Jones Day's large-scale business and tort litigation practice group is vastly experienced in nationwide bet-the-company commercial disputes. Washington DC-based practitioner John Majoras jointly leads the department alongside Atlanta’s Stephanie Parker . Trial lawyer Majoras is a key name for a broad suite of issues, including antitrust and product liability cases, consumer class actions, hostile corporate takeovers, and energy and media litigation, while Parker has extensive experience in high-stakes product liability and mass tort cases, leading the firm’s nationwide work in tobacco product liability litigation. Partner-in-charge of the New York office Leon DeJulius is an important point of contact for trial and appellate work, frequently appearing in federal circuit courts and state supreme courts. California-based attorney Karen Hewitt heads up the San Diego office and is well known in the market for conducting internal investigations involving criminal and civil issues, focusing on possible violations of federal law.

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Key clients

  • Board of Regents of the University of Michigan
  • Boeing Company
  • Celgene Corporation
  • Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
  • Daikin America
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
  • R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
  • Sherwin-Williams Company, The
  • Union Pacific Railroad Company
  • Walmart Stores, Inc.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

John Majoras, Stephanie Parker

Other key lawyers

Karen Hewitt, Leon DeJulius Jr