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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.
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.
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.
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 New York Law Journal, The True Lender Doctrine and the OppFi Decision
Partners Jeremy Creelan, Michael Ross, Megan Poetzel, and Laurel Loomis Rimon, and Associate Molly Oberstein-Allen authored an article for the New York Law Journal examining the "True Lender" doctrine in light of a May 2026 California decision that provides the most detailed judicial framework to date for evaluating bank-nonbank lending partnerships.
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.
Podcasts
Partner Kayvan Sadeghi Joins Unchained Podcast to Discuss the SEC's Lawsuit Against Consensys
Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Fintech and Crypto Assets Practice, Kayvan Sadeghi, recently joined the Unchained podcast with fellow crypto lawyer Sam Enzer to discuss the SEC’s lawsuit against Consensys, focusing on MetaMask’s swaps and staking services. They also explored the implications of the SEC’s stance on MetaMask acting as a broker-dealer.
Partner Kayvan Sadeghi was featured on an episode of the Unchained podcast with Laura Shin called “Why the SEC vs. Ripple Order Is Now about 2 Things: Coinbase and Congress.” The host describes last week’s Ripple decision as finding that “XRP isn’t a security in itself—it depends how it’s sold.” Kayvan, a Co-Chair of the firm’s Fintech and Crypto Assets Practice who joined in an amicus in the case, discussed what this win for Ripple Labs means for the crypto industry.
Client Alerts
This week, the SEC took two steps that could define what’s next for its enforcement program: it named David Woodcock — a former Regional Director at the SEC and a current Gibson Dunn partner — as the new Director of the Division of Enforcement, and released the Division’s fiscal year 2025 results. Both announcements signal that, despite its full-throated critiques of the last administration’s approach to enforcement, the SEC intends to recalibrate the Enforcement Division to focus on cases invol
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.
CFTC No-Action Letter for Self-Custodial Crypto Wallet Reflects Shift in Regulatory Approach
On March 17, 2026, the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a no-action letter (Letter) to Phantom Technologies Inc., a developer of self-custodial crypto asset wallet software, confirming that if Phantom adhered to certain conditions the Division would not recommend enforcement action for failure to register as an introducing broker.[1]The Letter represents a trend at the CFTC to shift toward a more lenient regulatory approach to certain service prov
Events
Partner Kayvan Sadeghi to Speak at NYC Bar’s 2026 Crypto Conference
On March 18, 2026, Fintech and Crypto Assets Practice Co-Chair Kayvan Sadeghi will speak on a panel at the 2026 Crypto Conference, hosted by the New York City Bar Association.
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.