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Thirty Jones Day lawyers named in Lawdragon's 2027 "500 Leading Litigators in America"

Thirty Jones Day lawyers are among those listed in the 2027 edition of Lawdragon's "500 Leading Litigators in America" guide, including two named to its Hall of Fame. According to Lawdragon, lawyers named in this year's guide "have changed the course of industry and individual businesses, shaped our nation and the enforcement of its laws, and continued to uphold the role of the law as a beacon and shared imperative."

"When clients face their most demanding, high-profile disputes—from multidistrict litigation and coordinated state proceedings to product liability cases and nationwide class actions—our trial teams are built to meet the moment," stated John Majoras, co-leader of the Firm's Business & Tort Litigation Practice. "We are with our clients every step of the way, from initial strategy through trial and any subsequent appeal, delivering the rigor, intensity, and responsiveness they expect," added Steve Geise, co-leader of the Firm's Business & Tort Litigation Practice. "The recognition of so many of our lawyers across a wide range of practice areas and offices reflects the Firm's unwavering dedication to achieving outstanding outcomes under some of the most demanding circumstances."

The 30 lawyers from Jones Day include Hall of Fame honorees Yvette McGee Brown and Theodore M. Grossman. The full list is below.

  • Bethany K. Biesenthal (Chicago) – White Collar, Investigations, Business & Securities Litigation
  • Celeste M. Brecht (Los Angeles) – Business & Tort Litigation
  • Yvette McGee Brown (Columbus) – Business, Employment Litigation; Appellate
  • Tyrone R. 'Ty' Childress (Los Angeles) – Insurance Recovery
  • Theodore T. 'Ted' Chung (Chicago) – White Collar, Investigations
  • Thomas F. 'Tim' Cullen Jr. (Washington, D.C.) – Complex Commercial Litigation, Inc. Antitrust, Business, Tort
  • Michelle K. Fischer (Cleveland) – Antitrust & IP, inc. Investigations, Litigation
  • Steven N. Geise (San Diego) – Product Liability
  • Harold K. Gordon (New York) – Business & Tort, Business & Tort, Securities Litigation, White Collar
  • Theodore M. 'Ted' 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
  • Matthew A. Kairis (Dallas) – Mass Tort, Financial Regulation, Consumer Fraud Litigation
  • David C. Kiernan (San Francisco) – Business, Tort, Antitrust Litigation
  • Michael H. Knight (Washington, D.C.) – Antitrust & Competition Law, inc. Clearance & Litigation
  • Jeffrey A. LeVee (Los Angeles) – Antitrust, Health Care & Business Litigation
  • Sarah L. Levine (Washington, D.C.) – 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 M. Majoras (Washington, D.C.) – Trial Lawyer, inc. Antitrust, Class Actions, Product Liability
  • J. Bruce McDonald (Houston) – Antitrust & Competition Law, inc. Clearance & Litigation
  • Stephanie E. Parker (Atlanta) – Product Liability, Mass Tort
  • S. Christian Platt (San Diego) – IP Litigation, esp. Patent
  • Edward R. Reines (Redwood Shores, California) – IP Litigation, esp. Antitrust
  • Amanda K. Rice (Detroit) – Appellate, inc. Supreme Court
  • Paul F. Rugani (Irvine, Calif.) – Securities Litigation
  • Ryan C. Thomas (Washington, D.C.) – Antitrust, inc. M&A, Investigations, Litigation
  • Craig A. Waldman (Washington, D.C.) – Antitrust & Competition Law, inc. Clearance & Litigation
  • Kate Wallace (Boston) – Complex Litigation, inc. Antitrust, Product Liability
  • Koren W. Wong-Ervin (Washington, D.C.) – Antitrust Clearance & Litigation, IP Litigation
Jones Day is a global law firm with 2,500 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.