Jones Walker Maritime Practice ranked nationally for finance, litigation and regulatory in 2024 Chambers USA and 2024 Legal 500 United States

Jones Walker LLP has announced that its Maritime Practice Group received national rankings in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA by Chambers and Partners and in the 2024 Legal 500 United States guide.

The Maritime Practice Group was awarded national rankings in all three maritime categories in Chambers USA, including Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York), and Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory. The group was also recognized as a “Top Tier” firm in the Legal 500 United States categories Transport – Shipping: Finance and Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation.

“We are proud to be nationally recognized and that Jones Walker is one of few firms nationally ranked in all three maritime categories of transactional, litigation, and regulatory,” said Maritime Practice Group leader Scott Jenkins. “These rankings highlight the proficiency and depth of our firm’s dedicated maritime practice, which is comprised of 28 attorneys located in our New Orleans, Houston, Miami, and Washington, DC offices.”

The following Jones Walker maritime partners were listed individually as nationally recognized attorneys in Chambers USA:

• William C. Baldwin, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance

• George J. Fowler, III, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York)

• Grady S. Hurley, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (outside New York)

• R. Scott Jenkins, Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory

• Cindy Matherne Muller, Offshore Energy

The following Jones Walker maritime partners, special counsel, and associates were listed as nationally recommended attorneys in the Legal 500 United States:

• William C. Baldwin, Transport – Shipping: Finance (Leading Lawyers)

• J. Kelly Duncan, Transport – Shipping: Finance (Leading Lawyers)

• James A. Kearns, Transport – Shipping: Finance

• Cindy Matherne Muller, Transport – Shipping: Finance

• Christopher K. Ulfers, Transport – Shipping: Finance (Next Generation Partners)

• L. Etienne Balart, Transport — Shipping: Litigation and Regulation

• Richard D. Bertram, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Leading Lawyers)

• George J. Fowler, III, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Hall of Fame)

• Grady S. Hurley, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Leading Lawyers)

• R. Scott Jenkins, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Leading Lawyers)

• Sara B. Kuebel, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Rising Stars)

• Luis E. Llamas, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation

• Jefferson R. Tillery, Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation (Leading Lawyers)

• Wayne G. Zeringue, Jr., Transport – Shipping: Litigation and Regulation