"DEI and ESG in a Rapidly Evolving Landscape,” 2024 Restaurant Legal Summit

Jenner & Block Partners Gabriel Gillett and Marcus Childress will lead a conversation on the challenges surrounding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) efforts at the Restaurant Law Center’s (RLC) 2024 Restaurant Legal Summit. The event will be held from October 23-25.  
  
Against the backdrop of this legal landscape, Gabriel and Marcus will provide an overview and update on those challenges, identify immediate and concrete steps companies can take to mitigate legal risk, and discuss restaurant-industry best practices for implementing action-orientated strategies designed to fit the culture of attendees’ organizations. The Jenner team will be joined on the panel by Gail Sharps Myers, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer of Denny's Corporation, and Kimberly Bernstein, Global Legal Director of Taco Bell. 
  
The Restaurant Law Center is the only independent public policy organization created specifically to represent the interests of the food service industry in the courts. This labor-intensive industry is comprised of over one million restaurants and other food-service outlets employing about 16 million people—approximately 10 percent of the US workforce. Restaurants and other food-service providers are the second largest private sector employers in the country.  

"DEI and ESG in a Rapidly Evolving Landscape,” 2024 Restaurant Legal Summit

Jenner & Block Partners Gabriel Gillett and Marcus Childress will lead a conversation on the challenges surrounding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) efforts at the Restaurant Law Center’s (RLC) 2024 Restaurant Legal Summit. The event will be held from October 23-25.  
  
Against the backdrop of this legal landscape, Gabriel and Marcus will provide an overview and update on those challenges, identify immediate and concrete steps companies can take to mitigate legal risk, and discuss restaurant-industry best practices for implementing action-orientated strategies designed to fit the culture of attendees’ organizations. The Jenner team will be joined on the panel by Gail Sharps Myers, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer of Denny's Corporation, and Kimberly Bernstein, Global Legal Director of Taco Bell. 
  
The Restaurant Law Center is the only independent public policy organization created specifically to represent the interests of the food service industry in the courts. This labor-intensive industry is comprised of over one million restaurants and other food-service outlets employing about 16 million people—approximately 10 percent of the US workforce. Restaurants and other food-service providers are the second largest private sector employers in the country.  

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October 14, 2026

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Partner Amanda Shafer Berman Quoted in Bloomberg Law on Senate Permitting Overhaul Bill

Partner Amanda Shafer Berman was quoted in an October 5 Bloomberg Law article, "Permitting Deal Gives Projects Defense Against Litigation Delays," on the Senate's new permitting overhaul package and its expected impact on litigation over federal permitting reversals.

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Partner John Storino to Speak at Sandpiper Partners' “AI and Outside Counsel Guidelines Roundtable”

On October 8, Partner John Storino will serve as a panelist at the “AI and Outside Counsel Guidelines Roundtable,” hosted by Sandpiper Partners in Chicago.

October 8, 2026

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Partner Meghan Greenfield to Speak on Supreme Court Climate Case at Edison Electric Institute's Fall Legal Conference

On Wednesday, October 7, Partner Meghan Greenfield will speak on a panel titled "Boulder County v. Suncor Energy: What the Supreme Court's Climate Case Means for the Energy Industry" at the Edison Electric Institute's Fall Legal Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

October 7, 2026

Publications

The Form Rules Everything: A Seventh Circuit Ruling on ERISA's Substantial Compliance Doctrine

Partner Joseph Torres and Special Counsel Jennifer Beach authored an article for Employee Relations Law Journal examining the Seventh Circuit's decision in Packaging Corp. of America Thrift Plan for Hourly Employees v. Langdon, a ruling that addresses both the standard of review in ERISA interpleader actions and the continued viability of the substantial compliance doctrine for changing plan beneficiaries.

October 5, 2026