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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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2026 US Midterm Elections
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Lawyers Without Borders Spotlights Jenner & Block’s Pro Bono Work in Kibera
Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB) highlighted Jenner & Block’s pro bono work with Hitachi Energy’s in-house legal team to help artists, musicians, and digital creators in Kibera, Kenya, protect their intellectual property (IP).
UK Pro Bono Week 2026: Celebrate a Tradition. Inspire Action. Shape the Future.
A London start-up is stopped in its tracks by a regulator’s misreading of the rules. A global organization defending free expression needs counsel it can rely on, year after year. For the lawyers at Jenner & Block, these aren’t abstract problems. They’re calls to action.
Partner Lucy Blake Quoted in CityAM on SFO Whistleblower Reward Proposal
Partner Lucy Blake was quoted in CityAM on the UK government’s consultation to let the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) financially reward whistleblowers who report economic crime.
Recognitions
Chambers UK 2027 Ranks Jenner & Block’s London Office and Five Partners
Jenner & Block’s London office has once again earned a ranking in Corporate Crime & Investigations in the newly published Chambers UK 2027. The annual guide ranks leading law firms and lawyers across the United Kingdom, drawing on in-depth research and client feedback.
Jenner & Block Rises in American Lawyer Rankings for Summer Associate Experience
Jenner & Block ranked 14th nationally in The American Lawyer’s 2026 Summer Associate Satisfaction Survey, jumping 10 spots from last year. The annual survey measures summer associate satisfaction at US law firms based on ratings provided directly by summer associates across key firm qualities.
Jenner & Block Ranked #3 in The American Lawyer's A-List
Jenner & Block has ranked #3 in The American Lawyer's 2026 A-List — the firm’s highest placement yet among the top 20 elite firms recognized as "the best of the best."
Publications
London-based Partner Lucy Blake spoke with Law360 UK, POLITICO Pro, and Forward Law Review about the UK government’s announcement that it will introduce mandatory human rights due diligence for large businesses, including a new power to remove goods made with forced labor from the market. The regime would apply to UK businesses with global turnover of more than £350 million and to non-UK businesses with more than £350 million in UK turnover.
"When Do Personal Posts Pose Professional Problems?" FT Adviser
On September 1, 2026, around 37,000 non-bank financial firms became subject to FCA rules bringing serious bullying, harassment, and violence within their scope — rules broad enough to reach employees' personal social media activity. Partner Lucy Blake and Senior Associate Karam Jardaneh authored an article for FT Adviser examining new FCA guidance on how firms should handle employees' personal social media activity.
Jenner & Block Marks Equal Time’s 25th Anniversary of Celebrating Community
Jenner & Block released the 25th edition of Equal Time, the firm’s annual inclusion and engagement report centered on “Celebrating Community.”
Podcasts
Partner Joanna Ludlam Joins IFSEA Podcast on Why Memory Fails in Executive Investigations
Partner Joanna Ludlam joined an International Forum of Senior Executive Advisers (IFSEA) podcast episode, titled “Memory, Perception and the Search for Truth: Why Memory Fails in Executive Investigations,” to discuss how investigators establish facts when human memory is not an accurate recording of events.
Client Alerts
Managing Divergence in DEI Obligations Globally
Published by Dow Jones Risk Journal, June 30, 2025 and reprinted with kind permission.
The SFO’s Corporate Guidance: Another Chapter in the SFO’s Playbook
On 24 April 2025, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") launched its updated External Guidance on Corporate Co-operation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate Criminal Offending (“Corporate Guidance”), cementing a bold approach to enforcement. As noted in our previous client alert, SFO director Nick Ephgrave is focused on a renewed commitment to combatting bribery and fraud. The Corporate Guidance – designed to incentivise self-reporting by making it clear that companies reporting promptly an
New GDPR Investigations into the Use of Children’s Data
The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has recently announced investigations into three companies in connection with the use of children’s personal information. In a statement on March 3rd, the ICO said that, as part of its focus on the use of children’s data by social media and video sharing platforms, it was investigating:
Events
Partners Rachel Alpert and Rob Dalling to Participate in Global Economics Sanctions Conference
Partners Rachel Alpert and Rob Dalling will each moderate a panel at the Global Economics Sanctions Conference in London from November 12 to 13.
In October, Jenner & Block’s London office hosted “Returning Together, Returning with Confidence,” a session for lawyers who have recently returned from, or are preparing to return from, parental leave.
Associate Sarah Sun Lee to Moderate Privilege Panel at IAKL Conference in London
On October 1, Associate Sarah Sun Lee will moderate a panel on attorney-client privilege at the International Association of Korean Lawyers' (IAKL) 33rd Annual Conference in London, the organization's first annual conference held in Europe.