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2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America_

Thirty-three Jones Day lawyers are among Lawdragon's “500 Leading Litigators in America” for 2024

Thirty-three Jones Day lawyers are among those listed in the 2024 edition of Lawdragon's "500 Leading Litigators in America" guide.

"Our litigators are experienced trial lawyers serving clients in business and government disputes, torts, and civil litigation, from counseling through trial and appeal, in a wide array of disciplines," said John Majoras, Co-Leader of the Firm's Business & Tort Litigation Practice. "We represent major companies and organizations in multidistrict litigation, coordinated state proceedings, product liability cases, and class actions, and we thrive on engagements involving difficult legal issues, multiple stakeholders, and tight deadlines. We are proud to have so many named lawyers listed across more than 20 categories and a dozen different Jones Day offices."

The named include "America's top talent among those who represent, chiefly, corporations and other wealthy entities in epic battles involving antitrust; financial and securities litigation; intellectual property; commercial; real estate; M&A and Chancery; cybersecurity and data privacy; and white collar and investigations."

The Firm lawyers on Lawdragon's list, along with the categories in which they are named, include:

  • Bethany K. Biesenthal (Chicago) - White Collar, Investigations, Business & Securities Litigation
  • Celeste Brecht (Los Angeles) - Business & Tort Litigation
  • Yvette McGee Brown (Columbus) - Business, Employment Litigation; Appellate
  • Tyrone Childress (Los Angeles) - Insurance Recovery
  • Theodore T. Chung (Chicago) - White Collar, Investigations
  • Thomas F. Cullen Jr. (Washington) - Complex Commercial Litigation, inc. Antitrust, Business, Tort
  • Richard H. Deane Jr. (Atlanta) - White Collar, Investigations, Financial Litigation
  • Eric Enson (Los Angeles) - Antitrust & Competition Law, inc. Investigations & Litigation
  • Michelle K. Fischer (Cleveland) - Antitrust & IP, inc. Investigations & Litigation
  • Hilda C. Galvan (Dallas) - IP Litigation
  • Steven N. Geise (San Diego) - Product Liability
  • Harold K. Gordon (New York) - Business & Tort, Securities Litigation, White Collar
  • Theodore M. Grossman (New York) - Class Action, Mass Tort, Product Liability
  • Karen P. Hewitt (San Diego) - White Collar, Investigations, Business Litigation
  • Anthony M. Insogna (San Diego) - IP Litigation, esp. Patent
  • David C. Kiernan (San Francisco) – Business, Tort, Antitrust Litigation
  • Michael Knight (Washington) - Antitrust & Competition Law, inc. Clearance & Litigation
  • Jeffrey LeVee (Los Angeles) - Antitrust; Health Care & Business Litigation
  • Sarah L. Levine (Washington) - Securities Litigation & Enforcement; Appellate
  • Tiffany D. Lipscomb-Jackson (Columbus) - Antitrust & Competition Law, inc. Litigation
  • James P. Loonam (New York) - Securities Litigation & Enforcement; White Collar; Appellate
  • John Majoras (Washington) - Trial Lawyer, inc. Antitrust, Class Actions, Product Liability
  • J. Bruce McDonald (Houston) - Antitrust & Competition Law, inc. Clearance & Litigation
  • Stephanie Parker (Atlanta) - Product Liability, Mass Tort
  • S. Christian Platt (San Diego) - IP Litigation, esp. Patent
  • James Reeder (Houston) - Complex Litigation, inc. Antitrust, Business, Torts
  • Lisa M. Ropple (Boston) – Cybersecurity, Privacy, Business Litigation
  • Ryan Thomas (Washington) - Antitrust, inc. M&A, Investigations, Litigation
  • Craig Waldman (Washington) - Antitrust & Competition Law, inc. Clearance & Litigation
  • Kate Wallace (Boston) - Complex Litigation, inc. Antitrust, Product Liability
  • Margaret 'Peggy' Ward (San Francisco) - Antitrust & Competition Law, inc. Investigation, Litigation
  • Koren Wong-Ervin (Washington) - Antitrust Clearance & Litigation, IP Litigation
  • Thomas York (Dallas) - Antitrust & Competition Law, inc. Clearance & Litigation

Lawdragon's 500 Leading Lawyers in America list is compiled from research, submissions by firms and clients, and peer review. The selection process considers which lawyers and law practices have had significant impact, and includes emphasis on recent matters handled, cutting-edge litigation, and a review of the lawyers consistently turned to for guidance in those matters.

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.