The Legal 500

Jones Day’s London office is an integral part of the global firm and has more than 200 fee-earners in the centre of the City. Its lawyers have extensive UK and international experience and provide domestic and global clients with high-quality advice across the full range of legal services.

The firm: Jones Day London is at the centre of the firm’s European network, which includes offices in Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Munich and Paris and is fully integrated into the firm’s global network of 35 offices. Jones Day’s ‘one firm’ approach means all its clients benefit from the firm’s extensive multi-disciplinary international experience and obtain seamless access to the right legal resources from around the world whenever required.

Since the firm’s founding in 1893, Jones Day, in response to its clients’ needs, has grown from a small, local practice to one of the world’s largest international law firms. With more than 2,500 lawyers, including 400 in Europe and 200 in Asia, resident in 35 offices around the world, the firm counts more than half of the Fortune Global 500 among its clients.

Jones Day’s success stems from its key strengths: high-value client service; depth of people, experience and resources; and a one-firm organisation and culture that allows it to bring the best of the firm to every engagement, regardless of the location of the client or the details of their needs.

The firm’s commitment to client service is recognised in independent client satisfaction surveys year after year. Jones Day is the only firm to earn top ratings year after year in surveys by The BTI Consulting Group – no other firm has matched the first-place record. ‘2011 marks Jones Day’s sixth appearance in the number 1 spot – and 10th straight year as a leader in the BTI Client Service A-Team’ says BTI’s report. Additionally, the firm features in the top tables of The Legal Week Intelligence’s annual client satisfaction survey, ranking second of all international firms in 2009. In a four-year review of the survey, researchers commented ‘in three out of the last four years Jones Day has outperformed the UK magic circle firms in terms of quality of legal and commercial advice’.

Jones Day has been ranked number one globally in M&A league tables for the first half of 2011, maintaining a position it has held for 43 consecutive quarters.

For more information, please visit www.jonesday.com.

Types of work undertaken: Principal areas of practice in London include M&A, capital markets, private equity, banking and finance, business restructuring, investment funds, litigation, intellectual property, tax and real estate. The firm also has teams of lawyers experienced in areas such as competition, construction, environmental, employment and pensions law.

Other offices: Alkhobar*, Atlanta, Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, Irvine, Jeddah*, Los Angeles, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Moscow, Munich, New Delhi, New York, Paris, Pittsburgh, Riyadh, San Diego, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, Washington * To open later in 2011

Breakdown of work %
M&A/securities 30
Lending/structured finance, derivatives 15
Litigation 20
Real estate 20
Private equity 15

Number of partners 47
Number of other fee-earners 149

Languages
Arabic
Cantonese
Chinese
Czech
Dutch
French
Finnish
Flemish
German
Greek
Hebrew
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Mandarin
Portuguese
Punjabi
Russian
Slovak
Spanish
Swedish
Welsh

Other offices
Alkhobar
Atlanta
Beijing
Boston
Brussels
Chicago
Cleveland
Columbus
Dallas
Dubai
Frankfurt
Hong Kong
Houston
Irvine
Jeddah
Los Angeles
Madrid
Mexico City
Milan
Moscow
Munich
New Delhi
New York
Paris
Pittsburgh
Riyadh
San Diego
San Francisco
São Paulo
Shanghai
Silicon Valley
Singapore
Sydney
Taipei
Tokyo
Washington DC

Number of lawyers 2,500

at this office 160