Yaakov M. Roth

Yaakov Roth's goal is to develop legal arguments and strategies that will secure victory for clients. He has argued more than 50 appeals, including three in the U.S. Supreme Court (which he won), and in every regional federal Court of Appeals. As a senior official in the Justice Department, Yaakov oversaw the federal government's civil litigation, supervised more than one thousand career lawyers, and personally handled some of the government's most high-profile matters. Yaakov has been named a "D.C. Trailblazer," "Litigation Trailblazer," and "D.C. Rising Star" by The National Law Journal; a "Leading Lawyer" by The Legal 500; and an "MVP" and earlier a "Rising Star" in the appellate space by Law360.

Yaakov focuses his practice on constitutional and regulatory challenges, white collar criminal matters, and labor, employment, and benefits litigation on behalf of employers. Prior to rejoining Jones Day in 2026, he argued and prevailed in West Virginia v. EPA, a groundbreaking Supreme Court decision restricting the power of federal agencies. Yaakov also won unanimous Supreme Court victories in the "Bridgegate" matter and another white collar criminal case. His other Supreme Court experience includes defending Arizona voting rules and vindicating former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell from corruption charges. In the lower federal and state courts, Yaakov overturned a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) prohibition on election prediction markets, secured dismissal of an indictment against a New Jersey powerbroker, and mounted constitutional challenges to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. He has successfully defended clients against nationwide class actions and pursued challenges to federal, state, and local regulations.