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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 Announces 2026 Partner and Special Counsel Promotions
Jenner & Block announced the elevation of 10 lawyers to the partnership and advancement of five lawyers to special counsel, effective January 1, 2026.
Jenner & Block preserved a significant victory for the family of Quinn Lucas Schansman when the US Supreme Court denied certiorari, allowing a Second Circuit decision to stand holding foreign state-owned entities accountable under the Anti-Terrorism Act for supporting terrorism.
Jenner & Block Secures Appellate Victory for Pro Bono Client in Rap Lyrics Case
Jenner & Block, in partnership with non-profit public defender organization Appellate Advocates, secured a victory on appeal for a pro bono client after he was wrongfully convicted based on his rap lyrics.
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Jenner & Block Team Analyze Shen v. Simpson Decision
Partners Jason Hipp and Ben Alter and Associate Sarah Geller analyze the Eleventh Circuit's decision in Shen v. Simpson and its implications for federal preemption challenges to state-level national security regulations in an article titled "Eleventh Circuit Decision Reveals Limits of Preemption Challenges to State-Level National Security Regulation.”
In October 2023, the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or the “Commission”) issued an Enforcement Advisory clarifying the Commission’s approach to negotiated resolutions of enforcement actions.[1]In general, the Advisory:
Client Alerts
US Supreme Court Opens the Door to More Flexible Personal Jurisdiction Test for Foreign Defendants
The longstanding view of most courts of appeals has been that federal and state courts are bound by the same constitutional standards for the exercise of personal jurisdiction, each requiring the plaintiff to show that the defendant had sufficient “minimum contacts” with the forum. However, courts, originalist scholars, and practitioners have recently challenged this view, arguing that differences between the Fourteenth Amendment (applicable to states) and Fifth Amendment (applicable to the fede
US Supreme Court Clarifies Availability of US Forum for Victims of Foreign State Expropriation
On February 21, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Republic of Hungary v. Simon, holding that allegations of commingling of funds alone cannot satisfy the US commercial nexus requirement of the expropriation exception to foreign sovereign immunity. See Republic of Hungary v. Simon, No. 23-867, slip op. (February 21, 2025) (Slip Op.). The decision clarifies the circumstances when victims of a foreign state’s expropriation of property can seek redress in US courts. While the decision i
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National Security and International Human Rights Litigation at a Law Firm, Yale Law School
On February 10, Associates Susanna D. Evarts and Ben Alter joined the Yale Law School National Security Group (NSG) for a conversation about national security and international human rights litigation. They discussed the complex landscape of international laws, norms, and policy that a law firm’s clients may face, whether they are international businesses, individuals, or NGOs. They also provided an overview of the high impact work being done by Jenner & Block’s National Security, Sanctions, and