Partner AnnaMarie Van Hoesen to Speak on ABA National Legal Malpractice Conference Panel

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.

On October 1, Associate Sarah Sun Lee will moderate a panel on attorney-client privilege at the International Association of Korean Lawyers' (IAKL) 33rd Annual Conference in London, the organization's first annual conference held in Europe.

Jenner & Block was named the Law Firm Honoree at Pro Bono Partnership's 29th Anniversary Gala on September 30 in New York City. The award recognizes a firm for its outstanding service to the community and its deeply rooted commitment to pro bono work. Pro Bono Partnership is a nonprofit organization that provides free business and transactional legal help to other nonprofits serving underrepresented people and strengthening neighborhoods across Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.