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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
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Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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Jenner & Block Secures Significant Settlement in Prison Healthcare Case
During her incarceration at Decatur Correctional Center, Vikki Paris was denied adequate surveillance testing for bladder cancer. That failure would cost Vikki her life.
Terri Mascherin and Mike Doornweerd Discuss How the Firm’s Culture Has Developed Lawyers into Judges
In an article for Chicago Lawyer Magazine, Partners Terri Mascherin and Mike Doornweerd share insights about the culture at Jenner & Block and how that has contributed to 30 alums serving as judges, including the late US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. Titled “Road to the Federal Bench,” the article highlights pathways available to lawyers who want to be judges.
Recognitions
The Seventh Circuit Bar Association honored a Jenner & Block team with its Pro Bono & Public Service Award for their work in Paris v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc.—a pro bono matter that secured accountability for systemic failures in prison healthcare and a measure of justice for a family that suffered a devastating loss.
Lawdragon Names 29 Jenner & Block Partners to 2026 “500 Leading Litigators in America” List
Twenty-nine Jenner & Block partners have been named to Lawdragon’s 2026 “500 Leading Litigators in America” list. The award honors lawyers who have excelled in commercial litigation, product liability, mass torts, securities and other fiduciary litigation, white collar and investigations, administrative proceedings, class actions, antitrust, energy and technology disputes, intellectual property, trademark and patent wars.
Lawdragon Names 15 Jenner & Block Partners to 2025 “500 Leading Litigators in America” List
15 Jenner & Block partners have been named to Lawdragon’s 2025 “500 Leading Litigators in America” list. The accolade honors the country’s top litigators and trial attorneys. Jenner & Block’s honorees include: Jessica Ring Amunson Michael A. Doornweerd Ian Heath Gershengorn Lindsay Harrison Matthew S. Hellman Annie Kastanek Terri Mascherin Dean N. Panos Reid Schar Kate T. Spelman Howard S. Suskin Adam Unikowsky Lee Wolosky Anton R. Valukas Joanna Wright
Events
Jenner & Block Partner Michael A. Doornweerd will speak at a CLE that is aimed at offering young, female lawyers practical tips on how to advance their careers. In his panel, he will share strategies that lawyers can use to develop into—and be recognized as—preeminent trial attorneys and trusted advisors. And he will discuss how lawyers can overcome the implicit biases that may stand in their way. This program will be held at Cozen O'Connor, 123 N Upper Wacker Drive in Chicago. Mr. Doornweerd’s