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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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Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Fintech and Crypto Assets practice, Laurel Loomis Rimon recently sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) new open banking rules aimed at facilitating the transfer of consumer bank data between institutions and third-party apps without fees or other obstacles.
Law360 has selected Partners Kurt von Moltke and Laurel Loomis Rimon for their Mergers & Acquisitions and Fintech editorial boards, respectively. As members, they will provide feedback on Law360's coverage and insight on how to best shape coverage.
On May 10, Jenner & Block filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Crypto Council for Innovation in support of Coinbase’s petition to compel the SEC to respond to Coinbase’s pending July 2022 rulemaking petition. The brief urges the SEC to initiate rulemaking procedures that will provide fair notice, an opportunity to be heard, and allow for judicial review in due course, noting:
Recognitions
Law360 Names Seven Jenner & Block Lawyers to 2026 Editorial Boards
Law360 has selected seven Jenner & Block partners to serve on the publication’s 2026 editorial advisory boards. As board members, they will provide feedback on Law360's coverage across practice areas and offer insights to help guide future content direction. Board members also serve as a resource for Law360 reporters seeking expert analysis and commentary.
Chambers & Partners has again ranked Jenner & Block as a leading firm for Crypto-Asset Disputes in their 2026 Fintech Guide. Laurel Loomis Rimon and Kayvan Sadeghi, Co-Chairs of the firm’s Fintech and Crypto Assets Practice, also continue to be recognized individually for Crypto-Asset Disputes. This annual guide highlights the top fintech firms, advisers, and litigators in the United States and is based on thousands of in-depth interviews with clients.
Chambers & Partners has ranked Jenner & Block as a leading firm for Crypto-Asset Disputes in their 2025 Fintech Guide. Partners Laurel Loomis Rimon and Kayvan Sadeghi were also ranked. This annual guide highlights the top fintech firms, advisers, and litigators, and is based on thousands of in-depth interviews with clients. In the guide, Chambers highlighted Jenner’s white-collar criminal defense capabilities, and our ability to advise blockchain and crypto-asset clients on a broad range of matt
Publications
In the New York Law Journal, Partner Laurel Loomis Rimon analyzed the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) proposed overhaul of Bank Secrecy Act Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) program requirements.
The Battle Over Prediction Markets and What It Means for Fintech Companies and Counsel
Jenner & Block Partners Jeremy Creelan, Megan Poetzel, Laurel Loomis Rimon, and Michael Ross, and Associate Rupali Srivastava authored an analysis in the New York Law Journal examining the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape for prediction markets and what it means for fintech companies and their counsel.
“Trump's Order on Debanking Has Put Banks in an Impossible Position,” American Banker
Partner Laurel Loomis Rimon authored an article for American Banker arguing that current debanking reform efforts have overlooked a foundational tension: the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (BSA) compels banks to assess and act on customer risk whereas the Trump Administration's August 2025 executive order ignores this requirement. Banks are caught in a catch-22 in trying to meet BSA requirements and comply with the executive order.
Client Alerts
It’s April, Do You Know Where Your California Digital Assets License Is?
California's new licensing regime for digital financial asset businesses is no longer on the horizon, it is here. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) opened its application portal last month, and the July 1, 2026 compliance deadline is now less than three months away. For companies that anticipate serving California residents with covered digital financial assets services, there is a significant advantage to having a license application in by July 1.
California’s Digital Asset Regulation Gets Closer to Final
Under California’s new Digital Financial Assets Law, or DFAL, all entities engaging in “digital financial asset business activity” in the state must be licensed—or have a pending application—by July 1, 2026. On September 29, 2025, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) issued a Notice of Modification to Text of Proposed Regulation (Modification Notice) amending the previously issued April 4, 2025 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
“Stable, as She Goes”: The Cryptocurrency Industry’s Steady Start to a New Congress
A few months ago, in our client alert titled “Mr. Bitcoin Goes to Washington,” we discussed the cryptocurrency industry’s significant political resurgence in the wake of the 2024 election. We not only forecasted a more crypto-friendly regulatory environment due to likely changes in leadership at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of the Treasury, but also anticipated the industry's aggressive push for legislative action would continue and potentially lead to a favorable
Events
Five Jenner & Block Partners to Speak at 2026 ABA White Collar Crime Institute
Five Jenner & Block partners will share insights on sanctions enforcement, international anti-corruption coordination, DOJ policy shifts, and money laundering trends at the American Bar Association's White Collar Crime Institute — the premier national conference for white collar criminal defense attorneys, federal prosecutors, compliance professionals, and in-house counsel.
2025 Fintech Business Litigation Review: Cool Trends in a Hot Market
Partners Jeremy Creelan, Laurel Loomis Rimon, Megan Poetzel, Michael Ross and Kayvan Sadeghi will provide an in-depth review of significant litigation trends and topics during the past year and discuss critical factors likely to shape litigation risk in the year ahead at a gathering entitled “2025 Fintech Business Litigation Review: Cool Trends in a Hot Market” on January 15, 2026.
Jeremy Creelan and Laurel Loomis Rimon, Co-Chairs of the firm’s Fintech and Crypto Assets Practice, will co-moderate a webinar event in collaboration with the American Fintech Counsel (AFC) on October 2.