Jenner & Block's mission is to exceed our Clients' expectations every day by providing the highest caliber of legal counsel and advice, to contribute to the legal profession, to maintain our long tradition of public and community service.  Our efforts have been recognized by bar associations, local and national publications, and community service organizations.

Below are some of the recent awards presented to our Firm:

• ACQ Finance Magazine Country Law Award
  2008 - Banking Law Firm of the Year
  
  
• American Bar Association
  2005 - John Minor Wisdom Award to Chairman Jerold S. Solovy
  
  
• 2003 - John Minor Wisdom Award to Partner Thomas P. Sullivan
  
  
• Pro Bono Publico Award
  
  
• American Bar Association Death Penalty Representation Project
  2006 - Volunteer Award for "exceptional pro bono contributions"
  
  
• American Jewish Committee
  Judge Learned Hand Human Relations Award to Partner Anton R. Valukas
  
  
• The American Lawyer
  2009 - AmLaw Names Jenner & Block Nation’s Top Firm for Pro Bono for Second Year
  
  Gromacki Recognized as One of 2007's Dealmakers of the Year
  
  Jenner & Block was chosen as one of five finalists by The American Lawyer magazine in its prestigious biennial “Litigation Department of the Year” contest, which features the most accomplished law firm litigation teams since January1,2004.
  
  Jenner & Block named to The American Lawyer’s 2003, 2005 and 2006 "A-List," which identifies the 20 "elite" law firms from across the country. According to the publisher, the magazine’s influential rankings were built by analyzing four metrics collected on AmLaw 200 law firms – client satisfaction, diversity, pro bono representation and associate satisfaction.  
  
  
• American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago (now known as the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago)
  Corporate Service Award
  
  
• ALM Law Technology News
  Champion of Technology to Partner Brent E. Kidwell
  
  
• American Judicature Society
  Justice Award to Partner Thomas P. Sullivan
  
  
• American Inns of Court
  Professionalism Award to Partner Jerold S. Solovy
  
  
• The Best Lawyers in America
  2008 - Over two dozen Jenner & Block Partners were recently honored as "Best Lawyers in America"
  
  
• BTI Consulting
  2007 – Jenner & Block named to its "Power Elite" list of the the 21 law firms in the country that have the "strongest client relationships" and "high client satisfaction."
  
  2006 – Jenner & Block named to its “Power Elite” list of the 21 law firms in the country that have the “strongest client relationships” and “high client satisfaction.”
  
  2004 – Client Service “All Star” to Partner Daniel R. Murray
  
  
• Burton Awards for Legal Achievement
  2007 – Burton Award in Legal Writing to Partner Gianni P. Servodidio for "Keyword Advertising: The Elusive Search for "Use in Commerce" on the Internet." published in 2006 in the New York Law Journal
  
  2006 – Best Law Firm Newsletter Award to Jenner & Block for The Heart of the Matter – Pro Bono and Community Service News, Winter 2005 issue
  
  2006 – Burton Award in Legal Writing to Partner Brian I. Swett and Associate Peter A. Siddiqui for "Distressed Asset Sales to Insiders: What's the Problem?" published in 2006 in ABI Journal
  
  2005 – Burton Award in Legal Writing to Partner Adam Petravicius, for “Top 10 Mistakes in License Agreements,” published in 2004 in The Licensing Journal
  
  
• Chambers USA
  Chambers USA Recognizes Thirty Jenner & Block Attorneys in 2009 Edition
  
  Chambers USA Recognizes Jenner & Block Practices and Attorneys in 2008 Edition
  
  
• The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  President's Prize to Partner Lawrence S. Schaner
  
  
• Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice
  Award to Partner Robert L. Graham for his commitment to social justice and community service
  
  
• Chicago Bar Association
  Mentor/Tutor Program of the Year Award to Jenner & Block
  
  
• Chicago Bar Association-Alliance for Women
  2006 - Alta May Hulett Award to Partner Lisa T. Scruggs
  
  2002 - Alta May Hulett Award to Partner E. Lynn Grayson
  
  
• Chicago Lawyer
  2007 - Solovy Named Chicago Lawyer’s Person of the Year
  
  2006 - Partner Reginald J. Hill in "10 Taking Off After 30"
  
  2004 - Person of the Year to Partner Thomas P. Sullivan
  
  
• Constitutional Rights Foundation
  Bill of Rights In Action Award to Partner Thomas P. Sullivan
  
  
• Cook County Bar Association
  Jenner & Block Honored With Cook County Bar Association's 2009 Presidential Award
  
  
• Crain's Chicago Business
  Berman Named One of Chicago’s “40 Under 40” by Crain’s
  
  
• DC Circuit Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services
  Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office honored as one of fourteen law offices in the District of Columbia in which 40 percent or more of its attorneys performed at least 50 hours of pro bono work during 2005; Firm recognized each of the four years the award has been offered.
  
  
• The Decalogue Society of Lawyers
  Lifetime Achievement Award to Partner Jerold S. Solovy
  
  
• DePaul University Black Law Students Association
  Progressives in the Professions Award to Partner Barry Sullivan
  
  
• District of Columbia Bar
  DeBruin Honored as the 2009 DC Bar Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year 
  
  2005 - Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year Award
  
  
• Diversity & The Bar
  “Women Litigators On The Rise”- Partners Linda L. Listrom and Barbara S. Steiner
  
  
• Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago
  Richard N. Rovner Award to Partner Anton R. Valukas
  
  
• Electronic Privacy Info Center
  Smith awarded the Champion of Freedom award
  
  
• Equality Illinois
  2007 Business Leadership Award
  
  
• Florida Bar Association
  President’s Pro Bono Service Award for Out-of-State practitioners to Partner Ross B. Bricker
  
  
• Global Securities Information, Inc.
  Jenner & Block was ranked by GSI as one of the top 20 law firms in the U.S. in total value of 2003 merger and acquisition transactions.
  
  
• Horizons Community Services/Center on Halsted
  Human First Award
  
  
• Human Rights Campaign
  
  100% Rating - 2009 Corporate Equality Index
  
  Corporate Equality Award for Longstanding Commitment for LGBT Civil Rights
  
  100% Rating - 2008 Corporate Equality Index
  
  100% Rating - 2007 Corporate Equality Index
  
  100% Rating - 2006 Corporate Equality Index
  
  100% Rating - 2005 Corporate Equality Index 
  
  Equality Award to Partner Paul M. Smith
  
  
• Illinois Department on Aging
  Governors Award for Unique Achievement to Partner Carla J. Rozycki and Jenner & Block
  
  
• Illinois State Bar Association
  Grayson Receives Presidential Commendation Award
  
  John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Award
  
  Business-Education Partnership Award
  
  
• Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
  Cunningham-Carey Award to Partner Terri L. Mascherin
  
  
• Independent Voters of Illinois–Independent Precinct Organization
  Legal Eagle Award to Partner Paul M. Smith
  
  
• John Marshall Black Law Students Association
  Legacy of Opportunity Award to Partner Reginald J. Hill
  
  
• Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
  Valukas Honored with Arthur Goldberg Social Justice Award
  
  
• Lake Michigan Federation
  Great Lakes Stewardship Award for "Advocate of the Year"
  
  
• Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
  Bon Foster Memorial Civil Rights Award
  
  
• Laureates of the Academy of Illinois Lawyers
  Partners Jerold S. Solovy and Thomas P. Sullivan
  
  
• Law Bulletin Publishing Company 40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch
  2008 - John R. Storino
  
  2007-  John J. Hamill and Kenyanna M. Scott
  
  2006 - Eric A. Sacks
  
  2005 - John F. Cox  
  
  
• Law Technology News
  Champion of Technology Award to Partner Brent E. Kidwell
  
  
• Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing
  2005 - Founders' Award to Partner Patricia A. Bronte, Outstanding Friend of LCBH Award to Jenner & Block
  
  2003 - AOD Volunteer of the Year Award to Associate Chad J. Layton
  
  
• Lawyers Weekly USA
  Named as its top jury verdict of 2005 the $1.45 billion award to Jenner & Block client Coleman (Parent) Holdings in its fraud suit against securities firm giant Morgan Stanley.
  
  
• Leading Lawyer Network
  2009 - Nine Jenner & Block Attorneys Recognized among the “Top 100 Leading Business Lawyers in Illinois.”
  
  
• League of Woman Voters of Illiois
  Citizen of Action Award to Partner Robert L. Graham
  
  
• Legal 500
  Legal 500 Recognizes Thirteen Jenner & Block Attorneys in 2009 Edition
  
  
• Legal Aid Bureau
  Valukas Honored with Avery Award for Equal Access to Justice
  
  
• Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
  Lifetime Achievement Award to Partner Thomas P. Sullivan
  
  
• Legal Times
  'Leading Lawyers' in DC for Copyright and Trademark Law - Partner Steven B. Fabrizio
  
  Partner Thomas C. Newkirk Selected as One of Seven 'Leading Lawyers' in DC for Internal Investigations
  
  "Top Business Litigator" - Partner Jerome L. Epstein 
  
  “Leading Government Contracts Lawyer” - Partner David A. Churchill
  
  “Leading Appellate Attorneys” - Partner Paul M. Smith
  
  
• The Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago (LAGBAC)
  Legal Service Award
  
  
• Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  Damen Award to Partner Thomas P. Sullivan
  
  
• M & A Advisor
  This magazine recognized Jenner & Block with its “U.S. Middle Market Deal of the Year” award for serving as lead bankruptcy counsel for Archibald Candy Corporation. According to the publisher, the award honors those who “through their hard work and innovation, make significant contributions to the middle market M & A industry.”
  
  
• Martindale-Hubbell
  107 Jenner & Block attorneys are AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability.
  
  
• Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
  Legal Services Award
  
  
• Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center
  The Ann Dee Harper Memorial Award
  
  
• Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)
  Rainbowmaker Award to Partners David W. DeBruin and Deanne E. Maynard 
  
  
• National Association of Sentencing Advocates (NASA)
  Jenner & Block received the Sentencing Project Award in recognition of the Firm’s longstanding commitment to pro bono service, including cases involving the right to effective counsel for those on Death Row.
  
  
• National Association of Women Lawyers
  Service Award to Partner Lorelie S. Masters
  
  
• National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
  2005 - Outstanding Legal Service Award to Jenner & Block
  
  2002 - Outstanding Legal Service Award to Partner Terri L. Mascherin
  
  
• National Immigrant Justice Center
  2007 - Midwest Light of Human Rights Corporate Award
  
  
• National Legal Aid & Defender Association
  2008 - Beacon of Justice Award
  
  Arthur von Briesen Award to Partner Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
  
  
• The National Law Journal
  2009 - The National Law Journal Recognizes Bradford as One of the Country's Top Trial Lawyers
  
  2009 - The National Law Journal Appellate Hot List Recognizes Jenner & Block’s Appellate Practice as One of Nation’s Best
  
  "50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America" to Parnter Terri L. Mascherin
  
  'Pro Bono Award' for remarkable representation of clients in capital punishment cases
  
  
• Northwestern Law Alumni
  Valukas Honored at Northwestern Law Alumni Public Service Benefit Dinner
  
  
• Northwestern University's Bluhm Legal Clinic
  Appellate Award to Partner Robert R. Stauffer and Associate David E. Walters for their work on A.M. v. Butler
  
  
• Pro Bono Institute
  2006 John H. Pickering Award
  
  
• Public Interest Law Initiative
  2005 Pro Bono Initiative Honor Roll
  
  
• Seventh Circuit Bar Association
  Pro Bono Service Award to Partner Jerold S. Solovy
  
  
• Super Lawyers
  Illinios
  2009 - Illinois Super Lawyers Recognize Eighty-Five Jenner & Block Attorneys
  
  2008 - Illinois Super Lawyers Recognizes Sixty-Six Jenner & Block Attorneys
  
  Illinois Super Lawyer Honors Thomas Sullivan
  
  2007 - More than 70 Jenner & Block attorneys were named Illinois Super Lawyers by Law & Politics in its second annual guide to the "top 5 percent of attorneys" in the state.
  
  Washington DC
  2009 - Washington, DC Super Lawyers Recognize Five Jenner & Block Attorneys
  
  2008 - Washington, DC, Super Lawyers Recognize Four Jenner & Block Attorneys
  
  
• Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
  The Chicago Chapter of this organization recently selected the post-bankruptcy sale of Archibald Candy Corporation, in which Jenner & Block served as lead bankruptcy counsel to Archibald, as its “Transaction of the Year.”
  
  
• United States District Court, Northern District Illinois
  Valukas Honored for Excellence in Pro Bono Service
  
  
• United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
  Growth & Innovation Award to Partner Elmer W. Johnson
  
  
• Washington Council of Lawyers
  Law Firm of The Year Award
  
  
• Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 
  Outstanding Achievement Award
  
  
• Washington SmartCEO
  2006 - Partner Les Lepow recognized as one of Washington's "Legal Elite"
  
  
• Who's Who in Black Chicago
  Four Jenner & Block Attorneys Recognized
  
  
• Washingtonian
  Washington’s Top Lawyers – “Constitutional Law”: Partners Paul M. Smith, Donald B. Verrilli Jr.; “Bankruptcy”: Partner David A. Handzo
  
  
• Washington Business Journal
  Recognizes Fabrizio as Top Intellectual Property Lawyer in DC
  
  
• Working Mothers Magazine & Flex-Time Lawyers LLC
  2008 - Jenner & Block Honored as One of the Best Law Firms for Women