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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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Jenner & Block Advises Silgan in New Senior Notes Offering
Jenner & Block is advising its client Silgan Holdings Inc. in a new senior unsecured notes offering. The private offering of €600 million aggregate principal amount of Silgan’s 4 ¼% Senior Notes due 2031 priced on September 3, 2025 and is expected to close on or about September 12, 2025.
Jenner Advises Silgan Holdings Inc. in Completing its Acquisition of Weener Plastics Holdings
A Jenner & Block team advised Silgan Holdings Inc. (Silgan) in closing its acquisition of Weener Plastics Holdings B.V., a leading producer of differentiated dispensing solutions for personal care, food, and healthcare products, for an enterprise value of €838 million. Weener operates a global network of 19 facilities predominantly in Europe and the Americas, with approximately 4,000 employees and proprietary manufacturing technologies, including significant clean room capabilities. Silgan enter
Celebrating “Making Justice a Reality in Our Communities,” in Honor of 2024 US Pro Bono Week
In honor of American Bar Association's US Pro Bono Week, Jenner & Block is celebrating and shining a spotlight on the impactful work our lawyers do to help preserve and strengthen the communities we serve. Earlier this year, the firm, an international leader in pro bono service, surpassed its five-year commitment of providing $250 million in free legal services to those in need of access to justice—a year and a half ahead of schedule.
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Validity of Stockholder Agreements with Delaware Corporations
Effective August 1, 2024, the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) was amended to include a new Section 122(18), pursuant to which corporations are expressly permitted to enter into contracts that:
On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted final rule amendments (the “Final Rules”) that implement various changes to the reporting and filing requirements under Regulation 13D-G[1] promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).[2] The Final Rules (1) accelerate certain filing deadlines for Schedules 13D and 13G, (2) extend the filing “cut-off” time for Schedules 13D and 13G from 5:30 p.m. eastern time to 10:00 p
On December 14, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) unanimously adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) and created new disclosure requirements to address insider trading concerns.[1] The Rule 10b5-1 amendments are the first revision of Rule 10b5-1 since its original promulgation in 2000, and they follow years of public discourse regarding whether Rule 10b5-1 (in its current form) and related regulations sufficiently cu
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Declaration of Non-Independents: A Survey of Non-Independent Directors at S&P 500 Companies
Board composition remains a critical issue for public companies as investors and other stakeholders evaluate the skills, qualifications, and background of directors. It is well-known that stock exchange rules generally only require that a company’s board contains a majority of independent directors, with the exception of controlled companies. However, after these bare requirements, a board has substantial latitude to select its nominees, including non-independent directors.