Jones Day lawyers and practices earn best in field rankings in Chambers USA 2026
The 2026 edition of Chambers USA: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business honored 204 lawyers who earned 224 rankings across 48 practice areas, reflecting the Firm's unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional client service, legal excellence, and innovative solutions to the most complex challenges faced across industries.
Jones Day garners accolades for its "deep experience," which "coupled with its 'One Firm' culture that encourages outreach across offices and lawyers to solve client problems, results in a tremendous pool of resources, regardless of complexity." "I trust them implicitly," clients attest, with one source adding: "I am always thankful when I have a case with Jones Day because their lawyers are strategic and innovative when approaching cases."
Comments include:
- "Nobody is better than Jones Day at taking the wider business context into account. The team is always very well prepared, top-notch and knows the law and all of the relevant issues."
- "Jones Day has a deep bench of talented and extremely knowledgeable experts on a variety of topics. They provide excellent customer service and attention to detail."
- "The team is business-minded, pragmatic and incredibly responsive to client needs, with exceptional capability to handle the most complex matter. The lawyers truly care about client outcomes."
- "The team displays strategic prowess and pure excellence in the courtroom."
- "The team's service levels and responsiveness are consistently excellent. They're easy to reach, proactive with their communication and clear about timing and next steps. Urgent issues get the attention they need, and even routine matters are handled promptly."
USA Nationwide Band 1 Rankings
- Appellate Law
- Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets
- International Arbitration: Highly Regarded
- Labor & Employment
- Product Liability: Tobacco
- Retail: Corporate & Transactional
State and Regional Metropolitan Area Band 1 Rankings
- California: Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
- District of Columbia: Labor & Employment
- Florida: Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
- Georgia: Corporate/M&A
- Illinois: Labor & Employment: The Elite
- New York: Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
- Ohio: Antitrust
- Ohio: Banking & Finance
- Ohio: Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Ohio: Healthcare
- Ohio: Insurance: Policyholder
- Ohio: Intellectual Property
- Ohio: Litigation: General Commercial
- Ohio: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Ohio: Northern: Corporate/M&A
- Pennsylvania: Insurance
- Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh: Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
- Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh: Litigation: General Commercial
- Texas: Antitrust
- Texas: Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Band 1 Lawyer Rankings
- Tarek F. Abdalla: Construction – Pennsylvania
- Mark J. Andreini: Insurance: Policyholder – Ohio
- Tyrone R. Childress: Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Policyholder – USA- Nationwide; Insurance: Policyholder – California
- Theodore T. Chung: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Illinois
- Eric S. Dreiband: Labor & Employment – District of Columbia
- Michelle K. Fischer: Antitrust – Ohio
- J. Francisco: Appellate Law – USA- Nationwide
- Louis Gabel: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Michigan
- Steven L. Geise: Litigation: General Commercial – California: San Diego
- Michael Gladman: Litigation: General Commercial – Ohio
- Gregory M. Gordon: Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Texas
- Michael J. Gray: Labor & Employment – Illinois
- Gerald M. Griffith: Healthcare – Illinois
- Charles W. Hardin Jr.: Corporate/M&A – Ohio: North
- Justin Herdman: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Ohio
- Karen P. Hewitt: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – California
- Ann Hollenbeck: Healthcare – Michigan
- Jeffrey L. Kapp: Healthcare – Ohio
- Jessica Kastin: Labor Relations – New York
- Randy Kay: Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets – USA- Nationwide
- Rebekah Byers Kcehowski: Litigation: General Commercial – Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
- Todd P. Kelly: Healthcare – Texas
- John M. Kirsner: Healthcare – Ohio
- Laura F. Laemmle-Weidenfeld: Healthcare – District of Columbia
- Matthew W. Lampe: Labor & Employment – New York
- Andrew M. Luger: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Minnesota
- Michael J. McConnell: Litigation: Securities – Georgia
- Bruce McDonald: Antitrust – Texas
- Daniel D. McMillan: Construction – California
- Warren Nachlis: Intellectual Property: Patent: Transactional – New York
- David Nahmias: Litigation: Appellate – Georgia
- Stephanie E. Parker: Litigation: Product Liability – Georgia; Product Liability: Tobacco – USA – Nationwide
- Rachel L. Rawson: Banking & Finance – Massachusetts; Banking & Finance – Ohio
- Edward Reines: Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation – California
- Geoffrey J. Ritts: Litigation: General Commercial – Ohio
- John M. Saada Jr.: Corporate/M&A – Ohio: North
- Kevin M. Samuels: Banking & Finance – Ohio
- Michael J. Solecki: Corporate/M&A – Ohio: North
- Andy Stanton: Litigation: General Commercial – Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh
- Jayant W. Tambe: Litigation: Securities – New York
- Jason S. Varnado: Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – Texas
View Jones Day's full Chambers USA 2026 rankings and profile here.
The Chambers USA 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.
