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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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Dozens of business organizations and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce have asked the Department of Labor to extend the 60-day comment period for the Wage and Hour Division's Proposed Overtime Rule. Partner Katie Johnson spoke with Law360 about the process and norms for such an extension.
2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll Recognizes 70 Jenner & Block Lawyers
The District of Columbia Courts, in partnership with the DC Access to Justice Commission and the DC Bar Pro Bono Center, announced their 2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll honorees. Thirty-nine Jenner & Block lawyers were recognized in this year’s class for contributing 50 hours or more of pro bono service to those who cannot afford legal counsel. Thirty-one lawyers achieved the High Honor distinction for providing 100 hours or more.
Jenner & Block Elects 10 Lawyers to Its Partnership, Appoints Four Special Counsel
NEW YORK – DECEMBER 20, 2021 – Jenner & Block has elected 10 lawyers to the partnership, effective January 1, 2022. Coming from three offices and serving across practice areas, this diverse group will support the firm’s clients and the partnership with their experience in a range of litigation and transactional matters.
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Wave of Final Rules Reflects Race Against CRA Deadline, Law360
In an article for Law360, Partner Katie Johnson and Associates Michael Brady and Rachael Hanna discuss the flurry of rules the Biden Administration is currently finalizing ahead of the statutory “lookback period” deadlines under the Congressional Review Act.
“Fetal Personhood Trend Amplifies Employer Health Plan Liability,” Bloomberg Law
In an article for Bloomberg Law, Partner Katie Johnson and Associates Illyana Green and Mary Marshall provide insight into the new legal debate over fetal personhood in Alabama following the state’s Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos have the same rights as people.
How a Federal Shutdown Would Affect Enforcement, Investigations, Bloomberg Law
With the government’s annual funding package set to expire Sept. 30 and no spending compromise in sight, the federal government appears headed for an imminent shutdown.
Client Alerts
On March 10, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its first-ever Department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP) for criminal matters, superseding all component-specific and US Attorney’s Office-specific corporate enforcement policies currently in effect. The new policy extends the framework the Criminal Division previously introduced in May 2025 to all DOJ components that handle corporate criminal matters, with the exception of antitrust violations un
On May 19, 2025, United States Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche circulated a memo to the Department, announcing the establishment of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, an effort aimed at leveraging the civil False Claims Act (FCA) and its qui tam provisions, which authorize whistleblowers to bring federal civil rights enforcement against entities who “defraud the United States by taking its money while knowingly violating civil rights laws.” This multi-component initiative, co-led by the Fra
Access to Mifepristone Still Standing for Now, but Questions Remain
On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court issued its decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. Justice Kavanaugh wrote for a unanimous Court dismissing the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine from the case for lack of Article III standing. Justice Thomas joined the Court’s opinion in full but wrote a separate concurrence to address the issue of associational standing. Although the decision has generally been hailed as a victory for reproductive rights, the litigation over access to mifepr