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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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Three Jenner & Block Partners Recognized as 2024 Rising Stars by Law360
Partners Rémi Jaffré, Niqui Kohli, and Tali Leinwand were named 2024 Rising Stars by Law360. The award recognizes 158 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
Jenner & Block Elevates Class of 10 Lawyers to Partnership
Jenner & Block elevated 10 lawyers to the partnership this year, promoting associates and special counsel from the firm’s Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC offices.
A firm team represented a group of former US magistrate judges as amici curiae in urging the Supreme Court to take up the case American Civil Liberties Union v. United States, which asks whether there is a qualified right of access under the First Amendment to significant legal opinions issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC). The FISC decides critical questions about electronic surveillance and other government investigative actions for foreign intelligence purposes, yet de
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Partner Tali Leinwand Featured in Law360’s Rising Star Profiles
For her exceptional work on White Collar matters, Partner Tali Leinwand was recognized as a Rising Star by Law360, an honor that celebrates top practitioners under age 40.
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Client Alert: DOJ Announces New Whistleblower Rewards Program and Enhanced Focus on AI-Related Risks
Continuing to prioritize corporate criminal enforcement, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced two new steps it is taking to identify potential corporate misconduct and evaluate companies’ compliance programs. Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced these measures on March 7, 2024 at the American Bar Association’s White Collar Crime Conference in San Francisco. First, DAG Monaco introduced DOJ’s whistleblower “pilot program” to reward individuals who help DOJ uncover significant
Client Alert: Key Insights from the DOJ Fraud Section’s 2022 Annual Report
Last month, the Fraud Section, part of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division, released its annual year-in-review report. In this article, we highlight three key takeaways from the 2022 report.
Client Alert: Assistant Attorney General Announces Changes to DOJ’s Corporate Enforcement Policy
On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth Polite, Jr., delivered a speech announcing several important revisions to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP). These changes, which will apply to current and future corporate defendants in cases involving the Criminal Division—including all cases brought under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)—include:
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DOJ Fraud Section 2025 Year-in-Review: Expanded Enforcement Signals Increased Corporate Risk
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Fraud Section released its 2025 Year-in-Review (YIR) last week, revealing an expanded enforcement blueprint that suggests heightened regulatory risk and more aggressive corporate enforcement ahead. In light of these changes, companies – especially those in the Section’s identified priorities for enforcement – should prepare for increased parallel enforcement and criminal liability by proactively strengthening their compliance programs to identify and address issue
In an executive order issued on February 10, 2025 (Executive Order), and a memorandum issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi regarding cartels and transnational criminal organizations on February 5, 2025 (Cartel Memo), the Trump Administration has begun making its mark on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).1The Executive Order, entitled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security,”2establishes a 180-day pause on new FCP
Key Insights from DOJ’s September 2024 Update to “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs”
On September 23, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division released its anticipated update to the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs,” reflecting DOJ’s recently announced measures to incentivize whistleblowers and assess compliance risks related to the use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). The guidance, now in its fifth iteration, replaces the March 2023 version. Like the prior versions, the September 2024 guidance seeks to make corporations a
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"A Winter's Tale of Marital Woe: Who's to Blame?" Shakespeare Theatre Company
On March 11, Jenner & Block Partner Andrew Weissmann is making his Shakespeare Theatre Company debut as a participant in this year's Virtual Mock Trial, with US Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer presiding. This year's trial involves an emotional distress claim arising out of a re-imagined version of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale. Andrew represents the petitioner, Paulina, in "A Winter's Tale of Marital Woe: Who's to Blame?" Associates Tali R. Leinwand and Anna Windemuth helped draft the