George W. Jones, Jr. Partner Washington, D.C.  202.736.8158 202.736.8711 Fax Vcard

GEORGE W. JONES, JR. is a partner in Sidley's Washington, D.C., office. Since joining the firm in 1983, Mr. Jones has represented clients in complex commercial and regulatory litigation, involving substantive areas such as antitrust, contracts, employment discrimination, energy, environmental law, fair lending, labor, healthcare policy and products liability. Mr. Jones also advises both law firms and in-house law departments on questions of professional responsibility, including state rules of professional conduct and federal reporting obligations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to § 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. He has handled internal corporate investigations of employee fraud and embezzlement, and related civil and administrative proceedings. In addition to federal and state court proceedings and administrative proceedings, Mr. Jones has participated in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including both arbitration and mediation.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Jones was a law clerk to Judge Philip W. Tone on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Mr. Jones also served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States for two years, during which time he argued five cases on behalf of the federal government in the United States Supreme Court.