Jones Walker LLP announced its top rankings in Chambers USA 2026, the world’s leading legal data and analytics provider highlighting the top attorneys and law firms across the United States for more than two decades, published by Chambers and Partners. Attorneys and law firms are selected for inclusion based on submissions by legal practices, interviews, research, and client references.
Jones Walker ranked nationally in eight practices: Construction, Energy Transition, Gaming & Licensing, Occupational Safety and Health, Offshore Energy, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York), and Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory.
The firm also ranked regionally in 18 practices: Banking & Finance (Alabama, Louisiana), Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi), Construction (Georgia, Louisiana), Corporate/Commercial (Alabama, Mississippi), Corporate/M&A (Louisiana), Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Louisiana), Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (Louisiana), Environment (Louisiana), Gaming & Licensing (Louisiana), Healthcare (Alabama, Louisiana), Intellectual Property (Louisiana), Labor & Employment (Louisiana), Litigation: General Commercial (Louisiana, Mississippi), Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Alabama, Louisiana), Public Finance (Louisiana, Mississippi), Real Estate (Louisiana, Mississippi), Tax (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi), and Tax: State & Local (Florida, New York).
This year, 100 Jones Walker attorneys across the firm’s geographic footprint in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, and Texas were recognized for their prominence in specific areas of law.
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- C. Ellis Brazeal, III, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Robert L. Carothers, Jr., Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory, Corporate/Commercial
- John W. Gant, Jr., Corporate/Commercial
- John Beaulieu (Beau) Grenier, Corporate/Commercial
- Frederick G. Helmsing, Jr., Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Brandon D. Hughey, Tax
- Michael Anthony Shaw, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Ronald A. Snider, Banking & Finance
- Michael D. Waters, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
View the full list of winners on Jones Walker’s website.