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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
Recognition
Recognition
Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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Contributions to UN Report Spotlight Risks to LGBTQ+ Youth
Partner Anne Cortina Perry and Associate Jennifer Holthaus assisted Jose Alfaro, board member at the Human Trafficking Legal Center, with submitting comments cited in the United Nation’s Special Rapporteur report on contemporary forms of slavery. His comments focused on the risks of being homeless for members of the LGBTQ community. Our submission was cited in the report, which was presented at the 54th session of the Human Rights Council.
Jenner & Block’s Post-Dobbs Task Force Highlighted in The American Lawyer
Partners Ann O’Leary, Alison I. Stein, Anne Cortina Perry, April A. Otterberg, Dawn L. Smalls, and Shoba Pillay spoke with The American Lawyer about the firm’s Reproductive Health Task Force, which consists of more than two dozen lawyers in diverse practice areas, from government controversies and public policy litigation to media and entertainment.
Partner Anne Cortina Perry Interviewed on the Jabot Podcast
Jenner & Block Partner Anne Cortina Perrywas a guest on The Jabot podcast, an episode titled “Biglaw Partner on the Red Flags of Toxic Workplaces with Anne Cortina Perry.” In the episode, Ms. Cortina Perry discusses the different red flags in a toxic work environment and how Jenner & Block’s Culture Risk and Sensitive Investigations Practice, which she co-founded, can help companies address those issues. She also discusses her transition from law school to her path to partnership and offers ad
Recognitions
Jenner & Block’s New York Office Earns Top Honors in Chambers USA 2026 for Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Litigation, Media & Entertainment, and Intellectual Property
Three Jenner Partners Named Notable Women in Law by Crain’s New York Business
Crain’s New York Business recognized Jenner & Block Partners Anne Cortina Perry, Katya Jestin, and Joanna Wright among its 2026 Notable Women in Law. The list recognizes trailblazing female lawyers who redefine success in the legal profession by setting precedent in landmark cases, guiding billion-dollar transactions, and shaping policy while mentoring the next generation of attorneys.
In the 2025 edition of Chambers USA, Jenner & Block’s New York office is recognized for excellence across four ranked practice areas and multiple highly ranked lawyers.
Publications
“The Post-Dobbs Litigation Landscape,” The State of Criminal Justice 2024
In Chapter 13 in the American Bar Association’s annual publication, The State of Criminal Justice 2024, Partners Anne Cortina Perry, Shoba Pillay, and Joanna Wright, and Associates Emily Mannheimer, Isabel Farhi, and Illyana Green discuss the legal landscape for abortion care following the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org. in 2022, which reversed Roe v. Wade.
Client Alert: Shareholders Pose Growing Risks to Companies’ DEI Initiatives
Shareholder activism, in the form of proposals, books and records demands, and litigation, is proving to be an increasingly prevalent tool in challenges to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. This client alert focuses on two types of shareholder activism gaining traction: shareholder proposals and shareholder litigation.
In this article, Partners David Robbins and Anne Cortina Perry and Associate Sati Harutyunyan help surety industry participants understand risks they may face under the False Claims Act (FCA). Through the lens of two important decisions—Scollick and SuperValu—the authors outline the legal landscape and offer strategies that can position participants to prevail on motions to dismiss.
Client Alerts
New Year, Renewed Focus on False Claims Act Risks for Recipients of US Funds
In the waning hours of 2025, news broke that the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) had sent Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”) to investigate and potentially bring actions against federal contractors, grant recipients, and other entities receiving federal funds for maintaining so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programs. Reporting notes that DOJ issued CIDs pursuant to its False Claims Act (“FCA”) authority (31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733) to companies across a variety of sectors of the US
Earlier this week, the SEC announced an enforcement sweep charging seven public companies with violating the whistleblower protections rule in various employment-related agreements. These charges reflect the SEC’s continuing prioritization of whistleblower protections, as well as its broad approach in penalizing companies for entering agreements with the mere potential to discourage whistleblowers. This client alert provides an overview of the SEC whistleblower program, summarizes these charges,
Calling (Some but Not All) Whistleblowers: Understanding SDNY’s New Whistleblower Pilot Program
On January 10, 2024, US Attorney Damian Williams announced a new Whistleblower Pilot Program for the US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York (SDNY). The program is designed to proactively uncover criminal conduct and boost enforcement efforts by encouraging individuals to self-disclose criminal conduct. Provided certain conditions are met, a self-disclosing individual will be eligible for a non-prosecution agreement (NPA), pursuant to which the SDNY would agree not to prosecute
Events
DEI and the False Claims Act: What Your Institution Needs to Know
The legal landscape around DEI is shifting rapidly — and the False Claims Act is emerging as a key enforcement tool.
Partners Emily Loeb and Anne Cortina Perry will moderate panels at The American Lawyer’s “Women, Influence & Power in Law 2025” conference on October 8.
On June 2, Partner Anne Cortina Perry will participate in a panel discussion at the Inclusion, Diversity, and Change: Inspiring Growth Virtual Summit. The panelists will explore ways in which partners and associates can create a culture of inclusion and engage their firms in more creative diversity and inclusion initiatives. They will discuss how firms can show their clients that they are sincerely implementing change, how credit is given at law firms and what has to change, and what responsibil