The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 names 11 Jones Day lawyers in Miami across 13 areas of practice
The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has honored 11 lawyers from Jones Day in Miami. This year's results showcase the office's continued growth, with first-time honors for two Miami lawyers and representation spanning 13 practice areas.
"We are especially proud that the breadth of our Miami Office has once again been acknowledged by our peers," said Antonio "Tony" Dias, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's Miami Office. "The addition of new honorees underscores our commitment to delivering exceptional service across the full spectrum of our clients' business needs."
Best Lawyers:
- Antonio "Tony" Dias | Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Lorne Cantor | International Mergers & Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Terri Chase | Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ryan Girnun | Real Estate Law
- Evan Kanter | Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Gary Kaplan | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Eliot Pedrosa | Commercial Litigation; International Arbitration – Commercial; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Cristina Pérez Soto | Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Ricardo "Rick" Puente | International Arbitration – Commercial
Ones To Watch:
- Mackenzie Guardazzi | Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Justin Walters | Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Best Lawyers® compiles its listings of outstanding lawyers by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition in Best Lawyers, that lawyer must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition.
