Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized as a recommended litigation firm in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia in the 2022 edition of Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys.

Jones Walker earned the ranking of “Highly Recommended” in Dispute Resolution and Labor and Employment in Louisiana and “Recommended” in Dispute Resolution in Mississippi. The 2022 Benchmark Litigation Guide also specifically highlights 22 individual attorneys with the following rankings: "40 & Under List,” "Future Star," “Labor and Employment Star,” and “Litigation Star.”

LOUISIANA

H. Mark Adams, labor and employment – “Labor and Employment Star”
Kevin O. Ainsworth, securities, commercial – “Future Star”
Robert B. Bieck, Jr., securities, commercial – “Litigation Star”
Christopher D. Cazenave, construction, energy – “40 & Under List”
Mark A. Cunningham – “Litigation Star”
Sarah Y. Dicharry, energy – “40 & Under List”
Jennifer Faroldi Kogos, labor and employment – “Labor and Employment Star”
Pauline F. Hardin, white collar crime, environmental, product liability and recall, commercial, healthcare – “Litigation Star”
Thomas P. Hubert, labor and employment – “Labor and Employment Star”
Jonathan A. Hunter, commercial, energy – “Litigation Star”
Joseph F. Lavigne, labor and employment – “Labor and Employment Star”
Michael K. Leachman – “Future Star”
Michael W. Magner, white collar crime, commercial – “Litigation Star”
Christopher S. Mann, labor and employment star – “Labor and Employment Star”
Mark A. Mintz, bankruptcy – “Future Star”
R. Patrick Vance, bankruptcy, securities, competition/antitrust, appellate, commercial, professional liability – “Litigation Star”
Patrick J. Veters, labor and employment – “Labor and Employment Star”
Hansford (Ford) P. Wogan, commercial, maritime – “40 & Under List”

MISSISSIPPI

Jeffrey R. Barber, bankruptcy, commercial – “Litigation Star”
Kaytie M. Pickett, appellate, commercial – “Litigation Star”

GEORGIA

William J. Shaughnessy, construction, commercial – “40 & Under List”
William E. Underwood, construction, commercial – “40 & Under List”

Jones Walker's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group attorneys provide litigation counsel, advice, and support to many of the world's largest corporations, as well as to prominent local and regional companies. The firm's litigation practice has considerable experience managing and resolving class actions in a variety of substantive areas, including antitrust, securities, and products liability, among others.

About Benchmark Litigation
Benchmark Litigation premiered its first edition in 2008. The publication focuses exclusively on the United States national and regional litigation markets with research compiled over a six-month research period during extensive interviews with litigators and their clients. 

About Jones Walker
Jones Walker LLP (joneswalker.com) is among the largest 135 law firms in the United States. With offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, 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.