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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
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Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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Steven Arango and Nikita Lalwani to Speak at Summer Institute on Law and AI
Associates Steven Arango and Nikita Lalwani will speak at the 2025 Summer Institute on Law and AI, taking place from July 11 to 15 in Airlie, Virginia. The event is hosted by the Institute for Law & AI.
Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that Matt Pearl, former Director for Emerging Technologies and Special Advisor to the Deputy National Security Advisor at the White House National Security Council (NSC), has joined the firm as Of Counsel in the Washington, DC office. Matt will be a member of the Communications, Internet, and Technology Practice and the Critical and Emerging Technologies Practice.
Aaron Cooper Returns to Jenner & Block from United States National Security Council
Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that Aaron Cooper has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Washington, DC office. Aaron will serve as the founding co-chair of the firm’s new Critical and Emerging Technologies Practice. He will also return as co-chair of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice and as a partner in the Investigations, Compliance, and Defense Practice.
Recognitions
Partners Aaron Cooper, Madeleine Findley, and Shoba Pillay were named to Lawdragon’s second annual list of the 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers. The accolade recognizes leading lawyers in privacy, data, security, incident response, and the deals and lawsuits that revolve around all things Cyber.
Publications
Partner Aaron Cooper Discusses Foreign Competition and Cybersecurity Threats with Legaltech News
Partner Aaron Cooper spoke with Legaltech News to discuss how AI could change hacking and cybersecurity defense, technology’s role in geopolitical competition, and the state of privacy and cybersecurity governance.
Partner Aaron Cooper, founding co-chair of Jenner & Block’s new Critical and Emerging Technologies Practice, spoke with Law360 about the launch of the practice group, which will help clients navigate this moment of accelerating legal and regulatory change.
Client Alerts
On June 22, 2026, President Trump signed two Executive Orders establishing an updated comprehensive federal framework for quantum information science and technology. The first order focuses on security—requiring federal agencies and government contractors to upgrade their encryption systems to withstand attacks from future quantum computers, before those computers arrive. The second focuses on innovation—accelerating research, commercialization, and workforce development in quantum computing and
New AI Executive Order: Key Takeaways For Companies Developing Advanced AI Models
On June 2, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order (EO) on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity—just weeks after abruptly pulling a prior version at the eleventh hour, with tech leaders already assembled at the White House for a signing ceremony. In the wake of reports on the new capabilities of frontier models to identify and exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities at scale, the EO sets out the administration’s framework for voluntary government pre-release review of “covered fron
DOJ Joins xAI in Lawsuit Challenging Colorado AI Act
For much of the last year, the Trump Administration has signaled its opposition to state AI regulation that, in its view, could stifle innovation and impede the country’s ability to win the AI race. In its most recent salvo, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, April 24, intervened in a lawsuit brought by xAI challenging Colorado’s SB24-205 (the Colorado AI Act). The DOJ alleges that the Colorado AI Act violates the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution, both by compelling AI d
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Steven Arango and Nikita Lalwani to Speak at Summer Institute on Law and AI
Associates Steven Arango and Nikita Lalwani will speak at the 2025 Summer Institute on Law and AI, taking place from July 11 to 15 in Airlie, Virginia. The event is hosted by the Institute for Law & AI.