Partner Emily Loeb Discusses What the 2026 Midterms Mean for Congressional Oversight in the Financial Times

On November 17, Partner Terri Mascherin will deliver this year’s Pope & John Lecture on Professionalism at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Her talk, entitled “Can We Be Civil in Uncivil Times?”, will begin at 12:15 pm CT.

Partners Rachel Alpert and Rob Dalling will each moderate a panel at the Global Economics Sanctions Conference in London from November 12 to 13.

Voters across the country made their voices heard at the polls on Tuesday. Democrats have won the House, and their stated priorities of investigating allegations of corruption and the causes of affordability challenges will take center stage in the next Congress. 

Voters across the country made their voices heard at the polls on Tuesday—and did so resoundingly. In addition to taking control of the House, Democrats overcame a challenging map and won a majority in the Senate, including in some states once unthinkable. Senate Democrats’ stated priorities of investigating allegations of corruption and the causes of affordability challenges will likely take center stage. The Democratic-led Senate will also be in a position to exert leverage on President Trump’

Jenner & Block Partner David Kroeger will serve as co-chair of the International Bar Association (IBA) Insurance Committee. His two-year term begins January 1, 2027. 

A London start-up is stopped in its tracks by a regulator’s misreading of the rules. A global organization defending free expression needs counsel it can rely on, year after year. For the lawyers at Jenner & Block, these aren’t abstract problems. They’re calls to action.

On October 19, 2026, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari in Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education, No. 26-12, an Equal Protection challenge to the lottery system a Maryland school district uses to admit students to its selective magnet middle schools. It marks the first time the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case concerning race in admissions since its landmark 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard Coll

Partner Joanna Ludlam joined an International Forum of Senior Executive Advisers (IFSEA) podcast episode, titled “Memory, Perception and the Search for Truth: Why Memory Fails in Executive Investigations,” to discuss how investigators establish facts when human memory is not an accurate recording of events.

On October 22, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury released its proposed rule to implement the outbound investment provisions of the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security (COINS) Act. Comments are due by December 7, 2026.

Every day, legal problems keep people from fully participating in their communities and in civic life. A family waits more than a decade for safety. A young person loses housing she is legally entitled to. Students are told what they cannot read. Children are held alone in cells. For the lawyers at Jenner & Block, these aren’t abstract problems. They’re calls to action.

The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ) presented Jenner with its Courage in Law Award at its Fighting & Building Gala on October 20 in Newark, New Jersey. The event recognized leaders and organizations that exemplify the courage and vision required to fight for justice and build stronger communities.