Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce its top rankings in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA.

The firm ranked regionally in 12 practices: Banking & Finance (Alabama, Louisiana); Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Alabama, Louisiana); Construction (Georgia, Louisiana); Corporate/Commercial (Mississippi); Corporate/M&A (Louisiana); Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (Louisiana); Environment (Louisiana); Gaming & Licensing (Louisiana); Healthcare (Louisiana); Labor & Employment (Louisiana); Litigation: General Commercial (Louisiana, Mississippi); and Real Estate (Louisiana, Mississippi). The firm also ranked nationally in two practices, Construction and Gaming & Licensing.

This year, 58 Jones Walker attorneys in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi were recognized for their prominence in specific areas of law. Three attorneys, J. Kelly Duncan, George J. Fowler, III, and Thomas B. Shepherd, III, were recognized nationwide. In addition, J. Kelly Duncan was recognized in the 2019 edition of Chambers Global in the area of Gaming & Gambling.

H. Mark Adams, Labor & Employment (LA)
William M. Backstrom, Jr., Corporate/M&A: Tax (LA)
Jeffrey Barber, Corporate/Commercial: Bankruptcy (MS)
Neville H. Boschert, Litigation: General Commercial (MS)
C. Ellis Brazeal, III, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (AL)
John J. Broders, Banking & Finance: Marine Finance (LA)
Boyd A. Bryan, Environment (LA)
Fred L. Chevalier, Banking & Finance: Public Finance (LA)
R. Keith Colvin, Real Estate (LA)
Mark A. Cunningham, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (LA)
Mark T. Davis, Real Estate (MS)
Nadia de la Houssaye, Healthcare (LA)
J. Kelly Duncan, Gaming & Licensing (Nationwide and LA); Banking & Finance: Marine Finance (LA); Gaming & Gambling (Global)
George J. Fowler, III, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York) (Nationwide)
Elizabeth J. Futrell, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (LA)
Covert J. Geary, Litigation: General Commercial (LA)
Jeffry W. Gray, Real Estate (LA)
Pauline F. Hardin, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (LA)
Curtis R. Hearn, Corporate M&A (LA)
Jane H. Heidingsfelder, Labor & Employment (LA)
Joseph P. Henner, Construction (GA)
Robert E. Holden, Environment (LA)
William W. Horton, Healthcare (AL)
David M. Hunter, Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (LA)
Jonathan A. Hunter, Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (LA)
Gina M. Jacobs, Corporate/Commercial (MS)
Kristina M. Johnson, Corporate/Commercial: Bankruptcy (MS)
Matthew W. Kern, Banking & Finance: Public Finance (LA)
Craig N. Landrum, Corporate/Commercial: Banking & Finance (MS)
Joseph F. Lavigne, Labor & Employment (LA)
Robert S. Lazarus, Corporate/Commercial: Municipal Finance (MS)
F. Rivers Lelong, Jr., Banking & Finance (LA)
Sidney F. Lewis, V, Labor & Employment (LA)
Michael W. Magner, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (LA)
Marjorie A. McKeithen, Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (LA)
Mark A. Mintz, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (LA)
Kenneth J. Najder, Corporate/M&A (LA)
Christopher S. Pace, Corporate/Commercial: Municipal Finance (MS)
J. Marshall Page, III, Banking & Finance (LA)
Alex P. Prochaska, Environment (LA)
Rudolph R. Ramelli, Corporate/M&A: Tax (LA)
Carl D. Rosenblum, Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (LA)
Dionne M. Rousseau, Corporate/M&A (LA)
Amy Garrity Scafidel, Banking & Finance (LA)
Robert W. Scheffy, Real Estate (LA)
Thomas B. Shepherd, III, Corporate/Commercial: Gaming & Licensing (MS); Gaming & Licensing (Nationwide)
Edward R. Shohat, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (FL)
Neal J. Sweeney, Construction (GA)
Ann Corso Taylor, Real Estate (MS)
Chad V. Theriot, Construction (GA)
Aileen S. Thomas, Corporate/Commercial: Municipal Finance (MS)
Richard J. Tyler, Construction (LA)
Susan M. Tyler, Real Estate (LA)
R. Patrick Vance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Litigation: General Commercial (LA)
Michael D. Waters, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory (AL)
Amy M. Winters, Healthcare (LA)
Richard P. Wolfe, Corporate/M&A (LA)
Scott T. Zander, Banking & Finance: Public Finance (LA)

Chambers USA ranks law firms and attorneys in six bands, with the first band being the highest ranking a firm or attorney can receive. There are also seven additional categories for attorney recognition. Jones Walker's rankings are published online on the Chambers and Partners website. Chambers and Partners has published its highly regarded legal guides since 1990, relying on research and interviews to rank firms and attorneys. Chambers USA selects attorneys and law firms for inclusion in its rankings on the basis of submissions by legal practices, interviews, research, and database resources.