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Oklahoma’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Adolescents Challenged in Lawsuit

Jenner & Block, in partnership with the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Oklahoma, and Lambda Legal, filed a lawsuit in Oklahoma challenging SB 613, a new law that bans necessary and often lifesaving gender-affirming medical care to transgender adolescents and threatens providers who violate the law with a felony conviction and discipline from their licensing boards....READ MORE

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....READ MORE

Law360 Profiles Jenner & Block as a Media & Entertainment Practice Group of the Year

From securing a definitive victory in a dispute over the rights to John Steinbeck’s iconic works to representing FOX in the launch of its online sports betting platform, Jenner & Block’s Content, Media & Entertainment (CME) Practice achieved success in numerous high-profile, complex matters in 2019.  Law360 noted those and other accomplishments in a profile recognizing the group as a Practice Group of the Year in the Media & Entertainment category....READ MORE

Law360 Names Firm as “Practice Group of the Year” for Media & Entertainment and Sports & Betting

The firm’s Content, Media and Entertainment (CME) Practice secured victories and successes in several significant matters, culminating in its recognition as Practice Group of the Year in the categories of Media & Entertainment and Sports & Betting.  The honor recognizes law firms behind what Law360 calls the “litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry in the past year.” ...READ MORE

Law360 Names Luke Platzer, Ed Prokop and Amna Arshad 2018 Rising Stars

Law360 named Partners Luke C. Platzer and Edward L. Prokop and Special Counsel Amna Arshad 2018 Rising Stars.  They join a list of top litigators and dealmakers under the age of 40 who have demonstrated exceptional legal accomplishments, selected from a group of more than 1,200 lawyers nominated for the honor. ...READ MORE

DC Office Lawyers Honored for Pro Bono Service by DC Courts

Since 2011,the DC courts have published an annual Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll that recognizes lawyers who contributed 50 hours or more of pro bono service to those who cannot afford legal counsel. The 2020 Honor Roll includes 55 DC office lawyers. In a joint letter, DC Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby and DC Superior Court Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring thank all honorees, noting that 2020 presented unique pressures like the pandemic. “We salute you for using your talents a...READ MORE

Partners Rebekah Goodheart, Aaron Cooper, and Luke Platzer to Speak at Practising Law Institute’s Broadband and Cable Industry Law Program

Rebekah Goodheart, Co-Chair of the Communications, Internet, and Technology Practice, Aaron Cooper, founding Co-Chair of the Critical and Emerging Technologies Practice, and Partner Luke Platzer will speak at Practising Law Institute’s Broadband and Cable Industry Law 2025 program on May 13.

“Telecom of the Future: Beyond POTS,” National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Jenner & Block Partner Luke C. Platzer shared his insights on topics including the types of services consumers want from their communications providers; whether traditional voice services are obsolete and, if so, whether a plan needs to be made for phasing them out; the types of consumer protections that will be required as we move from traditional voice to new broadband services; and whether some competition is enough to ensure consumer protection or whether some level of regulation is necessar...READ MORE