Jones Day lawyers and practices earn best in field rankings in Legal 500 U.S. 2026
The 2026 edition of The Legal 500 U.S. honored 223 lawyers who earned 276 rankings across 48 practice areas, reflecting Jones Day's unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional client service, legal excellence, and innovative solutions across disputes, transactional, regulatory, and industry practices.
"With an extensive global footprint and a deep bench of local subject matter experts, the Firm stands alone as the go-to for cross-border matters," clients enthuse, adding: "The lawyers demonstrate outstanding judgment in negotiations and provide clear, actionable guidance that adds real value at every stage of the transaction." The Firm elicits further effusive praise by sources who state: "There is no one else I trust more in helping handle the most high-profile, sensitive matters we face."
Additional comments include:
- "The Jones Day team has deep expertise in the U.S. and globally. They bring the proper resources to matters and have several partners with unique technical expertise that are often very useful on projects for niche questions and analyses."
- "Jones Day truly fits the bill on our 'bet the company' litigation. There is no firm I trust more with our most high-profile, sensitive matters."
- "Jones Day really embodies collaboration and staffing based on expertise. The lawyers have substantive private and public sector experience, allowing for strategic and business-first advice."
- "Jones Day prioritizes client services. While many firms state that good client service is their goal, it is a central value throughout Jones Day."
- "The attorneys at Jones Day are fantastic partners because they are willing to explain very complex legal issues in a way that anyone can understand."
19 Tier 1 & 2 practice rankings:
- Antitrust: Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Antitrust: Cartel
- Dispute resolution: Appellate: courts of appeals
- Dispute resolution: Appellate: Supreme Courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution: General commercial disputes - mid-market (250-500m)
- Dispute resolution: Securities litigation: defense
- Healthcare: Service providers
- Insurance: Advice to policyholders
- Intellectual property: Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property: Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property: Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Labor and employment: Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense
- Labor and employment: Labor-management relations
- Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
- Real Estate: Construction (including construction litigation)
- Real Estate: Real estate (mid-market 0-500 m)
- Transport: Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
Legal 500 selected nine Jones Day lawyers as members of its "Hall of Fame," and 26 lawyers were ranked as "Leading Partners." An additional 12 lawyers were listed as "Next Generation Partners," and five were named "Leading Associates."
View Jones Day's full Legal 500 U.S. rankings and profile here.
The Legal 500 assesses the strengths of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions. Legal 500's research is based on feedback from clients worldwide, submissions from law firms, and interviews with leading private practice lawyers.