The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 12 Jones Day lawyers in Miami across 14 different areas of practice. The Firm is proud of this outstanding recognition and is pleased that four of our Miami Office lawyers have been newly recognized, either for the first time or in a new category. The lawyers were acknowledged in the Best Lawyers and Ones To Watch categories as follows:
Best Lawyers:
- Lorne S. Cantor | International Mergers & Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law*
- Terri L. Chase | Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Kyle A. Diamantas | Antitrust Law
- Antonio "Tony" F. Dias | Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Ryan S. Girnun | Real Estate Law
- Evan Kanter | Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Gary L. Kaplan | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Eliot Pedrosa | Commercial Litigation; International Arbitration – Commercial; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions*
- Cristina Pérez Soto | Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Ricardo "Rick" H. Puente | International Arbitration – Commercial
*Additional Practice Area for which lawyer has been recognized for 2025
Ones To Watch:
- Justin D. Martin | Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Erika Whyte | Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers® compiles its listings at the conclusion of a months-long peer-review process, during which their researchers ask leading attorneys from specific practice areas and geographic regions about the professional abilities of their colleagues.