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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 New Partners and Special Counsel
Jenner & Block elevated nine lawyers to the partnership and seven lawyers to special counsel, promoting 16 individuals overall in the firm’s Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC offices.
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.
Jenner & Block has launched its Post-Chevron Task Force to support clients across industries in navigating the June 2024 US Supreme Court decisions in Loper Bright, Relentless, Corner Post, and Jarkesy. The decisions reversed the Chevron deference, a 40-year precedent that established that courts should defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes, injecting significant uncertainty into the regulatory landscape.
Publications
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is generating unprecedented demand for data center infrastructure, and an equally fast-moving wave of energy, environmental, and insurance risks.
In an article featured in Pratt’s Energy Law Report, Special Counsel Anand Viswanathan and Associates Kate Abendroth and Arie Feltman-Frank provide insights on recent efforts by the United States to impose duties on solar cell imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
“Federal Preemption as a Vehicle to Supreme Court Review of Climate Change Cases,” For the Defense
In an article featured in the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) flagship publication For the Defense, Partner Steven Siros, Special Counsel Anand Viswanathan, and Associate Arie Feltman-Frank provide insight into climate change lawsuits moving through state courts and discuss how the adjudication of federal preemption defenses might serve as a vehicle to Supreme Court review.
Client Alerts
Renewed Scrutiny of Foreign Electric Grid Equipment: What EO14420 Means for Utilities and Suppliers
On August 26, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order No. 14420, “Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk Power System.” The Order takes a similar approach to prior executive orders under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), and declares a national emergency related, in this case, to foreign supply of bulk-power system electric equipment. This expands upon the President’s 2020 bulk-power EO 13920, which similarly targeted the acquisition, import,
Recent Executive Orders Affecting the Energy Industry
On April 8th and 9th, President Trump issued five executive orders, a presidential proclamation, and a presidential memorandum that directly impact the energy industry.
Tariffs on Trial: The Legal Issues Raised by New Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
Shortly after taking office, President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on several trading partners, including Canada, Mexico, and China, with plans to also impose tariffs on the European Union. This client alert unpacks those developments and the legal challenges they are likely to face.
Events
Energy Practice Hosts Third Annual Conference in Washington, DC
Jenner & Block's Energy Practice hosted its Third Annual Energy Conference in Washington, DC, on September 16, convening energy industry leaders, government officials, and firm lawyers for a full day of dialogue on the sector's most pressing legal and regulatory challenges.
“Is Deference Dead? Executive Branch Power Post-Chevron,” Energy Bar Association
Special Counsel Anand Viswanathan will moderate a panel at the Energy Bar Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting and Conference. He will guide a panel of top agency lawyers and academic experts as they explore the Supreme Court’s reconsideration of the Chevron doctrine, including how the Court’s decision could affect energy and environmental regulators and the regulated community.