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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 is pleased to announce the expansion of its mass torts litigation capabilities and the strengthening of its Mass Torts and Product Liability Practice led by nationally recognized mass torts litigators Richard Bulger and Daniel Ring. Rich and Dan lead a team of five prominent lawyers joining the firm’s expanded Mass Torts practice, which they will co-chair alongside Partners Dean Panos and Joanna Wright.
Partner Jeremy Creelan recently spoke with The National Law Journal about Jenner & Block’s pro bono work with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. In the article, Jeremy discussed a joint effort in Georgia regarding issues with the state’s voter registration cancellation portal.
72 hours after the US Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Partner Joanna Wright and the Center for Reproductive Rights secured the first legal win in the country for reproductive healthcare, enjoining abortion bans in Louisiana. Joanna joined the National Association of Women Lawyers’ podcast to discuss her historic wins and her ongoing work litigating high stakes reproductive health cases. Joanna also shared her personal reproductive journey, including how becomi
Recognitions
Five Jenner & Block Partners Named to Forbes’ Inaugural List of America’s Top Women Lawyers
Forbes recognized Partners Lindsay Harrison, Katya Jestin, Annie Kastanek, Alison Stein, and Joanna Wright in its inaugural list of America’s Top Women Lawyers. The list honors elite lawyers in private practice with impressive track records in their specialties and lauded by peers and clients.
Three Jenner Partners Named Notable Women in Law by Crain’s New York Business
Crain’s New York Business recognized Jenner & Block Partners Anne Cortina Perry, Katya Jestin, and Joanna Wright among its 2026 Notable Women in Law. The list recognizes trailblazing female lawyers who redefine success in the legal profession by setting precedent in landmark cases, guiding billion-dollar transactions, and shaping policy while mentoring the next generation of attorneys.
Partners Doug Litvack and Joanna Wright have been named to Lawdragon’s 2026 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers. Lawdragon annually recognizes the top antitrust litigators and trial lawyers on both sides of the “v,” who consistently deliver results for their clients.
Publications
“The Post-Dobbs Litigation Landscape,” The State of Criminal Justice 2024
In Chapter 13 in the American Bar Association’s annual publication, The State of Criminal Justice 2024, Partners Anne Cortina Perry, Shoba Pillay, and Joanna Wright, and Associates Emily Mannheimer, Isabel Farhi, and Illyana Green discuss the legal landscape for abortion care following the US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org. in 2022, which reversed Roe v. Wade.
In this essay, Partner Joanna Wright explores the expansion of judicially created exceptions to criminal procedure rights and legislation eliminating criminal procedure rights for certain groups of people or for all people in certain situations. As a backdrop of her examination, she harkens to the arrest of the surviving suspect in the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing, a case that spurred a vigorous debate over his constitutional rights.
In this Note, Partner Joanna Wright systematically analyzes every state and federal court opinion that asserts the appropriate application of the Public Safety Exception (PSE), which admits un-Mirandized statements made in response to questions intended to secure public safety. Ultimately, she concludes that the PSE is a fact-sensitive, capacious device equipped to properly handle the unique nature of terrorist interrogations, due largely to its malleability in the hands of the courts.
Events
Partners Kate Spelman and Joanna Wright to Participate at NAWL’s General Counsel Institute
Partner Joanna Wright will moderate a panel featuring Partner Kate Spelman at the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)’s General Counsel Institute on October 16.
Partners Joanna Wright and Kate Spelman Participate in 2025 NAWL General Counsel Institute Panel
On October 16, Partner Joanna Wright moderated a panel featuring Partner Kate Spelman at the 2025 General Counsel Institute hosted by the National Association of Women Lawyers. The panel, titled “When to Settle vs. Litigate: Corporate Strategy” discussed key factors that should drive settlement versus litigation strategies, including risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, precedent considerations, and stakeholder impact.