May 15, 2026
News
Jones Day Announces 33 New Partners for 2026
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jones Day has announced the promotion of 33 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2026.
“This new class of partners once again demonstrates Jones Day’s ability to deliver strategic guidance and innovative legal solutions to clients facing increasingly complex business challenges around the world,” said Gregory M. Shumaker, Managing Partner of Jones Day.
The newly appointed partners represent a wide range of practice areas and global offices, highlighting the firm’s international reach and multidisciplinary legal capabilities.
The full list of new partners includes:
- Jérémy Attali – Investigations & White Collar Defense, Paris
- TJ Auner – Business & Tort Litigation, Los Angeles
- Artur Badra – Corporate, São Paulo
- Connor J. Baer – Business & Tort Litigation, Pittsburgh
- Anna C. Bretting – Business Restructuring & Reorganization, Munich
- Andrew M. Butler – Business Restructuring & Reorganization, New York
- T. Kaitlin Crowder – Intellectual Property, Cleveland
- Mark G. Davies – Real Estate, London
- Brittany A. DePeder – Financial Markets, Columbus
- Ross D'Lima – Corporate, London
- Ryan T. Drzemiecki – Corporate, Pittsburgh
- Tito Escobar – Real Estate, New York
- Julia V.S. Feldman – Corporate, New York
- Robert J. Harris – Corporate, London
- Nicholas Hodges – Business & Tort Litigation, San Diego
- Jeffrey A. Kaplan Jr. – Business & Tort Litigation, Atlanta
- Jeremy R. Kauffman – Business & Tort Litigation, Los Angeles
- Susan E. Kessler – Financial Markets, Pittsburgh
- Mary E. Kubiuk – Financial Markets, Atlanta
- Barry Lai – Global Disputes, Taipei
- Krista N. Mancini – Financial Markets, Miami
- Lauren S. Moses – Tax, Melbourne
- Caroline D. Murray – Business & Tort Litigation, Los Angeles
- Zack Oswald – Corporate, Singapore
- Sid Pepels – Business Restructuring & Reorganization, Amsterdam
- Isel M. Perez – Business Restructuring & Reorganization, Miami
- William T. Sinchuk – Corporate, New York
- David Kenneth Suska – Issues & Appeals, Detroit
- Margaret Toohey Fulton – Global Disputes, Cleveland
- Kelly Ozurovich Watne – Business & Tort Litigation, Los Angeles
- Chloe C. West – Corporate, London
- Kevin M. Wilcock – Antitrust & Competition Law, Düsseldorf
- Wenhua Yu – Intellectual Property, San Diego
About Jones Day
Jones Day is an international law firm with more than 2,500 lawyers across 40 offices on five continents. The firm is known for its strong client service culture, collaborative partnership model, and deep legal expertise across multiple industries and jurisdictions worldwide.