Laura Davis Jones is a name partner, a member of the firm’s managing committee, and the managing partner of the firm’s Delaware office. She gained national recognition as debtor’s counsel in the Continental Airlines bankruptcy case, and has represented numerous debtors, creditors’ committees, bank groups, acquirers, and other significant constituencies in chapter 11 cases and workout proceedings. She lectures at national bankruptcy and litigation seminars, and has authored numerous articles. Ms. Jones was awarded the 2023 Tina’s Brozman Mentoring Award at the Tina’s Wish 15th Annual Benefit, has been named “Deal Maker of the Year” by The American Lawyer, and has been profiled on additional occasions in The American Lawyer.
Ms. Jones has been named continuously by her peers as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” and as one of the “Best Lawyers in Delaware,” and was selected as one of the top ten lawyers in Delaware by “Delaware Super Lawyers.” She is a Fellow of t
Show moreEducation
- University of Delaware (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude)
- Dickinson School of Law (J.D.)
- Alpha Mu Alpha; Beta Gamma Sigma; Delta Theta Phi (Officer)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
Clerkships
- Law clerk, Judge Helen Balick (Bankr. D. Del.)
- Chapter 11 debtors in M & G USA Corporation, True Religion, American Apparel, Emerald Oil, Deb Stores, Cache Inc., Magnum Hunter Resources, Delivery Agent, Revstone Industries, Exide Technologies, EveryWare Global, AFA Investment and SS Body Armor, Inc., Champion Homes; Aegis Mortgage; Filene’s Basement; Mesa Air Group; EZ Lube; Mortgage Lenders Network; Latham International; Visteon Corporation; Intermet Corporation; Focal Communications; Superior TeleCom; Redback Networks; ACandS; Trans World Airlines; W.R. Grace & Company; American Tissue; Federal Mogul; Harnischfeger Industries; Fleming Companies; Zenith Electronics; Inacom Communications; RBX Corporation
- Creditors’ committees in TK Holdings (Takata Americas), LCI Holding Company (“LifeCare”), NE Opco, Palm Harbor Homes, Trico Marine Services, Premier International (Six Flags), Smurfit-Stone Container, Landsource Communities Development, Magna Entertainment, Waterlink, Key3Media, Finova Group, Exodus Communications, Duke and Long Distributing Company; Purina Mills
- Counsel to second-lien notes indenture trustee of Energy Future Holdings Corporation
- Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy (Third Circuit Director, 2022-)
- Founding Chair and Member, Board of ABI Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop
- Board Member, Georgetown/ABI Views from the Bench
- Board Member, VALCON
- Member, Committee for the 2017 TMA Distressed Investing Conference
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association Bankruptcy Subcommittee
- American Bar Association Business Bankruptcy Committee Subcommittee on Chapter 11 Bankruptcies
- Member, American Bar Association Business Bankruptcy Committee Subcommittee on Bankruptcy Rules
- Important Issues and Developments When Filing a Proof of Claim DailyDAC, April 7, 2022
- The Nuts & Bolts of Ipso Facto Clauses and Golden Share Arrangements That May Sidestep the Bankruptcy Code’s Prohibition DailyDAC, July 15, 2021
- High Court Bankruptcy IP Case May Spur Rejection Litigation Law360, May 22, 2019
- Navigating Corporate Bankruptcy in the Electronic Age Bankruptcy Law 360, January 15, 2015
- Numerous articles for national and regional seminars
- Coauthor with Erin Gray, “Recent Developments in Avoidance Actions,” in Best of ABI 2012: The Year in Business Bankruptcy (ABI)
- Contributing author, Bankruptcy Business Acquisitions (LexMed 1998)
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Laura Davis Jones Named Among ABF Journal’s Inaugural “Legends and Leaders: Trailblazers”
ABF Journal May 20, 2025PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Global Guide
Chambers Global February 12, 2025Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Named a 2024 “Delaware Powerhouse” by Law360
Law360 September 17, 2024PSZJ Named in 2024 TMA Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Awards
September 1, 2024PSZJ, Six Attorneys Recognized in IFLR1000
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August 18, 2022PSZJ, Three Attorneys Recognized in IFLR1000
IFLR1000 August 1, 2022Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Named 2022 Delaware “Regional Powerhouse” by Law360
Law360 August 4, 2022PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides
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Lawdragon January 14, 2022Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Named 2021 Delaware “Regional Powerhouse” by Law360
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