2023 Indian Law and History Lecture, Maine Law

Jenner & Block’s London office has once again earned a ranking in Corporate Crime & Investigations in the newly published Chambers UK 2027. The annual guide ranks leading law firms and lawyers across the United Kingdom, drawing on in-depth research and client feedback.

On October 13, 2026, Cook County Circuit Court Judge James E. Hanlon, Jr. ruled in favor of Jenner & Block client Chancelor J. Bennett, known as Chance the Rapper, on his breach of fiduciary duty claim against former manager Patrick Corcoran, finding that Corcoran breached his fiduciary duties in multiple instances. The ruling closes a nearly six-year dispute.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 14, 2026 – Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that Helen Gilbert, a former federal prosecutor and trial lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in its San Francisco office. Drawing on more than 10 years in the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, including as Chief of the National Security, Cyber, and Special Prosecutions Section, Helen will guide clients through government investigations, white-collar matters, and corporate crises, with a

A Jenner & Block team was honored by The Legal Aid Society as a recipient of its 2026 Pro Bono Publico Award at an awards ceremony in New York on October 7.

Partner Lucy Blake shared her insights with Forward Law Review on how pressure on companies over business and human rights issues is shifting from regulatory enforcement to litigation and reputational risk.

Partner Lucy Blake was quoted in International Employment Lawyer on what financial firms can learn about independent governance from the Upper Tribunal's decision to uphold the FCA's lifetime ban on hedge fund manager Crispin Odey.

On October 8, Washington, DC Office Managing Partner Lindsay Harrison will moderate a panel at the International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference in Copenhagen.

London Office Managing Partner Christine Braamskamp shared her insights with City AM on the UK government's plans to hear "technical and lengthy fraud and financial offences" before a judge alone, without a jury, as part of efforts to reduce the record backlog in the Crown Court.

London Office Managing Partner Christine Braamskamp shared her insights with Law360 on the hurdles any criminal investigation would face after an independent Premier League commission found that Manchester City used "sham" agreements to disguise owner funding as sponsorship income.

Partner David Kroeger will join a panel at the International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference in Copenhagen on October 8.

On September 30, Jenner & Block's Washington, DC office was honored by Chief Judges of the District of Columbia federal courts at the "40 at 50" Judicial Pro Bono Recognition Breakfast. The breakfast, sponsored by the DC Circuit Judicial Conference Standing Committee, recognizes firms in which at least 40% of lawyers contributed a minimum of 50 hours of pro bono legal services in 2025. 

Jenner & Block secured a preliminary injunction on behalf of Aylo Freesites Ltd, the owner and operator of Pornhub, YouPorn, and RedTube, blocking Utah from enforcing an amendment to its age-verification law. On September 24, a federal judge held the amendment likely violates the dormant Commerce Clause.

Jenner & Block won a temporary restraining order for the Association of American Universities (AAU) on October 1, hours before the US Department of Education was set to publish the names of foreign donors to American universities on its website.

Since last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued a series of memoranda and policies developing and refining its corporate fraud enforcement priorities. Recently, in April 2026, DOJ announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED or the Division)—whose “core mission” is to “zealously investigate and prosecute those who steal or fraudulently misuse taxpayer dollars”—and it has been rapidly expanding ever since. In August 2026, the NFED issued a memo identifying f

On September 1, 2026, around 37,000 non-bank financial firms became subject to FCA rules bringing serious bullying, harassment, and violence within their scope — rules broad enough to reach employees' personal social media activity. Partner Lucy Blake and Senior Associate Karam Jardaneh authored an article for FT Adviser examining new FCA guidance on how firms should handle employees' personal social media activity.