Twelve Jones Day Dallas Lawyers Named Texas Rising Stars for 2017

3/8/17

The global law firm Jones Day is pleased to announce that 12 lawyers from its Dallas Office have been named 2017 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers. Fewer than 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys receive this honor.

The lawyers and the categories for which they were chosen are:

  • Robert J. Cardone, Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Natalia Oehninger Delaune, Employment & Labor
  • Alain A. Dermarkar, Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Laura Jane Durfee, Business Litigation
  • Melissa D. Kalka, Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Samir Kaushik, Securities Litigation
  • David Andrew Kern, Securities & Corporate Finance
  • Daniel T. O'Brien, Intellectual Property
  • Justin S. Reinus, Securities & Corporate Finance
  • Akash V. Shah, Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Emmanuel E. Ubiñas, International
  • Andrew R. Van Noord, Real Estate


The selections for this list are made by the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters Legal division.

"Congratulations to our lawyers for receiving this well-deserved honor," said Hilda Galvan, Partner-in-Charge of the Dallas Office. “This distinction demonstrates that clients recognize our lawyers’ commitment to deliver the best service across a wide range of practices, and we appreciate our colleagues for all they’ve done to earn it.”

With its singular tradition and widely recognized record of client service, Jones Day provides formidable legal talent across multiple disciplines and jurisdictions through the seamless collaboration of a true partnership that shares fundamental professional values. Spread across five continents, Jones Day has more than 2,500 lawyers in 44 offices located in major centers of business and finance around the world.