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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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Jenner & Block served as lead counsel to Chapter 11 Trustee, Claudia Z. Springer, Principal of Novo Advisors (Novo), in the bankruptcy cases of Epic! Creations, Inc., Neuron Fuel, Inc., and Tangible Play, Inc. Working closely with Novo as the Trustee’s financial advisor, Jenner as main counsel, and a number of other teams, Springer led the Novo team to restore employee confidence, fill gaps in the management team, and ultimately successfully sell the business for more than $97 million in just ov
Partner Shoba Pillay to Moderate Panel at 2025 NAPABA Convention
On November 8, Jenner & Block Partner Shoba Pillay will co-moderate a panel at the 2025 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Convention in Denver.
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.
Recognitions
Three Jenner & Block Partners Named to Lawdragon's 2026 List of the 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers
Lawdragon has recognized Jenner & Block Partners Aaron Cooper, Madeleine Findley, and Shoba Pillay, Co-Chairs of the firm's Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, on their 2026 list of the 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers. This guide celebrates the lawyers who handle the most sensitive online threats, protecting valuable data – including digital assets – shaping compliance programs and protecting against corporate espionage and national security threats in the cyber realm.
Jenner & Block Chicago Earns 35 Individual Chambers USA 2026 Rankings Across 24 Practice Areas
Chambers USA 2026 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Chicago office as a hub of legal excellence, with 35 individual lawyers ranked across 24 practice areas.
Three Jenner Partners Named Notable Women in Law by Crain's Chicago Business
Crain's Chicago Business recognized Jenner & Block Partners Nicole Allen, Precious Jacobs-Perry, and Shoba Pillay among its 2026 Notable Women in Law. The list honors attorneys across Chicago's legal landscape whose leadership, professional achievement, and community engagement have shaped business, government, and civic life throughout the region and beyond.
Publications
Shoba Pillay Discusses AI, Cybersecurity, and the US-India Technology Partnership with USISPF
Partner Shoba Pillay, a former federal prosecutor, joined the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Conversations series in New Delhi during a USISPF Board delegation visit. The discussion focused on the evolving landscape of law, technology, and national security.
Trump Admin Cyber Strategy Centers Private Sector in Offensive Cyber Operations, Lawfare
The Trump administration's new National Cybersecurity Strategy signals a major shift in federal policy, one that could put private companies in the driver’s seat for offensive cyber operations against nation-state actors, ransomware groups, and cybercriminals.
New Rules for Data Flows Take Effect: What You Need to Know
On April 8, 2025, the US Department of Justice’s National Security Division’s final rule regulating sensitive data about US persons came into effect. DOJ also announced a 90-day grace period on enforcement. At a moment of heightened geopolitical competition, the rule was designed to prevent foreign adversaries from exploiting data that could be used to enhance artificial intelligence capabilities, augment intelligence collection and foreign espionage, or enable malicious cyberattacks and malign
Podcasts
In an episode of The Lawfare Podcast, Partners Jennifer Lee and Shoba Pillay sat down with Stephanie Pell, a Senior Editor at Lawfare, to discuss the dismissal of a number of charges in the SEC v. SolarWinds case. They talk about the court’s rationale for allowing some charges to stand, while dismissing others, what stood out most in the dismissal of the case, and how this case may shape the SEC’s cybersecurity enforcement actions in the future.
"Shoba Pillay and Jennifer Lee on the SEC SolarWinds Enforcement Action," The Lawfare Podcast
Partners Shoba Pillay and Jennifer Lee recently sat down with The Lawfare Podcast to discuss the fallout of SolarWinds cyber-attack and the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) decision to file a cybersecurity-related enforcement action against the corporation and its chief information security officer.
Client Alerts
White House Narrows and Refocuses Biden Executive Order on Strengthening Federal Cybersecurity
On June 6, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a new executive order on “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144”1 (“Trump Cyber EO”), which significantly narrows the scope and ambition of a Biden administration executive order focused on raising federal cybersecurity standards among federal vendors. However, the order retains certain key provisions raising internal cybersecurity standards within federal a
Client Alert: New Rules for Data Flows Take Effect: What You Need to Know
On April 8, 2025, the United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division’s (NSD) final rule (Final Rule)1regulating certain sensitive US data transfers took effect. DOJ has made clear that it will take steps to enforce these regulations. Fortunately, entities seeking to understand their obligations under the Final Rule can benefit from an additional 90-day period to come into compliance.
The SEC recently announced the creation of a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) that will focus on fraudulent conduct in cybersecurity, digital assets, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. For public companies, the announcement indicates that the new unit will focus on combatting fraud and other “cyber-related misconduct,” including “public issuer fraudulent disclosure relating to cybersecurity.”
Events
Five Jenner & Block Partners to Speak at 2026 ABA White Collar Crime Institute
Five Jenner & Block partners will share insights on sanctions enforcement, international anti-corruption coordination, DOJ policy shifts, and money laundering trends at the American Bar Association's White Collar Crime Institute — the premier national conference for white collar criminal defense attorneys, federal prosecutors, compliance professionals, and in-house counsel.
Shoba Pillay to Speak at CBA Program on Combating Human Trafficking
Partner Shoba Pillay will speak at a Chicago Bar Association (CBA) continuing legal education program titled, "From Awareness to Action: How Lawyers Can Combat Human Trafficking." The event is taking place in Chicago on January 14, 2026.
Partner Shoba Pillay to Speak at 2025 Securities Enforcement Forum Central
Partner Shoba Pillay will join a session at the 2025 Securities Enforcement Forum Central titled "The SEC’s Role in Cyber and Emerging Technology (Including AI): Enforcement and Disclosures.”