The global law firm Jones Day was awarded 278 rankings in 49 practice areas in the 2020 U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" survey published jointly by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers®. Thirty-two Jones Day practices received a National Tier 1 ranking.
Jones Day was awarded the "Law Firm of the Year" designation in the "Commercial Litigation" category. Only one law firm in each practice area achieves "Law Firm of the Year" recognition.
The 32 practices receiving National Tier 1 rankings are:
- Antitrust Law
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Energy Law
- Environmental Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Litigation - Securities
- Litigation - Tax
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Tax Law
U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" recognition is based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and a review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.