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Jenner & Block Announces 2026 Partner and Special Counsel Promotions

Jenner & Block announced the elevation of 10 lawyers to the partnership and advancement of five lawyers to special counsel, effective January 1, 2026. ...READ MORE

Jenner’s Energy Practice’s Continues Expansion with Addition of FERC Litigator William Barksdale

(October 19, 2023 - Washington, DC) Jenner & Block’s Energy Practice growth continues with the addition of William Barksdale, a skilled litigator on matters involving the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC). Will, who joins as Special Counsel, is the fourth senior addition to the practice in the past year. He joins recent additions Partners John Estes and Niqui Kohli and Special Counsel Anand Viswanathan. This year’s additions have expanded the practice’s transactional capabilities and d...READ MORE

Chambers Global 2025 Recognizes Eight Jenner & Block Lawyers and Four Practices

The 2025 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). The firm's Energy practice saw notable advancement in this year's rankings....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