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Jones Walker LLP Recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2024 Guide

Press Release

June 17, 2024
|
New Orleans

Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce that the firm and 47 attorneys have been recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2024 guide.

The firm was recognized as a “Top Tier” firm in the following practice areas:

  • M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (sub-$500M)
  • Transport – Shipping: Finance
  • Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation

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

  • Energy – Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
  • Energy – Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
  • Energy – Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
  • Environment – Environment: Transactional
  • Labor and Employment – Workplace and Employment Counseling
  • Real Estate – Construction (including Construction Litigation)
  • Real Estate – Real Estate
  • Tax – US Taxes: Non-Contentious

Firm partners William C. Baldwin, Richard D. Bertram, J. Kelly Duncan, Grady S. Hurley, R. Scott Jenkins, Chad V. Theriot, and Jefferson R. Tillery were listed in the elite “Leading Lawyers” list, and firm partners George J. Fowler, III and Neal J. Sweeney were listed in the “Hall of Fame” list. Additionally, firm partners Tiffany C. Raush and Christopher K. Ulfers were listed in the “Next Generation Partners” list and associate Sara B. Kuebel was listed in the “Rising Stars” list. The Legal 500 United States 2024 guide also recommended 47 Jones Walker attorneys in 11 practice areas.

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

  • Brett Beter
  • John Beaulieu (Beau) Grenier
  • Curtis R. Hearn
  • J. Marshall Page, III
  • Dionne M. Rousseau
  • Britton H. Seal
  • Kelly C. Simoneaux

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

  • William C. Baldwin
  • J. Kelly Duncan
  • James A. Kearns
  • Cindy Matherne Muller
  • Christopher K. Ulfers

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

  • L. Etienne Balart
  • Richard D. Bertram
  • George J. Fowler, III
  • Grady S. Hurley
  • R. Scott Jenkins
  • Sara B. Kuebel
  • Luis E. Llamas
  • Jefferson R. Tillery
  • Wayne G. Zeringue, Jr.

The following attorneys have been recommended in the Energy – Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas practice area:

  • Jonathan A. Hunter
  • Grady S. Hurley
  • Marjorie A. McKeithen

The following attorneys have been recommended in the Energy – Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas practice area:

  • Jonathan A. Hunter
  • Grady S. Hurley
  • Marjorie A. McKeithen

The following attorneys have been recommended in the Energy – Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas practice area:

  • David A. Hunter
  • Jonathan A. Hunter
  • Grady S. Hurley
  • Marjorie A. McKeithen

The following attorneys have been recommended in the Environment – Environment: Transactional practice area:

  • Robert (Bob) E. Holden
  • Alex P. Prochaska
  • Meghan E. Smith

The following attorneys have been recommended in the Labor and Employment – Workplace and Employment Counseling practice area:

  • H. Mark Adams
  • Jennifer Faroldi Kogos
  • Sidney F. Lewis, V

The following attorneys have been recommended in the Real Estate – Construction (including Construction Litigation) practice area:

  • Michael C. Drew
  • Stephen T. Miller
  • Tiffany C. Raush
  • Neal J. Sweeney
  • Chad V. Theriot

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

  • R. Keith Colvin
  • Mark T. Davis
  • Jeffry W. Gray
  • Henry R. O’Connor, III
  • Robert W. Scheffy, Jr.
  • Ann Corso Taylor

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

  • Jesse R. Adams, III
  • William M. Backstrom, Jr.
  • David F. Edwards
  • John F. Fletcher
  • Jonathan R. Katz
  • Kelly Rushin Lewis

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 largest 140 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.

Related Professionals
  • Jesse R. Adams, III
  • H. Mark Adams
  • William M. Backstrom, Jr.
  • L. Etienne Balart
  • William C. Baldwin
  • Richard D. Bertram
  • Brett Beter
  • Mark T. Davis
  • Michael C. Drew
  • J. Kelly Duncan
  • David F. Edwards
  • John F. Fletcher
  • George J. Fowler, III
  • Jeffry W. Gray
  • John Beaulieu (Beau) Grenier
  • Curtis R. Hearn
  • Robert "Bob" E. Holden
  • David M. Hunter
  • Jonathan A. Hunter
  • Grady S. Hurley
  • R. Scott Jenkins
  • Jonathan R. Katz
  • James A. Kearns
  • Jennifer Faroldi Kogos
  • Sara B. Kuebel
  • Sidney F. Lewis, V
  • Kelly Lewis
  • Luis E. Llamas
  • Marjorie A. McKeithen
  • Stephen T. Miller
  • Cindy Matherne Muller
  • Henry F. O'Connor, III
  • J. Marshall Page, III
  • Alex P. Prochaska
  • Tiffany C. Raush
  • Dionne M. Rousseau
  • Robert W. Scheffy, Jr.
  • Britton H. Seal
  • Kelly C. Simoneaux
  • Meghan E. Smith
  • Neal J. Sweeney
  • Ann Corso Taylor
  • Chad V. Theriot
  • Jefferson R. Tillery
  • Christopher K. Ulfers
  • Wayne G. Zeringue, Jr.

Related Practices

  • Corporate
  • Energy Litigation
  • Energy Regulatory
  • Energy Transactional Support
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Labor & Employment
  • Real Estate
  • Tax
  • Oil & Gas
  • Environmental Transactional
  • Construction
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

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  • Energy, Environmental & Natural Resources
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