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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
Recognition
Recognition
Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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News
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.
Partner Rachel Alpert Featured in Export Compliance Daily on Sanctions Risk and Sham Transactions
Partner Rachel Alpert, former Chief Counsel at the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), was featured in Export Compliance Daily discussing how companies can identify sanctions risk hidden behind complex ownership structures and sham transactions.
Jenner & Block Team Secures Green Card for Pro Bono Client
This August, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) granted a pro bono client approval for lawful permanent residence in the US as part of the firm’s ongoing immigration work.
Recognitions
Jenner & Block was recognized as the inaugural recipient of Foreign Policy for America's Exceptional Corporate Citizenship Award at the organization's annual Leadership Summit in Washington, DC on May 18, 2026. The award honors the firm's commitment to the rule of law and principled corporate conduct.
Law360 Names Seven Jenner & Block Lawyers to 2026 Editorial Boards
Law360 has selected seven Jenner & Block partners to serve on the publication’s 2026 editorial advisory boards. As board members, they will provide feedback on Law360's coverage across practice areas and offer insights to help guide future content direction. Board members also serve as a resource for Law360 reporters seeking expert analysis and commentary.
Publications
The Impending CFIUS Known Investor Program
In May 2025, following the America First Investment Policy’s call for the creation of an expedited process to facilitate US ally and partner investment in the United States, the Treasury Department announced a plan to create a “Known Investor Program.” Through this program, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) would collect information from foreign investors who opt into the program prior to submission of a formal CFIUS filing. The goal is to allow CFIUS to more effic
Partner Rachel Alpert Quoted in GIR on Waiver Authority in New Russia Sanctions Bill
Partner Rachel Alpert was quoted in a Global Investigations Review (GIR) article examining the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 and the broad waiver power it grants the president over the new sanctions authorities.
"Expert Q&A: Decoding the Treasury Department's Actions on Iran," Just Security
Partner Rachel Alpert authored an article for Just Security examining the Treasury Department's short-lived Iran sanctions relief, from the issuance of General License X to its revocation weeks later.
Podcasts
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.
Partner Rachel Alpert was recently featured on the American Bar Association's National Security Law Today podcast, where she discussed how the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) has evolved, and why its use to justify tariffs is drawing scrutiny.
Client Alerts
Treasury Proposes Expanded Outbound Investment Restrictions Under the COINS Act
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.
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,
On July 31, 2026, the US Department of State and the FBI, joined by counterpart agencies in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, issued a joint alert on North Korean IT workers who use false identities to infiltrate companies and fund North Korea's weapons programs. It’s the latest in a now-familiar cadence of warnings issued roughly once a year since 2022. Since then, sanctions actions, DOJ indictments, “laptop farm
Events
Partner Rachel Alpert will join a panel at the 12th Annual Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute, hosted by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section on September 10.
Partner Rachel Alpert to Speak at PLI’s 2026 Compliance & Ethics Essentials Program
Rachel Alpert, Co-Chair of Jenner & Block’s National Security and Crisis Practice, will join a panel at Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) Compliance & Ethics Essentials program on June 5.
Partner Rachel Alpert, Co-Chair of our National Security and Crisis Practice and Human Rights and Global Strategy Practice, is serving as co-chair of the 20th Annual Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance, hosted by the American Conference Institute (ACI) in Washington, DC April 29–30.