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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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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
October 16, 2024 – NEW YORK/CHICAGO – Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that prominent restructuring lawyers Doug Spelfogel and Derek Wright have joined the firm as Partners in the New York and Chicago offices, respectively. Doug and Derek bring a wealth of experience in complex restructuring and bankruptcy litigation, further strengthening the firm’s renowned Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice.
Partner Catherine Steege Presents at Sixth Circuit’s American College of Bankruptcy Annual Seminar
On September 9, 2023, Partner Catherine Steege, a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy Lawyers, presented a preview of potential Supreme Court bankruptcy cases at the Sixth Circuit’s American College of Bankruptcy’s annual seminar.
Recognitions
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. has appointed Partner Catherine Steege to the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules. Cathy will serve a three-year term beginning October 1, 2026, on the committee that shapes and recommends changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure nationwide.
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.
Lawdragon has recognized eight Jenner & Block partners on their 2026 list of the 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. The list includes advisors who meet the needs and expectations of their clients across the full spectrum of financial complexity, from intricate restructurings and special situation transactions to fraud recovery and mass tort defense.
Publications
Article Highlights Team’s Pro Bono Efforts on Behalf of Debtor
An article in Rochelle’s Daily Wire features Jenner & Block’s pro bono efforts to assist a “hapless debtor” who endured a trial, two appeals and a remand proceeding to discharge $112,000 in student loans. Thanks to Partner Catherine L. Steege and Special Counsel Carl N. Wedoff, along with firm alum and retired bankruptcy judge Eugene Wedoff, the debtor is on the brink of discharging her loans. “Without pro bono counsel, this debtor never would have discharged her student loans... This writer s
Events
Partner Cathy Steege will moderate American Bankruptcy Law Journal’s inaugural roundtable “Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Practical Questions for Bankruptcy Scholars” on January 20 at 1 pm ET. The panel will focus on what was learned in 2024 and what’s to come in 2025.
“The Supreme Court Has Ruled, Twice!” American Bankruptcy Institute’s Winter Leadership Conference
Partner Cathy Steege will join the American Bankruptcy Institute on December 13 at the Winter Leadership Conference, where she will speak on a panel titled “The Supreme Court Has Ruled, Twice!”
Partner Catherine Steege will moderate a discussion of leading bankruptcy and insurance practitioners about the Boy Scouts of America’s chapter 11. The 90-minute webinar is part of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Strategies and Perspectives series.