Jackson Walker announces the selection of 12 attorneys to Lawdragon‘s lists of the 500 leading practitioners in Restructuring & Insolvency and Corporate Employment.

Launched in 2005, Lawdragon is a legal media company that features news, editorial features, and a variety of guides to the nation’s top legal professionals who lead in a particular practice area or industry and who have handled significant matters within the past year.

Please see below for our list of honorees:

Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers

This list, according to Lawdragon, recognizes attorneys who “dazzle with their mastery of finance, dispute resolution, and litigation strategy under extreme duress.” Inclusion is based on who handled the largest restructurings globally, demonstrated professional leadership, and earned the respect of their peers. Honorees “range from all corners of the globe and may be the busiest lawyers on the planet thanks to the epic confluence of Covid-19, global financial collapse and a reordering of everything we took as a given just six months back.”

Congratulations to the following Bankruptcy, Restructuring, & Recovery attorneys named to this inaugural list, as well as to the Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers list:

• Matthew Cavenaugh (Houston)
• Wade Cooper (Austin)
• Elizabeth Carol Freeman (Houston)
• Kristhy Peguero (Houston)

Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers

In its 13th year, this guide features attorneys who have been nominated by firms, clients, and peers as the nation’s top 500 practitioners representing corporate clients in wage and hour, discrimination, immigration, executive compensation and employee benefits, unions, and other labor management claims. In this guide, Lawdragon noted that the honorees “reflect the dominance of a handful of law firms who either specialize in employment or offer profoundly strong employment practices as part of a large global platform.”

Congratulations to the following Labor & Employment attorneys named to this list:

• Jamila Brinson (Houston)—Labor & Employment
• Greta Cowart (Dallas)—Executive Compensation & Benefits
• Gary Fowler (Dallas)—Labor & Employment
• Richard Garza (San Antonio)—Labor & Employment
• Dawn Holiday (Houston)—Labor & Employment Litigation
• Gary Ingram (Fort Worth)—Labor & Employment
• John Jansonius (Dallas)—Labor & Employment
• Jay Rutherford (Fort Worth)—Labor & Employment

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Founded more than 130 years ago, Jackson Walker has played a vital role in the growth and development of Texas business. With more than 400 attorneys across seven Texas-based offices, the Firm represents Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, major financial institutions, insurance companies, and a wide range of public companies and private businesses around the globe. The Firm is ranked nationally in 27 practice areas in the U.S. News’ “Best Law Firms” rankings, has nine Chambers-ranked practices and 16 practice areas with Chambers-ranked attorneys, and has been recognized as a BTI Client Service A-Team since 2014.