Chambers Global ranks leading Jones Day practices and lawyers
The 2024 edition of Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes the Firm with 105 practice rankings and 114 lawyer rankings.
Clients remark that, "The Jones Day team is a well-rounded, experienced team that delivers high-quality work product and advice, as well as having an excellent bedside manner," adding that "the lawyers have excellent technical knowledge, and are concise, commercial and responsive," and further lauding the Firm's "unique understanding of clients' needs."
Additional comments from clients include:
- "The firm has strong international experience and thus the ability to provide solutions that work in several jurisdictions."
- "The team have excellent commercial and legal awareness of the larger trends, along with attendant risks and opportunities."
- "They are technically excellent with a depth of experience which is demonstrated by a strong ability to work with both the deal teams and the C-suite."
- "The team can handle complex matters, diving into the technical details, but also providing an overall strategic picture and direction."
- "They are exceptional at handling complex issues that inevitably arise. They are proactive and commercially focused and always find a way to solve the problem while often under extremely difficult deadlines."
- "Jones Day are very responsive and efficient. The team's members are able to understand and balance the different requirements of the various parties involved in each transaction."
Seven Band 1 practice rankings:
- Africa-wide TMT
- Asia Pacific Intellectual Property
- France Capital Markets: Derivatives
- Mexico Compliance
- Singapore Corporate/M&A: International: Highly Regarded
- USA International Arbitration: Highly Regarded
- USA Labor & Employment
Seven Jones Day lawyers ranked Band 1:
- Emmanuel G. Baud – France: Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright
- Bruce S. Bennett – USA: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Alban Caillemer du Ferrage – France: Capital Markets: Derivatives
- Thomas T.M. Chen – Taiwan Jurisdiction: Corporate/M&A
- Rémy Fekete – Africa-wide: TMT
- Guillermo E. Larrea – Mexico: Compliance
- Sheila L. Shadmand – UAE: Corporate Investigations
Ten global-wide practice rankings:
- Competition/Antitrust
- Construction
- Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption
- Corporate/M&A
- Employment
- Intellectual Property
- Life Sciences
- Real Estate
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Tax
The Firm also achieved 17 rankings in Chambers' International & Cross-Border Capabilities tables in USA, UK, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Spain, and Taiwan Jurisdiction. These tables identify the best and most user-friendly firms for cross-border transactional, contentious, enforcement and regulatory, antitrust, and energy sector matters.
The Chambers Global 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.
