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Jenner & Block Secures Trial Victory for Chance the Rapper
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Jenner & Block Named Law Firm of the Year, Earned Additional Honors Across Categories by The American Lawyer 2025 Industry Awards
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2026 US Midterm Elections
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In Billboard, Partner Precious Jacobs Discusses the Rise in Artist-Manager Litigation
Partner Precious S. Jacobs was featured in Billboard in “It’s Not Just Timbaland: Why Are So Many Artists Suing Their Managers Right Now?.” The article examines the recent wave of lawsuits between music artists and their managers and why that relationship is so prone to conflict.
Lawyers Without Borders Spotlights Jenner & Block’s Pro Bono Work in Kibera
Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB) highlighted Jenner & Block’s pro bono work with Hitachi Energy’s in-house legal team to help artists, musicians, and digital creators in Kibera, Kenya, protect their intellectual property (IP).
The 2026 midterms have reshaped the balance of power in Washington and across the United States. In Congress, the incoming Democratic majorities in both chambers will install new committee chairs and set their own investigative agendas. In state capitals, newly elected governors and legislators will be eager to pass new laws regulating a wide array of industries, and newly elected attorneys general will no doubt be ready to use longstanding and newly-created enforcement mechanisms to carry out t
Recognitions
Partner Alison Stein Named to Forbes’ Inaugural List of America’s Top Lawyers for AI
Forbes has named Partner Alison Stein to its inaugural list of America’s Top Lawyers for AI, which recognizes the leading artificial intelligence practitioners in the country for their reputation, influence on the AI legal landscape, practice impact, and thought leadership.
Three Jenner & Block Partners Named 2026 Law360 MVPs
Law360 named Jenner & Block Partners Adam Unikowsky, Lindsay Harrison, and Rebekah Goodheart to its 2026 MVPs list.
The National Law Journal Profiles Jenner & Block as Washington, DC Law Firm of the Year
The National Law Journal named Jenner & Block its 2026 Washington, DC Law Firm of the Year at the DC Legal Awards on October 20 and profiled the firm in a Q&A with Washington, DC Office Managing Partner Lindsay Harrison.
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London-based Partner Lucy Blake spoke with Law360 UK, POLITICO Pro, and Forward Law Review about the UK government’s announcement that it will introduce mandatory human rights due diligence for large businesses, including a new power to remove goods made with forced labor from the market. The regime would apply to UK businesses with global turnover of more than £350 million and to non-UK businesses with more than £350 million in UK turnover.
Special Counsel David Manners-Weber was recently cited in a New York Times article examining how recent Supreme Court rulings may hinder the investigations lawmakers are expected to pursue when the new Congress convenes in January.
Partner Emily Loeb, co-chair of Jenner & Block’s Congressional Investigations Practice, was quoted in The Washington Post’s Health Brief article examining how the 2026 midterm election results may reshape the health care policy landscape and the industry’s relationship with Washington.
Podcasts
Partner Joanna Ludlam Joins IFSEA Podcast on Why Memory Fails in Executive Investigations
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.
Partner Rachel Alpert Discusses Russian Diesel Sanctions Relief on The Lawfare Podcast
Partner Rachel Alpert joined The Lawfare Podcast to discuss President Trump’s recent announcement lifting US sanctions on Russian diesel fuel and signaling support for US imports.
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-
Client Alerts
A Tougher Standard: The United Kingdom’s New Human Rights Due Diligence Regime
On 4 November 2026, the United Kingdom (UK) Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade confirmed in a written ministerial statement (the “Statement”) that the Government will legislate for a mandatory human rights due diligence regime—the most significant shift in UK supply chain law since the Modern Slavery Act 20151. Whereas the Modern Slavery Act requires companies to disclose their processes to address modern slavery risk, the new regime will require them to actively identify, as
OOPS, we tracked you again! CalPrivacy announces nearly $3M CCPA settlement
On November 10, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) announced a $2.975 million settlement with FedEx for alleged California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) violations. FedEx, the global transportation company that delivers millions of packages daily, allegedly shared personal information about website visitors with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising without 1) disclosing that it sold or shared consumer personal information; 2) informing consumers of their
Events
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.
On November 12, Jenner & Block Partner Ambassador Keith Harper will deliver the 17th Annual William C. Canby Jr. Lecture at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. His lecture, titled “After Brackeen, How Plenary Is Congressional Authority in Indian Affairs,” will examine the scope and limits of Congress’s authority to legislate in Indian affairs.
Partners Rachel Alpert and Rob Dalling to Participate in Global Economics Sanctions Conference
Partners Rachel Alpert and Rob Dalling will each moderate a panel at the Global Economics Sanctions Conference in London from November 12 to 13.