Miami, April 10, 2012—Jones Walker is pleased to announce that Stephen P. Drobny and Jared R. Kessler have joined the firm’s Miami office. Mr. Drobny joins the firm as a special counsel and Mr. Kessler as an associate, both in the Business and Commercial Litigation Practice Group.

Mr. Drobny’s practice will focus on the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights. A graduate of Vanderbilt University with a B.A., he earned his juris doctor degree from Boston College of Law in 2002. He is licensed to practice in Florida and California. His practice focuses on bankruptcy matters, with an emphasis on representing secured creditors in Chapter 11 cases.

Mr. Kessler will also focus his practice on Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights. Mr. Kessler earned his juris doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 2011. He was a 2011 summer clerk at Jones Walker and anticipates his admittance to The Florida Bar this spring.