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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
Recognition
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Florida Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in 15-Week Abortion Ban Challenge
On Friday, September 8, the Florida Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, et al. v. State of Florida, et al., a case challenging Florida’s House Bill 5 (HB 5) which bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The 15-week ban, which has been in effect since last July, has harmed patients across the state. While the case challenges a 15-week ban, the impacts of the state supreme court’s decision could go far beyond that. If the court upholds
Partnership with NIJC Yields Grant of Asylum to Pro Bono Client Who Fled Iran
On August 3, the Chicago Immigration Court granted asylum to a pro bono client who had been persecuted in his home country of Iran due to his political activity protesting the current ruling regime and for his conversion to Christianity.
On May 1, a Jenner & Block team was honored at the Northern District of Illinois Pro Bono Awards ceremony for their work on behalf of a client who participated in the court’s Sentencing Options that Achieve Results (SOAR) Program.
Recognitions
Jenner & Block Receives Iranian American Bar Association's Pro Bono Award
On November 15, Jenner & Block received the Iranian American Bar Association's (IABA) Pro Bono Award. The IABA presents its Pro Bono Award annually to recognize a law firm that has provided outstanding pro bono legal representation.
Publications
Client Alert: DOJ Expands the Reach of Its Policies on Self-Disclosure of Corporate Misconduct
On February 22, 2023, the Department of Justice announced a new Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (the Disclosure Policy) that now governs corporate prosecutions by US Attorney’s Offices (USAOs) nationwide. Building on a 2022 memorandum by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, which instructed DOJ components to review and publicly disclose their policies on corporate voluntary self-disclosure, the Policy adopts a uniform national standard for the timely self-reporting by a company of misconduct by
Client Alert: Combatting Climate Change: The Push for More Robust Disclosures from Insurers
In a client alert, Partner Jan A. Larson and Associate Sara M. Stappert discuss how investors are now pushing insurance companies for more robust climate disclosures amid growing concern over climate change and related risk exposures.
Insurance Law Update, “A Survey of Selected Circuits: Business Interruption Litigation on Appeal”
In this Update, Jenner & Block Partner Jan A. Larson and Associate Sara M. Stappert explain that hundreds, if not thousands, of lawsuits have been filed in courts across the country concerning policyholder claims for insurance recoveries of the losses incurred due to the pandemic. They examine, by selected circuit, a sampling of the federal cases that have reached appeal from federal district courts across the country.
Client Alerts
On 20 March 2025, enforcement agencies from the UK, France and Switzerland affirmed their shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption and founded a new taskforce to strengthen collaboration. Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Nick Ephgrave, stated that the coalition “reaffirms our individual and collective commitment to tackling the pernicious threat of international bribery and corruption”.
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