Litigation Leaders: Steven Geise of Jones Day on What the 'One Firm' Approach Means (AmLaw Litigation Daily)

AmLaw Litigation Daily's "Litigation Leaders" series profiles Steve Geise, who co-leads Jones Day's Business & Tort Litigation Practice.

Steve explains that under the Firm's "One Firm Worldwide" approach, matters are staffed with the best lawyers from any office and from other practices, and that "we try to avoid having echo chambers". He points to more than 250 jury trials in the last ten years. The practice has 16 matters set for trial or arbitration between now and January 2027, and Steve says it has enough lawyers able to first-chair a trial to staff several trials in different jurisdictions at the same time.

He also notes recent lateral product liability hires in New York, London, and Australia. Seven of the Firm's 16 new disputes and litigation partners last year came from Business & Tort Litigation.