Co-Managing Partner Katya Jestin Discusses Guantanamo and the Pandemic in Interview with The National Law Journal
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January 7, 2022
Jenner & Block Co-Managing Partner Katya Jestin spoke to The National Law Journal in a wide-ranging interview that touched on topics including her pro bono representation of Majid Khan, a Guantanamo detainee who testified last fall about the torture he endured while held at a CIA black site. Ms. Jestin herself gave powerful opening statements at the Senate hearing. Asked why she thinks it’s important to get information about her client’s torture in the open, she responded: “I think it is important that there’s sunlight and that fellow Americans understand what happened, and that there’s some measure of accountability and transparency about it so that we can make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
Ms. Jestin also shared her experience becoming a co-managing partner just months before the pandemic hit. She said she’s grateful to the firm’s IT team, which led a “seamless” transition to a work-from-home environment. “The other thing I’m really grateful for is that Jenner is a firm, I think, unlike most other law firms, that is so deeply defined by its culture. That was so important in 2020, and it remains so now,” she added.
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January 7, 2022
Jenner & Block Co-Managing Partner Katya Jestin spoke to The National Law Journal in a wide-ranging interview that touched on topics including her pro bono representation of Majid Khan, a Guantanamo detainee who testified last fall about the torture he endured while held at a CIA black site. Ms. Jestin herself gave powerful opening statements at the Senate hearing. Asked why she thinks it’s important to get information about her client’s torture in the open, she responded: “I think it is important that there’s sunlight and that fellow Americans understand what happened, and that there’s some measure of accountability and transparency about it so that we can make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
Ms. Jestin also shared her experience becoming a co-managing partner just months before the pandemic hit. She said she’s grateful to the firm’s IT team, which led a “seamless” transition to a work-from-home environment. “The other thing I’m really grateful for is that Jenner is a firm, I think, unlike most other law firms, that is so deeply defined by its culture. That was so important in 2020, and it remains so now,” she added.
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© 2026 Jenner & Block LLP. Attorney Advertising. Jenner & Block LLP is an Illinois Limited Liability Partnership including professional corporations. This publication, presentation, or event is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide information on legal matters and/or firm news of interest to our clients and colleagues. Readers or attendees should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to matters mentioned in this publication or at this event. The attorney responsible for this communication is Brent E. Kidwell, Jenner & Block LLP, 353 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-3456. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Jenner & Block London LLP, an affiliate of Jenner & Block LLP, is a limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA number 615729. Information regarding the data we collect and the rights you have over your data can be found in our Privacy Notice. For further inquiries, please contact dataprotection@jenner.com.
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