The Future of Cities

Jenner & Block's appellate lawyers review the most consequential cases from the 2025–2026 Supreme Court term. This session covers high-profile decisions and pending matters addressing presidential power, agency independence, birthright citizenship, voting rights, and other significant constitutional and federal law questions before the Court.

As AI tools become embedded in business operations across sectors, the legal questions surrounding their use are growing more complex — and more consequential. Jenner & Block lawyers examine the latest developments in AI from a legal perspective, including cyber risk, content and intellectual property considerations, and strategies for advising clients on responsible adoption.

The rapid expansion of AI data centers is reshaping energy markets and driving a new wave of complex legal and regulatory challenges. Jenner & Block lawyers examine the infrastructure powering the AI economy, including FERC interconnection reform, hyperscaler power procurement strategies, innovative deal structures and contracting models, risk allocation in long-term energy agreements, and the state and federal policy issues shaping energy strategy.

With trade policy shifting faster than compliance teams can track, this session provides in-house counsel with a practical framework for navigating sanctions exposure, tariff-related contract risk, and the evolving enforcement environment. Jenner & Block lawyers draw on substantial experience advising clients across industries on international trade compliance, sanctions risk, and contract structuring in periods of significant regulatory change.

On June 11, Partner John Storino will speak at "AI and Legal Ethics: Judicial Scrutiny, Professional Judgment, and Career Impact," a CLE ethics webinar hosted by Perrin Conferences, scheduled for 1:00–2:30 PM ET.

Partner Terri Mascherin, Co-Chair of Jenner & Block’s Litigation Department, will speak on June 11 on a panel at the “Trial Superstars on Presenting Your Case” seminar sponsored by The Chicago Bar Association.

Chambers USA 2026 guide once again recognized Jenner & Block as a leader in the California legal market, highlighting the firm’s excellence across its general commercial, white collar, media and entertainment, and intellectual property practices, with 13 lawyers earning individual recognition.

Chambers USA 2026 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Chicago office as a hub of legal excellence, with 35 individual lawyers ranked across 24 practice areas.

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 received the Human Rights Practitioner Award at the National Immigrant Justice Center’s (NIJC) 27th Annual Human Rights Awards, recognition of a partnership that spans more than 20 years and has made NIJC the firm’s largest source of pro bono cases.

Jenner & Block’s Native American Law Practice has once again earned a Nationwide Band 1 ranking for the Appellate category of the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business — reflecting the firm’s continued standing as one of the country’s foremost practices in Native American law.

On June 2, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order (EO) on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity—just weeks after abruptly pulling a prior version at the eleventh hour, with tech leaders already assembled at the White House for a signing ceremony. In the wake of reports on the new capabilities of frontier models to identify and exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities at scale, the EO sets out the administration’s framework for voluntary government pre-release review of “covered fron

On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), joined by federal grantmaking agencies, issued a lengthy proposed rule[1] covering many aspects of federal financial assistance, including:

Rachel Alpert, Co-Chair of Jenner & Block’s National Security and Crisis Practice, will join a panel at Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) Compliance & Ethics Essentials program on June 5.

The Chambers USA 2026 guide has recognized Jenner & Block as a leading firm in 40 practice areas, with practice rankings in 17 national and 23 state categories, and 86 lawyers individually recommended across practice areas at the national and state level. Ranked firms and individuals demonstrate qualities most valued by clients, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, and commitment.

Forbes recognized Partners Lindsay Harrison, Katya Jestin, Annie Kastanek, Alison Stein, and Joanna Wright in its inaugural list of America’s Top Women Lawyers. The list honors elite lawyers in private practice with impressive track records in their specialties and lauded by peers and clients.

On June 3, Partner Gregory Boyle will speak on a panel at the Practising Law Institute's (PLI) Understanding the Securities Laws 2026 program.

Partner Howard Suskin was interviewed in a Chicago Bar Association Record article, "Writing Effective Briefs in the Age of AI," sharing his perspectives on crafting persuasive briefs and the role of generative AI in legal writing.