Chambers USA 2011 Recognizes 168 Jones Day lawyers
The 2011 edition of "Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business"
recognized 168 Jones Day lawyers, of whom
38 received rankings in either the "Band 1" or "Star" categories. In addition,
78 national and state-level Jones Day practices received rankings fromChambers
USA, including 16 in "Band 1."
Highlights from the Firm's 2011 Chambers USA
rankings include:
- Seventeen practices received recognition at the national level, including
three in the top tier: Antitrust, Labor & Employment, and Retail.
- Twenty lawyers received recognition at the national level in their
practices, including three in the top tier: Glen Nager (Appellate Law), Dan
Reidy (Litigation: Trial Lawyers), and David Steuber (Insurance: Dispute
Resolution: Policyholder).
- Thirteen practices and 36 lawyers scored top tier rankings at the state
level.
- Dave Heiman received a "Star" ranking, which is given to attorneys with
exceptional recommendations in their fields.
The Jones Day practices listed in the 2011 Chambers USA guide are:
National
Antitrust
Antitrust: Cartel
Appellate
Law
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Employee Benefits & Executive
Compensation
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Energy:
Electricity (Transactional)
Environment
ERISA Litigation
Healthcare
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Outsourcing
Products Liability
Retail
California
Antitrust
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Construction
Healthcare
Intellectual Property
Labor &
Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: White Collar
&
Government Investigations
District of Columbia
Antitrust
Construction
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Environment
Healthcare
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Tax
Georgia
Antitrust
Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Environment
Labor & Employment
Litigation:
General Commercial
Illinois
Antitrust
Banking &
Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Energy & Natural Resources
Healthcare
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation:
White Collar &
Government Investigations
Real Estate
New York
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A:
Highly Regarded
Insurance: Dispute Resolution - Policyholder
Intellectual Property: Patent
Labor & Employment
Litigation:
General Commercial-The Elite
Ohio
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Healthcare
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Natural Resources & Environment
Real Estate
Pennsylvania
Litigation: General Commercial
Texas
Antitrust
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A
Intellectual Property
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate
Tax
Technology & IT Outsourcing
Technology: Corporate &
Commercial
Chambers assesses leading lawyers based on legal ability, professional
conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other
qualities most valued by clients and researches, compiles, and launches
completely new editions of its directories each year. Chambers USA's 2011
results were based on thousands of interviews conducted by a team of more than
50 researchers. More details on the survey's methodology and Jones Day's
rankings are available on the Chambers web site.
The US Legal 500 Has Recommended 116 Jones Day Lawyers (up
from 84 in 2010) and 28 Jones Day Practices in its 2011 edition.
Of the 116 recommended lawyers, the following also received the "leading
lawyer" rating:
• Corinne Ball (Business Restructuring & Reorganization, New
York)
• Michael Carvin (Issues & Appeals,
Washington)
• Lawrence DiNardo (Labor & Employment,
Chicago)
• Thomas Fennell (Product Liability & Tort Litigation,
Dallas)
• Andrew Kramer (Labor & Employment,
Washington)
• Glen Nager (Issues & Appeals,
Washington)
• Andrew Ness (Trial Practice, Washington)
• Paul
Pohl (Product Liability & Tort Litigation, Pittsburgh)
• Robert
Profusek (Mergers & Acquisitions, New York)
• Phillip Proger
(Antitrust & Competition Law, Washington)
• Joe Sims (Antitrust
& Competition Law, Washington)
Of the 28 ranked Jones Day practices, the following received the "first tier"
rating:
• Construction (including construction litigation)
• Labor and
employment litigation
• Labor-management relations
• M&A:
large deals ($1bn-5bn)
• Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts -
Antitrust
• Product liability and mass tort defense: consumer products
(including tobacco)
• Product liability and mass tort defense: toxic
tort
Other ranked practices include:
• Capital markets: debt offerings - advice to issuers
• Capital
markets: debt offerings - advice to managers
• Capital markets: equity
offerings - advice to issuers
• Capital markets: high-yield debt
offerings - advice to issuers
• Corporate
restructuring
• Environment: litigation
• ERISA
litigation
• Insurance: advice to policyholders
• Litigation -
Appellate
• Litigation - Supreme Court
• Patent litigation: full
coverage
• Private equity buyouts
• Product liability and mass
tort defense: aerospace/aviation
• Product liability and mass tort
defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
• Real
estate
• Structured finance
• Technology: data protection and
privacy
• Technology: outsourcing
• Technology:
transactions
• Venture capital and emerging
companies
• Workplace and employment counseling
The Legal 500 guides review the strengths and strategies of law firms in
Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North and South America, and the Caribbean. Their
researchers speak to thousands of law firm commercial clients annually and base
their law firm recommendations on the comments of these clients, information
about the deals and cases advised on by the firms, and the opinions of thousands
of rival commercial lawyers. The editorial team is comprised of experienced
journalists and researchers who travel to over 50 countries each year and
provide the independent insight needed to produce a qualitative assessment of a
country's finest legal practices. For more information on The Legal 500
and Jones Day's rankings, visit the Legal 500 web site.
Jones Day is a global law firm practicing in the major centers of business
and finance throughout the world. Ranked among the world's best and most
integrated law firms, and perennially ranked among the best in client service,
Jones Day acts as principal outside counsel to, or provides significant legal
representation for, more than half of the Fortune Global 500
companies.