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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 Summary Judgment Victory Protecting $9 Billion in University Research Funding
Jenner & Block achieved a comprehensive summary judgment victory for the Association of American Universities and leading research institutions when the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down the Department of Defense's controversial "Rate Cap Policy" that threatened approximately $9 billion in annual federal research funding to universities nationwide.
Jenner & Block Secures Victories Protecting Research Funding at Higher Education Institutions
In major back-to-back victories for research in quantum computing, AI, cybersecurity, semiconductors, and other technologies vital to national security and competitiveness, Jenner & Block secured critical court orders halting federal funding cuts at US universities.
Jenner & Block Secures Rare Double Appellate Victory for Client Marriott International
This week, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a complete victory for Marriott, reversing for the second time a district court’s certification of what would have been the largest class action arising from a data security incident in US history. If the ruling had been allowed to stand, the district court’s class certification order would have had enormous implications for class litigation, multidistrict litigation, and class-action waivers.
Recognitions
Jenner & Block DC Earns 29 Chambers USA 2026 Rankings Across 16 Practice Areas
Chambers USA 2026 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office as a hub of legal excellence, with 29 individual lawyers ranked across 16 key practice areas.
Five Jenner & Block Partners Named to Forbes’ Inaugural List of America’s Top Women Lawyers
Forbes recognized Partners Lindsay Harrison, Katya Jestin, Annie Kastanek, Alison Stein, and Joanna Wright in its inaugural list of America’s Top Women Lawyers. The list honors elite lawyers in private practice with impressive track records in their specialties and lauded by peers and clients.
Jenner & Block was named Law Firm of the Year and honored in several different categories by The American Lawyer at the 2025 Industry Awards. These awards recognize “the legal industry's most impactful and important work of the past year.”
Publications
Amicus Brief Outlines Dangers of California’s Internet Age-Estimation Requirement
Following our amicus brief critiquing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) at the trial level, an appellate team continues its fight against the law at the Ninth Circuit.
Client Alert: Ten Major Issues Facing Higher Education Institutions in 2023
The last few years have been eventful and, at times, difficult ones for institutions of higher education. Institutions have been deeply impacted by issues ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, to debates over free speech, to changes in immigration law, and to the ever-increasing pace of technological change, to name but a few. These impacts have been felt by institutions in numerous ways, including through increased legal risk and litigation. But notwithstanding all that has happened, 2023 may be
Court Approves DPA for Pro Bono Client
Jenner & Block secured a deferred prosecution agreement for pro bono client Pheerayuth Burden, who had been convicted of violating the Arms Export Control Act by sending gun parts to Thailand without a license. At trial, the main testimony against Mr. Burden came in by deposition because the cooperating witness was unavailable to testify live. The firm took the case on appeal to the DC Circuit, arguing that the introduction of the deposition evidence violated Mr. Burden’s Sixth Amendment right t
Client Alerts
With a promise to deliver the “largest deportation” in the history of the United States, President Trump’s 2024 campaign foreshadowed a new era of immigration policy and enforcement. The first two weeks of the second Trump Administration have already confirmed that major changes are underway, affecting immigration enforcement, visas, border security, and pathways to citizenship. In this installment of our “First 100 Days” series, we cover what universities, and those who study or work on their c
Events
Join us for the return of The Realty Rendezvous! On November 19th, we will gather leaders in the real estate and hospitality industry to discuss trends and hot topics impacting our clients, including the potential impact of the 2024 election. If you are able to join in person, we hope you will stay for a networking reception following the programming.
“12th Annual Hotel & Lodging Legal Summit,” Georgetown Law
Jenner & Block is a sponsor of the 12th Annual Hotel & Lodging Legal Summit, a program of Georgetown Law that will focus on pressing legal issues facing the hotel and lodging industry.
Partner Lindsay Harrison to Speak at Harvard Law School’s Celebration 70+ Alumnae Summit
On April 5, Partner Lindsay Harrison will speak at Harvard Law School’s alumnae summit, Celebration 70+. To celebrate the 70thanniversary of the first class of women graduates, the event will feature more than a dozen panels and workshops. Lindsay’s panel will focus on the recent decisions and the decision-making process coming out of the Supreme Court.