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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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Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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Last month, Partner Neil Barofsky testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee to present findings from the ongoing investigation into Credit Suisse's historical ties to Nazi-era clients. His testimony, which included a 75-page written statement, revealed previously unreported relationships between the bank and Nazi-era entities.
Jenner & Block and GIR Release Fourth Edition Guide to Monitorships
Jenner & Block is pleased to announce the fourth edition of Global Investigations Review’s (GIR) The Guide to Monitorships. The guide was published in partnership with GIR—a trusted source of worldwide news, analysis, and data on the law and practice of cross-border investigations—and examines monitorships with in-depth insights provided by leading practitioners from across the globe.
Jenner & Block Launches Culture Risk and Sensitive Investigations Practice
Conducts Independent Reviews to Help Clients Address Underlying Cultural and Compliance Risks
Recognitions
Lawdragon Names Nine Jenner & Block Partners to Global Leaders in Crisis Management List
Lawdragon recognized nine Jenner & Block partners on their inaugural 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management list. This list highlights professionals at the forefront of managing crises across legal, strategic, and regulatory domains.
Two Jenner & Block Partners Named to City & State New York 2025 Law Power 100
Neil Barofsky and Matt Cipolla, Co-Chairs of Jenner & Block’s Monitorship Practice, have been named to City & State New York’s 2025 Law Power 100 list. The list recognizes key figures in New York’s legal sphere, including presidential appointees, local elected officials, top judges, high-profile attorneys, leading advocates, and distinguished academics.
Partner Neil Barofsky Named to The Algemeiner’s “J100” List
The Algemeiner, a global news outlet that covers the Middle East, Israel, and matters of Jewish interest around the world, named Partner Neil Barofsky to its list of the top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life.
Publications
Client Alert: DOJ Clarifies Monitorship Factors and Monitor Selection Considerations
In March 2023, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. issued a memorandum (the Polite Memorandum) and delivered a speech clarifying and compiling several recent revisions to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) policies and practices on the selection of monitors in Criminal Division matters. As the Polite Memorandum explains, DOJ sought to clarify and update the following four points:
Client Alert: Supplemental Stimulus: Highlights of the Recent Aid Bill and Implementing Regulations
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a massive legislative package that provided $1.4 trillion to fund the federal government and $900 billion in long-delayed stimulus to respond to the continuing effects of the coronavirus pandemic (the Supplemental Stimulus Act).[1] After initially signaling that he might veto the law, President Trump eventually signed the bill into law on December 27, 2020. After last March’s stimulus legislation (the Coronavirus Ai
Events
Jenner & Block Partner Neil M Barofsky, former Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP), will join Brian Miller, Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR), in a CLE webcast. As SIGTARP, Mr. Barofsky oversaw the financial assistance provided to corporations after the 2008 financial crisis. As SIGPR, Mr. Miller is charged with identifying and combating fraud and waste connected to the distribution of hundreds of billions of dollars appropriated as par
Jenner & Block Partner Neil M. Barofsky spoke on a panel at the Anti-Corruption and Compliance Summit 2020 in Berlin. The wide-ranging discussion touched on many topics, among them: the fundamental requirements from the DOJ and the SEC for a compliance program; the impact that the upcoming election and other changes in the US administration could have for US enforcement; and, on the financial services side, any major changes depending on the outcome of the election. Mr. Barofsky was joined by fo
Partner Neil Barofsky to Testify before the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security
On Tuesday, July 28, Partner Neil M. Barofsky will testify at a hearing before the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The goal of the hearing is to provide oversight of the various financial relief packages Congress has passed in an effort to assist Americans affected by COVID-19. Mr. Barofsky will discuss the relief programs’ effectiveness, his thoughts on how the oversight can be improved, and potential legislation that Congress should take into account as it co