Six Jenner & Block Partners Named to Forbes' 2026 Top Lawyers List
Recognition
September 16, 2026
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.
The firm's Co-Managing Partner and Co-Chair of Jenner & Block's Education Practice, Ishan is regarded as one of the nation's preeminent lawyers for institutions of higher education and large corporations facing high-stakes financial, operational, or reputational risk. A Chambers-ranked Nationwide Band 1 practitioner in Higher Education, he specializes in commercial, constitutional, and regulatory disputes, litigating in state and federal courts and arguing before the US Supreme Court.
As Washington, DC Office Managing Partner and Co-Chair of the firm's Specialized Litigation and Arbitration Practice, Lindsay is a strategic and versatile litigator whose practice spans a wide range of industries and matter types. She has tried dozens of cases and arbitrations, argued and won in the US Supreme Court, and is ranked by Chambers for both Litigation: General Commercial and Leisure & Hospitality.
Katya, the former Co-Managing Partner of the firm from 2020 through the end of 2024, and Co-Chair of Jenner & Block's Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Practice, is an experienced trial lawyer and criminal defense attorney. She also guides companies, universities, and individuals through complex, high-stakes investigations and crisis management. A former federal prosecutor, she is ranked Band 1 by Chambers and represents clients in matters before the US Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and congressional committees.
A former federal prosecutor and Supreme Court clerk, Annie serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Appellate and Supreme Court Practice. Chambers-ranked Band 1 in Illinois for Appellate law, she has argued more than 50 federal appeals, including in the Second, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits, and briefed more than 200 federal appeals before the US Courts of Appeals. She regularly represents clients before the US Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals, with extensive experience spanning criminal law, antitrust, and national security litigation.
One of the country's leading media and entertainment lawyers, Alison serves as Co-Chair of Jenner & Block's Content, Media, and Entertainment and Technology practices, as well as the firm's AI Task Force. Chambers-ranked, she is a trusted counsel to technology, entertainment, and media companies facing high-stakes litigation and complex content issues, representing media organizations, technology companies, and studios on matters spanning copyright, trademark, and AI-related litigation.
Adam is a leading appellate advocate whose clients rely on his carefully crafted briefs and powerful oral arguments before the nation's courts, including fifteen Supreme Court arguments. His appellate experience spans a wide range of subject matter, including administrative law, intellectual property, and constitutional law, and he frequently collaborates with larger legal teams in developing strategy across multiple cases and courts. Adam is ranked Nationwide by Chambers for Appellate Law and was named a Law360 Appellate MVP in 2025.
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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.
Recognition
September 16, 2026
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.
The firm's Co-Managing Partner and Co-Chair of Jenner & Block's Education Practice, Ishan is regarded as one of the nation's preeminent lawyers for institutions of higher education and large corporations facing high-stakes financial, operational, or reputational risk. A Chambers-ranked Nationwide Band 1 practitioner in Higher Education, he specializes in commercial, constitutional, and regulatory disputes, litigating in state and federal courts and arguing before the US Supreme Court.
As Washington, DC Office Managing Partner and Co-Chair of the firm's Specialized Litigation and Arbitration Practice, Lindsay is a strategic and versatile litigator whose practice spans a wide range of industries and matter types. She has tried dozens of cases and arbitrations, argued and won in the US Supreme Court, and is ranked by Chambers for both Litigation: General Commercial and Leisure & Hospitality.
Katya, the former Co-Managing Partner of the firm from 2020 through the end of 2024, and Co-Chair of Jenner & Block's Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Practice, is an experienced trial lawyer and criminal defense attorney. She also guides companies, universities, and individuals through complex, high-stakes investigations and crisis management. A former federal prosecutor, she is ranked Band 1 by Chambers and represents clients in matters before the US Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and congressional committees.
A former federal prosecutor and Supreme Court clerk, Annie serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Appellate and Supreme Court Practice. Chambers-ranked Band 1 in Illinois for Appellate law, she has argued more than 50 federal appeals, including in the Second, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits, and briefed more than 200 federal appeals before the US Courts of Appeals. She regularly represents clients before the US Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals, with extensive experience spanning criminal law, antitrust, and national security litigation.
One of the country's leading media and entertainment lawyers, Alison serves as Co-Chair of Jenner & Block's Content, Media, and Entertainment and Technology practices, as well as the firm's AI Task Force. Chambers-ranked, she is a trusted counsel to technology, entertainment, and media companies facing high-stakes litigation and complex content issues, representing media organizations, technology companies, and studios on matters spanning copyright, trademark, and AI-related litigation.
Adam is a leading appellate advocate whose clients rely on his carefully crafted briefs and powerful oral arguments before the nation's courts, including fifteen Supreme Court arguments. His appellate experience spans a wide range of subject matter, including administrative law, intellectual property, and constitutional law, and he frequently collaborates with larger legal teams in developing strategy across multiple cases and courts. Adam is ranked Nationwide by Chambers for Appellate Law and was named a Law360 Appellate MVP in 2025.
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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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Event
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