Jenner & Block Wins Emergency Relief for Association of American Universities to Protect Donor Privacy

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

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.

On October 1, Special Counsel Will Jones will speak at a joint hybrid seminar hosted by the Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA) and the Public Law Solicitors Association (PULSA), titled "Consultation and Legitimate Expectation: Where Are We Now?"

Los Angeles Partner Julie Shepard has been named to the Daily Journal's 2026 list of the Top 100 Lawyers in California. The award features the most exceptional attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and impact through their work across the state.

In July 2026, in Signant Health Hold Corp. v. Definium Therapeutics, Inc., No. 26-114-GBW (D. Del.), Judge Gregory Williams dismissed a complaint bringing claims of trade secret misappropriation under the Defense of Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and state law claims of breach of contract and violation of the Delaware Uniform Trade Secrets Act, finding that the plaintiff failed to properly identify a trade secret under DTSA and declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims.

On June 15, 2026, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued its decision in Ayers v. Foley (C.A. No. 2025-0650-LWW), the first opinion interpreting Section 144(d)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), as amended by Senate Bill 21 (SB 21). The Court held that this provision’s heightened presumption of director disinterestedness is not limited to Section 144's safe harbors for conflicted transactions – it also applies when a court decides whether a stockholder plaintiff can skip demanding