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Jenner & Block Launches Post-Chevron Task Force to Help Corporations Navigate Compliance, Litigation in Rapidly Shifting Regulatory Landscape

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....READ MORE

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....READ MORE

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....READ MORE

A Survey of How Public Companies are Providing Guidance in Light of Tariffs

In recent days, the Trump administration has proposed additional tariffs, causing further uncertainty for many public companies. As companies approach their current quarterly guidance, we took a data-driven approach to see how large public companies provided guidance in light of tariffs and to see if any patterns emerged....READ MORE

SEC Staff Legal Bulletin 14M Rescinds Prior Staff Guidance and Implements More Company-Friendly Approaches to Shareholder Proposals under Rule 14a-8

On February 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14M (SLB 14M) concerning shareholder proposals for public company proxy statements. SLB 14M rescinds the Staff’s social and ethical policy-focused Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14L (SLB 14L) from 2021, and will make it easier for a public company to exclude from its proxy statement certain types of shareholder proposals made by activist stockholders. SLB...READ MORE

Key Takeaways from the SEC’s Latest Enforcement Sweep Regarding Violations of the Whistleblower Protections Rule

Earlier this week, the SEC announced an enforcement sweep charging seven public companies with violating the whistleblower protections rule in various employment-related agreements. These charges reflect the SEC’s continuing prioritization of whistleblower protections, as well as its broad approach in penalizing companies for entering agreements with the mere potential to discourage whistleblowers. This client alert provides an overview of the SEC whistleblower program, summarizes these charges,...READ MORE