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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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Chicago Bar Association Names Jenner & Block Law Firm of the Year
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Ann O'Leary, former Co-Chair of Jenner & Block's Government Controversies and Public Policy Litigation Practice, has joined OpenAI as Vice President of Global Policy.
Jenner & Block Announces 2026 Partner and Special Counsel Promotions
Jenner & Block announced the elevation of 10 lawyers to the partnership and advancement of five lawyers to special counsel, effective January 1, 2026.
Today, Jenner & Block’s bipartisan Congressional Investigations practice, in partnership with the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), released the 2025 edition of When Congress Comes Calling, the gold-standard handbook for the congressional oversight community. This is the first update to the handbook since 2017.
Recognitions
Three Jenner & Block Partners Named to Forbes’ Best-In-State-Lawyers List
Partners Annie Kastanek, Emily Loeb, and Alison Stein have been named to Forbes’ inaugural Best-In-State Lawyers list, which recognizes top lawyers from across all 50 states. The list highlights lawyers “who can best meet your legal needs, be it litigation, tech transactional, employment, intellectual property, civil rights, M&A, or private equity.”
Chambers USA 2025 affirms Jenner & Block’s preeminence in Illinois, awarding nine practice area rankings, with Band 1 recognition in General Commercial Litigation, White Collar Crime & Government Investigations Litigation, and Insurance: Policyholder Disputes.
Jenner & Block Honors Excellence in Pro Bono Service
Jenner & Block continued its longstanding tradition of recognizing exceptional pro bono service at the firm's 2025 Pro Bono Awards Ceremony, honoring lawyers and professional staff who exemplify the firm's core commitment of expanding access to justice. The recipients represent the breadth of Jenner's pro bono work across all offices and practice areas, demonstrating how dedicated legal service can make meaningful impact.
Publications
2025 State AG Activity: Key Trends by the Numbers
Jenner & Block Partners Will Weaver and Caroline Cease and Associate Emma Kromm authored an analysis examining notable state attorney general activity in 2025.
Jenner & Block's nationally ranked, bipartisan Congressional Investigations practice, in partnership with the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), released the 2025 edition of When Congress Comes Calling, the definitive guide for parties to congressional investigations. This is the first update to the handbook since 2017.
Jenner & Block Partner Dawn Smalls and Associates Illyana Green and Lauren May recently authored the article "Nonprofit Civic Engagement, Election Administration Activities Under Congressional Scrutiny," published in NonProfit PRO, a leading resource for nonprofit management and strategy. In the article, the authors highlight the growing scrutiny from Congress on tax-exempt organizations, particularly 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) entities, due to their involvement in civic engagement and election adm
Client Alerts
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
Takeaways from the White House’s Framework for Artificial Intelligence
On March 20, 2026, the White House released a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, briefly recommending a set of legislative priorities for Congress across seven subject areas to “win[] the AI race.” The framework represents the clearest statement to date of the Administration’s ambitions for congressional action and offers a sense of where legislative engagement will likely focus over the coming year, including on preemption, child safety, and scaling infrastructure. But it is
Events
Jenner & Block's nationally ranked, bipartisan Congressional Investigations Practice hosted a launch event at the Capitol on December 11 for the 2025 edition of When Congress Comes Calling—the gold-standard handbook for the congressional oversight community. The event was attended by more than 100 members of the oversight community, as well as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary,
Partners Ashley Callen and Annie Kastanek Spoke at 2025 Garrett Institute Conference
Partners Ashley Callen and Annie Kastanek spoke on a panel at the 2025 Garrett Institute conference hosted by Northwestern Pritzker School of Law on October 9.
Partners Emily Loeb and Anne Cortina Perry will moderate panels at The American Lawyer’s “Women, Influence & Power in Law 2025” conference on October 8.