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Jenner & Block Secures Trial Victory for Chance the Rapper
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Recognition
Jenner & Block Named Law Firm of the Year, Earned Additional Honors Across Categories by The American Lawyer 2025 Industry Awards
Recognition
Recognition
Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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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.
2024 Chambers USA Recognizes 35 Practice Areas, 76 Lawyers from Jenner & Block
Jenner & Block has been recognized as a leading firm across 35 practice areas in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA. The recognition includes practice rankings in 13 national and 22 state categories.
Four Jenner & Block Practice Areas and Seven Partners Recognized in Chambers Global 2024
The 2024 Chambers Global guide ranked Jenner & Block as a leading law firm in four practice areas: Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets; Derivatives; Corporate Crime & Investigations; and Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation).
Recognitions
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.
Jenner & Block Named to The American Lawyer’s A-List
Jenner & Block has been named to The American Lawyer’s 2024 A-List, an annual list highlighting the 20 most well-rounded firms according to both financial and cultural criteria.
2023 Chambers USA Recognizes 33 Practice Areas, 66 Lawyers from Jenner & Block
Jenner & Block has been recognized as a leading firm in 33 practice areas in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA. The recognition includes practice rankings in 10 national and 23 state categories.
Publications
In October 2023, the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or the “Commission”) issued an Enforcement Advisory clarifying the Commission’s approach to negotiated resolutions of enforcement actions.[1]In general, the Advisory:
In a speech to the Securities Regulation Institute conference last week, Chair Gary Gensler signaled the SEC may implement more stringent cybersecurity regulations, and in the meantime, would work to enforce existing requirements. Since taking office in 2021, Mr. Gensler has often referred to the need for the SEC to be a “cop on the beat” to root out misconduct and address potential risk to investors. It has become increasingly clear that Mr. Gensler views addressing cybersecurity risk and misco
Client Alerts
Supreme Court Holds SEC Need Not Prove Investor Losses to Obtain Disgorgement—But Key Limits Remain
In any enforcement action, one of the SEC's most powerful remedies is disgorgement—the ability to force a defendant to repay the ill-gotten gain from an alleged securities law violation. During the Biden administration, the SEC assessed in excess of $2 billion in disgorgement per year, reaching a record $6.1 billion in 2024.
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
SEC and CFTC Issue Landmark Joint Interpretation on Crypto Asset Classification
On March 17, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly issued a landmark interpretation regarding the application of the federal securities laws to certain types of crypto assets and transactions involving crypto assets.
Events
“Enforcement Priorities: Now and the Future,” Practising Law Institute’s Insider Trading Law
Partner Charles Riely will speak at the Practising Law Institute’s Insider Trading Law 2025 event on a panel about government enforcement priorities related to insider trading law on November 18.
Gregory Boyle, Co-Chair of the Markets and Trading Practice, will speak at Practising Law Institute’s Understanding the Securities Laws 2025 program on June 5.
“Derivatives and Futures Law Winter Committee Meeting 2025,” American Bar Association
Partner Greg Boyle will speak on a panel about ethics at the Derivatives and Futures Law Winter Committee Meeting 2025, hosted by the American Bar Association from January 30 to February 1.