Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce the firm has been recommended in the 2020 Legal 500 United States guide as a “Top Tier” firm in the following practice area:

• Industry Focus – Transport: Shipping – Finance

The firm has also been recommended in the following five practice areas:

• Industry Focus – Transport: Shipping – Litigation and Regulation
• Real Estate – Construction
• M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M)
• Real Estate – Real Estate
• Tax – US Taxes: Non-Contentious

Additionally, firm partner Amy Garrity Scafidel was listed in the elite “Leading Lawyers” list, and firm partner Neal Sweeney was listed in the “Hall of Fame” list. Jones Walker associate Bill Shaughnessy was listed in the “Rising Stars” list. The Legal 500 United States guide also recommended 19 Jones Walker attorneys in six practice areas.

The following attorneys have been recommended in the Industry focus – Transport – Shipping – Finance practice area:

• Amy Garrity Scafidel
• George J. Fowler, III
• James A. Kearns
• J. Kelly Duncan
• William C. Baldwin

The following attorneys have been recommended in the Industry focus – Transport – Shipping – Litigation and Regulation practice area:

• George J. Fowler, III
• Grady S. Hurley
• Jefferson R. Tillery
• Richard D. Bertram
• R. Scott Jenkins

The following attorneys have been recommended in the Real Estate – Construction practice area:

• Chad V. Theriot
• Michael C. Drew
• Neal J. Sweeney
• William J. Shaughnessy

The following attorneys have been recommended in the M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (Sub-$500M) practice area:

• Curtis R. Hearn
• J. Marshall Page

The following attorney has been recommended in the Real Estate – Real Estate practice area:

• Henry F. O’Connor, III

The following attorneys have been recommended in the Tax – US Taxes: Non-Contentious practice area:

• Jesse R. Adams, III
• Jonathan R. Katz
• William M. Backstrom, Jr.

About Legal 500
The Legal 500 Series (legal500.com) is widely acknowledged as the world’s largest legal referral guide. The publication analyzes the capabilities of law firms across the world and assesses the strength of law firms in over 150 jurisdictions. The Legal 500 Series rankings are based on a series of criteria and highlight practice area teams that provide the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.

About Jones Walker
Jones Walker LLP (joneswalker.com) is among the 120 largest law firms in the United States serving local, regional, national, and international business interests with offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, and Texas. 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.