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Jenner & Block Names New Co-Chairs in Three Practice Areas

Diverse, Cross-Office Elevations Bolster Key Groups...READ MORE

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....READ MORE

Lawdragon Names Eight Jenner & Block Partners to 2026 “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” List

Lawdragon has named eight Jenner & Block partners to its 2026 “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” list. The award honors lawyers who “shake the world with the deals they make happen” and whose “mere presence can make or break a deal.”...READ MORE

Jenner & Block Leads Illinois Legal Market with Nine Chambers USA 2025 Practice Rankings, Including Three in Band 1

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....READ MORE

Client Alert: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates the SEC’s Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rule Amendments

On December 19, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) issued a decision[1] vacating the share repurchase disclosure modernization rule amendments that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted on May 3, 2023[2] (Repurchase Disclosure Rule Amendments), and reiterating the Fifth Circuit’s holding from its earlier October 31, 2023 decision[3] that the SEC had acted arbitrarily and capriciously, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act, when it fai...READ MORE

Client Alert: SEC Stays the Effectiveness of the Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization Rule Following Fifth Circuit Decision

On November 22, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued an order[1](Stay Order) staying the effectiveness of the SEC’s Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization rule[2](Repurchase Rule) pending further SEC action. This step by the SEC follows an opinion issued on October 31, 2023, by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America et al. v. SEC, in which the court found that the SEC had acted arbitrarily a...READ MORE

Client Alert: SEC Adopts Amendments Requiring Additional Disclosures about an Issuer’s Share Repurchases

On May 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) adopted amendments that increase the amount of disclosure an issuer must provide regarding its repurchases of its equity securities that are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act).[1]  The amendments will, among other things, (1) require an issuer to report additional detail regarding its share repurchases (which will need to be aggregated on a daily basis and disclosed quarterly), (2) revise and ex...READ MORE

Delaware Court of Chancery Defines Controlling Stockholder Fiduciary Duties: In Re Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc. Stockholder Litigation

When do controlling stockholders, exercising their voting power or selling stock, owe fiduciary duties to a Delaware corporation and its minority stockholders? This thorny question in corporate law may have a new answer following a new landmark decision by the Delaware Court of Chancery....READ MORE