Jones Day issued the following announcement on May 3.
Jones Day was recognized across five categories in The Legal Intelligencer's 2021 Professional Excellence Awards, including four lawyer recognitions in the Firm's Pittsburgh Office. Each year, The Legal Intelligencer's Professional Excellence Awards honor Pennsylvania law firms and lawyers who have made a significant, positive impact on the legal profession.
In all, the five recognitions Jones Day earned were:
- Law Firm of the Year – Finalist (winner to be announced at awards program on June 24, 2021)
- Distinguished Leaders – Rebekah (Becky) Byers Kcehowski
- Best Law Firm Mentors – Margaret (Meg) C. Gleason
- Most Effective Dealmakers – David (Dave) Grubman
- Lawyers on the Fast Track – Diana Y. Defino
Jones Day was named as a finalist for "Law Firm of the Year." The winner will be announced on June 24, 2021, with the award going to the firm in Pennsylvania that has demonstrated talent depth and a broad spectrum of achievements in litigation, deals, mentorship, and associate development over the past year.
Distinguished Leaders - Becky Kcehowski
Ms. Kcehowski is the Partner-in-Charge and head of litigation for Jones Day's Pittsburgh Office. A partner in the Firm's Business & Tort Litigation Practice, Becky leads complex consumer and commercial matters. She is well-known for her class action defense work and has defeated class certification in consumer and business-to-business cases seeking hundreds of millions of dollars. Long active in Pittsburgh, Ms. Kcehowski serves on multiple nonprofit boards, with executive committee leadership roles at the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and Junior Achievement. In 2021, Becky became co-chair of the Pennsylvania Economy League of Greater Pittsburgh, restructuring the organization as it works to promote inclusive growth and economic revitalization in the 10-county region in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Best Law Firm Mentors - Meg Gleason
Ms. Gleason is a partner in Jones Day's Business & Tort Litigation Practice and the Hiring Partner for Jones Day's Pittsburgh Office, where she leads the Recruiting Committee, mentors junior lawyers, and is a member of the Diversity, Inclusion & Advancement Committee. As a Business & Tort Litigation Partner, Ms. Gleason litigates high-stakes commercial matters in state and federal court and arbitral tribunals. In addition to her litigation practice, she maintains an active pro bono practice, including previously leading the trial of a successful international child abduction case in federal court. She is active in the local federal court professional community and has served as co-chair of the federal local rules advisory committee and as chairperson of a federal judicial merit selection panel. She currently serves on the board of directors of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
Most Effective Dealmakers - Dave Grubman
Mr. Grubman is a partner in Jones Day's M&A Practice and has long been a trusted advisor to numerous public company and private-equity backed clients in their most strategically significant transactions. He currently represents, among others, U.S. Steel Corporation, Shiseido Co. Ltd, Coronado Global Resources Inc., FirstEnergy Corporation, NEP Group, Inc., Tekni-Plex, Inc., Hornblower Group, CNX Resources, and Calgon Carbon Corporation. Notably, during the height of the pandemic, General Motors turned to Mr. Grubman to lead Jones Day's representation of GM's groundbreaking Project V partnership with Ventec Life Systems to manufacture ventilators for the U.S. government. Mr. Grubman runs the Pittsburgh Office M&A Practice, is co-head of Business Development, and is a member of the Recruiting Committee. He is also very active in his community, serving in leadership positions on the board of directors of Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh, where he is the immediate past board chair, and the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.
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