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- 67 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
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- www.jonesday.com
London : Corporate and commercial
Within Commercial contracts, tier 5
Jonathon Little, Elizabeth Robertson and newly promoted partner Rhys Thomas make up the team at Jones Day. The firm recently assisted Brit Insurance with major offshore ITO and BPO contracts, and counts Tech Mahindra, Legal and General and Ted Baker among its clients.
Within Corporate tax Corporate tax
Within Equity capital markets: US capability, tier 5
Jones Day’s ‘responsive and friendly’ Marie Elena Angulo has ‘good market intelligence and an extensive network of contacts, and always explains positions clearly and concisely’.
Within EU and competition, tier 4
Jones Day’s six-partner team acts for clients including AstraZeneca and the London Metal Exchange, and has strength in cross-border matters, behavioural issues, cartel risk management, and mergers. It acted for Apple in relation to the European Commission’s eBooks investigation. Frances Murphy and Vincent Brophy are recommended.
Within Financial services, tier 4
Jones Day’s team includes Tim Flood, who has grown the firm’s investment funds advisory practice; and bank regulatory capital and market infrastructure specialist John Ahern, who joined from Addleshaw Goddard LLP. The team advised on the regulatory aspects of an investment in Virgin Money.
Within Flotations: small and mid-cap, tier 4
Giles Elliott leads the capital markets team at Jones Day, which counts issuers and banks such as JP Morgan Cazenove as clients.
Within M&A: premium deals, £250m+, tier 6
Jones Day’s corporate team acted on 44 deals totalling $9.3bn in 2011, including advising new client Lascelles de Mercado & Co on its $350m hostile takeover by Black Sand Acquisition Limited. Paul Exley and Eric Stuart arrived from Simmons & Simmons LLP and Ashurst respectively, joining a team that includes the highly respected Leon Ferera.
Within Private equity: transactions, tier 6
Headed by the ‘very good’ Adam Greaves, Jones Day advises mid-market sponsors in the UK market as well as assisting clients in the context of the firm’s broader international offering. Recent highlights include advising WL Ross & Co on the equity funding of Virgin Money’s acquisition of Northern Rock. Other clients include Inflexion, Goldman Sachs and Alcuin Capital.
Within Venture capital, tier 6
At Jones Day, Adam Greaves is an ‘excellent operator’.
London : Crime, fraud and licensing
Within Fraud: civil, Jones Day is a first tier firm,
Jones Day continues to advise the joint liquidators of Weavering Capital, a London-based fund manager that collapsed in March 2009 following the discovery of a fraud covering up losses of over $500m. Sion Richards is ‘very sensible’. Rhys Thomas and Harriet Territt were promoted to partner, and Glyn Powell joined the team as of counsel from the SFO. Richard Anyamene is now at Mishcon de Reya.
Within Fraud: corporate crime Leading individuals: Fraud
Within Fraud: white-collar crime Leading individuals: Fraud
London : Dispute resolution
Within Banking litigation: investment and retail, tier 4
Jones Day, which rises a tier in the ranking, continues to act as special counsel to the Lehman estate (in bankruptcy). The firm also successfully represented a group of clients in the first-ever external review panel convened by the ISDA, and has since been instructed in respect of other potential determinations by the panel. Michael Brown and Sion Richards are recommended.
Within Commercial litigation, tier 4
Jones Day is recognised for its capabilities in high-stakes litigation. The practice represented Wael Khoury in relation to what is reportedly the Commercial Court’s largest-ever contempt of court application. Craig Shuttleworth is London litigation head; and Stephen Brown and Sion Richards are other key contacts.
Within International arbitration International arbitration
London : Finance
Within Corporate restructuring and insolvency, Jones Day is a third tier firm,
At Jones Day, US-qualified ‘restructuring lawyer par excellence’ Corinne Ball will now be splitting her time between the firm’s London and New York offices; the move is indicative of an increased focus on European restructurings and a shot in the arm following the departure of Adam Plainer to Weil, Gotshal & Manges. The team has been particularly active on distressed M&A transactions, including advising Wilbur Ross on the acquisition of Northern Rock by Virgin Money. Kay Morley advised the Jarvis Hotels Group on the restructuring and sale of the majority of its hotel portfolio to Jupiter Hotels. Leading restructuring lawyer Matthew French joined in March 2012.
Within Debt capital markets, tier 5
Jones Day kickstarted its DCM practice with the hire of Drew Salvest from Mayer Brown International LLP. His recent work, while at his previous firm, includes advising Global Switch Holdings on a €600m bond issue.
Within Emerging markets, tier 5
Edwin Borrini at Jones Day in 2011 advised Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation in relation to an unsecured $1bn facility agreement made available by Russian Commercial Bank (Cyprus).
Within Investment funds Investment funds
Within Trade finance, Jones Day is a third tier firm,
At Jones Day, the ‘helpful and knowledgeable’ Ed Borrini advised the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi on an $80m Coface-backed loan to Kazatomprom and Astana Solar. David Fricker, who excels on pre-export finance structures, advised Standard Bank on a $100m borrowing base facility for Tiway Oil. Michael Pabst arranged a $170m syndicated project finance facility for Base Resources Ltd.
London : Human resources
Within Employee share schemes, tier 5
John Papadakis is recommended at Jones Day.
Within Employment: employers and senior executives, tier 7
Jones Day’s team, though small, advises on heavyweight matters including multimillion-pound exit packages and shareholder disputes. It recently assisted Altium Capital in relation to its redundancy exercise. Mark Taylor is praised by competitors, and acts for Legal & General, Harsco and ANSYS.
Within Pensions, tier 4
Jones Day suffered a blow with the loss of its former head of department Rosalind Connor to Taylor Wessing LLP. Stephen Brown and new group head John Papadakis remain, and continue to advise clients such as Hanson, Edmundson Electrical and Eastman Chemical Company. The litigation team is representing Procter & Gamble in a case concerning the transfer of pension liabilities under TUPE.
London : Insurance
Within Product liability: defendant, tier 5
Jones Day has a European product liability and recalls practice, with commercial litigator Ian Lupson the main contact in London.
London : Projects, energy and natural resources
Within Mining and minerals, Jones Day is a third tier firm,
Highly rated finance and emerging markets lawyer Michael Pabst at Jones Day advised Base Resources Limited, a minerals exploration and development company, on the US aspects of a $175m placement and rights issue.
Within Oil and gas, tier 5
Jones Day’s already strong reputation for oil and gas M&A was bolstered by the arrival of Paul Exley from Simmons & Simmons LLP in September 2011. Exley heads a team which in 2011 advised Petronet Holdings on its acquisition of Galana Africa.
Within Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables), tier 4
Jones Day has been active in conventional and renewables, and has experience in nuclear decommissioning matters. It advised Saudi Masader Company on its bid for the Qurayyah power project in Saudi Arabia. Paul Exley, who joined from Simmons & Simmons LLP in September 2011, heads the group.
London : Real estate
Within Commercial property, Jones Day is a third tier firm,
Jones Day advises five of the 23 REITS in the UK, and advised Metric on the establishment of a joint venture with the Universities Superannuation Scheme creating a £150m fund. ‘The commerciality of any proposal is considered, which is invaluable’, with David Smith praised as ‘knowledgeable and always eager to help’. David Roberts, new partner Iain Hindhaugh and associate Alice Conway are ‘all very good’.
Within Construction, tier 4
Jones Day acts in arbitrations and adjudications concerning energy and resources projects, and real estate disputes in the Middle East. The team acted for Barwa Real Estate Company in an ICC arbitration against a contractor, concerning FDIC contract law. China State Construction and Engineering Corp is also a client. Hamish Lal leads the group.
Within Property finance, Jones Day is a third tier firm,
Jones Day takes ‘a practical and commercial approach, not playing point-scoring games’. It advised Delancey/DV4 Ltd on the £1.1bn takeover of Minerva. Other clients include MSREF, Macquarie Bank and M&G. Andrew Barker and Liz Saxton are recommended.
Within Property litigation, tier 5
Commercial litigator Craig Shuttleworth now heads Jones Day’s group, following Richard Anyamene’s move to Mishcon de Reya in October 2011.
London : TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Within Intellectual property, tier 5
Jones Day focuses on cross-border work, and acts for various multinationals. Alastair McCulloch covers a wide range of industry sector matters, including hi-tech patents. Neil Coulson joined Baker Botts (UK) LLP.
Within IT and telecoms, tier 4
Jones Day’s Jonathon Little leads on transactional IT matters, and recently acted for Brit Insurance on outsourcing systems to Infosys. On the contentious side, the firm represented Apple in an EC investigation regarding the sale of e-books. Nicholas Cotter has experience in contentious telecoms regulatory matters.
Within Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, tier 4
Jones Day’s competition head Frances Murphy is experienced in European court proceedings, and recently advised AstraZeneca in an ECJ appeal of a case involving alleged abuse of regulatory procedures in relation to its ulcer drug Losec. Other clients include Sanofi-Aventis, Mercury Pharma and MedImmune.
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Australia
Offices in Sydney
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency
Belgium
Offices in Brussels
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Competition : Competition
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping : Customs, trade, WTO and anti-dumping
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU regulatory : Telecoms
- Information technology : Information technology
- Labour and employment : Labour and employment
- Tax : Tax
China
Offices in Shanghai and Beijing
- Corporate and M&A : Foreign firms
- Dispute resolution : Foreign firms
- Intellectual property : Foreign firms
- Private equity/venture capital : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
- TMT : Foreign firms
- Tax : Foreign firms
Germany
Offices in Frankfurt, Munich, and Dusseldorf
- Antitrust : Antitrust
- Banking and finance : Bank lending
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Information technology and outsourcing : Information technology and outsourcing
- Insolvency and restructuring : Restructuring
- IP: patents : Litigation
- Private equity : Private equity
- Real estate and construction : Real estate
- Telecoms : Telecoms
Spain
Offices in Madrid
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- Real estate : Real estate
- TMT : TMT
France
Offices in Paris
- Administrative and public law : Administrative and public law
- Aviation : Aviation
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- EU competition and distribution : EU competition and distribution
- Employment : Employment
- Environment : Environment
- Health and life sciences : Health and life sciences
- IT, telecoms and the internet : IT, telecoms and the internet
- Insolvency : Insolvency
- Intellectual property : Full-service firms
- Intellectual property : Patent and trade mark attorneys
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity : Private equity
- Private equity : Fund formation
- Project finance and energy : Energy
- Project finance and energy : Project finance
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Construction : Construction
- Corporate (including M&A) : Corporate (including M&A)
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Dispute resolution: international arbitration : Dispute resolution: international arbitration
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- Real estate : Real estate
Indonesia
Latin America: International firms
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
India
Offices in New Delhi and Mumbai
Italy
Offices in Milan
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome : Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU, regulatory and competition law : EU, regulatory and competition law
- Employment : Employment
- Energy : Energy
- Real estate : Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
Japan
Offices in Tokyo
- Antitrust and competition law : International firms and joint ventures
- Banking and finance : International firms and joint ventures
- Corporate and M&A : International firms and joint ventures
- Dispute resolution : International firms and joint ventures
- Intellectual property : Independent local firms
- Intellectual property : International firms and joint ventures
- Labour and employment : International firms and joint ventures
- Real estate : International firms and joint ventures
- Structured finance/securitisation : International firms and joint ventures
- Tax : International firms and joint ventures
London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: US capability
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services
- Corporate and commercial : Flotations: small and mid-cap
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: premium deals, £250m+
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions
- Corporate and commercial : Venture capital
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: corporate crime
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: white-collar crime
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Finance : Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Emerging markets
- Finance : Investment funds
- Finance : Trade finance
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment: employers and senior executives
- Human resources : Pensions
- Insurance : Product liability: defendant
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Property finance
- Real estate : Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
Mexico
Offices in Mexico City
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
Russia
Offices in Moscow
Singapore
Offices in Singapore
- Banking and finance : Local firms
- Banking and finance : Foreign firms
- Capital markets : Foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Local firms
- Corporate and M&A : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
Saudi Arabia
Offices in Riyadh, Al-Khobar, and Jeddah
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
Taiwan
Offices in Taipei
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
United States
Offices in San Francisco, Houston, Washington DC, Pittsburgh, New York, Irvine, Dallas, Columbus, Cleveland, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Diego, Palo Alto, and Boston
- Finance : Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance : Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Finance : Corporate restructuring
- Finance : Municipal bankruptcy
- Finance : Structured finance
- Industry focus : Environment: litigation
- Industry focus : Insurance: advice to policyholders
- Intellectual property : Patent litigation: full coverage
- Labor and employment : ERISA litigation
- Labor and employment : Employee benefits and executive compensation
- Labor and employment : Labor and employment litigation
- Labor and employment : Labor-management relations
- Labor and employment : Workplace and employment counseling
- Litigation : Product liability and mass tort defense: aerospace/aviation
- Litigation : Product liability and mass tort defense: automotive/transport
- Litigation : Product liability and mass tort defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Litigation : Product liability and mass tort defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Litigation : Product liability and mass tort defense: toxic tort
- Litigation : Supreme Court and appellate
- Media, technology and telecoms : Technology: data protection and privacy
- Media, technology and telecoms : Technology: outsourcing
- Media, technology and telecoms : Technology: transactions
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Antitrust
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : M&A: large deals ($1bn-5bn)
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Private equity buyouts
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Venture capital and emerging companies
- Real estate and construction : Construction (including construction litigation)
- Real estate and construction : Real estate