Investigations

Partner Joanna Ludlam - Chair of Jenner & Block's London Public Law and Crisis Management Practice, Co-Chair of the firm's Global Hearing Preparation and Global Crisis Management and Strategic Risk practices, and Co-Chair of the firm's Investigations Department - was featured in City AM's examination of the mounting pressure for a broader overhaul of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) following John Edwards' resignation.

London Partner Joanna Ludlam will participate as a panellist at the IFSEA Annual Conference 2026, taking place on Tuesday 16 June 2026 at Saddlers' Hall.

Jenner & Block’s New York Office Earns Top Honors in Chambers USA 2026 for Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Litigation, Media & Entertainment, and Intellectual Property

Five Jenner & Block partners will share insights on sanctions enforcement, international anti-corruption coordination, DOJ policy shifts, and money laundering trends at the American Bar Association's White Collar Crime Institute — the premier national conference for white collar criminal defense attorneys, federal prosecutors, compliance professionals, and in-house counsel.

Partner Joanna Ludlam authored an article for The Times examining how UK government agencies increasingly rely on artificial intelligence in decision-making, from benefits administration and immigration assessments to regulatory policing. Joanna warns that many algorithmic systems function as "black boxes" where the underlying logic remains opaque, even to the officials using them. This lack of transparency creates serious barriers for individuals while exposing public authorities to judicial re

Partners Emily Loeb and Joanna Ludlam spoke with Law.com International in an article discussing corporate DEI, compliance, and governance and culture in the US and UK and how it has diverged under President Donald Trump.

The 2025 Chambers Global guide ranked Jenner & Block as a leading law firm in four practice areas: Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (Band 2); Corporate Crime & Investigations (Band 3); Derivatives (Band 3); and Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (Band 3). The firm's Energy practice saw notable advancement in this year's rankings.

Jenner & Block LLP is delighted to announce that Joanna Ludlam will join the firm as a partner in the London office on 27 January 2025, where she will co-chair the firm’s Investigations Department and launch its London Public Law and Crisis Management Practice.

Jenner & Block has launched its Post-Chevron Task Force to support clients across industries in navigating the June 2024 US Supreme Court decisions in Loper Bright, Relentless, Corner Post, and Jarkesy. The decisions reversed the Chevron deference, a 40-year precedent that established that courts should defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes, injecting significant uncertainty into the regulatory landscape.

Jenner & Block has been named to The American Lawyer’s 2024 A-List, an annual list highlighting the 20 most well-rounded firms according to both financial and cultural criteria.

Jenner & Block has been recognized as a leading firm across 35 practice areas in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA. The recognition includes practice rankings in 13 national and 22 state categories.

On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an adopting release (Release Nos. 33-11275 and 34-99678), entitled The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (the “Adopting Release”), which finalized new disclosure rules (“Final Rules”) that will require domestic and foreign companies to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports filed with the SEC, with some limited exceptions. Und

The 2024 Chambers Global guide ranked Jenner & Block as a leading law firm in four practice areas: Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets; Derivatives; Corporate Crime & Investigations; and Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation).

Jenner & Block’s Anti-Corruption Enforcement 2023 Year in Review provides a concise and comprehensive analysis of key developments in anti-corruption laws and practices worldwide. This interactive website, featuring content authored by lawyers across our offices, delves into recent trends in the US and UK in the global fight against corruption. It covers Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement actions, impactful court decisions and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act i

Jenner & Block has elevated six lawyers to Special Counsel, promoting associates from the firm’s Chicago, London, and Washington, DC offices.

Jenner & Block elevated eight lawyers to the partnership, promoting associates and special counsel from the firm’s Chicago, London, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC offices.

(October 19, 2023 - Washington, DC) Jenner & Block’s Energy Practice growth continues with the addition of William Barksdale, a skilled litigator on matters involving the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC). Will, who joins as Special Counsel, is the fourth senior addition to the practice in the past year. He joins recent additions Partners John Estes and Niqui Kohli and Special Counsel Anand Viswanathan. This year’s additions have expanded the practice’s transactional capabilities and d

Jenner & Block has published the 2023 edition of Protecting Confidential Legal Information: A Handbook Analyzing Issues under the Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine, a comprehensive look at issues related to attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine. First published in 1984, the guide remains one of the firm’s most popular publications and an invaluable resource.

Partner Christine Braamskamp serves as a Co-Chair of the Transnational Crime Conference in Boston. The program will focus on improving criminal law, covering topics such as: 1. “Rule of Law: Corruption in the Judiciary/Politics,” 2. “Sanctions: Trends in Global Sanctions Enforcement,” 3. “Attorney-Client Privilege and Professional Enablers,” 4. “Privatization of Law Enforcement: Are Companies Becoming the New Prosecutors?” 5. “Building and Managing Your Practice: Running a Successful (Financial)

On April 14, 2023, in Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission and the companion case Cochran v. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Supreme Court held that district courts have jurisdiction to hear structural challenges to the constitutionality of the FTC and the SEC while an agency enforcement action is pending against the challenger. Although litigants have always had the ability to raise such arguments, previously it was unclear if a litigant had to wait until administrative pro