Best Lawyers 2025 recognizes 13 Hausfeld lawyers across the US and awards Megan E. Jones and Christopher L. Lebsock as a Lawyer of the Year

Best Lawyers released their United States 2025 rankings and Hausfeld has once again been recognized in both the Best Lawyers™ and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ rankings. Additionally, Hausfeld Partners Megan E. Jones and Christopher L. Lebsock have each been honored with a 2025 Lawyer of the Year award. Megan was recognized in the Antitrust Law category in San Francisco, while Christopher was recognized in the Litigation – Antitrust category, also in San Francisco. This prestigious designation is awarded to only one lawyer in each practice area and geographic region per year.

Megan E. Jones, Co-Chair of the firm's Antitrust practice group, focuses on recovering damages for companies who are victims of antitrust cartels for price-fixing, tying, restraints of trade, and other competition violations. With 19 years of experience in antitrust class actions, Megan is trusted by courts to lead large and complex antitrust cases.

Christopher L. Lebsock is a member of the firm's antitrust and financial services practice groups and represents consumers and businesses in complex legal disputes in a variety of jurisdictions across the globe. Christopher regularly consults with clients, trade associations, and law firms about competition issues and legal strategies that span international borders.

Hausfeld’s 2025 Best Lawyers rankings include:

Lawyer of the Year Awards 2025

San Francisco, CA

• Megan E. Jones

• Antitrust Law

• Christopher L. Lebsock

• Litigation – Antitrust

Best Lawyers™ 2025

New York, NY

• Scott Martin

• Practice: Antitrust Law

• Practice: Litigation – Antitrust

San Fransisco, CA

• Megan E. Jones

• Practice: Antitrust Law

• Specific Focus: Electronic Discovery

• Christopher L. Lebsock

• Practice: Antitrust Law

• Practice: Litigation – Antitrust

• Specific Focus: Class Actions

• Michael P. Lehmann

• Practice: Antitrust Law

• Practice: Litigation – Antitrust

Washington, DC

• Swathi Bojedla*

• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs

• Melinda R. Coolidge*

• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs

• Michael Hausfeld

• Practice: Antitrust Law

• Practice: Litigation – Antitrust

• Specific Focus: Class Actions

• Walter Kelley, Jr.

• Practice: Commercial Litigation

• Practice: Litigation – Antitrust

• Practice: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Plaintiffs

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ 2025

New York, NY

• Daniel Weick*

• Antitrust Law

San Fransisco, CA

• Kyle Bates

• Practice: Litigation – Antitrust

• Gary I. Smith, Jr.*

• Antitrust Law

• Litigation – Antitrust

Washington, DC

• Sarah LaFreniere

• Practice: Antitrust Law

• Practice: Litigation – Antitrust

• Mary Sameera Van Houten Harper

• Practice: Antitrust Law

• Practice: Litigation – Antitrust

*New this year

Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review, capturing the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area. 

Earlier this year, Best Lawyers released their global 2025 rankings, and Hausfeld has also been recognized in the UK and Germany in both the Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch rankings. Hausfeld holds rankings across 13 practice areas and two specific focus areas including in Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Competition Law, Litigation – Antitrust, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Plaintiffs, demonstrating the firm's expertise and worldwide specialists' capabilities in the field.