NEW ORLEANS — June 12, 2017 — Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce that the 2017 Legal 500 United States guide has recommended the firm as a "Top Tier" firm in the Industry focus - Transport: Shipping practice area. The firm has also been recognized in both the Real Estate - Construction (including construction litigation) and Tax - US Taxes: Non-Contentious practice areas. 

Additionally, the Legal 500 United States guide has recommended 15 Jones Walker partners in three practice areas, and one Jones Walker partner, Neal J. Sweeney, has been listed in the elite "Leading Lawyers" list. 

The following partners have been recommended in the Industry focus - Transport: Shipping practice area: 

• J. Kelly Duncan
• Glenn G. Goodier
• R. Scott Jenkins 
• Robert T. Lemon II
• James E. Wright, III 

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

• Joseph P. Henner
• Stephen T. Miller
• Chad V. Theriot
• Richard J. Tyler
• Neal J. Sweeney

Mr. Sweeney was also recognized as one of Legal 500'’s elite "Leading Lawyers" in the nation in the area of Real Estate - Construction (including Construction Litigation). 

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

• Jesse R. Adams, III
• William M. Backstrom, Jr.
• Andre B. Burvant
• John F. Fletcher
• Rudolph R. Ramelli

About Legal 500
The Legal 500 Series is widely acknowledged as the world's largest legal referral guide. The publication is an independent guide, and firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit. The Legal 500 Series' analysis of law firm capabilities extends to 107 jurisdictions worldwide. 

About Jones Walker
Jones Walker LLP (www.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, Ohio, 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.

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