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Jenner & Block Expands Energy Regulatory, Litigation Capabilities with Arrival of Enforcement Trailblazer John Estes

WASHINGTON, DC, October 5, 2022: John N. Estes III, a leading energy regulatory advisor and litigator, joins Jenner & Block today as a partner in the firm’s Energy Practice. Mr. Estes brings more than 30 years of industry experience to the practice’s stand-out regulatory, litigation, and appellate capabilities....READ MORE

Chambers Global 2026 Recognizes Seven Jenner & Block Lawyers and Four Practices

The 2026 Chambers Global guide ranked Jenner & Block as a leading law firm in four practice areas: Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (Band 2); Corporate Crime & Investigations (Band 3); Derivatives (Band 3); and Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) (Band 3)....READ MORE

Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes Jenner & Block’s DC Office for Litigation, Investigations, Regulatory, and Crisis Management Excellence

Chambers USA 2025 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office as a hub of legal excellence, with 27 individual lawyers ranked across 16 key practice areas. ...READ MORE

Law360 Names Jenner & Block an Energy Practice Group of the Year

Jenner & Block has been named a 2024 Energy Practice Group of the Year by Law360, a distinction that recognizes “the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.” Jenner's Energy Practice is led by Co-Managing Partner Randy Mehrberg and Partners Laurie Edelstein and Suedeen Kelly. Laurie, Suedeen, and Partner John Estes discuss the Energy Practice’s 2024 victories in this profile.  ...READ MORE

Recent Executive Actions on Agency Independence—Not-Quite-Hot Takes for FERC

In a spate of executive orders and other actions over the last several weeks, the new administration has moved to exert unprecedented control over independent regulatory agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). With so many directives coming out of the White House, this alert aims to provide one-stop shopping for the key actions affecting FERC and what changes these actions may—or may not—portend. We also discuss FERC Chairman Mark Christie’s comments at a February 20...READ MORE

Independent Agencies Under a Microscope—What Are the Implications for FERC?

In his second week in office, President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox (a member of the NLRB). The firing was communicated by an email sent from the Deputy Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel with a statement from the President. The statement did not purport to find either “neglect of duty or malfeasance in office,” as required by the National Labor Relations Act’s removal provision. And just last week, the Acting Solicitor General informed Congress that her office will no longer defend ...READ MORE

Client Alert: Under Jarkesy, FERC’s Penalty Assessment Schemes Are Unconstitutional

In SEC v. Jarkesy, the Supreme Court considered whether the Seventh Amendment permits the SEC “to compel respondents to defend themselves before the agency rather than before a jury in federal court.”[1] The Court held that the SEC cannot adjudicate civil penalties “through its own in-house proceedings” because that adjudication triggers the Seventh Amendment’s right to a jury trial in federal court.[2]...READ MORE

Jenner & Block’s Energy Practice Hosts Second Annual Energy Conference

Jenner & Block’s Energy Practice hosted its Second Annual Jenner Energy Conference in Washington, DC on April 30. Partner John Estes organized the event, with broad participation from the energy practice team.