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The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 names 400 Jones Day lawyers across 71 practice areas

The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has named 400 Jones Day lawyers across 71 different areas of practice spanning the Firm's 18 U.S. offices. Seventy-five lawyers were named to the list for the first time, 120 lawyers across 34 different practices were named Ones To Watch, and the following 20 Jones Day lawyers were named Lawyers of the Year:

  • David B. Cochran – Litigation – Patent; Cleveland
  • Steven N. Geise – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants; San Diego
  • Calvin P. Griffith – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Cleveland
  • Gerald M. Griffith – Nonprofit / Charities Law; Chicago
  • Brian K. Grube – Antitrust Law; Cleveland
  • Joseph D. Hatina – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Cleveland
  • Elizabeth P. Kessler – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Columbus
  • John M. Kirsner – Insurance Law; Columbus
  • Matthew W. Lampe – Litigation – Labor and Employment; New York
  • Patrick J. Leddy – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Cleveland
  • Michael J. McConnell – Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Atlanta
  • J. Bruce McDonald -   Antitrust Law; Houston
  • Yvette McGee Brown – Appellate Practice; Columbus
  • Daniel D. McMillan – Litigation - Construction; Los Angeles
  • Adrienne Ferraro Mueller – Litigation – Securities; Cleveland
  • James E. Olson – Energy Regulatory Law; Houston
  • Edward R. Reines – Litigation - Intellectual Property; San Jose
  • John M. Saada Jr. – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Cleveland
  • Emily J. Tait – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Detroit
  • James S. Urban – Litigation – Labor and Employment; Pittsburgh
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.