Jones Walker LLP is proud to announce that the firm has been named a National Tier 1 “Best Law Firm” in the Admiralty and Maritime Law, Construction Law, and Litigation – Construction practice areas in the 2026 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” The firm also earned national rankings in the following practice areas:

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Environmental Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Litigation – Antitrust
• Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Litigation – Environmental
• Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Oil and Gas Law
• Project Finance Law
• Securities Regulation
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates
• Venture Capital Law

The firm has also been recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® as a Metropolitan Tier 1 “Best Law Firm” for key practice areas in the Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Houston, Jackson, Miami, Mobile, and New Orleans regions.

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from leading attorneys in their field, and reviews of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. Clients are asked to provide feedback on firm practice groups, addressing experience, responsiveness, understanding of a business and its needs, cost-effectiveness, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. Practices are classified and ranked in national and metropolitan categories established by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®.

About Jones Walker
Jones Walker LLP (joneswalker.com) is among the largest 140 law firms in the United States. With offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, and Texas, we serve local, regional, national, and international business interests. The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal services to major multinational public and private corporations, Fortune® 500 companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and emerging companies doing business in the United States and abroad.