Jones Day
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Jones Day is an international law firm
founded in Cleveland, Ohio on March 1, 1893, by Judge
Edwin J. Blandin and William Lowe Rice. Jones Day is the eighth largest law firm in the world by revenue, and the fourth highest grossing firm in the US with annual revenues of US$
1.4 billion. It is also currently the second most populous law firm in the United States
with approximately 2,500 lawyers. The current managing partner, Stephen J. Brogan, is based in the firm's Washington, D.C.
office.
In 1944, an explosion
at the East Ohio Gas Company killed 130 people and destroyed 600 homes. Jones, Day lawyers counseled the gas company and settled many claims before trial.
In 1946, it opened its first office outside of Ohio in Washington, D.C.
By 1952, the firm represented the Youngstown, Ohio
steel mill in the celebrated case testing the limits of executive power
, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
.
In 1967, the firm merged with Washington D.C.-based Pogue & Neal to become Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue.
. Since that time, Crowell has matured into a top 100 law firm in its own right while Jones Day has rebuilt its Washington, D.C. office to more than 200 lawyers. That same year Jones Day opened in Columbus, Ohio
, followed in 1981 in Dallas through the acquisition of local firm Meyers, Miller, Middleton, Weiner & Warren.
with international offices in London
, Paris
and Riyadh
.
The following years saw a rapid expansion to many established and emerging financial and business centers both in the United States and abroad. In 2003, in perhaps its most significant merger to date, Jones Day merged with Gouldens, a 200 lawyer London
based firm with a solid mid-tier reputation in finance and property. Gouldens had engaged in preliminary merger negotiations with White & Case
but had abandoned them in favor of maintaining its autonomy. The London
office was known as Jones Day Gouldens during 2003 until the moniker was dropped in favor of the united global brand. The UK
-US merger followed the union between Chicago
-based firm Mayer Brown
& Platt and Rowe & Maw, another middle market UK law firm of approximately 200 attorneys as non-New York
firms sought to ramp up their expansion plans in the competitive (and lucrative) London market.
The following year, many attorneys from the unraveling intellectual property
New York boutique law firm Pennie & Edmonds
joined Jones Day to cement its reputation in that sector.
, and is regularly recognized in surveys of corporate general counsels as the top or one of the top law firms in the United States.
In 2009, Jones Day was ranked the 19th most prestigious firm on the Vault 100 yearly list of the most prestigious law firms. On the same list, Jones Day was ranked #1 Best in Region - Midwest, #1 Partner Prestige Rankings - Antitrust, and ranked in the top 25 in 15 categories.
At the 2008 ALB SE Asia Law Awards, Jones Day was crowned:
Jones Day is especially renowned for its litigation practice, which numbers over 1,000 lawyers and is the largest in the world. In 2002, the American Lawyer magazine selected Jones Day's litigation group as its first ever Litigation Department of the Year. Particular areas of strength under the broader umbrella of litigation include antitrust (or competition law
), labor & employment (which was named American Lawyer's 2008 practice group of the year), and products liability. Jones Day also has a leading appellate practice, and in recent years has ranked at or near the top of the list of private U.S. firms engaged in litigation in the United States Supreme Court (by number of cases briefed and argued on the merits).
Other awards included the following:
over the website
Blockshopper linking to their own website while discussing condo purchases by two of the firm's associates. The suit argues that linking to their site in this matter dilutes their service mark. This is seen by some as an abuse of trademark law and potentially harmful of the concept of linking.
In November, 2008 the judge overseeing the trial, Judge John W. Darrah of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, ruled to dismiss claims against BlockShopper founders Brian Timpone and Edward Weinhaus and granted a request by Jones Day to block amicus
briefs from the Electronic Frontier Foundation
and others on the grounds that they were biased.
In February, 2009, Blockshopper and Jones Day settled the case, allowing BlockShopper to continue to cover Jones Day attorneys and embed deep links to Jones Day attorney profiles on non-Jones Day owned sites. The case and settlement runs against precedent set in prior cases regarding deep linking
.
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
founded in Cleveland, Ohio on March 1, 1893, by Judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Edwin J. Blandin and William Lowe Rice. Jones Day is the eighth largest law firm in the world by revenue, and the fourth highest grossing firm in the US with annual revenues of US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
1.4 billion. It is also currently the second most populous law firm in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with approximately 2,500 lawyers. The current managing partner, Stephen J. Brogan, is based in the firm's Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
office.
History
Jones Day was founded in 1893 in Cleveland, Ohio as Blandin & Rice. In its early days, major Ohio-based clients included the Ohio & Pennsylvania Coal Company, major utilities and railroads.Early mergers
In 1939, the firm then known as Tolles, Hogsett & Glinn merged with another Cleveland firm to become Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis. The merged firm numbered 22 partners and 20 associates.In 1944, an explosion
Explosion
An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. An explosion creates a shock wave. If the shock wave is a supersonic detonation, then the source of the blast is called a "high explosive"...
at the East Ohio Gas Company killed 130 people and destroyed 600 homes. Jones, Day lawyers counseled the gas company and settled many claims before trial.
In 1946, it opened its first office outside of Ohio in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
By 1952, the firm represented the Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
steel mill in the celebrated case testing the limits of executive power
Executive Power
Executive Power is Vince Flynn's fifth novel, and the fourth to feature Mitch Rapp, an American agent that works for the CIA as an operative for a covert counter terrorism unit called the "Orion Team."-Plot summary:...
, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, , also commonly referred to as The Steel Seizure Case, was a United States Supreme Court decision that limited the power of the President of the United States to seize private property in the absence of either specifically enumerated authority under Article...
.
In 1967, the firm merged with Washington D.C.-based Pogue & Neal to become Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue.
1980 Washington D.C. split-up
The firm suffered a setback in 1980 when most of the Washington, D.C. office split to form the firm Crowell & MoringCrowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring is an international law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in Irvine, New York City, Los Angeles, Anchorage, San Francisco, London and Brussels, and around 450 lawyers....
. Since that time, Crowell has matured into a top 100 law firm in its own right while Jones Day has rebuilt its Washington, D.C. office to more than 200 lawyers. That same year Jones Day opened in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
, followed in 1981 in Dallas through the acquisition of local firm Meyers, Miller, Middleton, Weiner & Warren.
International expansion
The international expansion of Jones Day began in 1986 when the firm merged with boutique law firm Surrey & Morse, a firm of 75 attorneysLawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
with international offices in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Riyadh
Riyadh
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...
.
The following years saw a rapid expansion to many established and emerging financial and business centers both in the United States and abroad. In 2003, in perhaps its most significant merger to date, Jones Day merged with Gouldens, a 200 lawyer London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
based firm with a solid mid-tier reputation in finance and property. Gouldens had engaged in preliminary merger negotiations with White & Case
White & Case
White & Case was founded in New York in 1901 and has grown into one of the world's leading global law firms. The firm has since expanded, and has practice groups in emerging markets including Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as in Europe...
but had abandoned them in favor of maintaining its autonomy. The London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
office was known as Jones Day Gouldens during 2003 until the moniker was dropped in favor of the united global brand. The UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-US merger followed the union between Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based firm Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown
Mayer Brown is an international law firm head-quartered in Chicago which specializes in commercial transactions and litigation. The firm employs more than 1,600 lawyers, including approximately 875 in the Americas, 425 in Europe and 300 in Asia....
& Platt and Rowe & Maw, another middle market UK law firm of approximately 200 attorneys as non-New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
firms sought to ramp up their expansion plans in the competitive (and lucrative) London market.
The following year, many attorneys from the unraveling intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
New York boutique law firm Pennie & Edmonds
Pennie & Edmonds
Pennie & Edmonds was a New York City-based boutique law firm that focused on all aspects of intellectual property law. The firm practiced from 1883 until December 31, 2003, when it dissolved....
joined Jones Day to cement its reputation in that sector.
Awards
In 2002, Jones Day's Litigation Department was the first ever to receive the American Lawyers Litigaton Department of the Year award. In 2008, Jones Day was named the American Lawyer's Labor and Employment Group of the Year. Jones Day is also one of two law firms to be named to BTI Consulting's client-service hall of fameHall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
, and is regularly recognized in surveys of corporate general counsels as the top or one of the top law firms in the United States.
In 2009, Jones Day was ranked the 19th most prestigious firm on the Vault 100 yearly list of the most prestigious law firms. On the same list, Jones Day was ranked #1 Best in Region - Midwest, #1 Partner Prestige Rankings - Antitrust, and ranked in the top 25 in 15 categories.
At the 2008 ALB SE Asia Law Awards, Jones Day was crowned:
- Deal of the Year - Singapore M&A Deal of the Year
- Deal of the Year - Insolvency & Restructuring Deal of the Year
- Deal of the Year - Singapore Deal of the Year
Alumni
Notable alumni of the firm include:- Supreme CourtSupreme Court of the United StatesThe Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
Justice Antonin ScaliaAntonin ScaliaAntonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice... - U.S. Congresswoman Jane HarmanJane HarmanJane Margaret Lakes Harman is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 to 1999, and from 2001 to 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party....
- Erwin GriswoldErwin GriswoldErwin Nathaniel Griswold was an appellate attorney who argued many cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Griswold served as Solicitor General of the United States under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon. He also served as Dean of Harvard Law School for 21 years. Several times he...
, former United States Solicitor GeneralUnited States Solicitor GeneralThe United States Solicitor General is the person appointed to represent the federal government of the United States before the Supreme Court of the United States. The current Solicitor General, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 6, 2011 and sworn in on June...
and Harvard Law SchoolHarvard Law SchoolHarvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
Dean - Mark McCormackMark McCormackMark Hume McCormack was an American lawyer, sports agent for professional athletes and a prolific writer...
, sports agent and IMGIMG (business)IMG, originally known as the International Management Group is a global sports and media business headquartered in New York City.-History:...
founder - David Morse, International Labour OrganizationInternational Labour OrganizationThe International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
Director and 1969 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace - Morgan O'Brien, Nextel founder
- Marvin BowerMarvin BowerMarvin Bower was the son of the deputy recorder at Cuyahoga County. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and attended public schools there. He earned his bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1925. His father advised him to study law, and Bower graduated from Harvard Law School in 1928...
, McKinsey & Co. visionary; Bower reportedly based his approach to management consulting—now the dominant model in that profession—on his observations of the practice of law at Jones Day - Megyn KellyMegyn KellyMegyn Marie Kelly , formerly known as Megyn Kendall, is an American journalist and news anchor employed by the Fox News Channel. Kelly currently hosts America Live from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST live from the network’s New York City headquarters...
, Fox News Anchor of America Live with Megyn KellyAmerica Live with Megyn KellyAmerica Live with Megyn Kelly is a news program currently airing on the Fox News Channel from 1-3 pm Eastern Standard Time. The show began airing on February 1, 2010 and is hosted by Megyn Kelly, former co-host of America's Newsroom.-About the show:... - L. Welch PogueL. Welch PogueLloyd Welch Pogue was a pioneering American aviation attorney and chairman of the now-defunct Civil Aeronautics Board.-Early life and education:...
, former Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board
Managing partners
- Frank H. Ginn (1913–1938)
- Thomas H. Jones (1938–1948)
- John W. Reavis (1948–1975)
- Allen C. Holmes (1975–1984)
- Richard W. Pogue (1984–1993)
- Patrick F. McCartan (1993–2002)
- Stephen J. Brogan (2002–present)
Practice areas
The firm practices in virtually all areas of law, including:- AntitrustAntitrustThe United States antitrust law is a body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. Antitrust laws are intended to encourage competition in the marketplace. These competition laws make illegal certain practices deemed to hurt businesses or consumers or both,...
& competition law - Banking & finance
- Business restructuring & reorganization
- Capital marketCapital marketA capital market is a market for securities , where business enterprises and governments can raise long-term funds. It is defined as a market in which money is provided for periods longer than a year, as the raising of short-term funds takes place on other markets...
s - Corporate criminal investigations
- Employee benefits & executive compensation
- EnergyEnergyIn physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
- Environmental lawEnvironmental lawEnvironmental law is a complex and interlocking body of treaties, conventions, statutes, regulations, and common law that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment, toward the purpose of reducing the impacts of human activity...
, health, & safety - Financial institutions litigation & regulation
- Government regulation
- Health care
- Insurance liability & recovery
- Intellectual propertyIntellectual propertyIntellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
- International litigationInternational litigationInternational litigation is the practice of litigation in connection with disputes among businesses or individuals residing or based in different countries....
& arbitration - Issues & appeals
- General litigation/trial practice
- Labor & employment
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Private equity
- Product liability & tort litigation
- Real estate
- Securities and shareholder litigation & SEC enforcement
- TechnologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
- TaxTaxTo tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
Jones Day is especially renowned for its litigation practice, which numbers over 1,000 lawyers and is the largest in the world. In 2002, the American Lawyer magazine selected Jones Day's litigation group as its first ever Litigation Department of the Year. Particular areas of strength under the broader umbrella of litigation include antitrust (or competition law
Competition law
Competition law, known in the United States as antitrust law, is law that promotes or maintains market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies....
), labor & employment (which was named American Lawyer's 2008 practice group of the year), and products liability. Jones Day also has a leading appellate practice, and in recent years has ranked at or near the top of the list of private U.S. firms engaged in litigation in the United States Supreme Court (by number of cases briefed and argued on the merits).
Other awards included the following:
- "Number One for Client Service," 2002, 2004, and 2005; Top "Market Mover " in 2006, BTI Consulting Group, Inc.
- "International Law Firm of the Year," Asian Legal Business , 2005 and 2006
- Second most cited, "Who Represents Corporate America," Corporate Counsel, 2006
Controversy
In August 2008, Jones Day filed a lawsuitLawsuit
A lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...
over the website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
Blockshopper linking to their own website while discussing condo purchases by two of the firm's associates. The suit argues that linking to their site in this matter dilutes their service mark. This is seen by some as an abuse of trademark law and potentially harmful of the concept of linking.
In November, 2008 the judge overseeing the trial, Judge John W. Darrah of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, ruled to dismiss claims against BlockShopper founders Brian Timpone and Edward Weinhaus and granted a request by Jones Day to block amicus
Amicus curiae
An amicus curiae is someone, not a party to a case, who volunteers to offer information to assist a court in deciding a matter before it...
briefs from the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is an international non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal organization based in the United States...
and others on the grounds that they were biased.
In February, 2009, Blockshopper and Jones Day settled the case, allowing BlockShopper to continue to cover Jones Day attorneys and embed deep links to Jones Day attorney profiles on non-Jones Day owned sites. The case and settlement runs against precedent set in prior cases regarding deep linking
Deep linking
On the World Wide Web, deep linking is making a hyperlink that points to a specific page or image on a website, instead of that website's main or home page. Such links are called deep links.-Example:...
.