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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
Recognition
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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.
Jenner & Block is pleased to announce its Law Firm and Professional Services Defense Practice achieved a Nationwide Band 1 ranking in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA. This marks the first year that Chambers has included a Nationwide Law Firm Defense category among its rankings.
“Escamilla v. Vannucci: A Chance to Clarify That Section 340.6(a) Means What It Says,” Daily Journal
In an article for the Daily Journal, Partners Michael McNamara and Alexander Smith discuss the Court of Appeal’s Decision in Escamilla v. Vannucci, which held that the one-year statute of limitations in Section 340.6 of California Code of Civil Procedure applies to malicious prosecution claims against attorneys.
Recognitions
Partner John Storino Named President of the Chicago Inn of Court
Chicago Partner John Storino, Co-Chair of Jenner & Block's Law Firm and Professional Services Defense Practice, has been named President of the Chicago Inn of Court.
2026 Chambers USA Recognizes 40 Practice Areas, 86 Lawyers from Jenner & Block
The Chambers USA 2026 guide has recognized Jenner & Block as a leading firm in 40 practice areas, with practice rankings in 17 national and 23 state categories, and 86 lawyers individually recommended across practice areas at the national and state level. Ranked firms and individuals demonstrate qualities most valued by clients, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, and commitment.
2025 Chambers USA Recognizes 38 Practice Areas, 81 Lawyers from Jenner & Block
The Chambers USA 2025 guide has recognized Jenner & Block as a leading firm in 38 practice areas, with practice rankings in 15 national and 23 state categories, and with 81 lawyers recommended across practice areas at the national and state level. Published annually, Chambers USA ranks outstanding lawyers and law firms across the United States based on in-depth market analysis and independent research.
Publications
On January 9, 2023, the US Supreme Court heard oral argument in the matter of In re Grand Jury, No. 21-1397, which asked the Court to determine when the attorney-client privilege will protect “dual-purpose communications” that involve both legal and business advice. The Court’s decision could affect how privilege will apply to the daily work of in-house counsel, and other lawyers, who regularly wear both legal and business hats for their clients.
In this article for ALAS, the Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society, Jenner & Block Partner John R. Storino and Associate Christina T. Lopez address the rules of professional conduct implicated by common client business transactions and the malpractice risks associated with this business decision. Firms that allow such deals, the lawyers suggest, “should thoroughly consider the risks associated with doing so and establish clear policies and procedures to vet, monitor, and regulate such transa
“Technology Competence is Now an Ethical Issue,” Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Update
In this article, Jenner & Block Partner Kirsten Hicks Spira and former summer associate Rebekah Lee explain that California this year became the 39th state to adopt a duty of technology competence when it added Comment 1 to Rule 1.1 of the California Rules of Professional Conduct. “While technology has provided attorneys with tools to work faster and more efficiently, it has also created a new set of technical and ethical challenges. California’s adoption of a duty of technology competence wil
Events
“Walking the Legal Privilege Tightrope - Managing the Risk of Breaking Privilege,” 2024 Legalweek
Partner Michele Slachetka, who serves as Jenner & Block’s Associate General Counsel, shared her insight about the risks of breaking privilege in an increasingly digital world. At a CLE during the 2024 Legalweek conference in New York, Michele and other panelists discussed how legal professionals can manage the risk of breaking privilege and offered strategies to protect it. The conversation touched on the following topics:
Partner John Storino will join a panel exploring the generative AI tools that are geared toward and available for use in the legal profession. He and other panelists will discuss the critical legal and contractual considerations for the acquisition of these tools, potential pitfalls and dangers, ethical rules implicated by their use, and the malpractice risks they present.