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Jenner & Block Secures Trial Victory for Chance the Rapper
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Recognition
Jenner & Block Named Law Firm of the Year, Earned Additional Honors Across Categories by The American Lawyer 2025 Industry Awards
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Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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A Jenner & Block team representing pro bono client Rose Thomas secured sanctions against the City of Harvey, Illinois, after the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois found the city willfully violated the discharge injunction by shutting off Ms. Thomas's water for 273 days following her Chapter 7 discharge.
Partner Joanna Ludlam Quoted in Sifted on Regulatory Gaps Around AI Agents
Partner Joanna Ludlam was quoted in a Sifted article examining why AI agents are outpacing the EU and UK's ability to regulate them, as autonomous systems increasingly plan multi-step tasks, interact with external software, and make decisions with limited human oversight.
Jenner & Block Secures Seventh Circuit Victory for Nuance Communications in Biometric Privacy Case
Jenner & Block successfully defended its client Nuance Communications, Inc. before the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which agreed that Nuance's voice authentication services for financial institution customers are exempt from the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
Recognitions
Six Jenner & Block Partners Named to Forbes' 2026 Top Lawyers List
Forbes recognized Partners Ishan Bhabha, Lindsay Harrison, Katya Jestin, Annie Kastanek, Alison Stein, and Adam Unikowsky to its list of 2026 Top Lawyers, which highlights the best attorneys in America across practice areas.
28 Jenner & Block Partners Named to Lawdragon's 2027 500 Leading Litigators in America
Lawdragon has recognized 28 Jenner & Block partners on its 2027 list of the 500 Leading Litigators in America. The guide recognizes lawyers who excel at advocacy before juries, judges, and other decision makers, spanning practice areas from appellate and Supreme Court advocacy to business litigation, class actions, mass torts, and investigations.
Jenner & Block Advances to #11 Nationally in the 2026 ALM Midlevel Associate Survey
Jenner & Block advanced to #11 nationally in The American Lawyer's 2026 Midlevel Associate Survey. It's the firm's fourth consecutive year of progress, rising from #20 in 2025, #34 in 2024, and #40 in 2023.
Publications
Complaint Dismissed for Failure to Distinguish Trade Secrets from General Business Information
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
Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter
Welcome to the September 2026 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese legal and business communities.
Podcasts
Associate Sam White Discusses Wrongful Conviction Matter on Undisclosed: Toward Justice Podcast
Associate Sam White joined the Undisclosed: Toward Justice podcast to discuss the wrongful conviction of Chris Bynum, one of the firm's pro bono clients. He was accompanied by Nicky Ali Jackson, Ph.D., who is also advocating for Chris as a Professor of Criminal Justice at Purdue University Northwest and Executive Director of the Center for Justice and Exoneration Network. The episode, "TJ Weekly – Free Chris Bynum," examines evidence that challenges Bynum's original conviction, as part of an in-
Partner Laurel Loomis Rimon was featured on the Fintech Layer Cake podcast, where she discussed how fintech enforcement and prosecution actually work in practice, and what exposes fintechs and banks to regulatory risk.
Associate Christian Hatten Featured on Georgetown Law's NatSec EmTech Podcast
Associate Christian Hatten was featured on Georgetown Law's NatSec EmTech podcast, where he joined Professor Laura K. Donohue to discuss how radio spectrum is regulated and why it has become increasingly critical to space, telecommunications, and national security.
Client Alerts
Regulation in the Midst of Deregulation: State AGs Fill the Federal Enforcement Void
Federal consumer protection and antitrust enforcement and oversight have changed meaningfully since 2025. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been substantially defunded and has withdrawn from much of its enforcement docket, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reduced its staff and budget for 2026, while redirecting its remaining capacity toward the Trump administration’s priorities. While consumer protection and antitrust have historically been areas of concurrent state juris
Renewed Scrutiny of Foreign Electric Grid Equipment: What EO14420 Means for Utilities and Suppliers
On August 26, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order No. 14420, “Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk Power System.” The Order takes a similar approach to prior executive orders under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), and declares a national emergency related, in this case, to foreign supply of bulk-power system electric equipment. This expands upon the President’s 2020 bulk-power EO 13920, which similarly targeted the acquisition, import,
Back to School: What to Watch This Year in Higher Education Law and Policy
As institutions of higher education prepare for the 2026-2027 academic year, colleges and universities remain in the federal regulatory spotlight. Key areas of expected federal regulatory and enforcement activity include Title VI, federal grants and contracts, accreditation, immigration, foreign gifts and contracts, student loans, gender identity and Title IX, college athletics, and antitrust. Understanding and anticipating these developments will help institutions navigate new compliance obliga
Events
Of Counsel Matt Pearl to Speak at Federal Communications Bar Association CLE on Federal Spectrum Reallocation
Associate Steven Arango to Speak at the Veterans' Legal Career Fair
On September 18, Associate Steven Arango will speak on a panel at the Veterans' Legal Career Fair (VLCF), the only legal career fair in the United States dedicated to veterans, active-duty service members, and military spouses.
Partner AnnaMarie Van Hoesen to Speak on ABA National Legal Malpractice Conference Panel
Partner AnnaMarie Van Hoesen will join a panel at the National Legal Malpractice Conference hosted by the American Bar Association (ABA) in Las Vegas on September 17.