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A Family's Path from Gaza to Safety

A family had spent their entire lives in Gaza before having to flee the war in November 2023. After a year in Egypt, a Jenner & Block team secured the family a rarely granted humanitarian parole status, allowing them to travel to the United States with their two young children and settle with family there. However, abrupt changes in the legal landscape left the family suddenly vulnerable to removal....READ MORE

Team Secures Asylum for Three Afghan Siblings

A Jenner & Block team has secured asylum for three Afghan siblings whose mother and two youngest sisters were murdered by the Taliban in February 2022. The team initially became involved in the matter after the firm took on numerous Afghan Humanitarian Parole (HP) cases following the Taliban’s capture of Kabul. In October 2021, the team began helping the entire family with their HP applications....READ MORE

Lawyers from London Office Featured in Pro Bono Recognition List

Lawyers from Jenner & Block’s London Office were featured in the Pro Bono Recognition List of England & Wales....READ MORE

In Employee Relations Law Journal: What Happens When ERISA Disability Deadlines Slip

Partner Joseph Torres along with Associates Emma O'Connor and Christopher LeWarne, authored an article for the Employee Relations Law Journal analyzing a significant Fourth Circuit decision with substantial consequences for ERISA disability plan administrators.

“Full Disclosure: Tenth Circuit Highlights ERISA’s Document Disclosure Requirements,” Employee Relations Law Journal

In an article for Employee Relations Law Journal, Partner Joseph Torres and Associates George Allan and Emma O’Connor examine a recent decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which serves as a useful reminder of some of the pitfalls of failing to comply with ERISA’s disclosure requirements. They discuss statutory and regulatory disclosure requirements, and a recent Tenth Circuit decision, M. S. v. Premera Blue Cross....READ MORE

Client Alert: UK and US Agree to “Data Bridge”

On the heels of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), another bridge has been built across the Atlantic to streamline data transfers between businesses....READ MORE

DOJ and CISA Issue Proposals Addressing National Security Risks Posed to US Sensitive Data

On October 21, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released for comment proposals to implement President Biden’s February 2024 Executive Order 14117 (the EO), “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.”1The proposed rules are framed as national security, rather than data privacy, regulations and will regula...READ MORE