charity Bartending Event.
  • Additional Speaking Engagements

    • 2012年10月24日
      对外投资研讨会:中国公司全球扩展中的法律风险管理
    • October 24, 2012
      Outbound Seminar "Managing Legal Risks in Global Expansion of Chinese Companies"