Jonathan Todd and Vanessa Gomez Earn 2025 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards

Benesch is pleased to announce that Transportation & Logistics Vice Chair Jonathan Todd and Associate Vanessa Gomez have been recognized as top authors in Transportation in JD Supra’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. This honor highlights their contributions to legal thought leadership and their engagement with industry professionals, including C-suite executives, in-house counsel and media, throughout 2024. Jonathan and Vanessa were among more than 1,650 authors covering transportation topics in 2024. This marks Jonathan’s second time earning this honor.

JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice Awards recognize the most widely read and engaged authors across 33 key topics spanning multiple industries. These topics are selected based on their timeliness and ongoing importance to businesses, policymakers and legal professionals. Each year, only ten authors per category and one firm are recognized for maintaining consistently high readership and engagement. Out of more than 70,000 authors who publish on JD Supra, just 344 were selected for this distinction. 

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Jonathan Todd

Jonathan’s nationally recognized practice focuses on the risks and opportunities that businesses face when goods move through domestic and international supply chains. He represents manufacturers, distributors, retailers, carriers, brokers and forwarders in transportation and logistics, warehousing, customs, trade, procurement, business operations and related disputes. His experience includes business counsel, regulatory compliance, M&A strategy, contract drafting and negotiation, litigation, dispute resolution and enforcement defense, including during investigations and audits. Jonathan’s depth of experience yields the vision, dynamic thinking and pragmatic problem-solving needed to mitigate risk and maximize potential in this environment. 

Vanessa Gomez 

Vanessa advises transportation and logistics service providers and commercial users on navigating the international movement of goods. She drafts and negotiates contracts that protect companies across the supply chain while aligning with their operational needs. She also conducts transportation, logistics and trade-related diligence for M&A transactions and advises stakeholders on regulatory obligations. Vanessa assists companies with licensing, permits and operating authorities for regulated businesses, and she guides them through international trade compliance. She also counsels clients on regulatory enforcement audits and investigations.