Laura E. Ellsworth

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Laura E. Ellsworth | Jones Day

Introduction: On November 11 – Veterans Day – inside and outside counsel alike gathered across all 18 of Jones Day’s U.S. offices to talk about VetLex, a joint effort of the firm and the American Bar Association (ABA) designed to pull together the resources needed to address the...

U.S.

Laura E. Ellsworth | Jones Day

Editor: As Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day’s Pittsburgh office, what growth trends have you seen in your various practice areas? To what factors do you attribute the growth in the Pittsburgh office? Ellsworth: The biggest growth over the past few years has been in our energy and...

U.S.

Laura E. Ellsworth | Jones Day

Editor: You have had a star-studded career, both as a lawyer and as a business leader. As a business leader in Pittsburgh, what projects have given you the greatest satisfaction? Ellsworth: One of the greatest things about the Pittsburgh region is the way in which the people of the...

Energy

Laura E. Ellsworth | Jones Day

Editor: Please tell our readers about your background with Jones Day. Ellsworth: I joined Jones Day in the early 1990s because I wanted to live in Pittsburgh but have a truly national and international practice. At that time, Jones Day was already an international firm and, in fact, the only...

U.S.

Laura E. Ellsworth | Jones Day

Editor: As manager of Jones Day's Pittsburgh office you have many responsibilities. What do you consider to be your mandate as head of that office? Ellsworth: I believe that my mandate is threefold. First, to provide the most effective, efficient and creative customer service that I can...