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Chambers USA 2024 ranks leading Jones Day practices and lawyers

The 2024 edition of Chambers USA: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes Jones Day with 105 practice rankings, including 48 in Bands 1 and 2. The rankings honor 191 Firm lawyers who were named leading lawyers in the United States, and earned 81 Band 1 and 2 rankings.

Other highlights from the 2024 edition comprise 22 Band 1 practice rankings, including four Nationwide and 14 spread across six states, the District of Columbia, and two regional metropolitan areas:

USA Nationwide Band 1 Rankings

  • International Arbitration: Highly Regarded
  • Labor & Employment
  • Product Liability: Tobacco
  • Retail: Corporate & Transactional

USA State and Regional Metropolitan Area Band 1 Rankings

  • California: Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
  • District of Columbia: Labor & Employment
  • Georgia: Corporate/M&A
  • New York: Labor & Employment: Transactional
  • New York: Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
  • New York: Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
  • Ohio: Antitrust
  • Ohio: Banking & Finance
  • Ohio: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • Ohio: Healthcare
  • Ohio: Insurance: Policyholder
  • Ohio: Intellectual Property
  • Ohio: Litigation: General Commercial
  • Ohio: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
  • Ohio Northern: Corporate/M&A
  • Pittsburgh & Surrounds: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
  • Pittsburgh & Surrounds: Litigation: General Commercial
  • Texas: Antitrust

Numerous clients commended the Firm's work and lawyers, describing them as having "unparalleled experience that enables them to navigate complexities effectively and efficiently," and further attesting that "the team's level of expertise is second to none." Clients also said:

  • "They are brilliant. They have fantastic lawyers across the board."
  • "Jones Day is truly outstanding. They are responsive, thoughtful, rigorous, hardworking and creative."
  • "The advice provided by Jones Day lawyers isn't just based on a deep understanding of the law, it's also commercially sound and focused on the things that matter most to the client's businesses."
  • "The team is exceptionally strong. The lawyers are very effective communicators who work efficiently with clients in high pressure situations."

Thirty-four Band 1 Lawyer Rankings

  • Mark J. Andreini: Insurance – Ohio
  • Bruce S. Bennett: Bankruptcy/Restructuring – California; Bankruptcy/Restructuring – USA – Nationwide
  • Tyrone R. Childress: Insurance: Policyholder – California
  • Theodore T. Chung: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Illinois
  • Richard H. Deane Jr.: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Georgia
  • Eric S. Dreiband: Labor & Employment – District of Columbia
  • James R. Dutro: Healthcare – California
  • Michelle K. Fischer: Antitrust – Ohio
  • Noel J. Francisco: Appellate Law – USA – Nationwide
  • Louis P. Gabel: Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Michigan
  • Gregory M. Gordon: Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Texas
  • Michael J. Gray: Labor & Employment – Illinois
  • Calvin P. Griffith: Intellectual Property – Ohio
  • Theodore M. Grossman: Product Liability: Toxic Torts – USA – Nationwide
  • David A. Grubman: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity – Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
  • Charles W. Hardin Jr.: Corporate/M&A – Ohio: North
  • Karen P. Hewitt: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – California
  • Jeffrey L. Kapp: Healthcare – Ohio
  • Jessica Kastin: Labor Relations – USA – Nationwide
  • Rebekah Byers Kcehowski: Litigation: General Commercial – Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh & Surrounds
  • Todd P. Kelly: Healthcare – Texas
  • Kathy Keneally: Tax: Fraud – USA – Nationwide
  • John M. Kirsner: Healthcare – Ohio
  • Heather Lennox: Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Ohio (also as a ranked Star Individual, for "exceptional recommendations in their field.")
  • Michael J. McConnell: Litigation: Securities – Georgia
  • J. Bruce McDonald: Antitrust – Texas
  • Daniel D. McMillan: Construction – California
  • Stephanie E. Parker: Litigation: General Commercial; Product Liability: Tobacco – USA – Nationwide
  • Rachel L. Rawson: Banking & Finance – Massachusetts; Banking & Finance – Ohio
  • Geoffrey J. Ritts: Litigation: General Commercial – USA – Nationwide
  • Kevin M. Samuels: Banking & Finance – Ohio
  • Michael J. Solecki: Corporate/M&A – Ohio: North

The Chambers USA rankings, based on interviews with lawyers and clients, look at a broad range of qualities, including legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness, diligence, and commitment to the client, to provide an independent assessment of counsel throughout the region.

Jones Day is a global law firm with more than 2,400 lawyers in 40 offices across five continents. The Firm is distinguished by: a singular tradition of client service; the mutual commitment to, and the seamless collaboration of, a true partnership; formidable legal talent across multiple disciplines and jurisdictions; and shared professional values that focus on client needs.