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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
Recognition
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Four Jenner & Block Practice Areas and Seven Partners Recognized in Chambers Global 2024
The 2024 Chambers Global guide ranked Jenner & Block as a leading law firm in four practice areas: Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets; Derivatives; Corporate Crime & Investigations; and Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation).
Three Harvard Law School Alumni Serve on Illinois Alumni Board
With more than 1,500 alumni, the Harvard Law Society of Illinois is one of the school’s most active alumni chapters. This month, three Jenner partners took on leadership roles.
Partner Greg Boyle Named Notable Nonprofit Board Leader by Crain’s Chicago Business
Partner Greg Boyle was recognized among Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2022 “Notable Nonprofit Board Leaders.” The list highlights individuals who have advanced the cause of a nonprofit in a meaningful way, mentored other board members, and helped the organization operate more efficiently.
Recognitions
Jenner & Block Chicago Earns 35 Individual Chambers USA 2026 Rankings Across 24 Practice Areas
Chambers USA 2026 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Chicago office as a hub of legal excellence, with 35 individual lawyers ranked across 24 practice areas.
Chambers Global 2026 Recognizes Seven Jenner & Block Lawyers and Four Practices
The 2026 Chambers Global guide ranked Jenner & Block as a leading law firm in four practice areas: Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (Band 2); Corporate Crime & Investigations (Band 3); Derivatives (Band 3); and Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (Band 3).
Chambers USA 2025 affirms Jenner & Block’s preeminence in Illinois, awarding nine practice area rankings, with Band 1 recognition in General Commercial Litigation, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Litigation, and Insurance: Policyholder Disputes.
Publications
In October 2023, the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or the “Commission”) issued an Enforcement Advisory clarifying the Commission’s approach to negotiated resolutions of enforcement actions.[1]In general, the Advisory:
In a speech to the Securities Regulation Institute conference last week, Chair Gary Gensler signaled the SEC may implement more stringent cybersecurity regulations, and in the meantime, would work to enforce existing requirements. Since taking office in 2021, Mr. Gensler has often referred to the need for the SEC to be a “cop on the beat” to root out misconduct and address potential risk to investors. It has become increasingly clear that Mr. Gensler views addressing cybersecurity risk and misco
Client Alerts
The Non-Compete Competition: Washington State’s New Broad Ban on Non-Competes
Last month, Washington state passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155 (SB 1155), legislation that bans virtually all non-compete agreements and significantly narrows the scope of permissible non-solicitation agreements in the state. The new law takes effect on June 30, 2027, and applies retroactively to all existing non-compete agreements, rendering them void and unenforceable regardless of when they were entered into. Employers are required to make reasonable efforts to provide written notic
SEC and CFTC Enter Historic Memorandum of Understanding, Launch Joint Harmonization Initiative
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC) announced that the two agencies had entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding (the MOU).[1]According to the announcement, the MOU, which supersedes a 2018 MOU, was designed to “provide fair notice to market participants, respect individual liberty, and foster lawful innovation with the minimum effective dose of regulation to enhance U.S. competitiveness in finance.”[2]In co
CFTC Issues New Enforcement Advisory Aiming to Incentivize Self-Reporting and Cooperation
On February 25, 2025, the Division of Enforcement (the “Division”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC” or “Commission”) issued an Enforcement Advisory which quantifies the monetary credit that entities can expect to receive for self-reporting and cooperation in connection with Division inquiries. The Commission asserts that the Advisory’s newly announced system will conserve enforcement resources by incentivizing more self-reporting and cooperation, but it is not clear that m
Events
Partner Gregory Boyle to Speak at PLI's Understanding the Securities Laws 2026
On June 3, Partner Gregory Boyle will speak on a panel at the Practising Law Institute's (PLI) Understanding the Securities Laws 2026 program.
Gregory Boyle, Co-Chair of the Markets and Trading Practice, will speak at Practising Law Institute’s Understanding the Securities Laws 2025 program on June 5.
“Derivatives and Futures Law Winter Committee Meeting 2025,” American Bar Association
Partner Greg Boyle will speak on a panel about ethics at the Derivatives and Futures Law Winter Committee Meeting 2025, hosted by the American Bar Association from January 30 to February 1.