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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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Recognition
Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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Homeowner Receives Long Overdue Insurance Recovery on Thomas Fire Damage
An elderly homeowner endured mandatory evacuations and suffered significant smoke, soot, and ash damage to her home in Santa Barbara, California as a result of the Thomas Fire in December 2017 and survived the subsequent debris flows on January 9, 2018 that took the lives of 23 other community members. In her words, “the twin disasters were a period of crisis and my life was turned upside down.”
A Jenner & Block team advised Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in middle-market manufacturing and industrial companies, in their acquisition of a majority equity stake in Pioneer Window Holdings, Inc (“Pioneer”) through a newly-formed affiliate.
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
Recognitions
Jenner & Block Honors 2026 Pro Bono Awards Recipients
Jenner & Block continued its longstanding tradition of recognizing exceptional pro bono service at the firm's 2026 Pro Bono Awards Ceremony, honoring lawyers and professional staff who exemplify the firm's core commitment of expanding access to justice through zealous advocacy. The recipients represent the breadth of Jenner's pro bono work across all offices and practice areas, demonstrating how dedicated legal service can make meaningful impact.
Chambers USA 2026 Highlights Jenner & Block's Strength Across California
Chambers USA 2026 guide once again recognized Jenner & Block as a leader in the California legal market, highlighting the firm’s excellence across its general commercial, white collar, media and entertainment, and intellectual property practices, with 13 lawyers earning individual recognition.
Jenner & Block Earns Top Chambers USA 2025 Rankings in California
The Chambers USA 2025 guide has recognized Jenner & Block’s excellence in its California practice rankings. Chambers now has repeatedly ranked Jenner for its general commercial, white collar, media and entertainment, and intellectual property practices. Chambers also recognized seven California partners in its band of rankings and four California partners as “up and coming” in its rankings.
Publications
“Beware of Loopholes in Privacy Insurance Policies for California,” Bloomberg Law
The California Invasion of Privacy Act creates a private right of action for individuals who have been the victim of, for example, the wiretapping of their telephone lines. With dramatic advances in technology, private plaintiffs have filed CIPA claims connected to customer service call recordings, transcription services, and website chat services.
“A Look at Insurance Coverage for Government Investigations,” Law360
In an article for Law360, Partner Jan Larson, Special Counsel Carolyn Small, and Associate Ben Seelig provide insight on the quirks and potential pitfalls in applying common definitions of a “claim” to different types of government inquiries and investigations. They also explain how recent decisions have interpreted whether certain initiating steps rise to the level of a claim for purposes of triggering potential insurance coverage under liability insurance policies.
Podcasts
Government Contracts Legal Roundup | Episode 41
Partner David Robbins welcomes Partner Jan Larson, a Co-Chair of the firm’s Insurance Recovery and Counseling Practice, to share her insights about what government contractors should know about insurance recovery. As Jan explains, Jenner is uniquely positioned to help contractors because its insurance practice focuses on representing policyholders rather than insurance companies. They discuss the need for an insurance lawyer to protect a client’s assets. “I like to think about insurance as a sou
Client Alerts
DOJ’s New Affirmative Litigation Branch: What It Means for Companies Caught in the Crossfire
The Department of Justice has quietly created a new power center that will expand its ability to pursue investigations and bring politically charged lawsuits against both corporations and state actors. For companies navigating federal scrutiny across multiple regulatory fronts—from consumer protection to immigration—this shift could reshape how enforcement risk manifests in 2026 and beyond. Below, we discuss what this shift means—and how your organization should be preparing in anticipation of a
As businesses have increasingly recognized the importance of obtaining insurance coverage specific to cyber incidents, so too have insurers increasingly recognized the risks inherent in providing such coverage - particularly where those cyber incidents potentially may be connected to sovereign state and government actors. In 2023, the insurance market introduced significant, substantive modifications to their policies in an attempt to address such incidents. Policyholders are encouraged to take
Events
“RWI Over Escrows: Claims & Dispute Resolution,” 2023 Transaction Solutions Symposium
Partner Jan Larson spoke on a panel entitled “RWI Over Escrows: Claims & Dispute Resolution” at the 2023 Transaction Solutions Symposium, the leading conference on reps and warranties, tax, and contingent liability insurance. The event was sponsored by the Los Angeles chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, giving attendees the opportunity to talk with leading industry professionals and learn about the latest developments and strategic considerations impacting M&A and transactional risk
Jenner & Block Partner Jan A. Larson moderated a panel at the ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s Annual CLE Seminar. Titled “Around and Around and Around We Go, Where BIPA Fits No One Knows!” the panel focused on the explosion of litigation under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Panel perspectives included experienced BIPA defense counsel, coverage counsel on both the policyholder and insurer side, and insurance broker representation.
“Policies and Pandemics: Tech Company Insurance Considerations During the COVID-19 Era,” TechGC
On November 12, Partners Jan A. Larson, Brian S. Scarbrough, Jeremy M. Creelan, Caroline L. Meneau, Michael W. Ross, and AnnaMarie A. Van Hoesen presented a CLE program at a private virtual dinner hosted by TechGC. TechGC is an independent, invitation-only community for general counsels of leading venture capital funds and technology companies. The program covered recent insurance developments from a policyholder perspective and what questions general counsel of technology companies should consi