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Chambers USA 2026 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office as a hub of legal excellence, with 29 individual lawyers ranked across 16 key practice areas.

Jenner & Block achieved a comprehensive summary judgment victory for the Association of American Universities and leading research institutions when the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down the Department of Defense's controversial "Rate Cap Policy" that threatened approximately $9 billion in annual federal research funding to universities nationwide.

In an article for the Daily Journal, Partner Steve Englund and Associate Eric Wolff discussed how the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the music-making process affects copyright protection.

In major back-to-back victories for research in quantum computing, AI, cybersecurity, semiconductors, and other technologies vital to national security and competitiveness, Jenner & Block secured critical court orders halting federal funding cuts at US universities. 

Chambers USA 2025 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office as a hub of legal excellence, with 27 individual lawyers ranked across 16 key practice areas. 

Partners Steve Englund, Andrew J. Thomas, and Lauren M. Greene authored the US analysis and introductory Global Overview in Lexology’s Panoramic: Copyright 2025. The authors discussed the evolution of the copyright legal landscape in response to technological advances.

On May 9, 2025, the US Copyright Office released a “pre-publication version” of Part 3 of its report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (the Report).[1] This much-anticipated Report focuses on use of copyrighted works in the development of generative AI systems, and particularly (1) AI training-related activities that implicate copyrights, (2) the circumstances in which AI training may or may not qualify as fair use, and (3) licensing of copyrighted works for AI training. This is the culmi

On February 11, 2025, Judge Bibas of the Third Circuit, sitting by designation in the US District Court for the District of Delaware, issued a decision granting partial summary judgment to Thomson Reuters in the closely watched case of Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH v. Ross Intelligence Inc. Judge Bibas revisited his 2023 decision largely denying summary judgment in the case due to disputed facts,[1]and the new decision is the first time a U.S. court has reached a conclusion concerning t

On January 29, 2025, the US Copyright Office issued a long-awaited report on the copyrightability of works consisting of or incorporating material generated by artificial intelligence (AI) systems.[1] The report is broadly consistent with copyright registration guidance the Office provided in 2023,[2] but recognizes that AI is increasingly being used in the creation of works in a wide variety of ways that require nuanced and fact-specific analysis to determine the scope of copyright protection.[

A Jenner & Block team advised Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in middle-market manufacturing and industrial companies, in their acquisition of a majority equity stake in Pioneer Window Holdings, Inc (“Pioneer”) through a newly-formed affiliate.

A Jenner & Block team advised Silgan Holdings Inc. (Silgan) in closing its acquisition of Weener Plastics Holdings B.V., a leading producer of differentiated dispensing solutions for personal care, food, and healthcare products, for an enterprise value of €838 million. Weener operates a global network of 19 facilities predominantly in Europe and the Americas, with approximately 4,000 employees and proprietary manufacturing technologies, including significant clean room capabilities. Silgan enter

Last year, the U.S. Copyright Office commenced a far-reaching policy study concerning copyright and related issues raised by the widespread availability and use of artificial intelligence (AI). This week, the Office released the first in what is expected to be a series of reports arising from the study – this one focused on digital replicas, or as they are often called, “deepfakes.”[1]The report concludes that “new federal legislation is urgently needed” to address the potential harms of digital

A cross-office Jenner & Block team represented Silgan Holdings Inc. (Silgan) in entering into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Weener Plastics Holdings B.V., a leading producer of differentiated dispensing solutions for personal care, food, and healthcare products, for an enterprise value of €838 million. Weener operates a global network of 19 facilities predominantly in Europe and the Americas, with  approximately 4,000 employees and proprietary manufacturing technologies including sign

Jenner & Block Partners Steve Englund and Andrew J. Thomas, and Special Counsel Lauren Greene authored the US analysis and introductory Global Overview in Copyright 2024, published by Lexology Panoramic.

President Biden has signed a long-awaited executive order that builds upon the Biden Administration’s previously released, non-binding Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, and seeks to catalyze both agency action and congressional legislation on artificial intelligence in the coming months.  The Federal AI Executive Order covers a myriad of concerns that have been raised relating to AI – from cybersecurity to anti-discrimination to competition.

On October 30, 2023, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (the “Federal AI Executive Order”), a long-awaited executive order that builds upon the Biden Administration’s previously released, non-binding Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (“AI Bill of Rights”), and seeks to catalyze both agency action and congressional legislation on artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the coming months. The Federal AI Executive Order is a lengthy docume

Jenner & Block Partners Steve Englund, Andrew J. Thomas, and Jacob Tracer, and Special Counsel Lauren Greene authored the US analysis and introductory Global Overview in Copyright 2023, published by Lexology Getting the Deal Through. The publication provides an overview of local copyright laws in 11 jurisdictions worldwide, serving as a valuable resource to understanding global copyright regulations.

The Supreme Court’s recent and much-anticipated decision in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith redefines the contours of the fair use defense to copyright infringement. The Court ruled in favor of respondent Lynn Goldsmith, holding that the licensing to a magazine of an Andy Warhol print depicting the recording artist Prince did not constitute fair use of Goldsmith’s photograph on which the print was based. The Court’s analysis was limited to the first of the four stat

The rapid rise in availability, use and performance of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) over the last year is being experienced across industries. Responding to these trends, the US Copyright Office recently published policy guidance on copyright protection and registration of works created using generative AI.[1] Overall, the guidance emphasizes the centrality of human creativity to copyright protection and reflects skepticism that material generated by current AI technologies is entit

In a high-profile transaction that received coverage around the US, Albertsons and Kroger announced last week that the supermarket chains would merge into a combined company with an expanded customer reach of about 85 million households. Valued at $25 billion, the deal is one of the largest this year. It is expected to close in early 2024.